9th Bristol
9th Bristol: Recount confirms Pacheco's 14-vote primary win; November race set with Tam
New Bedford, Dartmouth
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8th Congressional
8th Congressional: Union Point's Abington Phase Stalled by a Regional Water Supply Bottleneck
Easton, Quincy, Avon, Braintree, Canton, Dedham, Holbrook, Norwood, Stoughton, Walpole, Westwood, Weymouth, Brockton, Abington, East Bridgewater, Hingham, Hull, West Bridgewater, Whitman; collection is town-level and may include reporting from outside the district's represented precincts
8th Plymouth
8th Plymouth: State Senate advances a Raynham package-store alcohol-license home rule petition
Bridgewater, Raynham
7th Plymouth
7th Plymouth: Whitman Select Board Advances First School-Agreement Overhaul Since 1992
Abington, Whitman, East Bridgewater
8th Bristol
8th Bristol: New Bedford weighs a data-center ban as Healey adds statewide local-approval rule
Westport, Fall River, New Bedford, Freetown, Acushnet
6th Norfolk
6th Norfolk: Avon moves water-bill payments to a new online portal starting Sept. 24
Canton, Avon, Stoughton
6th Plymouth
6th Plymouth: Halifax Select Board keeps single tax rate as home values jump 6.87%
Duxbury, Halifax, Hanson, Marshfield, Pembroke
5th Norfolk
5th Norfolk: Holbrook Select Board opens November 18 Special Town Meeting warrant
Braintree, Holbrook
5th Plymouth
5th Plymouth: State zoning law overhaul forces Norwell to rewrite local variance rules
Hanover, Rockland, Norwell, Hanson
5th Bristol
5th Bristol: Taunton approves $4.8M Hamilton Street renovation; Dighton wetlands cases advance
Dighton, Somerset, Swansea, Taunton
4th Plymouth
4th Plymouth: New state zoning law cuts variance hurdle, forces Norwell to rewrite local bylaws
Scituate, Marshfield, Norwell
3rd Plymouth
3rd Plymouth: Cohasset sets December 5 vote on scaled-back $20.9M police station
Hull, Hingham, Cohasset
3rd Norfolk
3rd Norfolk: Weymouth Council advances tiered water-violation fines up to $300, refers measure to committee
Quincy, Weymouth, Holbrook
3rd Bristol & Plymouth (Senate)
3rd Bristol & Plymouth (Senate) — Week of September 15, 2026
Taunton, Berkley, Dighton, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, Carver, Marion, Middleborough, Wareham
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate): Whitman Select Board splits 3-2 on rewriting decades-old Whitman-Hanson school pact
Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Whitman, Avon, Randolph
3rd Bristol
3rd Bristol: Taunton School Committee Says Funding Is Approved for $4.8M Building Renovation
Taunton, Easton
2nd Plymouth
2nd Plymouth: Carver Planning Board weighs solar projects, duplex permit, tree removals at Sept. 15 hearing
Middleborough, Wareham, Carver; collection is town-level and may include reporting from outside the district's represented precincts
2nd Bristol & Plymouth (Senate)
2nd Bristol & Plymouth (Senate): State orders local sign-off on data centers as New Bedford weighs its own ban
New Bedford, Acushnet, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Mattapoisett
1st Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
1st Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate): State Chapter 40A Overhaul Forces Norwell to Rewrite Zoning Bylaws
Duxbury, Hingham, Hull, Marshfield, Norwell, Scituate, Weymouth, Cohasset
1st Norfolk
1st Norfolk: Quincy retailer earns $50,000 bonus as $25 million lottery ticket is claimed
Quincy, Randolph
18th Worcester
18th Worcester: Oxford weighs FY28 school capital plan as Cherry Valley water district votes $800K main replacement
Douglas, Sutton, Webster, Oxford, Uxbridge
12th Plymouth
12th Plymouth: Select Board Splits 4-1 Over Road-Acceptance Funding in $8.4M Capital Package
Kingston, Plympton, Plymouth, Middleboro, Halifax, Pembroke
13th Middlesex
13th Middlesex: Wayland's FY28 budget gap narrows sharply as override debate continues
Sudbury, Concord, Lincoln, Marlborough, Wayland
12th Middlesex
12th Middlesex: Brookline Housing Authority readies Walnut Street redevelopment after state funding
Newton, Brookline
12th Bristol
12th Bristol: Taunton school panel reports $4.8M Hamilton Street renovation funding approved
Berkley, Taunton, Lakeville, Middleborough
10th Plymouth
10th Plymouth: Council refers ALPR data policy, DESE school review invite to finance committee
Brockton; collection is town-level and may include reporting from outside the district's represented precincts
11th Plymouth
11th Plymouth: Brockton council refers $2.3M fire truck bond, ALPR policy to finance committee
Brockton; collection is town-level and may include reporting from outside the district's represented precincts
10th Bristol
10th Bristol: New Bedford Council to weigh Flock camera limits and Fire Station 9's future
Fairhaven, Acushnet, New Bedford, Marion, Mattapoisett, Rochester