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8th Congressional
Weymouth's Town Council opened a public hearing on steeper penalties for breaking mandatory water restrictions. The measure is 26106, an amendment to ordinance section 8-301 on water supply.
6th Norfolk
A Canton conservation request would set aside $100,000 in Community Preservation money for future land purchases. At its Oct. 6 meeting, the Canton Select Board heard a Conservation Commission member ask it to endorse an FY28 application to the Community Preservation Committee.
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
East Bridgewater voters adopted a two-year pause on new data centers. At the Oct. 7 Special Town Meeting, voters approved a 24-month moratorium after the Planning Board swapped out a permanent ban printed in the warrant.
8th Congressional
Whitman's Select Board takes up a hiring freeze ahead of a January tax vote on the South Shore Tech building. According to South Shore News, the board voted on a freeze through Jan. 31. Under it, any vacancy would need board action before being filled.
6th Norfolk
Canton's Select Board endorsed a $100,000 open-space request, according to a machine transcript. At its Oct. 6 meeting, a speaker appearing for Conservation Commission member Christine Smith (name as spelled in the transcript) asked the board to endorse the commission's FY28…
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
Hanson voters allow marijuana delivery and set aside a $250,000 water search. At Monday's Special Town Meeting, voters approved limited recreational marijuana delivery on a counted vote of 53-33, according to South Shore News. Article 32 was the last item of the night.
8th Congressional
Hingham's school roofs head to Special Town Meeting with a town-share estimate of about $16.17 million for the two elementary projects.
6th Norfolk
Avon points voters to Nov. 3 State Election information. The Town of Avon posted a notice on Oct. 1 directing residents to information on the State Election and their voting options. The collected excerpt does not detail those options, so check the town's page for specifics.
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
East Bridgewater's Planning Board opened a hearing on a town-wide data center ban that it sponsored, then voted unanimously to set the article aside. According to South Shore News, the board asked the Select Board for a 12-month moratorium on data center siting.
8th Congressional
Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues is scheduled to face charges Friday after a clerk magistrate found probable cause in August to charge him with assault and battery, a misdemeanor, following a complaint from a Brockton High School student who alleges he touched her…
6th Norfolk
With Rep. William Galvin not seeking re-election, the three-way Democratic primary for the open 6th Norfolk seat is the district's defining 2026 story, and this week's campaign-finance filings show real separation in fundraising. Lisa R.
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
Brockton Mayor Moises Rodrigues is scheduled to face an assault and battery charge Friday after a clerk magistrate found probable cause in August, stemming from a complaint by a Brockton High School student who alleged he touched her inappropriately during a May parade.
8th Congressional
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
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Whitman, Avon, Randolph
8th Congressional
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
6th Norfolk
Canton, Avon, Stoughton
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Whitman, Avon, Randolph
8th Congressional
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
6th Norfolk
Canton, Avon, Stoughton
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Whitman, Avon, Randolph
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Whitman, Avon, Randolph
6th Norfolk
Canton, Avon, Stoughton
8th Congressional
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
2nd Plymouth & Norfolk (Senate)
Brockton, East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson, Whitman, Avon, Randolph