Dartmouth's fall Town Meeting has 17 questions, from a $1 million land deal to sewer pumps. Town officials walked members through the warrant at an Oct. 7 pre-Town Meeting session. Fall Town Meeting is set for Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. at Dartmouth High School.
Dartmouth's Fall Town Meeting warrant puts a conservation funding request, union contract funding and a sewer plant upgrade before voters. Town Meeting is scheduled for October 20 at 7 p.m.
A proposed $1.3 million line would keep New Bedford's Fire Station 9 open through the fiscal year. Gov. Maura Healey's new appropriations bill would also add New Bedford to the Municipal Public Safety Staffing Program, which helps 10 cities with police or fire staffing shortfalls.
Gov. Maura Healey's new appropriations bill includes a $1.3 million line item that would keep New Bedford's Fire Station 9 open through June 30, the end of the current fiscal year.
Dartmouth's Fall Town Meeting warrant has 17 articles, including sewer aeration money, a police cruiser fee and a conservation purchase. Town Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20.
At its Sept. 28 meeting, the Fairhaven Select Board approved a letter asking for more state money for local budgets. It is written so other South Coast municipalities can sign on.
Starting Thursday, Oct. 1, the Russells Mills Road/Paskamansett River Bridge in Dartmouth will carry new, lower weight limits following a Massachusetts Department of Transportation inspection.
A possible nor'easter is expected to bring wind gusts up to 55 mph, coastal flooding and beach erosion to the SouthCoast beginning Friday night into Sunday, according to the New Bedford Light. New Bedford's CoveWalk, HarborWalk and Fort Taber close starting Thursday at 8 p.m.