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Conflict Erupts Over Recall Effort and Multimillion-Dollar Budget Override in Marshfield
6+ hour, 55+ min ago (220+ words) South Shore News Conflict Erupts Over Recall Effort and Multimillion-Dollar Budget Override in Marshfield MARSHFIELD - April 6, 2026 - The Marshfield Select Board meeting was dominated by heated public testimony and internal board tension regarding a proposed multimillion-dollar budget override and an active…...
$33 Million Library Expansion Proposed: A "Once-in-a-Decade" Opportunity for Hanson
7+ hour, 56+ min ago (456+ words) A significant portion of the presentation focused on the deteriorating state of the current building, which was constructed in 1990 without state aid because the design was deemed too small even then [06: 34]. Stolfer shared images of buckets in the basement catching…...
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1+ day, 8+ hour ago (16+ words) Scituate Moves to Secure "Once-in-a-Lifetime" $5 M+ Savings for North Scituate Sewer'South Shore News...
Norwell Committees Reject Digital Budgeting Tool and Liquor Expansion; Approve $71 M Operating Budget
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (189+ words) South Shore News Norwell Committees Reject Digital Budgeting Tool and Liquor Expansion; Approve $71 M Operating Budget NORWELL " March 31, 2026 " In a marathon joint session marked by procedural tension and fiscal anxiety, the Norwell Advisory Board and Capital Budget Committee rejected a…...
Pembroke Faces $1. 1 Million Snow Deficit as FY2027 Budget Season Kicks Off
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (187+ words) South Shore News Pembroke Faces $1. 1 Million Snow Deficit as FY2027 Budget Season Kicks Off PEMBROKE - April 1, 2026 - The Pembroke Select Board opened its first major budget review for Fiscal Year 2027 on Wednesday, grappling with a staggering $1. 1 million deficit in the current year's…...
Decimating" Cuts Loom as Marshfield School Committee Battles Select Board On Override
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (235+ words) South Shore News Decimating" Cuts Loom as Marshfield School Committee Battles Select Board On Override MARSHFIELD - March 31, 2026 - Facing a potential $7 million town-wide budget deficit, the Marshfield School Committee on Tuesday night unveiled a Bad Idea List" of nearly $6 million in…...
Plymouth Select Board Rejects Finance Committee Budget Hikes, Moves to "Force the Debate" at Town Meeting
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (200+ words) South Shore News Plymouth Select Board Rejects Finance Committee Budget Hikes, Moves to "Force the Debate" at Town Meeting PLYMOUTH " March 31, 2026 " In a strategic pivot toward fiscal constraint, the Plymouth Select Board voted unanimously to strip a $213, 000 IT budget increase…...
Cohasset Moves to "Rightsize" FY27 Budget Amid School Cut Concerns and Salary Scrutiny
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (216+ words) South Shore News Cohasset Moves to "Rightsize" FY27 Budget Amid School Cut Concerns and Salary Scrutiny COHASSET - March 31, 2026 - The Cohasset Select Board and Advisory Committee voted to recommend a $65. 6 million FY27 operating budget following a rigorous joint session aimed at "rightsizing" municipal…...
Scituate Unveils "Option 3" Redistricting Plan as School Committee Sets Last Day of School
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (178+ words) South Shore News Scituate Unveils "Option 3" Redistricting Plan as School Committee Sets Last Day of School SCITUATE " March 30, 2026 " In a move to balance elementary enrollment and address community feedback, Interim Superintendent Dr. Tom Raab presented a third redistricting option during…...
Fiscal Freefall: How Bridgewater-Raynham Reached the Brink, and the Narrow Path Forward
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (1320+ words) As the district enters deliberations for the Fiscal Year 2027 budget, municipal leaders face a critical juncture. A recently completed independent financial review has dismantled the narrative of internal mismanagement, pointing instead to a structural crisis decades in the making. To…...