Acushnet Planning Board Unanimously Adopts 2026 Master Plan After Two-Year Process
Acushnet Planning Board adopts the town's 2026 Master Plan after nearly two years of volunteer-driven work.
Dave Watkins
Acushnet Select Board Ratifies One-Year and Three-Year AFSCME Labor Agreements
Acushnet Select Board ratifies two AFSCME labor contracts ahead of town meeting.
Obituary notices, week of Monday, June 22, 2026 through Sunday, June 28, 2026
One Acushnet obituary was published during the week of June 22–28, 2026: Pacheco, Antonio M., 83, of Acushnet, who died June 24, 2026. Arrangements were under the care of Rock Funeral Home, New Bedford.
Acushnet Secures $1 Million for Slocum Street, Cancels $1.5 Million Borrowing Plan
Acushnet Select Board confirms $1 million state transportation bond deposit for Slocum Street, eliminating a planned $1.5 million borrowing.
Acushnet Conservation Chairman Souza Resigns at End of June 24 Meeting
Acushnet Conservation Commission Chairman James Souza resigned at the close of the June 24 meeting, saying a phone call with a selectman following a Saturday site visit left him concluding his conduct had become an embarrassment.
Acushnet Board Approves Pershing Avenue ADU With Mandatory Septic Tank Replacement
Acushnet Board of Health conditionally approved a one-bedroom ADU at 47 Pershing Avenue, requiring a new 1,500-gallon two-compartment septic tank before occupancy.
This Week in Acushnet: Jun 15 - Jun 21
1 stories from Acushnet News this week.
Acushnet Planning Board Endorses Main Street Lot Consolidation for Animal Hospital Site
Acushnet Planning Board unanimously endorses lot line adjustment at former Main Street animal hospital.
Acushnet Select Board awards five-year trash contract, adopts $38 million budget
Acushnet Select Board adopts $38.2 million FY27 budget and awards five-year trash contract to E.L. Harvey and Sons.
Acushnet Board of Health Approves 15 Mary Drive Septic Variances, Interviews Health Agent Candidate
Acushnet Board of Health approves septic variances at 15 Mary Drive and interviews a health agent candidate, with one board member absent.