Acushnet Planning Board approves Middle Road storage facility site plan
Acushnet Planning Board approves commercial storage site plan, advances Deep Brook Estates, and continues over-55 housing hearing.
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Acushnet Select Board installs new town administrator, hires police officer
Acushnet Select Board welcomed a new town administrator, hired a police officer, and reorganized its leadership in a wide-ranging March 31 session.
Acushnet School Committee Unanimously Approves Two High School Tuition Agreements
Acushnet School Committee approves tuition agreements with New Bedford and Old Rochester, securing high school placements for town students. The committee, which does not operate its own high school, voted 5-0 on each agreement at its March 30 meeting.
Acushnet Finance Committee flags $200,000-plus deficit ahead of June town meeting
Acushnet Finance Committee hears DPW budgets and flags a $200,000 to $400,000 general fund deficit before school costs are counted.
Acushnet Select Board appoints temporary inspector, flags health agent vacancy
Acushnet Select Board unanimously fills two service gaps while flagging a deepening health agent shortage. The two-member board, Chairman Mark Warner and member David Hinckley, approved a one-day liquor license for the Rebel Brew Run event tied to the St.
Acushnet Conservation Commission Flags Unidentified Pond Near Proposed Storage Site
Acushnet Conservation Commission continues Middle Road storage hearing over unidentified pond.
Old Colony presents 4.8 percent budget increase, $410,000 assessment hike to Acushnet FinCom
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical High School is seeking a 4.8 percent budget increase for FY27, translating to a $410,000 assessment increase for Acushnet.
Acushnet Police Chief Presents FY27 Budget With Deputy, Dispatcher, New Firearms Requests
Acushnet's new police chief brought an expansive list of staffing and equipment needs to the Finance Committee, warning the department cannot sustain current operations without a deputy chief.
Acushnet Planning Board Sends Solar Site Stormwater Fix to Peer Review
Acushnet Planning Board advances stormwater fix at Main Street solar site to engineering peer review.
Acushnet Select Board appoints stormwater agent, sets June 15 town meeting
Acushnet Select Board appoints Julia Goncalves as stormwater agent and sets June 15 as town meeting date.