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Snow Inn Redevelopment Clears Conservation Commission; Town Still Seeks Data On Nitrogen Removal

HARWICH – Despite lingering uncertainty about the amount of nitrogen and phosphorus that could enter Wychmere Harbor from its planned new wastewater treatment plant, the proposed demolition and redevelopment of the historic Snow Inn has cleared the conservation commission. The commission unanimously voted to conditionally approve the project at...

Harwich, MA · 1d
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Great Streets Downtown Hyannis: Weekly Construction Update (November 16 – 20, 2026)

Great Streets Downtown Hyannis: Weekly Construction Update (November 16 – 20, 2026) As construction continues on the Great Streets Downtown Hyannis project, the Town of Barnstable Department of Public Works (DPW) will be sharing weekly updates to help downtown businesses, residents, and other stakeholders stay informed about upcoming construction activities and potential impacts.

Barnstable, MA · 1d

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Wastewater Construction Update: Week of Nov. 16, 2026

Please share this post and information with your friends and family who may not follow our page but travel our roads. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Wastewater Project, contact Ryan Chase, Assistant Wastewater Superintendent, at 508-771-7921. These updates can also be found on the Town of...

Yarmouth, MA · 1d
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New Bedford Fire Watch: “City Budgeted $800K to Pay Firefighters Not to Work While Claiming No Money to Keep Engine 9 Open”

NEW BEDFORD — A local advocacy page is drawing attention to a large increase in the city’s budgeted unemployment compensation costs in the FY2027 budget, arguing the figures show officials planned for firefighter layoffs tied to the proposed closure of Engine Company 9. According to a post from...

New Bedford, MA · 2d
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YOUR VIEW: Canty speech ‘disrespectful, demeaning and judgmental’

Along with other residents of West Plymouth, I attended the Select Board meeting on November 10, 2026. I live very close to the huge 392-apartment, 40B proposal by developer Rick Vayo, which the Select Board summarily voted to approve on a fast track, and to send a prepared Memorandum of Agreement and Support letter to the state housing agency, with no residents of the area present at the meeting.

Plymouth, MA · 3d

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Century-Old Mill Powerhouse Headed for $20M Apartment Overhaul as New Bedford Tax Deal Advances

New Bedford’s Finance Committee has advanced a 10-year tax break that could unlock a $20 million conversion of the former Nashawena Mills power plant at 620 Belleville Avenue into 47 apartments. The full City Council is set to vote on final approval November 24. Built around 1910, the three-building...

New Bedford, MA · 2d

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For buyers who stay 15 years, Cape Cod nonprofit condo lottery offers extra boost in home value

A homeownership lottery now open on Cape Cod could give owners an extraordinary boost in their home equity if they stay in the home at least 15 years. The Cape-based nonprofit group Housing Assistance has built 50 condominiums in Hyannis, of which 46 will be sold below market value to middle-income buyers.

Cape Cod And Islands, MA · 1d

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Four finalists selected for Middleboro Town Manager post

MIDDLEBORO -- Middleboro has narrowed its choices for the next town manager to four. The finalists are Shawn Cadime, Anthony Delmonaco, Timothy McInerney and Matthew Wojcik. Cadime has been the town administrator in Seekonk since 2014 and previously worked in the City of Fall River. Delmonaco is the chief financial...

Middleborough, MA · 2d

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Mayor Mitchell Proposes Ban on Overnight RV and Camper Parking in New Bedford

The following is a press release from Mayor Mitchell’s office. Mayor Jon Mitchell has introduced a new city ordinance prohibiting the overnight parking of recreational vehicles (RVs), motor homes, trailer homes, and campers on public streets and city property. The proposal is designed to address the persistent problem of people parking those vehicles indefinitely on neighborhood streets.

New Bedford, MA · 1d

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Water Street barricades come down

The paving crew finished the last leg of the trouble-plagued Water Street sewer project a day early Thursday afternoon, deftly avoiding the omen of opening the street to traffic on Friday the 13th. Water Street is now fully open to traffic. After four years of starts, stops, buildings damaged and...

Plymouth, MA · 1d

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Fairhaven Residents say Building Insp. has too much discretion

The Fairhaven Select Board heard from several residents at its meeting on 11/9/26 during the public comment session regarding building projects on West Island that neighbors say violate either bylaws or state law. Bob Pink told the board that the situation is creating a cloud on some titles/deeds. At present,...

Fairhaven, MA · 3d

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Town Staff Looks To Rein In Christmas Stroll Excesses

The town's licensing administrator is recommending against several one-time entertainment license requests. A year after a brawl broke out at Nantucket’s annual Christmas Stroll event and one local restaurant turned over its management team following liquor license violations during the holiday celebration, the town’s licensing administrator appears to be recommending against some one-day entertainment permits for this year’s edition of the event.

Nantucket, MA · 2d

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Massachusetts school loses access to $35,000 in annual savings as wind turbine remains broken

"As it is with a lot of our infrastructure, we are at the mercy of off-island maintenance crews."

Nantucket, MA · 10h

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Bristol County sheriff seeks $27M for Ash Street Jail closure plan as sheriffs compete for state funding

Bristol County Sheriff Paul Heroux is seeking $27 million in state funding to renovate the Dartmouth House of Correction, so he can close the 148-year-old Ash Street Jail. But Heroux is facing competition from sheriffs across Massachusetts. They’re all seeking a share of limited state funding for major repairs and renovations at their facilities.

Bristol County, MA · 3d

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Temporary Overnight Traffic Impacts: Yarmouth Road Soil Borings

Temporary Overnight Traffic Impacts: Yarmouth Road Soil Borings. Beginning Monday, November 16, a contractor working for the Town of Barnstable is scheduled to conduct in-road data collection, including soil borings, along Yarmouth Road, Hyannis as part of the Old Yarmouth Road Sewer Expansion Project. Work will occur overnight from 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM and is expected to take one week to complete.

Barnstable, MA · 1d

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Select Board Endorses Revised DPW & Fire Substation Proposal; Town to Begin Public Outreach

The Sandwich Select Board unanimously endorsed a revised proposal for a new Department of Public Works (DPW) facility and Fire Substation at a shared-use site at 500 Route 130 during its November 12 meeting. The Board expressed strong support for moving the project forward into a public engagement period, marking an important step in the Town's efforts to address long-standing infrastructure needs for these two essential municipal departments.

Sandwich, MA · 1d

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Wareham state house seat remains uncalled

The race for the Second Plymouth State House District — which includes all of Wareham, Carver and parts of Middleboro — has yet to be called and appears headed to a recount. According to State House News Service and other news outlets, Democrat Sarah Hewins from Carver has...

Wareham, MA · 1d

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Nantucket Real Estate Firm Ordered To Pay $1.3 Million in Lawsuit Over Sale Of Polpis Road Property

William Raveis Nantucket and real estate agent Melanie Gowen have filed a notice of appeal in Norfolk Superior Court. A judge and jury have issued a $1.3 million judgment against a major Nantucket real estate firm after finding that one of its agents lied to a couple looking to buy a house on the island in 2020.

Nantucket, MA · 2d

Martha's Vineyard Times

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‘Give me a break’: Negotiations for apartments behind Dairy Queen heat up

Frustration boiled over in a discussion about apartments proposed behind Dairy Queen after an Edgartown official accused the developers of not providing information needed to finalize an agreement that could mean the project’s approval. The Martha’s Vineyard Commission (MVC) continued its review of a project called Housing Behind the...

Edgartown, MA · 1d

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On Parking Ticket Fines And A Town Impound Lot

To the editor: As I read the story about the parking ticket fee increasing I was actually impressed. It is about time that the Select Board took action to help alleviate the parking situation downtown - since they appear to have decided that there is no need to initiate paid parking as many communities have done and the different versions of the Select Board have beaten that idea to death over the years with no movement forward. Hit the parking scofflaws in the wallet.

Nantucket, MA · 1d