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Middleborough officials ponder plowing of private roads

MIDDLEBOROUGH - It is a conversation that should take place in the spring, not as cities and towns embark on another snowy New England winter. That’s the message residents who live on the dozens of private roads in the sprawling town of Middleborough ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Halifax Corp

Environmental review further delays commuter rail

FALL RIVER - From the start, the state’s effort to extend commuter rail service to Fall River and New Bedford was going to be a long and complicated process, fraught with competing interests among residents and officials in communities that would be ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  21 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Environmental Protection Agency,  Army Corps of Engineers

A revisit of meals tax hike

Plymouth’s Town Meeting narrowly approved an increase in the local meals tax late last month, boosting the surcharge on dining out in this tourist town from 6.25 to 7 percent come January. But thanks to a vigorous petition drive, local voters, some of ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  19 Nov 2009

Developer, town look to preserve Ames site

A private developer experienced in rehabilitating historic sites hopes to team up with the town of Easton to preserve an important piece of history. Beacon Communities Development wants to refurbish the 19th-century industrial complex called the Ames ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  14 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Henry Hobson Richardson,  George Turner (politician),  U.S. Democratic Party

Plymouth hires Stoughton’s town manager

Mark Stankiewicz is slated to take the helm of the largest and most historic town in the state. Stankiewicz, town manager of Stoughton, accepted the job as Plymouth’s top official late last week, pending negotiation of a contract. Dick Quintal, ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  12 Nov 2009

Fire chief to push for EMT service

The committee that oversees Middleborough’s contract with American Medical Response will meet tonight to hear the fire chief’s complaints about the private ambulance company and AMR’s defense of its performance. Fire Chief Lance Benjamino has been ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  11 Nov 2009

$86m school project OK’d; tax vote next

An $86 million proposal to construct a middle school and renovate Rockland’s aging high school won unanimous support at Tuesday’s Special Town Meeting. The real test comes Saturday, when voters decide by ballot whether they want to raise their property ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  7 Nov 2009

Dog track shutdown is near

After more than 60 years of operation, the Raynham-Taunton Greyhound Park is now just seven weeks from closure, due to the upcoming statewide ban on dog racing. The inevitability of that shutdown was apparent in the mood at Wednesday’s public hearing, ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  7 Nov 2009

Related Topics: U.S. Democratic Party,  John Sherman,  Al Smith

Car lot bid pits boards in legal case

A disagreement over a proposed car dealership location has escalated into a court battle between two municipal boards that will cost Plymouth at least some taxpayer cash before the argument is settled. At issue is whether a Honda dealership can open on ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  5 Nov 2009

Related Topics: Honda

Credit woes hit towns

Declines in state aid and local revenues have forced many communities south of Boston to dip into their cash reserves to help pay for operating expenses. But in doing so, some have dug themselves deeper into a fiscal hole. Some municipalities that have ...

From CHRISTINE LEGERE, Boston Globe,  5 Nov 2009

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