by Tom Gorman | May 19, 2026 | News
Two Elected to School Committee Incumbent Hull select board member Jerry Taverna was reelected and he will be joined by newcomer Susan Short Green. In Monday’s annual town election, Short received the most votes in the four-way race for two seats with 1,031...
by Tom Gorman | May 17, 2026 | News
Non-Binding Ballot Questions Defeated The Norwell school committee has two new members. Jana McCarthy and Elizabeth Bersell won the three-way race for two seats in Saturday’s election. McCarthy was the top vote getter with 1,014, while Bersell received 963....
by Tom Gorman | May 17, 2026 | News
Voters Keep Positions Appointed Halifax voters rejected all four ballot questions at Saturday’s election. The proposed one-point-five-million-dollar operating budget override was defeated by 867 to 714. Also rejected were proposals to change the town clerk...
by Tom Gorman | May 17, 2026 | News
Canty, Quintal Top 5-Way Race Plymouth selectboard incumbents Kevin Canty and Richard Quintal Jr. were reelected in Saturday’s election. Canty led the four-way race with 4,149 votes and Quintal received 4,092. They fended off challengers, former select board...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
School Committee and Planning Board Only Contested Races There were two contested races in the East Bridgewater election on Saturday. Crystal Hudson and Ellen Pennington were elected to fill two seats on the school committee, besting challenger Dennis Jones Junior....
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
South Shore VoTech Funding Approved Hanover voters approved a debt exclusion and reelected two incumbent school committee members. The debt exclusion funds the town’s share of the cost of the new South Shore Regional Technical School. There were 814 votes in...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
Town Hall Budget Override Fails Abington voters on Saturday approved six of seven town department funding overrides at the special election. Voters supported providing additional funding for the schools, fire, police, public works, council on aging, and library...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
Two New Members Join Selectboard Joseph Cunningham Junior and Sheila Vaughn were elected to the Kingston selectboard by voters on Saturday. Cunnigham topped the four-way race with 498 votes. Vaughn was second with 416 votes. They defeated challengers Paul Dahlen who...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
Hanson Voters Reject New Library In the Plympton selectmen race, Daniel Cadogen, won the three-year term, defeating challenger Jacquelynn Norrie, 234 to 122, Arthur Bloomquist defeated challenger Kyle Lambert 230 to 137 for the board of health. In the planning board...
by Tom Gorman | May 16, 2026 | News
Former Selectboard Member Returns A Pembroke selectboard incumbent was reelected and a former board member is returning while voters rejected joining the South Shore Technical School district. Incumbent Tracy Marino topped the four-way race for two selectboard seats...
