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Norwell Library Awarded State Tech Grant Worth More Than $35,000

Norwell Public Library lands a state technology grant worth more than $35,000, expanding community access to devices. The grant funds the library's new Device Lending Program, which now offers four in-library Dell laptops and seven take-home Dell Touch Screen laptops available at the Ma…

Wareham Launches Silver Alert Program to Help Locate Missing Seniors

Wareham stepped up protections for its senior population this weekend by formally launching the Silver Alert Program, a collaborative community effort to help locate missing elderly residents. The town simultaneously posted notice of ADA improvements at the Lillian Gregerman Bandshell a…

Norwell Library Launches Device Lending Program Fueled by $35,000 State Grant

Norwell's public library is expanding resident access to technology while absorbing a budget hit on the same day. The library announced a state technology grant worth more than $35,000 has funded a new device lending program — 11 laptops in all, available for both in-library and take-ho…

Wareham Launches Silver Alert Program to Help Locate Missing Seniors

Wareham launched a Silver Alert Program to help locate missing seniors, adding a collaborative public-safety tool to the town's resources just as the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries beach-cleaning restriction — in effect since May 1 — approaches its June 30 expiration. The to…

Norwell Public Library Wins $35,000 State Tech Grant, Launches Laptop Lending

The Norwell Public Library's $35,000 state technology grant is the sharpest local news this Friday morning. The grant is funding a new Device Lending Program — four Dell Pro 14 laptops for in-library use and seven Dell Latitude touch-screen laptops available for take-home checkout — giv…

Abington Select Board extends bar hours one hour under new state pilot

ABINGTON — June 11, 2026 — Abington Select Board unanimously opts into state pilot extending bar hours by one hour through July 31. The board voted Thursday under a law signed by Governor Healey on June 8, 2026, allowing local licensing authorities to extend on-premise pouring license closing times by up

Planning Board Approves Phased Construction Plan for 54-Unit Senior Housing Project

EAST BRIDGEWATER — June 1, 2026 — East Bridgewater Planning Board unanimously approves phased construction for a 54-unit senior housing development and recommends a building permit for a Girl Scout camp pool. The board voted without dissent Monday to allow a three-phase build-out of Riddlebrook Acres at 227 Wallace