Freetown Selectmen appoint Craig Cabral to Finance Committee; outline fiscal 2027 budget priorities. In a combined Finance Committee and Selectmen meeting, Cabral was appointed 7-1, with Finance Committee member Lisa Pacheco dissenting, for a term effective through the next Town Election in 2027.
Freetown grapples with record snow spending and tight FY2027 budget. Town Administrator Deborah L. Pettey presented a $29,159,000 tax levy with a 2.5 percent increase but faces a $477,920 snow deficit from winter 2025-26. Rising school assessments add pressure: district schools up 10 percent,
Freetown Board of Selectmen meets entirely in closed session on personnel discipline. The Board of Selectmen held an entirely closed meeting on March 30, 2026, entering executive session to discuss employee discipline and dismissal matters under Massachusetts General Law. Selectmen present included
Freetown Board of Selectmen approves seasonal staffing rates and addresses library-building overrun. The board unanimously established Parking Control Officer compensation at $22 per hour and Seasonal Beach and Boat Ramp Manager pay at $26 per hour. In substantive discussion, Town Administrator
Freetown Board of Selectmen renews Excel Recycling junk dealers license 2-1 despite pollution complaints. Selectmen Jared Zager and Trevor Matthews approved renewal with new conditions addressing structural integrity and fluff pile management, while member Carlos Lopes dissented amid extensive
Freetown and Lakeville boards gather to review the FY27 school budget and capital needs. Director of Finance and Operations John Higgins and Superintendent Barbara Starkie presented the proposed budget to joint selectmen, finance, and school committee representatives from both towns. The school
Freetown ratifies blizzard emergency, approves 14 items, warns of unsustainable school budget growth. The Board of Selectmen unanimously ratified an emergency declaration and approved contracts totaling approximately $92,620, including $49,120 for North Main Street sidewalk design and construction
Freetown Board of Selectmen meeting canceled due to snowstorm. The meeting scheduled for Monday evening did not occur, delaying discussion and votes on a community program manager position, donations, personnel appointments and resignations, and ratification of engineering and appraisal services
Freetown activates storm-response emergency powers ahead of winter system. The Board of Selectmen declared a state of emergency Sunday extending through Wednesday evening, closing Town Hall, the Transfer Station, Council on Aging, and library facilities on Monday. A town-wide parking ban takes
Freetown selectmen weigh 13 percent school budget increase against 2.5 percent tax growth. Town Administrator Deborah L. Pettey reported the Freetown-Lakeville Regional School District assessment will rise from $13.4 million to $15.1 million in FY27, driven by escalating health insurance and
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