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 discussed the regional school district's FY27 budget and a pending procedural audit in a joint meeting.
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 Library Trustees approve printing policy and extend Assonet hours. Chair Amy Sypher and the board voted unanimously to adopt a 20-copies-per-person-per-day printing policy at 10 cents per page to address high ink costs from patron overuse. The same vote-margin approved extending Friday
Planning Board schedules site plan continuation for Middleboro Road contractor-bay project. Applicant Freetown Trade and Hobby Center LLC is pursuing public water supply options after revising plans; the current private well limits site use to twenty-five employees and requires additional
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 Board of Assessors approves property tax abatement in executive session meeting. Chair Paul G. Sadeck, Member Jeffrey D. Field, and Member Melissa Motta met virtually on February 18 to approve the abatement application for 2 Zitano Way in East Freetown. The board reduced the property's
Planning Board approves withdrawal of commercial recycling permit at 89 Chace Road. The Freetown Planning Board voted unanimously to approve withdrawal without prejudice of a special permit application for commercial recycling at 89 Chace Road after the Zoning Board of Appeals granted an operating
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