By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent The Acushnet Selectboard con­tinued to review FY20 department budgets at its meeting on 3/19. Board member Kevin Gaspar was absent. Technology Director Chris Olive r explained what his department had accomplished in 2018, including Wi-Fi in Town Hall and the Parting Ways building, and access control. He said they were… [Read More]

Acushnet Candidates Night ACTION will hold its annual candidates night on Thurs., 3/21, at 6 p.m., at the Acushnet Senior Centr, 59 1/2 So. Main St., Acushnet. All candidates have been invited to participate.  Candidates will face questions from a moderator and the public. All Acushnet residents are encouraged to attend Dog License Reminder Dog… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Acushnet Selectboard con­tinued reviewing budgets at its meeting on Tuesday, 3/5. The board heard from the Golf Committee about its proposed budget, including a new wage and classification study, and from the Accounting Department with suggested amounts for charging back “indirect costs” to various enterprise funds. Enterprise funds are accounts created… [Read More]

By Beth David, Editor The Acushnet Selectboard heard from Woodard & Curran at its meeting on Tuesday, 2/19/19, to get a sense of what is involved in getting the town hooked up to sewer. Only a few hundred properties, from the center of town and along South Main Street are hooked up to a sewer line… [Read More]