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Planning Board Endorses Reynolds Avenue Land Swap, Eyes Solar Permitting Deadline

REHOBOTH — May 6, 2026 — Rehoboth Planning Board unanimously endorsed a minor land swap at 98 Reynolds Avenue and opened a lengthy discussion on a new state solar permitting law with an October 1 compliance deadline. The board approved a Form A plan swapping equal slivers of land between 98 and

Rehoboth Select Board Tables French Street Pole Hearing, Awaits National Grid

REHOBOTH — May 4, 2026 — Rehoboth Select Board tables French Street utility pole hearing after National Grid misses the meeting. Resident Keith Foley of 53 French Street told the board Monday that a proposed new National Grid pole would sit as close as 20 feet from the pole already serving his

Rehoboth Finance Committee Approves $15 Million Budget, Raises PFAS and Snow Funding

REHOBOTH — April 29, 2026 — Rehoboth Finance Committee locked in its annual town meeting warrant recommendations, including a $15,073,790 operating budget and nearly $477,200 in snow deficit spending. Meeting April 29, the committee voted unanimously on all articles, raising the fiscal year 2026 PFAS remediation appropriation from $50,

Rehoboth School Committee Elects Morse Vice Chair After Four-Ballot Stalemate

REHOBOTH — April 28, 2026 — Rehoboth's School Committee elected Chris Andrade chair unanimously but needed four rounds of balloting to seat Aaron Morse as vice chair at its April 28 reorganization meeting. Three successive votes each deadlocked 6-4 between Morse and challenger Joe Luca before Superintendent Bill Rooney,

Conservation Commission Issues Cease-and-Desist at 30 Star Lane After Compliance Failures

REHOBOTH — April 28, 2026 — Rehoboth's Conservation Commission issued a cease-and-desist enforcement order at 30 Star Lane and advanced permits for three properties at its April 28 meeting. A commissioner's site visit found that the owner of 30 Star Lane had pulled wetland-boundary stakes,

Rehoboth Select Board Promotes Graves to Fire Chief, Restructures Department Leadership

REHOBOTH — April 27, 2026 — Rehoboth Select Board unanimously promoted Peter Graves to fire chief and brought back former chief Frank Barresi as a consultant to steady the department through June 30. Select Board member Rob Johnson, who led the search process after an unexpected vacancy the prior week, said he

Rehoboth Select Board Approves $2M in State Road Funds, Crypto ATM Ban Article

REHOBOTH — April 21, 2026 — Rehoboth Select Board approves more than $2 million in state road funds and moves to ban crypto ATMs at town meeting. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to approve two separate Chapter 90 state reimbursement packages — Project 26-03 for $1,416,129.76 and a second

Rehoboth Planning Board orders peer reviews, extends solar battery storage hearing to May

REHOBOTH — April 15, 2026 — Rehoboth Planning Board continued a solar array and battery storage hearing at 233 Winthrop Street, ordering two separate peer reviews before a permit vote can be held. The board voted unanimously to send the project's stormwater report to Fuss and O'Neill and

Rehoboth School Committee Approves $80,000 Fire Panel Warrant After Assembly Controversy

REHOBOTH — April 14, 2026 — Dighton-Rehoboth School Committee approves $80,000 fire panel warrant and hears assembly apology. Superintendent Rooney publicly apologized at the April 14 meeting for a controversial anti-bullying assembly at Beckwith Middle School in which a performer from the Echo Dance Organization announced his personal Instagram

Rehoboth Conservation Commission Continues Two Home Applications, Issues Two Compliance Certificates

REHOBOTH — April 14, 2026 — Rehoboth Conservation Commission continued two farm-property home applications and cleared two other sites at its April 14 meeting. The commission voted unanimously to continue a notice of intent for a single-family home at 85 Mason Street, filed on behalf of Todd Karras by Mariano

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