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Rehoboth Select Board Reorganizes and Hires Police Recruit for June Academy

REHOBOTH — April 13, 2026 — Rehoboth Select Board reorganized Monday and raised alarms over a halved firefighter safety grant tied to the town's MBTA 3A zoning noncompliance. The board named Skip Vadenet chair, Lenny Mills vice chair, and George Solis clerk after the annual post-election reorganization, then voted

Finance Committee unanimously backs $25.9 million in school assessments

REHOBOTH — April 8, 2026 — Rehoboth Finance Committee unanimously recommends roughly $25.9 million in school assessments for fiscal year 2027, the lowest increase in Superintendent Bill Rooney's four-year tenure. Rooney and District Business Administrator Leo Brim told the committee Wednesday that Rehoboth's share of the

Rehoboth School Committee Sets June 26 as Final Student Day After Blizzard Waivers

REHOBOTH — April 1, 2026 — Rehoboth School Committee unanimously approves June 26 as the last day of school following a state waiver tied to this winter's historic snowfall. At a special April 1 meeting at the Harrington Library Media Center, Superintendent Rooney told the committee that the Department of

Rehoboth Planning Board Eyes October Deadline on State Clean Energy Permitting Portal

REHOBOTH — April 1, 2026 — Rehoboth Planning Board releases a stalled solar bond and hears warnings about a looming state clean energy permitting deadline. The board voted unanimously to release the construction bond on a 2018-approved but unbuilt solar project at 297 Winthrop Street after the original company exited, and

Rehoboth Select Board Approves Deep Cuts Ahead of Thursday Budget Town Meeting

Rehoboth Select Board approves more than $700,000 in departmental cuts ahead of Thursday's special town meeting to close a $1.65 million fiscal year 2015 budget gap.

Rehoboth Select Board Approves Deep Cuts Ahead of Thursday Budget Town Meeting

Rehoboth Select Board approves more than $700,000 in departmental cuts ahead of Thursday's special town meeting to close a $1.65 million fiscal year 2015 budget gap.

Rehoboth Selectmen Cut Department Budgets, Deficit Still Exceeds $1 Million

Rehoboth Selectmen trim department budgets across the board as a seven-figure deficit persists.

Rehoboth Selectmen Cut Department Budgets, Deficit Still Exceeds $1 Million

Rehoboth Selectmen trim department budgets across the board as a seven-figure deficit persists.

School Committee Approves $265,034 Assessment Cut After Rehoboth Override Fails

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee approves $265,034 in assessment reductions after Rehoboth override fails.

School Committee Approves $265,034 Assessment Cut After Rehoboth Override Fails

Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School Committee approves $265,034 in assessment reductions after Rehoboth override fails.

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