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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

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.

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