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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 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 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.

Rehoboth Select Board approves deep cuts eliminating three police positions before August town meeting.

Rehoboth Select Board maps $852,000 shortfall as police, fire, and highway detail consequences of 20 percent budget reductions ahead of an August 7 special town meeting.

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