Dighton Boards Open FY2027 Budget Review With Debt Exclusion Stakes Dominating
Dighton opens joint Select Board and Finance Committee budget season with every department presenting two budgets — one with a debt exclusion, one without.
Economic Development Committee approves new member, plans 2026 business promotion events
Dighton Economic Development Committee approves Souza, outlines 2026 business promotion strategy. The committee unanimously appointed Dennis Souza as a new member and voted to establish working groups to address past quorum challenges. Planned 2026 initiatives include a small business networking
Board accepts $10,000 Carnegie gift, approves FY27 budget
Dighton Library trustees accept $10,000 Carnegie gift, approve minimum FY27 budget. Library Director Mark Procknik reported the $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Trustees Rita Araujo and Ann Meitzen voted to accept the gift. The board unanimously approved the fiscal 2027
Conservation Commission continues bridge and subdivision hearings
Dighton conservation board advances bridge and subdivision hearings. The Conservation Commission continued MassDOT and town hearings on the over-100-year-old Pleasant Street bridge over Muddy Cove Brook, which affects approximately 12,730 square feet of protected wetland areas and will take 5 to 8
Dighton Conservation Commission Continues All Five February Applications to March
Dighton Conservation Commission continues all five February 19 applications to its March 19 meeting.