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Marshfield Sets July 25 Special Election, Elects Smith as Select Board Chair

MARSHFIELD — May 11, 2026 — Marshfield Select Board seats Rick Smith, schedules July 25 special election to fill third seat. The board, meeting for the first time as a reconstituted two-member body following Smith's win in Saturday's town election, voted unanimously to set the vacancy election

Marshfield Board of Registrars Sets May 22 Hearing on Recall Petition Objections

Marshfield Board of Registrars approved a procedural framework for a May 22 hearing on objections to a recall petition.

Marshfield Board of Registrars Sets May 22 Hearing on Recall Petition Objections

MARSHFIELD — May 11, 2026 — Marshfield Board of Registrars approved a procedural framework for a May 22 hearing on objections to a recall petition. With Chair Dave O'Reilly absent and hospitalized, Member Norris Casper invoked the rule of necessity to preserve quorum, and Member Walter Sterling was elected acting

Marshfield ZBA Targets Shed Rules, Dock Variances, and ADU Gaps for Bylaw Reform

MARSHFIELD — May 7, 2026 — Marshfield Zoning Board of Appeals holds working session to overhaul dozens of outdated bylaw provisions. Chair Brian Murphy and Building Commissioner Andrew led a lengthy brainstorming session Thursday focused on reducing unnecessary permit burdens on property owners, with no formal votes taken. Key proposals included creating

Marshfield ZBA Targets Shed Rules, Dock Variances, and ADU Gaps for Bylaw Reform

Marshfield Zoning Board of Appeals holds working session to overhaul dozens of outdated bylaw provisions. Chair Brian Murphy and Building Commissioner Andrew led a lengthy brainstorming session Thursday focused on reducing unnecessary permit burdens on property owners, with no formal votes taken.

Marshfield Conservation Commission Approves Forest Street Trail and Bike Race Permits

MARSHFIELD — May 6, 2026 — Marshfield Conservation Commission greenlights a Forest Street trail extension and the fifth Carolina Hill Mountain Bike Classic while issuing permits at six properties. The commission unanimously approved a roughly 300-foot trail that will close an on-road gap in a multi-mile off-road corridor

Marshfield Recall Petition Faces June Hearing as Registrars Set May 22 Date

Marshfield's Board of Registrars voted unanimously Friday to hold a formal hearing on six objections to a recall petition on May 22, 2026 at 9 a.m. in the Select Board chamber.

Marshfield Town Meeting Defeats MBTA Zoning Repeal, Approves Finance Director Post

MARSHFIELD — April 28, 2026 — Marshfield Town Meeting rejected a bid to repeal the town's MBTA zoning overlay district and approved a framework for a new finance director on the second night of the 2026 Annual Town Meeting. Articles 37 and 38, brought forward on a two-to-one

Marshfield Town Meeting Votes 483-30 to Pursue Five-Member Select Board

Marshfield Town Meeting defers budget and override vote to June 15, passes Select Board expansion 483-30.

Marshfield Advisory Board Votes 7-1 to Oppose MBTA Overlay Rescission at Town Meeting

Marshfield Advisory Board votes 7-1 against recommending MBTA overlay rescission ahead of April 27 Town Meeting.

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