Marshfield brief: Thursday, September 24, 2026
Override failure forces Marshfield schools to cut 75 positions for fiscal 2027
Override failure forces Marshfield schools to cut 75 positions for fiscal 2027.
From Marshfield News
- Marshfield CPC approves $4,350 coalition dues. Marshfield's Community Preservation Committee took up its annual dues to the statewide preservation coalition, which Chair Dennis Kelleher called 'incredibly valuable' for legal guidance, while members Jack and Terry Richardson pressed why only 199 households used a senior tax exemption worth roughly $24,000 last year.Marshfield News
- Select Board OKs Rib Cook-Off liquor license. Marshfield's Select Board, meeting with only two of its three members present, took up a temporary liquor license for the 18th annual Rib Cook-Off at the Fairgrounds, with Vice Chair Eric Kelley calling the event 'usually a success for everybody.'Marshfield News
- DPW board raises snow plow pay, adds bonuses. Marshfield's Board of Public Works took up new contractor plowing rates and signing and season-end bonuses ahead of winter, with one member pressing staff on attendance rules: 'Does he lose out on the $500 bonus?'Marshfield News
- Override failure costs Marshfield schools 75 jobs. Marshfield School Committee Chairman Costello told members this month's budget crunch reflects 'an affordability issue in Marshfield, in Massachusetts, and in the United States right now,' after a failed town override left the district absorbing a net loss of 75 jobs.Marshfield News
- Marshfield board approves Ocean Street fence redesign. Marshfield's Conservation Commission reported the Veterans Park herring run jumped to about 43,000 fish this year after a 2025 rebuild, then took up nine wetlands cases, including a reconfigured Ocean Street fence and a dredging proposal tied to a disputed 1856 deed.Marshfield News
Coming up
- Fri, Sep 25, 4 p.m.: Scituate freshman field hockey visits Marshfield Friday. Scituate's freshman field hockey team plays a non-conference road game at Marshfield on Friday, September 25 at 4 p.m., per MaxPreps.MaxPreps
- Thu, Oct 1, 4 p.m.: Hingham visits Marshfield in soccer October 1. Hingham's varsity soccer team travels to Marshfield for an away conference match on Thursday, October 1 at 4 p.m., according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps