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Friday, September 25, 2026
Select Board rejects 32-home Forge Lane affordable housing project after planners' unanimous opposition.
From Marshfield News
- Select Board rejects 32-home Forge Lane housing project. Marshfield's Select Board rejected a 32-home Forge Lane development backing the Planning Board's opposition, with Chair Rick Smith telling the developer's attorney he had made a poor case for the project's public benefit. Vice Chair Eric Kelley renewed calls for three town employees to resign.Marshfield News
- Zoning Board approves five rebuild and expansion projects. Marshfield's Zoning Board cleared a full slate of rebuild and expansion projects in one sitting, including a veterinary hospital demolition on Ocean Street and new single-family homes, while members also debated a citizen petition to repeal the Brant Rock Overlay District without voting.Marshfield News
- Planning Board adopts stormwater rules, sets Brant Rock hearing. Marshfield's Planning Board adopted new stormwater management regulations and advanced an Eversource lot merger on Enterprise Drive, while member Kevin Cantwell warned a state Senate bill allowing duplex-by-right zoning raises the stakes for an October 5 hearing on repealing the Brant Rock Overlay District.Marshfield News
Today in Marshfield
- Boaters pull vessels ahead of nor'easter. Marshfield boaters hauled vessels out of the water Friday as a nor'easter approached the coast, according to video reports from Apple Valley News Now and Crossroads Today.Apple Valley News Now
Coming up
- Mon, Sep 28, 4 p.m.: Marshfield freshman soccer hosts Scituate. Marshfield's freshman girls soccer team hosts Scituate in a non-conference match Monday, September 28, at 4 p.m., according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
- Mon, Sep 28, 4 p.m.: Marshfield freshman field hockey hosts Scituate. Marshfield's freshman field hockey team hosts Scituate in a non-conference game Monday, September 28, at 4 p.m., according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
Recent editions
- Thursday, September 24, 2026 — Override failure forces Marshfield schools to cut 75 positions for fiscal 2027