Marshfield Select Board Deadlocks on Charter Expansion Vote, Killing Measure for Now
Marshfield Select Board deadlocks 1-1 twice, blocking charter expansion and finance director votes.
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Select Board
A collection of 23 issues
Marshfield Police, Fire Detail Service Cuts Under No-Override FY2027 Budget
MARSHFIELD — May 19, 2026 — Marshfield Select Board hears police and fire budget cuts ahead of June 15 override vote. Police Chief Brian Tavares told the two-member board his department is prepared to absorb a $350,000 reduction under the no-override Budget A scenario, eliminating one vacant lieutenant position
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 Select Board Approves Solar Lease Worth $1 Million a Year
Marshfield Select Board locks in $1 million-a-year solar lease and eyes $275,000 in new permit revenue as budget fight deepens.
Three Candidates Debate Budget Crisis, Transparency at Marshfield Select Board Forum
MARSHFIELD — April 20, 2026 — Three candidates squared off for a single open Marshfield Select Board seat at a live WATD radio forum Monday, with a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall dominating the debate. Frank Doran, a retired Massachusetts State Trooper; Joe Pasevich, a longtime community media producer; and Rick Smith, a
Marshfield Defers Budget Articles to June, Advances Governance Changes to April Town Meeting
Marshfield Select Board and Advisory Board defer all financial budget articles to June while advancing governance and zoning changes to April 27 town meeting.
Marshfield Select Board Defers Special Election as Recall Deadline Approaches April 22
MARSHFIELD — April 6, 2026 — Marshfield Select Board defers special election date as recall petition against Chair Eric Kelly and override ballot dispute dominate a packed April 6 session. Town Clerk Reese Casper told the two-member board — Chair Eric Kelly and member Steve Jarvis, with the third seat vacant after
Marshfield Select Board Split Over Placing Override Question on Ballot
Marshfield Select Board fractures publicly over override ballot as town administrator resigns.
Marshfield Moves Budget Vote to June, Orders Full $7 Million Override Option on Ballot
MARSHFIELD — March 25, 2026 — Marshfield Select Board delays budget vote to June and orders a full $7 million override option. Voting 2-1 at a packed March 25 joint session with the Advisory Board, the board moved all financial articles of the annual town meeting from April 27 to Monday,
Marshfield Select Board Tables Beach Sticker Hike, Approves Corner Cafe Full Liquor License
MARSHFIELD — March 23, 2026 — Marshfield Select Board tables beach sticker price increase, approves Corner Cafe liquor upgrade. The board voted unanimously Monday to defer action on a proposed $10 hike in resident beach sticker prices — from $60 to $70 — after Beaches Director Cindy Castro could not provide a complete cost