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Marshfield Select Board Approves Beach Yoga, Fair Liquor Licenses at June 1 Meeting

Marshfield Select Board approves summer beach yoga and fair liquor licenses, tables several bench requests.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 1

Government · Select Board

Marshfield Select Board Approves Five Town Administrator Finalists for June Interviews

Marshfield Select Board advances five town administrator finalists and hears bleak override options ahead of June 15 town meeting.

Townbrief reporting · May 28

Government · Select Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · May 20

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · May 19

Government · Select Board

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&

Townbrief reporting · May 11

Government · Select Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 21

Government · Select Board

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,

Townbrief reporting · Apr 20

Government · Select Board

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.

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Apr 6

Government · Select Board

Marshfield Select Board Split Over Placing Override Question on Ballot

Marshfield Select Board fractures publicly over override ballot as town administrator resigns.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 30