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Police arrest two as town faces rash of break-ins
The Mansfield Buzz ~ By Mary Clark
During the last two weeks of April there was a noticeable uptick in break-ins to cars through-out the town. On April 18th at around 7:30 a.m., the police arrested a homeless man for attempting to break-in to a vehicle on Pleasant Street. Daniel Vareika, the landlord of the home on Pleasant St and a reserve officer in Lakeville saw the suspect...

Municipal budget passes by 13 votes
The Mansfield Buzz
At the Town Meeting, held on April 25, the school department budget passed without any problem, but the municipal budget just passed by 13 votes 212-199. With all the controversy that was surrounding this years budget, especially since the finance committee...

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Issue: May 4th, 2012

Incumbents re-elected in School Committee and Selectmen races
The Norton Buzz ~ By Ryan Brown
The town of Norton is seeing some changes based on the results of the town election that took place on Tuesday, April 24.
After all the votes were counted and the results tabulated only 11% of the total number of eligible voters took part in the town election that included a number of re-elections and whether or not to change the town clerk and water and sewer commission to appointed positions.
There were a number of uncontested races that were on the ballot just last week. Those races included the Board of Assessors, the Housing Authority, the Planning Board, the Town Clerk and two Water and Sewer Commission positions...

Norton resident raises $600 for Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger on May 6th
The Norton Buzz
Norton resident and staff member of Project Bread, the state’s leading antihunger organization, Tracy Poliseno was recently named to The Walk for Hunger’s Heart & Sole Circle, raising to date $600 for the 44th Walk that takes place on Sunday, May 6th.
A Heart & Sole Walker or Volunteer is an individual who raises $500 or more in pledges for TheWalk for Hunger. While all Walkers and Volunteers make a difference in the lives of hungry people, this group of dedicated participants...

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Issue: May 4th, 2012

Luke Carroll named as interim principal at Easton Middle School
The Easton Buzz ~ By Ryan Brown
The Easton Middle School will still be seeing the same familiar faces running the school but will see themin a new capacity at the end of the school year when current principal John Giuggio retires at the end of the school year.
It was announced, Easton Superintendent Dr. Michael Green that the current vice principal of the Easton Middle School, Luke Carroll, will be placed as the interim principal while the school committee searches for a new...

Increased state aid closes budget deficit of $819,000
The Easton Buzz
Town budgets can be very complicated and while having to cover a number of revenue streams that will help support the town Easton officials also have to contend with making sure that they also get enough money to cover the areas that may not fall under standard operating procedures.
Now, with a proposed budget set to go before Easton’s Town Meeting, the town has released a budget that will...

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Issue: May 4th, 2012

Memorial Beach dog ban goes to Town Meeting vote
The Sharon Buzz ~ By Ryan Brown
Sometimes it seems that talking about the simple issues can involve becoming a major politician. This is what happened when the Sharon LakeManagement Committee met with the Sharon Board of Selectmen to discuss a Town Meeting article that proposes to ban dogs from all of the town’s beaches.
Over the past few years the town of Sharon and its officials have had to deal with beach closings due to high bacteria counts in the water. The debate of what is causing the high bacteria counts in the water has been a matter of debate for just as long as it has been going on.
Some feel that the Canadian Geese that are prevalent to the...

Deciding where ‘adult’ shops can locate
The Sharon Buzz ~ by Ryan Brown
Among budget recommendations and whether or not to ban dogs at Memorial Beach Sharon voters will have a chance to determine where adult use shops may be able to locate within the boundaries of Sharon’s borders.
Article 23, weighing in at a lengthy eight pages, goes on to define what “adult use” shops are and where they can be situated. The rest of the article goes into laborious detail about what an “adult use” shop may or may not due while requiring the establishment to apply for a special permit every year.
“Adult use” businesses, which include cabarets, motion-picture theaters, paraphernalia stores and video stores are currently allowed in Light Industrial Areas under the current bylaws...

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Issue: May 4th, 2012