Bridgewater Conservation Commission Continues Three Wetland Filings to April 23 Meeting

Bridgewater Conservation Commission continued all three pending wetland filings and opened a new hearing for a proposed O'Reilly Auto Parts site at 292 Bedford Street.

Bridgewater Town Council Unanimously Extends Town Manager Budget Deadline One Week

Bridgewater Town Council grants Town Manager a one-week budget extension.

Bridgewater Conservation Hits Elm Street Property With $350-Per-Day Fine

Bridgewater Conservation Commission voted a $350-per-day enforcement fine against the owner of 1010 Elm Street after the newly appointed Conservation Agent Daniel Levesque found silt fences collapsed and sediment running directly into an Area of Critical Environmental Concern.

Bridgewater Board of Health elects chair, previews tobacco and food enforcement push

Bridgewater's two-member Board of Health elected a chair and mapped out a busy enforcement calendar in an 18-minute organizational meeting Wednesday. Health Agent Eric Badger facilitated the session, which opened at 3:36 p.m. with one of three board seats still vacant.

Planning Board Continues 96 Main Street Mixed-Use Hearing to May Pending Water Study

Bridgewater Planning Board continues 96 Main Street mixed-use hearing to May, citing water study and engineering gaps.

Bridgewater Budget Panel Backs 50% Veterans Property Tax Exemption

Bridgewater's Budget and Finance Committee unanimously recommended a 50 percent property tax exemption for qualifying disabled veterans, with a stated goal of reaching full funding within two years.

Bridgewater Finance Subcommittee Learns School District Capital Planning Process

Bridgewater Finance Subcommittee hears school district capital process, flags high school roof as urgent.

Bridgewater Finance Committee Opposes Council Stipend, Flags Water and Debt Concerns

Bridgewater Finance Committee unanimously opposes proposed Town Council stipend as water debt and a $935,000 snow deficit mount.

Bridgewater Planning Board Continues All Three Development Hearings to Future Dates

Bridgewater Planning Board continues three development projects amid water supply pressure.

Bridgewater Finance Committee Sends Veterans Tax Ordinance Back, Demands Budget Role

Bridgewater's Finance Committee voted to return a veterans tax-exemption ordinance to the Town Council and then erupted in a sustained challenge to the town's budget process.