Government · Other Committee
CPC halts survey in trail boundary dispute
Bridgewater's Community Preservation Committee votes 5-0 to pause a costly land survey amid a boundary dispute.
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Government · Other Committee
Bridgewater committee votes 3-0 to advance police camera ban ordinance
Bridgewater panel votes 3-0 to send police license-plate-reader ban to council.
Government · Other Committee
Bridgewater charter panel revises survey question, sets fall meeting dates
Bridgewater Charter Review Committee revises recall-provision survey question after internal dispute.
Government · Other Committee
Bridgewater panel votes 5-0 to pause disputed trail survey
Bridgewater preservation panel pauses trail survey amid land dispute, holds three grant requests.
Government · Select Board
Council votes to reenter closed session on manager
The Bridgewater Town Council voted to return to executive session over an ongoing inquiry into Town Manager Justin Casanova-Davis, despite one councilor's public objection.
Government · Other Committee
Bridgewater Disability Commission keeps Zoom meetings, preps storm forum
Bridgewater Disability Commission splits 3-2 to stick with Zoom-only meetings through winter.
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of August 17, 2026 through August 23, 2026
This week's obituary column carries notices for two Bridgewater residents: Murphy, Jane M., 58, who died August 11, 2026, and Pistone, Loretta A., who died August 13, 2026 at age 101. Both obituaries were posted through Chapman Family Funeral Homes, the lead funeral home for this week's…
Morning Brief
Bridgewater Library Plans Return to Six-Day Weekly Schedule
Bridgewater Public Library plans to restore its full six-day weekly schedule in September after a shift in its budget. The change, reported by NewsBreak contributor Dianna Carney, would bring back weekend hours that had been trimmed during an earlier budget squeeze, though the library h…
Morning Brief
Bridgewater home sales top out near $930,000 as four deeds mark family and trust transfers
Bridgewater recorded 11 property deeds between July 24 and Aug. 22, but only seven carried market sale prices; the other four were nominal-consideration transfers, several involving trusts. Among the seven priced sales, prices ranged from $360,500 to $930,295, with a median of $625,000.
Government · Planning Board
Bridgewater Planning Board approves Bedford Street water line extension
Bridgewater Planning Board clears water line for O'Reilly Auto Parts plaza despite fee dispute.