Somerset's Top Home Sale Reaches $971,700 as Median Price Holds at $513,000

Somerset recorded 19 property transfers between June 19 and July 18. Among the 14 sales with a disclosed price, figures ranged from $170,000 to $971,700, with a median of $512,500. The period's top sale was 365 Pilot Dr., which sold for $971,700 on June 23 to buyers listed as trustees. …

Somerset Zoning Board Extends Battery Storage Deadline to September 30

Somerset Zoning Board defers ruling on Riverside Avenue battery storage facility, extends deadline to September 30.

Somerset Finance Committee Unanimously Approves All Six FY26 Year-End Budget Transfers

Somerset Finance Committee approves all fiscal year 2026 year-end transfers in five unanimous votes.

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Somerset Finance Committee Postpones Year-End Transfers, Seeks Town Administrator Answers

Somerset Finance Committee delays fiscal 2026 year-end transfers over documentation concerns.

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Obituary notices, week of June 29, 2026 through July 5, 2026

One Somerset obituary appears in this week's column: Pellerin, Mary. Mary Pellerin of Somerset died on June 30, 2026, and is survived by four daughters — including Lee Pellerin and Mary Dionne of Somerset — her sister Rose Teixeira, and seven grandchildren. A memorial service is schedul…

Somerset-Berkeley School Committee Transfers $500,000 to Capital Fund, Reaffirms Survivor Health Law

Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee transfers $500,000 to its capital fund and reaffirms a state law placing full health insurance costs on surviving employee spouses. Superintendent Dr.

Somerset Conservation Commission Rejects Battery Storage Firm's Wetlands Boundary Filing 4-0

Somerset's Conservation Commission voted 4-0 to deny a wetlands boundary delineation filing by Somerset Energy Storage LLC, a Denver-based company proposing a large-scale battery storage facility at 1606 Riverside Ave.

Somerset Zoning Board Approves Five Petitions, Continues Taco Bell Application

Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals approved five petitions and continued a Taco Bell application at its June 25 meeting.

Somerset-Berkeley School Committee Elects Ferreira Chair, Bypasses Pasternak for Vice Chair Over Training Lapse

Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee elects new leadership, bypasses member over missed state training.

Planning Board Tightens Peer Review Contract for Cooling Tower Decommissioning Site

Somerset Planning Board tightens peer review contract for former cooling tower site near shellfish area.

Somerset Zoning Board Continues 168-Megawatt Battery Storage Hearing to July

Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals continued its review of a proposed 168-megawatt commercial battery energy storage facility at 1606 Riverside Avenue, adjourning to July 16 after hearing a redesigned site plan and extended public comment.

Somerset Annual Town Meeting Approves $76 Million Budget, Bans Crypto ATMs

Somerset Annual Town Meeting approves $76 million FY2027 budget and bans cryptocurrency ATM kiosks.