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Somerset Planning Board Unanimously Backs Rezoning of Blighted Route 6 Gas Station Site

Somerset Planning Board unanimously backs rezoning of long-vacant Route 6 gas station, while declining to pick among three contested legal fixes for the Slates Ferry Crossing overlay bylaw.

Somerset School Committee Approves $26.9 Million FY2027 Budget in 5-0 Vote

Somerset School Committee approves $26.9 million FY2027 budget in unanimous vote.

Somerset-Berkeley School Committee Keeps School Choice Cap at 15 Seats for 2026-2027

Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to hold its annual school choice allotment at 15 ninth-grade seats for 2026-2027, consistent with a practice Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Schoonover said has been in place for more than 10 years.

Somerset-Berkeley School Committee adopts $22.5 million FY27 budget in unanimous vote

Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee unanimously adopted a $22.5 million budget for fiscal year 2027 and restructured a 12-year-old cost-sharing formula with its K-8 partner district.

Somerset Finance Committee Votes Unanimously to Raise ALS Fund Limit to $2 Million

Somerset Finance Committee votes to raise ALS revolving fund limit from $1.8 million to $2 million.

Somerset Water and Sewer Budgets Propose 4.7 and 8.25 Percent FY27 Increases

Somerset water and sewer customers face higher bills as proposed FY27 budgets show a combined increase of roughly 6.4 percent before health insurance costs are known.

Somerset-Berkeley School Committee Approves $22.5 Million Preliminary FY27 Budget Unanimously

Somerset-Berkeley Regional School Committee unanimously approved a $22.5 million preliminary budget for the 2026-2027 school year at its March 12 Zoom meeting.

Somerset School Committee Directs Bus Route Study to Offset Proposed Staff Cuts

Somerset School Committee orders bus route study to preserve staff amid $26.97M budget crunch. The committee, meeting remotely Tuesday, directed Superintendent Dr.

Somerset Conservation Commission Approves Four Projects, Continues Power Plant Battery Review

Somerset Conservation Commission approves four permits, continues former Montaup Power Plant wetland review to April 6.

Somerset ZBA Approves All Six Applications at February Meeting

Somerset's Zoning Board of Appeals cleared all six items on its February 26 docket, including two home occupation permits, an accessory dwelling unit variance, a car wash tree-buffer fix, and a hotel overflow parking expansion.

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