Somerset Public Library will close Monday for Columbus Day after keeping regular Saturday hours this weekend. Also in today's brief (3 items): Library closed Monday for Columbus Day; Somerset Berkley High advisory council meets Oct. 14; Diman vocational school committee meets Oct. 15.
Somerset's Economic Development Committee voted to accept member Isabella Rocha's resignation and heard a sweeping economic development framework from Town Planner Amy.
Nor'easter pushed Somerset sewer flows to four times treatment plant capacity, triggering violations. From our own coverage: Conservation Commission takes up Massasoit Park gazebo fight; Planning Board sets Oct. 20 hearing on road bond. Also in today's brief (8 items): Travel site spotl…
Somerset's recreation committee approved two youth events last week: the fourth annual "DC Dunk" fundraiser at Pierce Beach on Jan. 9, 2027, benefiting the middle school's D.C. trip, and a free K-5 field hockey clinic at Somerset Berkeley Regional High School on Oct. 25. Officials also …
This week's Somerset obituary column carries notices for four residents: Fielding, Clark Robert, 64; Forand, Donald R., 78; Pevide, Thomas J., 77; and Pineau, Doris L. (Bernier). Pevide, a longtime Somerset resident, died at a Providence, Rhode Island hospice center. Forand and Fielding…
Somerset recorded 16 property deeds from Sept. 4 to Oct. 3, with sale prices available so far for eight. Prices ranged from $185,000 to $3,682,762, with a median of $515,000 among the priced sales. The month's largest transaction, by a wide margin, was a $3,682,762 sale of commercial property at
Somerset Berkeley School Committee weighs ICE access policy as enrollment falls below 900. From our own coverage: School Committee weighs ICE policy, survivor benefits stall; Water board maps paths for sewer plant upgrade. Also in today's brief (4 items): Somerset Berkley football faces…
Somerset's Board of Selectmen reported a $750,000 federal grant for the Friends Meeting House and opened debate on a new soil-excavation rule.
Somerset Zoning Board continues battery storage hearing to Oct. 15 as peer reviews drag on.
Somerset's zoning board resumes a contested battery storage hearing after fire safety and noise reviews. From our own coverage: ZBA keeps battery storage permit hearing open; Finance panel elects chair, fills vice chair seat. Also in today's brief (3 items): Somerset Berkley soccer matc…