Government · Conservation
Somerset panel approves park gazebo over objections
Somerset Conservation Commission unanimously approves a gazebo addition to Massasoit Park despite neighbor pushback over parking and flooding.
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Government · Finance Committee
Finance panel elects chair, fills vice chair seat
Somerset Finance Committee re-elects its chair and fills a long-vacant vice chair seat. Greg O'Donnell was re-elected chairman, Chris Wilcox elected vice chair and Brian Johnson re-elected secretary, each by 6-0 roll call.
Morning Brief
Home sale prices show wide range
Somerset home sale prices show a wide range as the local market keeps shifting. From our own coverage: Somerset home sale prices span a wide range this year. Also in today's brief (3 items): Town flags fraudulent email circulating in Somerset; Somerset Berkley JV volleyball plays Durfee…
Obituaries
Obituary notices, week of September 14, 2026 through September 20, 2026
This week's Somerset obituary column carries two notices: Raposo, Maria Jesus (Raulino), 86, who died September 12, 2026, the wife of the late Nicolau Raposo and daughter of the late Joao and Maria (Silva) Raulino, with the family served by Silva-Faria Funeral Home, Somerset Chapel; and…
Morning Brief
Somerset home sale prices span nearly $350,000 as median tops $468,000
Somerset recorded 19 property sales in the four weeks ending Sept. 19, with prices ranging from $375,000 to $724,900 and a median of $468,422. Thirteen of the 19 deeds carried a sale price; six had not yet been updated with a consideration amount. The month's top sale was 126 Grove Ave, which went
Government · Board of Selectmen
Somerset Approves Final $5M School Building Note
The Somerset Board of Selectmen approved a final $5 million borrowing note to close out the $91 million Somerset Middle School project.
Government · Zoning Board
ZBA keeps battery storage permit hearing open
Somerset ZBA continues battery storage special permit hearing to October 1.
Government · Water
Water Panel Weighs Sewer Plant Upgrade Options
Somerset Water and Sewer Commission maps three legal paths for a sewer plant upgrade tied to federal discharge limits.
Schools · School Committee
Schools adopt policy restricting ICE on campus
Somerset Berkeley schools adopt policy limiting ICE on campus, stall again on survivor health benefits. The School Committee voted unanimously to approve a new policy barring civil immigration enforcement from school grounds without a judicial warrant, implementing the state's PROTECT Act.
Government · Conservation
Commission sets hearing on gazebo order amendment
Somerset Conservation Commission clears a gazebo project without requiring a new state permit filing.