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Dartmouth Select Board Suspends Russell Mills Historic District Commissioner Over Lawsuit Violations
Dartmouth Select Board suspends historic district commissioner over open meeting law and ethics violations.
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Government · Planning Board
Dartmouth Planning Board approves Audi dealership parking permit, advances Big Y review
Dartmouth Planning Board approves parking reduction for a new Route 6 Audi and Volkswagen dealership and advances a Big Y grocery store proposal to a June 22 hearing.
Government · Council on Aging
Council on Aging Board addresses vacancies as five terms expire June 30
Council on Aging Board notes two vacancies as five members' terms expire. The Board unanimously approved March 26, 2026 minutes at their May 28 meeting under Chairperson Ouida Dowd, with board members Sylvia Nobre-Hilton, Eleanor J. White, Alison Nastanski, Patricia Jeffries-Zukowski, Brandon
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission continues three major projects
Dartmouth Conservation Commission continues three major projects to June 23 for environmental review. The board continued public hearings for an Audi and Volkswagen dealership at 0 State Road and a car wash at 271 State Road after requesting independent stormwater peer review and revised
Government · Dartmouth Pathways Committee
Pathways Committee OKs prior minutes; discusses greenway feedback
Dartmouth Pathways Committee approves prior minutes and hosts public forum on Northern Scenic Greenway. Chair Bill Trimble outlined the preliminary design phase for the off-road, multi-use path spanning Westport, Dartmouth, and New Bedford along Old Fall River Road, stating no current plans exist
Government · Conservation
Dartmouth Conservation Commission Continues Two Commercial Site Hearings to June 23
Dartmouth Conservation Commission continues two commercial hearings and approves limited road paving at its May 26 meeting.
Government · Board of Assessors
Assessors convene to discuss FY27 revaluation process
Dartmouth assessors meet to discuss FY27 revaluation cycle. The Board of Assessors convened to approve prior meeting minutes and discuss the upcoming fiscal year assessment process. Chair Kevin Santos, Members Curtis Nunes and Edward Iacaponi, Acting Administrator of Assessing Jessica Pacheco, and
Government · Budget Advisory Group
Budget Advisory Group explores independent school audit option.
Budget Advisory Group discusses structural deficit and school review options. The Dartmouth group, chaired by Christopher O'Neil, spent much of its May 19 meeting deliberating whether to commission an independent operational review of school operations as part of addressing the town's structural
Government · School Committee
School Committee approves sailing team nationals bid, debates district audit proposal.
Dartmouth School Committee unanimously approved the DHS Sailing Team's participation in a National Competition in Maryland. The committee also engaged in substantive discussion about a Town Budget Advisory Group proposal for an independent third-party audit of school district finances, with
District Committee approves $25,000 for recycling reimbursement; compensation system debate continues
Greater New Bedford Regional Refuse Management District Committee approves $25,000 for recycling grants. Chairperson John Beauregard and the six-member Committee voted unanimously to appropriate funds from the Recycling Reimbursement Reserve, divided between Dartmouth and New Bedford for food waste