Sharon's Bay Road remains under detour through Sept. 11 as public works crews continue nearby construction work. The town's website confirms the closure began Aug. 6 and will run for more than five weeks, adding to a stretch of ongoing roadwork that also included Sunday night's overnigh…

Sharon will close South Walpole Street overnight this weekend for bridge construction work. The town announced a full detour in both directions of the South Walpole Street work zone starting Sunday, Aug. 30 at 8 p.m. and running until 5 a.m. Monday, so crews can pour bridge substructure…

Sharon completed repaving and restriping the main parking lot at Memorial Beach, the town announced this week. The project, handled through the town's public works operation, refreshes one of the busiest access points to Lake Massapoag as the town also continues managing an ongoing Bay …

Sharon will begin construction on a new solar canopy at the Pond Street parking lot in early September. The Town of Sharon announced the project this week in a News Flash update, though officials did not specify a contractor or completion date for the renewable energy structure at the m…

A Supreme Court ruling has put Massachusetts' mail ballot rules in flux just days before Sharon's Tuesday, Sept. 1 state primary at the Sharon High School gymnasium. Patch staff writer Scott Souza reports Massachusetts joined 24 other states this week in suing the U.S. Postal Service ov…