Sharon voters can now request early or mail ballots ahead of the Sept. 1 state primary, town officials announced this week. The Department of Public Works postponed paving at Veterans Memorial Park Beach's west parking lot on Monday, Aug. 17, because of weather, while a new solar canopy…
Sharon's Library Trustees, Standing Building Selection Committee and Water Management Advisory Committee all meet this week as town business continues. The School Committee's Negotiations Subcommittee, under Superintendent Peter Botelho's district, gathers in executive session Monday, A…
South Walpole Street closes overnight into Monday for MassDOT bridge work at the Route 95 underpass. The closure runs from 10 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 16, to 5 a.m. Monday, Aug. 17, according to the town's News & Announcements page. Also this week, the Sharon Recreation Department confirmed th…
Sharon Zoning Board approves special permit for farmer's porch at 125 Beach Street. Chair Arnold Wallenstein and Members Joseph Garber and Michael P. Jolin voted unanimously to allow architect Henry Bobek's proposal for property owner Jason Saphire, reducing the side yard setback from 17.8 feet to
The Municipal Solar Oversight Committee approved July minutes and heard DSD Solar Development report progress on the Mountain Street Landfill solar project. Chair George Aronson, joined by members Robert Maidman, Christopher Pimentel, and Arnold Wallenstein, voted four to zero on the prior
Lake Massapoag will appear in AMC's "The Walking Dead: Dead City," according to a new report. Sharon's Bay Road detour continues through Aug. 28, and the town has scheduled a Veterans Memorial Park Beach parking lot closure for Aug. 12 and 17 to accommodate construction. Superintendent …
Planning Board approves minutes, advances Post Office Square redesign guidelines. Chair Robert Maidman and the five-member board discussed Innes Land Strategies Group's comprehensive design proposal, which modernizes existing guidelines to preserve the district's traditional New England village
Sharon Select Board greenlights dual utility installations and first Cooking Girl location. Chair Xander Shapiro and all board members voted unanimously to approve Verizon and Eversource pole and conduit work on Nasir Ahmad Road and Lakeview Street, and transferred an all-alcohol license to Cooking
Sharon Fire Department installed four new public-access AEDs this week to strengthen emergency response across town. The move comes as the town released its August Sharon Matters newsletter and as several boards, including the Planning Board and a Finance Committee subcommittee reviewin…
Finance Committee approves prior minutes, tracks solar project delays and library redevelopment. Chair Donald Brichta and Finance Director Krishan Gupta reported that a planned sale of the landfill solar project portfolio will delay lease revenue by an estimated 23 weeks into fiscal 2027's third