Forest Street Bridge needs emergency removal

From West Bridgewater News

• School Committee weighs secure entry plan. West Bridgewater's School Committee weighed Superintendent Bodwell's 71-page study recommending secure new entries at the Roselle-McDonald and Spring Street elementary schools, debating whether the costly plan should go straight to the Finance Committee or through the Capital Budget Committee first.West Bridgewater News
• Conservation board continues Scotland Street hearing to Oct. 6. West Bridgewater's conservation commission heard a neighbor's allegation that contractors at 99-101 Scotland Street violated wetlands buffer limits five times, including clearing trees with excavator equipment, and continued the hearing along with two septic filings to October 6.West Bridgewater News
• Planning Board punts two hearings over quorum gap. West Bridgewater's planning board, with only three of five members present, continued hearings on a proposed 10-lot subdivision off Bryant Street and a special permit for Zero Mapfield Street, both pushed to October 7.West Bridgewater News
• Select Board weighs dump sticker fee hike. West Bridgewater's Select Board weighed raising transfer station sticker prices, with Chair Michael Perez calling the dump 'the only service' many residents get from the town, and took up an alcohol-policy violation by Monero's Brazilian Steakhouse tied to an unreported closure.West Bridgewater News
• Steakhouse's liquor license transfer faces October deadline. West Bridgewater's Select Board warned Monero's Brazilian Steakhouse owner Javier Carrera that its liquor license could be revoked October 21 if new ownership paperwork isn't filed, as Town Administrator Christine reported fresh structural erosion at the closed Forest Street Bridge that may require emergency removal.West Bridgewater News

Coming up

• Mon, Oct 5, 6:00 p.m.: School Committee holds October meeting. West Bridgewater's School Committee meets Monday, October 5, at 6 p.m. in the Middle/Senior High School Learning Commons for its monthly session; an agenda will be posted 48 hours ahead at Town Hall.West Bridgewater Public Schools

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