Acushnet’s Treasurer Kristie Costa has accepted a position with the Town of Mattapoisett after 12 years with the Town of Acushnet. She started working in the Finance Department as an Accounts Payable Clerk, worked her way into the Collector’s Office as the Assistant Collector, and then moved up and became the Treasurer/Collector within a short… [Read More]
Acushnet Town Meeting passes pot ban, rejects meals tax
By Beth David, Editor Acushnet Town Meeting voted on $27.5 million in operating expenses, plus $1.97 million in other spending at the annual Town Meeting on 5/14, including $453,417 placed into the stabilization fund. After struggling to reach a quorum of 75 in the past couple of years, the town made special efforts to get the… [Read More]
Acushnet Town Meeting on 5/14/18
All registered voters in Acushnet are encouraged to attend the Annual Town Meeting on Monday, May 14, 2018, at 7:00 P.M. at the Ford Middle School in the Auditorium, 708 Middle Road, Acushnet, MA 02743. Town Meeting decides how tax dollars and other revenue are spent for the coming fiscal year. See page 16 for… [Read More]
Money stolen from dance students for competition
From Press Release Materials Acushnet Police are looking for a man who broke into MJ’s Pet Training Academy and Off Broadway School of Dance in Acushnet Plaza on South Main Street on Saturday, 5/5. At approximately 8 a.m., the two adjoining businesses were found to have been burglarized overnight. The suspect gained entry into both… [Read More]
Acushnet Town Meeting faces 47 articles, $32.7 million in spending
By Beth David, Editor Acushnet voters will decide on 47 articles on the annual Town Meeting warrant totaling $32,721,908 on Monday, 5/14. FY19 expenditures include $29,172,995 for the operating budget, up from $28,224,714 for FY18. Spending articles, that will be funded by a variety of sources, including enterprise accounts (accounts set aside for specific purposes, such… [Read More]
Legal Notice: Town of Acushnet
TOWN OF ACUSHNET ANNUAL TOWN MEETING There will be an Annual Town Meeting held on Monday, May 14, 2018, at 7:00 P.M. at the Ford Middle School in the Auditorium, 708 Middle Road, Acushnet, MA 02743. Michael Cioper, Chairman Roger A. Cabral Kevin Gaspar, Sr. BOARD OF SELECTMEN FNN, 5/10/18 ••• Support local journalism, donate to… [Read More]
Acushnet Selectboard has light night 1 week before Town Mtg.
By Pattie Pacella, Neighb News Correspondent In a record short meeting, all of 12 minutes, the Acushnet Selectboard met on Tuesday, May 1, to accept a letter of resignation from Town Treasurer/Collector Kristie Costa. Chairperson Michael Cioper read that Ms. Costa’s last day would be May 11, 2018 and wished her well in her new position… [Read More]
Belly dancer spices up weekly Memory Cafe
The Acushnet Council on Aging holds a weekly Memory Cafe on Mondays, from 1–3 p.m., at the Library, 232 Middle Road. This social group is designed for those with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s or other dementia and their care partner, family or friend. This week, participants were treated to a demonstration and lesson on belly… [Read More]
Acushnet News: Little League Opener, Town Meeting Forum
Town Meeting Forum Acushnet Town Moderator Nicholas Gomes and other town officials will hold a town meeting forum on Monday, 4/30, at 7 p.m., in the Town Hall meeting room. The town moderator will review all TM articles so voters will know what to expect at town meeting on May 14. The forum will run… [Read More]
Split vote on BBC land purchase proposal in Acushnet
By Beth David, Editor After some further explanations and assurances by the Buzzards Bay Coalition, the Acushnet Selectboard voted to include an article for a land deal by the BBC on the annual town meeting warrant, 2-1, with Selectboard member Kevin Gaspar voting against. The BBC is seeking $35,000 in Community Preservation funds for the project. … [Read More]
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