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Carver Redevelopment Authority Opens Board Seat After Elliman Moves to Select Board

Carver Redevelopment Authority accepts Jim Elliman's resignation and opens a board seat while flagging a potential conflict between its urban renewal plan and a planned solar project.

Carver Conservation Commission Clears Solar Farm, Lifts Cranberry Bog Enforcement Order

CARVER — May 6, 2026 — Carver Conservation Commission resolves months-long cranberry bog enforcement order and approves solar expansion in a marathon 11-item session. The commission voted unanimously Wednesday to lift an enforcement order against AD Makepeace Company at Zero Golden Pond Road and issue a negative five determination on

Carver Approves Regional Mental Health Clinician Deal, Welcomes New Select Board Member

Carver Select Board approves five-town mental health clinician sharing deal and briefs on 130 North Main Street housing plan.

Carver Planning Board approves two solar projects, elects new chair at reorganization meeting

CARVER — April 28, 2026 — Carver Planning Board seats new chair and approves two solar special permits. The board elected Alan Jermaine as chair, Mary Ellen Williams as vice chair, and Curtis Lake as clerk at its April 28 reorganization meeting, then moved through a packed agenda that included two solar

Carver Select Board Ratifies Fire Chief, Restricts Brewery to Indoor Use Only

CARVER — April 21, 2026 — Carver Select Board ratifies new fire chief, appoints two officers, and restricts brewery licenses to indoor use. The board unanimously ratified the contract of Eric Germain as the town's next fire chief, effective September 28, 2026, replacing outgoing Chief Weston. Police Chief Matt Rayner

Carver Select Board Unanimously Approves Maya Health Insurance Amid 27 Percent Rate Hike

CARVER — April 10, 2026 — Carver Select Board unanimously approves new municipal health insurance plan with increases up to 27 percent. The board voted 5-0 at its April 10 meeting to move employees and retirees from the dissolving Gateway Health Group consortium to Maya Health Benefits Trust, the insurance arm

Carver ZBA Grants Spring Street Frontage Variance, Clears Path for Home Construction

CARVER — April 9, 2026 — Carver's Zoning Board of Appeals granted a 40-foot frontage variance for a Route 44 eminent-domain remnant lot and continued a contested accessory dwelling unit case to May 27. The board voted unanimously on April 9 to uphold Building Commissioner Rod Palmer'

Carver Voters Approve $4 Million to Rescue Employees From Health Insurance Crisis

CARVER — April 7, 2026 — Carver voters approved nearly $4 million in emergency health insurance funding at a marathon April 7 town meeting, rescuing municipal and school employees whose claims had gone unpaid under the collapsing Gateway Health Group. Town Administrator Glenn Cannon told the roughly 150 voters that Carver'

Carver Earth Removal Committee Schedules April 18 Inspection, Presses Permit Closures

CARVER — April 7, 2026 — Carver's Earth Removal Committee pressed multiple permit holders toward formal closures and scheduled a multi-site April 18 inspection at its April 7 meeting. The six-member board, welcoming newly sworn-in member Mike Wainio, voted 6-0 to approve a $363 operations and

Carver Conservation Commission Continues Cranberry Road Hearing, Demands Tree Plan

Carver Conservation Commission continues Cranberry Road hearing over tree-removal concerns in wetlands buffer.

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