Cemetery Committee appoints new member, discusses infrastructure and monument disputes. The Norwell Cemetery Committee welcomed Brian Noble as a voting member and elected Rick Merritt Vice-Chair on August 3. A-Plus Construction is scheduled to begin re-mapping flat marker and upright monument
Nine deeds were recorded in Norwell from July 3 to Aug. 1, 2026, including six sales with disclosed prices ranging from $600,000 to $1,810,000 and a median of $900,000.
Norwell Public Library has eliminated its seasonal Sunday hours because of townwide budget cuts, one of the clearest local effects yet of the town's fiscal 2026 spending plan. The library, at 64 South Street, said the reduction is tied directly to FY26 budget impacts detailed on its web…
Norwell opened in-person early voting hours for the state primary election on July 30, kicking off the town's active election season. The Town Clerk's office is managing the rollout while also preparing for an August 6 closure, and the town separately touted a $7,053 state safety equipm…
Norwell Board of Appeals met July 29 with minimal substantive business. A variance petition for 107 Parker Street and a site plan review for 390/390B Circuit Street were continued without decision. The board approved official minutes from its July 15 meeting. These minutes record no formal votes or
Board of Appeals held continued zoning hearings on July 29, 2026, without recording formal decisions. The board convened for a continued variance application for 107 Parker Street that sought approval to add a garage bay closer to the property line than zoning allowed. A second continued hearing
Planning Board appoints Merrill peer reviewer for Stetson Woods. The Norwell Planning Board voted 3-0 on July 29 to assign Merrill as the peer review engineer for the Stetson Woods Village development, with Board Member Brendan Sullivan recusing himself. Chair Brian Greenberg emphasized that the
Norwell Advisory Board Nominating Committee votes unanimously to appoint two new members. Chair Matthew Greene and committee members John LaCara and John McGrath appointed Jason Connolly and Seth Rosensweig as At Large members to the Advisory Board for three-year terms expiring June 30, 2029,
Norwell-based Clean Harbors Inc. reported strong second-quarter earnings this week, drawing national business coverage to the town's largest corporate employer. According to an Associated Press report carried by kvue.com, the environmental and waste management giant posted a second-quar…
Norwell's Town Clerk's Office will close on August 6, 2026, town officials announced, as the Advisory Board application deadline looms July 31. The Norwell Public Library rolled out a new Device Lending Program offering four Dell Pro 14 laptops for in-library use and seven Dell Latitude…