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Government · Select Board

Norwell Select Board appoints police officer and cemetery alternate

Norwell Select Board approves appointments for police officer and cemetery committee posts. The board appointed Officer Edward Phelps as a Special Police Officer for a term expiring June 30, 2027, and Judy Volpe as an alternate member of the Cemetery Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2029. The

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Government · School Committee

School Committee Meets July 20 at Library

Norwell School Committee held a regular July meeting with no recorded votes. The committee met on July 20 at the Norwell Public Library in executive session to discuss personnel negotiations strategy and superintendent evaluation. Agenda items included second reading of policies KBG and JKAA and

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Government · Board of Health

Board Welcomes New Health Agent, Approves Restaurant Septic Plan

Norwell Board of Health approves septic design for restaurant conversion. The board approved an empirical water usage methodology for Tavern on the Square at 111 Pond Street, contingent on verification of historical water use data from the town Water Department. It also approved renewal of its VNA

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Government · Planning Board

DOCUMENT TYPE MISMATCH — AGENDA PROVIDED, NOT MINUTES

The document provided is the Norwell Planning Board agenda for July 15, 2026, not the official approved minutes. Agendas list items for discussion but do not record votes, approvals, or decisions. The agenda shows two major items were scheduled: a public hearing on a detached ADU at 493 Main Street

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Government · Board of Appeals

Norwell Board of Appeals continues Jett Foundation retreat center case.

Norwell Board of Appeals continues Jett Foundation retreat center case to late July. The Board held public hearings on five applications, including variance requests for residential modifications at 107 Parker Street and 997 Main Street, a farmers porch addition at 14 Knollwood Road, and site plan

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Government · Board of Appeals

Board of Appeals holds July 15 public hearings and business meeting.

The Norwell Board of Appeals held a business meeting and public hearings on July 15. The board approved June 20 minutes and reviewed consulting invoices for project monitoring at three properties. The board heard five property matters: a continued variance at Parker Street, Section 6 findings and

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves Main Street ADU, advances Dunkin' conversion

Norwell planning board approves Main Street accessory dwelling, advances Dunkin' site plan to review. Vice Chair Brendan Sullivan presiding, the board unanimously approved a special permit for Matthew Carr's 1,104-square-foot detached accessory dwelling at 493 Main Street, which will use a new

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