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Norwell Issues Power Outage Alert for Riverside Drive Area

Norwell issued a power outage alert on Aug. 7 for the Riverside Drive area, the most pressing town update in the past day. The town's News Flash feed gave no additional detail on the cause or expected restoration timeline for affected households. Separately, on Aug. 5, the town rolled o…

Norwell Library Launches New Laptop Lending Program

Norwell Public Library launched a new Device Lending Program offering four Dell Pro 14 laptops and seven take-home Dell Latitude touch-screen laptops, even as the town separately announced its fourth annual Conservation Day is coming this month. The library's expansion follows a technol…

Norwell July deed activity shows wide price gap between disclosed sales

Nine deeds recorded in Norwell between July 3 and Aug. 1, but only four disclosed a sale price, ranging from $600 to $950 with a median of $842. The top disclosed sale was 32 Bowsprit Lane at $950, sold by the Bakeberg Family Living Trust to Londonderry Investments LLC. Five of the nine transfers

Norwell Library Ends Sunday Hours As Budget Cuts Bite

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 Opens In-Person Early Voting For State Primary

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…