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Planning Board Sends New England FC Soccer Complex Back for Traffic, Landscape Studies

MANSFIELD -- May 27, 2026, Mansfield Planning Board continues New England FC soccer complex hearing, citing traffic and landscaping gaps. The board voted unanimously at its May 27 meeting to continue the public hearing on New England FC's application for a special permit and site plan to build two

Finance Committee Hears $460,000 FY27 Gap Remains as July Deadline Looms

MANSFIELD -- May 21, 2026, Mansfield Finance Committee hears $460,000 FY27 shortfall remains unresolved with layoffs still possible. Town Manager Mallory Ahlborg told the committee Thursday that the town's published savings list has grown from $752,000 to $947,000 following retiree health insurance contribution changes, projected to

Mansfield Select Board reorganizes, raises green sticker fee to $40

MANSFIELD -- May 20, 2026, Mansfield's newly reorganized Select Board doubled the town's transfer station sticker fee and approved increases across seven departments at its May 20 reorganization meeting. Walter Wilk was elected chair, Costas Dimopoulos vice chair, and Mark Corsillo clerk; Michael Feck was named chair

Conservation Commission votes to pursue litigation over West Street wetlands violations

MANSFIELD -- May 18, 2026, Mansfield Conservation Commission votes 5-0 to pursue court action over ongoing wetlands violations on Forbes Boulevard and West Street. The commission authorized Town Counsel to seek Select Board approval to initiate litigation for injunctive relief under the town's Wetlands Protection Bylaw, the Massachusetts

Mansfield Board of Health suspends Town News tobacco permit, levies $5,000 fine

MANSFIELD -- May 14, 2026, Mansfield Board of Health fines Town News $5,000 and suspends its tobacco permit for two days after a third violation in two years. Regional health inspector Paul Gilpin of the Bristol-Norfolk Public Health Partners Coalition observed a customer walk behind the counter of the