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Last 14 days

• Howland Road earth removal hearing pushed to Nov 10. The town announced the earth removal hearing for 30 Howland Road has been continued to November 10, delaying a decision that had been expected sooner.Town of Lakeville
• Town urges voters to review guide, use early voting. Lakeville is urging residents to review the 2026 Information for Voters Guide ahead of the November 3 state election and is offering in-person early voting October 17 through 30 to avoid long lines.Town of Lakeville
• Lakeville deed filings offer thin September pricing picture. Lakeville News reviewed September's deed filings for signs of where home prices in town are headed, but found the month's sales too few to draw a clear read.Lakeville News
• Nov 3 state election ballot spans multiple pages. The Town of Lakeville says the November 3 State Election will use a double-sided, multi-page ballot and is urging voters to review both sides before casting their vote.Town of Lakeville
• ZBA continues Rocky Woods hearing after tribal, water concerns. Lakeville's Zoning Board took up Simmons Hill LLC's revised 199-unit Rocky Woods subdivision, where Wampanoag tribal representatives raised sacred-site and water-quality concerns and residents pushed for independent hydrologic study near a protected wellhead.Lakeville News
• Select Board moves to fill vacant fire department leadership. Lakeville's Select Board weighed hiring retired chief Jeffrey Lynch as interim fire department administrator after Chief Michael O'Brien went on extended medical leave with the deputy chief also out, leaving the department without on-site leadership.Lakeville News
• Planning Board pulls senior housing overlay from fall warrant. Lakeville's Planning Board pulled a proposed senior housing overlay district for Lakeville Country Club from the fall Town Meeting warrant after the applicant failed to finalize zoning language, and set October 22 hearings on open space design and battery storage bylaws.Lakeville News
• New wetland protection bylaw takes effect in Lakeville. Lakeville's new Wetland Protection Bylaw officially took effect this week, giving the Conservation Commission updated authority over activities near wetlands, rivers and other protected resource areas across town, according to a town alert posted this weekend.Town of Lakeville

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