Scituate conservation commission approves environmental compliance orders for three residential wetland projects. Chaired by Frank Snow, the five-member panel voted 5-1 to approve an addition at 30 Standish Avenue, with Commissioner Robbie Burgess dissenting, while unanimously backing a dock
Scituate Advisory Committee recommends zoning and stormwater amendments for annual town meeting. The committee voted unanimously to recommend Amendments to Zoning Bylaws Section 620 (sections 620.1 and 620.3) and Amendments to General Bylaws on stormwater management, according to the April 13
Scituate convened its 2026 Annual and Special Town Meeting April 13-14 with 215 voters attending. Moderator Maura Curran led the Special Town Meeting, which unanimously approved a consent agenda of four articles and indefinitely postponed one by majority vote. The Annual Town Meeting approved a
Select Board approves zoning and stormwater bylaws amendments for town meeting. Chair Andrew W. Goodrich and the board voted on Articles 23 and 24 of the warrant; Article 23 sections 620.1 and 620.3 passed unanimously, while the revised section 620.4.D passed 4-1, with Nico Afanasenko opposing,
Senior Center Director Linda Hayes Kelley announced her retirement effective end of June at the Council on Aging/Board of Directors meeting April 9, triggering succession planning. Chair JD Miller oversaw reports from Director Hayes Kelley, Assistant Director Kelly Walsh, Activities Coordinator
Scituate Planning Board approves two accessory dwelling units while continuing a stormwater hearing. The board unanimously approved a 1,255-square-foot special-permit ADU at 36 Grasshopper Lane, with the structure filling 37.8 percent of the principal dwelling under the zoning bylaw's 40-percent
The Scituate Commission on Disabilities has approved its budget and is planning accessibility initiatives. Treasurer Athena Brodsky reported a $4,132.33 Commission on Disabilities budget and $7,251.87 in collected handicap parking fines; the report passed unanimously. Brodsky and member Dan Fogarty
Scituate Select Board approves kitchen donation and clears licensing renewals. The board unanimously accepted a $19,700 gift from Kitchen Spaces & Interiors for the Mordecai Lincoln Caretakers Cottage renovation, approved special events Get to Greenbush and Spring Awakening both scheduled for May
Scituate Community Preservation Committee withdraws Sunset Road acquisition article. The committee voted unanimously to pull Article 5 from the April 13 town warrant after an appraisal dispute on one parcel left the acquisition status unresolved. Vice Chair Skyler Chick presided in the absence of
Scituate Recreation Commission unanimously approves free seal warning signs for three beaches. The signs will educate residents about seal behavior at Humarock, Peggotty, and Minot Beaches, per a Beach Commission request by Kelly Bower. Activitas project manager Mark Novak reported that Kazlousky
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