Cohasset's Public Safety Facilities Committee cancels Sept. 24 public forum on new proposal. Also in today's brief (4 items): Public Safety Facilities Committee cancels Sept. 24 forum; Select Board to discuss Harbor Forum Sept. 29; Walk-in flu clinics coming to Cohasset in October; Libr…
Cohasset Sidewalk Committee plans FY 2027 improvements with newly hired town engineer. The committee unanimously approved prior meeting minutes and welcomed Town Engineer J.R. Frey, whose background includes securing a $1 million grant for a Hingham roundabout and signals intent to pursue state
Cohasset's historic district panel unifies review authority on paint colors and roofing materials. Chair Woody Chittick and the Village Historic District Study Committee voted to apply the same four exclusions to both the Town Common and Village districts, retaining commission oversight. The
Planning Board cleared a Water Commission utility project from special permit review.
The Affordable Housing Trust received an update on the town's subsidized housing inventory from Town Planner Cassandra Thayer. The addition of 1 Pleasant Street's 14 units brought the town's affordable housing inventory to 10.81 percent.
Cohasset Planning Board lets Water Department drop its own lagoon-expansion permit request.
Select Board fills Village Parking Task Force and advances six warrant articles for Special Town Meeting. Chair David Farrag, Vice Chair Ellen Maher, Clerk William Ashton, and Members Paul L. Grady, Jr. and Gregory Watts appointed Josh Kimball (police), Kevin Cronin (DPW), Doug McGregor (business),
Cohasset Select Board fills a new Village Parking Task Force and previews an $8 million fall warrant.
Cohasset Zoning Board continued two special permit applications to October 5, 2026, pending legal review of new state zoning law. Chair David McMorris was re-elected unanimously and Lee Darst was unanimously elected Vice Chair. Town Counsel Carolyn Murray briefed the board on Chapter 40A changes,
This week's Cohasset obituary notices column carries one entry: Riley, Robert E. Mr. Riley, 96, of Cohasset, died September 5, 2026, at his home, surrounded by his family. He was born February 19, 1930, in Boston. His notice was posted by McNamara-Sparrell Funeral Home, the lead source;…