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Alternative Energy Committee Accelerates School Solar Project

Cohasset accelerates solar procurement for school array to meet tax credit deadline. The Alternative Energy Subcommittee moved up the timeline to secure a Letter of Intent by July 2, 2026, to qualify for a 30 percent federal tax credit before a July 4 safe harbor deadline. Committee Chair Tanya

Commission Continues Wheelwright Park Tower Hearing, Orders Site Visit Before April 16 Vote

COHASSET -- April 2, 2026, Cohasset's Conservation Commission continued a contentious public hearing on a proposed wireless communications tower in Wheelwright Park, ordering a site visit before the April 16 session. The commission voted 5-0 at its April 2 Zoom meeting to continue NOI 26-03 and Stormwater

School Committee approves revised calendar, SSEC board seat, and gifts.

Cohasset School Committee voted unanimously to set June 25, 2026, as the half-day last day of school to account for snow closures, and approved Superintendent Dr. Sarah Shannon as the district's South Shore Educational Collaborative Board representative. The Committee accepted $8,715 in gifts:

Planning Board approves deposit account closeouts and endorses open space plan.

The Planning Board unanimously approved returning outstanding deposit balances from nine completed projects and endorsed the draft 2026-2036 Open Space and Recreation Plan for state submission. Chair Kevin Heine, Vice Chair Clark Brewer, Member Amy Glasmeier, and Clerk Birgit Schmidt-Wesche voted

Cohasset Planning Board Endorses 2026-2036 Open Space Plan Unanimously

Cohasset Planning Board unanimously endorses 2026-2036 Open Space Plan and flags Wheelwright Park zoning gap.