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News for Stoughton from South Shore 360: our stories, the newest official notices and when the Select Board meets.

2South Shore 360 stories8recent official noticesNext meetingStoughton Select Board, Nov. 24

Latest from Stoughton

  1. CommunityStoughton

    Stoughton Fire Department opens its renovated 1920s Freeman Street headquarters to the public Dec. 10

    The open house runs 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10, at 30 Freeman St., the downtown firehouse the town turned into offices under a $7.05 million construction contract.

    By the South Shore 360 Community Desk ·

  2. Public SafetyStoughton

    Former Stoughton officer convicted in Sandra Birchmore's death faces life at Feb. 3 sentencing

    A federal jury convicted Matthew Farwell on both counts, which carry at least life in prison, and he returns to court for sentencing Feb. 3, 2027.

    By the South Shore 360 Public Safety Desk ·

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When it meets

  • Stoughton Select BoardMeets the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at 7:30 p.m., Great Hall, Town Hall, 10 Pearl St.
    Next on that schedule: Tuesday, Nov. 24 Select Board

Agendas and minutes: Stoughton Agenda Center. Boards cancel and move meetings, so check the agenda before you go.

Regionwide stories

  1. NewsSouth Shore

    Bridgewater State volleyball wins a third straight MASCAC title as Norwell boys soccer beats Greater New Bedford again

    Saturday's late scores: Brockton, Plymouth, Weymouth and Hanson players help the Bears into the NCAA tournament, Norwell reaches the Division 3 semifinals and Holbrook's run ends by a goal.

    By the South Shore 360 News Desk ·

  2. NewsSouth Shore

    Hanson's average single-family tax bill rises $427 as the first South Shore towns set fiscal 2027 rates

    East Bridgewater, Halifax, Hanson and Hull have their new rates, and the other 22 South Shore communities are still to come, including Abington and Duxbury, where voters approved overrides this spring.

    By the South Shore 360 News Desk ·

  3. NewsSouth Shore

    Hingham hosts Notre Dame Academy as four South Shore girls soccer teams play for state semifinal spots Sunday

    Oliver Ames meets Masconomet at Danvers for a shot at top-seeded Duxbury, and Rockland visits Sandwich in Division 4.

    By the South Shore 360 News Desk ·

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