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Halifax selectmen present deep-cut FY27 budget with $1.5 million override option

Halifax selectmen present $1.5 million budget override option to restore service cuts. Town Administrator Steven Solbo outlined cuts across nine departments, including elimination of the junior officer and school resource officer positions in the Police Department, reduction of Fire Department

Halifax Boards Propose $800,000-Plus in FY2027 Cuts If Override Fails

HALIFAX -- March 31, 2026, Halifax Select Board and Finance Committee lay out sweeping cuts as $1.5 million override heads toward the ballot. At a packed joint public session Tuesday, Town Administrator Steven Solbo detailed more than $800,000 in proposed FY2027 reductions across police, fire, general government, schools, and

Halifax Finance Committee Approves $30.9M Budget With Deep Cuts to Police, Fire, and Staff

HALIFAX -- March 30, 2026, Halifax Finance Committee approves $30.9 million austerity budget, warning of public safety gaps if override fails. The seven-member committee voted on department-by-department groupings Monday night, endorsing Town Administrator Steve Hayward's proposed $1,494,065 in cuts for fiscal year 2027

Conservation Commission approves Certificate of Compliance for Thompson Street

Halifax Conservation Commission approves Certificate of Compliance for Thompson Street. Chair Edward Lane and Vice Chair Kathy Evans joined Secretary John Guiod and Member Paul Doucette in a unanimous 4-0 vote approving the property after Conservation Agent Dan Levesque completed his site

Halifax approves beer and wine license at 355 Plymouth Street

Halifax Selectmen unanimously approve beer and wine license for Plymouth Street retailer. The Board of Selectmen voted 3-0 to grant Vishveshwara Corp. d/b/a Halifax Beer Wine & Smoke a license for 355 Plymouth Street, with Manager Ankitkumar Patel at the helm. The store will operate 7 a.m. to 8