Did you learn all you needed to know about last week’s Annual Town Meeting?
Here’s articles from Abington News on the meeting and the budget.
Plus you can watch the entire 90-minute affair here:
SELECTMEN TO DISCUSS TRAIN STUDY MONDAY NIGHT
Abington has two of the most dangerous grade crossings in the state and accounts for more than half of all accidents along the Kingston commuter rail line, a study has determined. The town commissioned a study of all Abington grade crossings after two people were killed along the tracks last summer. Selectmen will discuss the study results tonight. The study found that some grade crossings have minor safety deficiencies, such as signs in wrong places, while others have more substantial issues, such as the lack of a pedestrian arm along Summer Street near the Senior Center. There have been 30 collisions between trains and pedestrians or vehicles since 1997, and 18 of those accidents have happened in Abington, with 10 taking place along a 200-yard stretch in North Abington. Abington is also the only town along the line with two roads that run directly parallel within 30 feet of the tracks.
CANDIDATES ANSWERING WEEKLY QUESTIONS
Candidates for contested races are now asnwering weekly questions from Abington News. In case you missed them, here they are.
Board of Selectmen Planning Board School Committee
ABSENTEE BALLOTS FOR ANNUAL TOWN ELECTION NOW AVAILABLE
Town Clerk Leanne Adams said absentee ballots for the town’s Annual Town Election are now available. The town election is scheduled for Saturday, April 29; voting will take place at the Beaver Brook Elementary School.
Applications for absentee ballots are available online, or can be requested be sending the Town Clerk’s Office a signed note. Postcards will not be sent out for the town elections; postcards are only mailed for state and federal elections, Adams said.
Registered voters may choose to vote via absentee ballot for any reason, whether they will be out of town, or just prefer to vote early. The deadline to apply for a vote by mail ballot is April 24 at 5 p.m. on the 5th business day before the election. Ballots can be returned via a secure drop box in front of Town Hall.
Anyone with questions can call the Town Clerk’s Office at 781-982-2112 or email lmadams@abingtonma.gov
TOWNWIDE YARD SALE SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 15
It’s almost yard sale season, and Abington Celebrates is coordinating a townwide event on Saturday, April 15. Abington Celebrates will be hosting a yard sale featuring donated items outside the North School from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Money raised will help pay for the Founders Day Weekend fireworks display. Residents and business owners can also pay $20 to have their own yard sale listed on a map that will be distributed at the North School. Participants will also receive a yard sign.
ACAM PROGRAMMING
Annual Town Meeting
GREEN WAVE SCHEDULE
GIRLS TENNIS
Tuesday, 4 p.m., vs. Middleborough
Thursday, 4 p.m., @ Randolph
BOYS LACROSSE
Varsity
Wednesday, 4 p.m., @ Norwell
Junior Varsity
Wednesday, 5:30 p.m., @ Norwell
GIRLS LACROSSE
Varsity
Wednesday, 4 p.m., vs. Norwell
Junior Varsity
No Games
GIRLS TRACK
Wednesday, 4 p.m., vs. East Bridgewater
BOYS TRACK
Wednesday, 4 p.m., vs. East Bridgewater
SOFTBALL
Tuesday, 4 p.m., vs. Middleborough
BASEBALL
Varsity
Tuesday, 4 p.m., @ Middleborough
Thursday, 4 p.m., @ Cohasset
Junior Varsity
Tuesday, 4 p.m., @ Middleborough
Thursday, 4 p.m., @ Cohasset
ULTIMATE FRISBEE
Monday, 3:15 p.m., vs. CATS Academy
Wednesday, 4 p.m., vs. Scituate
MEETING SCHEDULE
MONDAY
Opioid Settlement Fund Committee, 2 p.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes discussion about a mission statement, review of the application process, and thoughts about a special media presence.
Griffin’s Dairy Farm Committee, 5:30 p.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes a report from the project manager about geese, equipment, mowing, and other upgrades, plus discussions on the community garden, community yard sale, and the well project.
Board of Selectmen, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes a liquor license hearing for the new Abington Depot, a livery license for 4 E. Battery Street., and a review of the railroad grade crossing study.
TUESDAY
Board of Assessors, 11 a.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes monthly reports and a discussion on exemptions.
Conservation Commission, 6:30 p.m., Town Hall. Agenda includes a discussion about 154 Brockton Ave., and 161 North Quincy St.
WEDNESDAY
Strawberry Valley Golf Course Committee, 5 p.m., Clubhouse. Agenda includes a discussion about the 2023 season, netting on the 7th hole, and a land donation, plus an update on clubhouse renovations and pump/well improvements.
THURSDAY
Zoning Board of Appeals, 7 p.m., Town Hall. Only agenda item involves 824 Bedford St.