Hanson Select Board Defers Cannabis Delivery Ban to October Town Meeting Vote
Hanson Select Board punts cannabis delivery ban and advances school agreement framework at packed July 21 meeting.
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Hanson Select Board Votes to Buy 45 Acres From Hubble for $117,500
Hanson Select Board approves $117,500 Hubble land purchase and hires three highway workers.
Hanson Select Board Defers Housing Mortgage Vote After Legal Concerns Arise
HANSON — June 30, 2026 — Hanson Select Board defers housing mortgage vote and clears three routine items at special session. The board convened the special June 30 meeting specifically to discharge the mortgage at 533 Main Street — the LZ Thomas property held by the Hanson Housing Authority — but stepped back after
Hanson Select Board reverses course, moves to buy $270,000 affordable housing condo
Hanson Select Board reversed its prior vote and moved unanimously Tuesday to pursue acquisition of a $270,000 affordable housing condominium at 902 Main Street, Unit 35, after a presentation by James Marathis, Executive Director of the Quincy Housing Authority, which manages the Hanson Housing Autho
Hanson Select Board Approves Expanded Planner Title, Waives Affordable Unit Purchase Right
Hanson Select Board approves combined town planner title and waives right on affordable housing unit.
Hanson Select Board Orders Belgian Malinois Euthanized After Multiple Neighbor Attacks
Hanson Select Board reorganizes under new chair Laura Kemet and unanimously orders a Belgian Malinois euthanized after a second dangerous dog hearing on Birch Park Drive.
Hanson Select Board Orders Belgian Malinois Removed After Series of Neighborhood Attacks
Hanson Select Board declared an 8-month-old Belgian Malinois a dangerous dog and ordered its removal from a Birchbark Drive property at the April 28 meeting.
Hanson Select Board funds $150,000 police camera upgrade from stabilization reserves
HANSON — April 14, 2026 — Hanson Select Board closes annual town meeting warrant, adding $150,000 police camera fix over Finance Committee objection. The board voted unanimously Tuesday to fund a police station closed-circuit camera and access-control system from stabilization reserves after learning the 2007-era system is causing
Hanson Select Board Places $33 Million Library Question on May Ballot Amid Budget Crunch
Hanson Select Board placed four ballot questions totaling more than $41 million on the May 16 annual election and locked down a warrant burdened by a $1.5 million budget shortfall, driven largely by an unusually severe winter.
Hanson Select Board Places 37 Warrant Articles, Three Override Ballot Questions for Spring Vote
Hanson Select Board places 37 town meeting warrant articles and three Proposition 2½ ballot questions ahead of annual town meeting.