Bellingham brief: Monday, September 21, 2026
Bellingham water crews to begin annual hydrant flushing across town starting Sept. 22
Bellingham water crews to begin annual hydrant flushing across town starting Sept. 22.
From Bellingham News
- Board of Health confronts inspection backlog. Bellingham's Board of Health confronted a two-year restaurant inspection backlog, with Health Agent Dylan Labonte out until Sept. 24 and Vice Chair Richard Gilberti warning of public health risk. Members also set an October hearing on banning kratom, newly restricted statewide.Bellingham News
- Conservation board wrestles with culvert, drainage woes. Bellingham's Conservation Commission paused a Wrentham Road culvert hearing after a member flagged a mismatch with FEMA flood data, as residents described years of stormwater damage draining onto their Duhamel Way-area properties. The board also weighed a slate of Toll Brothers subdivision lots nearby.Bellingham News
- Planning Board takes up sweeping zoning rewrite. Bellingham's Planning Board weighed a sweeping rewrite of the town's zoning bylaw ahead of November's town meeting, including a fix for last meeting's unintended ban on personal kennels. Members also worked through subdivision matters for Red Mill, Aldridge Farm Estates and Duhamel Way.Bellingham News
- Select Board also weighs health plan cost jump. Bellingham's Select Board also heard that the town's self-insured health plan absorbed a 16.9 percent cost increase after paying more than $11 million in claims against 969 covered lives. The board separately awarded a $233,150.30 MassDOT-funded sidewalk accessibility contract on Blackstone Street.Bellingham News
- Deed filings show single home sale in late August. Bellingham's latest roundup of deed filings shows just a single home sale recorded for the second half of August, a quiet stretch for the town's real estate market.Bellingham News
Today in Bellingham
- Town posts early voting hours for Nov. 3 election. Bellingham announced early in-person voting hours ahead of the Nov. 3 state election in a Sept. 21 notice from the town clerk's office.Town of Bellingham
Coming up
- Tue, Sep 22: Hydrant flushing begins across town Sept. 22. Bellingham's water department will begin its annual hydrant flushing program Sept. 22, which can cause temporary water discoloration or reduced pressure in affected neighborhoods.Town of Bellingham