By Dave Watkins in News — 03 Oct 2026

Select Board splits over bridge land gift

Select Board moves on battery storage land appraisal. Bourne's Select Board directed an appraisal of 61.8 acres on Bournedale Road after its owners filed to exit Chapter 61A status for a battery storage lease, reviving the town's right of first refusal on a parcel officials say backs up to a residential area.Bourne News
Select Board divided over Sagamore Bridge land gift. Bourne's Select Board split over whether to donate a landlocked parcel to MassDOT for Sagamore Bridge work, with the lone dissenting member and two residents pushing instead for the town to negotiate compensation or a rail-trail concession.Bourne News

Recreation Area Memorials Project wraps with online archive. The town has completed its Recreation Area Memorials Project, posting photos, family histories and digital archives online honoring the legacies behind Chester Park, Keith Field and other town recreation sites.Town of Bourne

Sun, Oct 4, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.: Buzzards Bay Coalition visits Bourne Intermediate School. The Buzzards Bay Coalition will be on hand at the Bourne Intermediate School parking lot Sunday from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., according to the district calendar.Bourne Public Schools
Tue, Oct 6: Picture day set for Bourne schools Tuesday. Inter-State Studio will conduct picture day across Bourne Public Schools on Tuesday, October 6, according to the district calendar.Bourne Public Schools
Tue, Oct 6: Select Board holds MassDOT workshop on bridge project. Bourne's Select Board meets Tuesday for a workshop with MassDOT, days after the board split over donating land for Sagamore Bridge work. The Recreation Committee is also slated to attend.Town of Bourne
Wed, Oct 7: Bourne hosts Case in conference soccer match. Bourne squares off against Case of Swansea in a conference soccer match Wednesday, October 7, MaxPreps reports.MaxPreps
Thu, Oct 8: Bourne girls JV soccer faces Old Rochester Thursday. Bourne's girls junior varsity soccer team takes on Old Rochester Regional of Mattapoisett on Thursday, October 8, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
Thu, Oct 8, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.: Library screens silent film Nosferatu Thursday. Jonathan Bourne Public Library hosts a free screening of the 1922 silent film Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror, with a new score by Bob Lanzetti, Thursday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.Jonathan Bourne Public Library

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