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Longtime Carver town official Sarah Hewins confirms candidacy for 2nd District Plymouth representative seat
MIDDLEBORO— Longtime Carver Selectwoman Sarah Hewins confirms she is running for the 2nd District Plymouth representative seat.
Hewins is currently the only Democrat in the race but Republican incumbent John Gaskey and Carver resident and challenger Mark Townsend are running as well.
She ran an unsuccessful write-in campaign in 2024 for the seat representing South Middleboro, Wareham and Carver and against Gaskey who was the only name on the ballot.
Hewins said her campaign will be centered around three main issues; transparency at the state house, local control over local issues and lowering utility bills.
Hewins is currently in her 17th year on the Carver Select Board and previously served as the town’s conservation agent for 15 years and did two, five year terms on the Planning Board.
Her career also includes 10 years as the chair of the seven-town Plymouth/Carver Aquifer Advisory committee, commissioner for the Southeast Regional Planning and Economic Development District for five years and director of the South Shore Community Action Council.
In Middleboro, Hewins has advocated for pedestrian safety measures as a member of the Southeastern Massachusetts Metropolitan Planning Organization such as the safe pedestrian connection from downtown to the middle school and a new traffic light on North Main Street.
Other accomplishments include affordable housing and conservation work in Carver and she secured multi-million dollar playgrounds in Carver. In Wareham she helped establish the South Shore Community Action Council’s Head Start building.
“I’m running for state representative to get more things done for our towns and the most effective way to get things done in the Massachusetts legislature is to be an active, listening, and independent Democrat,” Hewins wrote to Nemasket Week.
Free energy efficiency guide for landlords
MIDDLEBORO — Making rental properties more energy efficient offers numerous financial benefits to landlords, even though they may not be the ones paying the heating bills.
Area nonprofit Sustainable Middleboro has published a free 20-page “Guide to Resilient Rentals” that outlines those benefits, as well as all the local, state, and federal financial incentives available to landlords, both now and coming in 2026.
“Many landlords we talk to would like to improve their buildings but don’t know about the financial help they can get in rebates, tax credits, grants, and some very attractive financing deals,” said Kimberly French, board president of the nonprofit. “How landlords can combine those incentives and when and how to work together with tenants can be complex. That’s why we put together this guide, with everything in one place.”
Weatherization improvements can reduce costly repairs such as frozen pipes, maintenance, and capital expenditures, as well as decrease turnover and increase property value. Numerous incentive programs can help pay for improvements and replacements that building owners may need to make anyway. Some incentives are for owner-occupied buildings, some for larger rehabs.
One program, which has weatherized seven properties in Middleboro in the past year, pays 100% of costs.
Sustainable Middleboro is a nonprofit that helps Middleboro residents — including landlords — find ways to save money and energy. The group’s Weatherization Navigator, Hayden Kane, can guide landlords and tenants to incentives and improvements that can help. He’s available at 774-419-5250 or navigator@sustainablemiddleborough.org.
"Landlords: A Guide to Resilient Rentals" is available to download or print at sustainablemiddleborough.org, or contact Kane for a print copy. The group will be publishing a companion Tenants: A Guide to Lowering Your Utility Bills in early 2026.
Middleboro library director moving on to
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MIDDLEBORO — Middleboro Public Library Director Randy Gagné worked his last week in Middleboro this week.
Gagné has been the library director since 2018, and Wednesday Jan. 21 was his last day of work following his resignation in December. Members of the Board of Library Trustees have been on the hunt to find a new library director.
Gagné will become the new director of the Sharon Public Library, following successful job interviews with the town.
Middleboro is now in search of a new director with a master’s degree in library sciences, and at least five years of library administration experience, according to the Library Director Search Committee’s job posting.
The library director oversees the overall strategic direction of the library’s services, along with managing budgets, staff and facilities.
The Middleboro library trustees will host a virtual meeting on Monday, Jan. 26 to make amendments to the job posting that was made public last month.
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