Raynham Select Board 08/25/2026

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A town meeting can sound routine right up until you hear what’s actually on the line. We start with a packed set of updates from the Raynham Senior Center that show how local government turns into day-to-day quality of life: expanded SAFE volunteer hours tied to a future real estate tax credit, fuel assistance timelines, support groups open to the whole community, and practical education on scams, identity fraud, and legal planning. We also dig into Medicare help that can put real money back into household budgets, including SHINE counseling and the MassHealth Buy-In program, plus a jaw-dropping example of annual savings after a plan review.

Then we shift into the heart of the night: three finalist interviews for Raynham’s Health Director position. We press on the essentials of local public health leadership, including how each candidate handles confrontational calls, responds to emergencies, develops staff, manages a tight municipal budget, and communicates with the board. A key policy thread runs through every interview: whether Raynham should implement a restaurant grading system and what it takes to make restaurant inspections consistent, transparent, and fair while still driving higher food safety standards.

We close with decisions and discussion that shape service delivery, including procurement support to cover staffing gaps and an intermunicipal approach to animal control with neighboring towns. The final reports bring the stakes back to street level: multiple recent fatal crashes, school buses returning, volunteer needs for the first days of kindergarten, and reminders about Triple E and West Nile risk until the first frost. Subscribe for more local governance and public health coverage, share this with a neighbor who cares about Raynham, and leave a review telling us what topic you want us to follow next.