In-Person Utility Payments Shift Away From Town Hall
Abington, MA · October 1, 2026
October arrives under quiet gray skies just in time for tonight's graphic novel roundtable. If you usually drop off your municipal utility payments in person, make sure you head to the right building before heading out.
The Lead
Effective immediately, the Treasurer/Collector's office at Town Hall is no longer taking in-person water and sewer bill payments. Residents settling their accounts in person will now need to head straight to the individual departments: water bills must be dropped off at the Abington-Rockland Joint Water Works office at 366 Centre Avenue in Rockland between 8:00 AM and 3:30 PM, while sewer payments now go directly to the Abington Sewer Department at 350 Summer Street.
Online payments through the town portal and mailed checks remain unaffected and will process normally. Officials say the administrative realignment eliminates redundant inter-office routing and connects residents directly with utility staff who can answer metering and usage questions on the spot. Anyone heading out with a paper stub this week should check the payment address first before driving over to Gliniewicz Way.
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Today's Outlook
- High 72°F · Low 57°F — Overcast
- Expect mild, sunless skies today, so skip the heavy jacket and grab a light layer.
What's On Around Town
Today
Preschool Play & Learn Rockland Memorial Library (20 Belmont St), Rockland, 10:30 AM · Free Interactive stories, sensory movement, and social playtime for curious little ones.
Comics and Graphic Novel Talk Back Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 7:00 PM · Free Casual conversation covering indie comics, favorite artists, and new series recommendations.
Tomorrow
Food Basket International Grand Opening Food Basket International (683 Belmont St), Brockton, 11:00 AM–1:00 PM · Free
Brockton Bikes First Friday Ride Enso Gallery (50 Centre St), Brockton, 5:00–7:00 PM
Green Wave Homecoming Dance Reilly Field, 7:00–9:00 PM · $20
Saturday
The ICC's 7th Annual Boston Irish Beerfest Irish Cultural Centre (200 New Boston Dr), Canton, 11:00 AM · Paid
Rockland Fall Festival Rockland Memorial Library (20 Belmont St), Rockland, 1:00–5:00 PM · Free
19th Nervous Breakdown: Rolling Stones Tribute Bridgewater Citizens Club (60 Hale St), Bridgewater, 2:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- The Arnold Shoe Factory
- Erected in 1875 by Civil War veteran Moses N. Arnold to churn out 3,000 pairs of footwear daily, this Italianate brick landmark near the tracks later manufactured industrial vacuum machinery. Today, its sunny multi-pane timber bays shelter working artist studios.
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