Lower Electricity Rates Arrive on This Month’s Utility Bills
Abington, MA · November 10, 2026
Tuck into an extra cup of coffee before heading out into the chill this morning. Between a midday library matinee and evening town meetings, there is good reason to stay plugged in locally today.
The Lead
Town officials and local public safety leaders are ramping up pressure on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to address lingering safety hazards along the commuter rail corridor. Following a string of tragic pedestrian strikes and crossing accidents near Birch Street and Summer Street over recent years, municipal leaders want accelerated transit action before winter sets in.
Police Chief John Bonney and the Select Board have urged transit authorities to review warning mechanisms, signal timing, and pedestrian safety barriers at busy grade crossings that divide local neighborhoods. Data reviewed by town officials shows more than twenty rail-related strikes along the local tracks since passenger service returned in the late 1990s. With rail commuter traffic steady and road crossings heavily traveled each morning, the town is formally requesting that MBTA engineers inspect grade-level infrastructure and present an updated crossing-protection strategy at an upcoming public session.
Local Pulse
Town Power Program Locks In Lower Rates Business Residents enrolled in the municipal aggregation plan will see reduced electric supply rates take effect on upcoming statements.
Veterans Day Municipal Closures Slated Tomorrow City Hall Town Hall, the senior center, and local public schools will close Wednesday in observance of the federal holiday.
Regional Rail Trail Study Advances Locally Parks Planners are evaluating connections along the proposed Frederick Douglass multi-use corridor linking neighboring South Shore communities.
Today's Outlook
- High 54°F · Low 42°F — Overcast
- Keep a warm jacket handy for today's gray and breezy South Shore commute.
What's On Around Town
Today
Preschool Playgroup: Fall into Winter Anderson Story Room, Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 11:15 AM–Noon · Free Stories, music, and social play designed for children ages three to five.
Library Movie Afternoon Copeland Room, Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 1:30–4:00 PM · Free Free matinee screening with complimentary popcorn and comfortable library seating.
Friends Mystery Book Club Wales Room, Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 7:00–8:15 PM · Free Monthly discussion dissecting a selected whodunit with fellow local mystery enthusiasts.
Tomorrow
- Veterans Day Youth Sports Day Starland Sportsplex & Fun Park (637 Washington St), Hanover, 9:00 AM · Paid
- Veterans Day Luncheon D'Ann's Restaurant & Banquets (340 Centre Ave), 11:00 AM
Thursday
- Registered Preschool Storytime Anderson Story Room, Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 11:15 AM–Noon · Free
- Adult Craft Night Copeland Room, Abington Public Library (600 Gliniewicz Way), 6:30–8:00 PM · Free
Spotlight & Story
- 10 Railroad Street
- Long before sitting quiet beside the commuter rail, this sprawling four-story brick landmark hummed as the Lewis A. Crossett Shoe Company in the 1890s, later printing Birchcraft stationery. Today, the 100,000-square-foot complex awaits transformation into modern village apartments.
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