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BRIDGEWATER — A project near the center of town that proposed four multi-story buildings with businesses on the first floor and apartments on the top was 11 years in the making and needed town approval to move forward.  The planning board issued a special permit for the 60-88 Broad St. project in April, but the developer said this week that he will not move forward because it was approved for five residential units fewer than he was willing to build.  "It really put us in a position where we can't," said Jim Paskell, president of West Point Realty of Hanover. "It just doesn't work." 

Bridgewater appoints Michael P. MacDermott as fire chief COURTESY OF BRIDGEWATER FIRE DEPARTMENT Town Manager Michael Dutton recently announced that Deputy Fire Chief Michael P. MacDermott, who has served as the acting chief of the department since Oct. 2020, has been appointed to serve as the town’s new fire chief. With more than three decades of experience with the Bridgewater Fire Department, MacDermott was appointed as chief April 27. While serving as acting fire chief, MacDermott has developed a restructuring plan that helps the department meet the 21st century needs of the department,...