Town Edition
Norfolk County
Weymouth, Massachusetts
English settlers landed on this shore in 1622, which makes Weymouth the second oldest town in Massachusetts, behind only Plymouth. Abigail Adams was born here, the salt marshes and the Back River still cut through the middle of town, and the old Naval Air Station is being rebuilt into a new neighborhood right now. Weymouth is also unusual: it is legally a town, but it runs like a city, with an elected Mayor and an eleven-member Town Council. This guide shows you how Weymouth works today, the people who run it, the boards that shape your block, the legislators who carry your voice to Boston and Washington, and the data behind it all.
The Weymouth Civics Handbook
A plain-language guide to how your town works: who represents you, how decisions get made, and how to make your voice heard. Read it online.
Weymouth at a Glance
Sources: Massachusetts DESE, district profile · US Census Bureau (data.census.gov).
- County: Norfolk. Weymouth sits on the South Shore between the Fore River and the Back River, about twelve miles south of Boston.
- Government: a strong-mayor charter adopted in 2000. Mayor Michael Molisse took office in 2025.
- Schools: Weymouth Public Schools, about 5,700 students across eleven schools, led by Superintendent Melanie Curtin.
How Weymouth’s Government Works
For most of its history Weymouth was run the old New England way, by town meeting and a board of selectmen. In 1999 the voters scrapped that system and adopted a strong-mayor charter, which took effect in 2000. Today residents elect a Mayor to run the town, an eleven-member Town Council to make its laws, and a School Committee to oversee the schools. The Mayor holds real executive power: appointing department heads, proposing the budget, and signing or vetoing what the Council passes.
The Mayor
The elected chief executive. Runs every department, appoints department heads and most board members, proposes the budget, and can veto Council ordinances.
Town Council
The eleven-member legislative body. Six councilors are elected by district and five at large. The Council passes ordinances, sets policy, and adopts the budget the Mayor proposes.
School Committee
Six members elected by voters, plus the Mayor. It sets school policy, approves the school budget, and hires the Superintendent.
- Residents elect the Mayor, the eleven councilors, and the School Committee.
- The Mayor runs the town day to day and proposes the budget.
- The Council votes the budget and the ordinances up or down, and can override a veto.
- You take part: public comment, board service, and a call to your district councilor all shape what happens next.
Explore the Weymouth Edition
- Mayor’s OfficeThe town’s chief executive
- Town CouncilYour eleven councilors
- School CommitteeSuperintendent & committee
- Town DepartmentsWho does what at Town Hall
- Boards & CommissionsWhere residents serve
- LegislatorsYour voice in Boston & D.C.
- Weymouth HistoryFrom Wessagusset to Union Point
- DemographicsWho lives in Weymouth
- Non-ProfitsCommunity organizations
- Student DataWeymouth Public Schools by the numbers
Civic Calendar
- Town Council: meets the first and third Mondays at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers, second floor of Town Hall, 75 Middle Street.
- School Committee: meets in the evening and posts agendas on the district website at weymouthschools.org.
- Municipal elections: odd-numbered years. The Council and School Committee were last chosen in November 2025.
- State and federal elections: even-numbered years. The 2026 primary and general are this fall.
Your County Officials
Two of the people with the most direct power over your life are elected countywide. The district attorney decides who gets charged with a crime, and what they get charged with. The sheriff runs the county jail. Both of them answer to the voters of Norfolk County, and that includes Weymouth. They appear on your ballot. Now you know what to look for.
Every county in Massachusetts elects its own, and the job is the same everywhere: the charging decisions, the jail. Look up any town in the state and see who holds these two offices there.
Your First Civic Action in Weymouth
Changing something in town is not a mystery. Here is the whole path, start to finish.
- Pick the right body. A pothole or a park is a Town Council or department matter. A school rule is the School Committee. Money for either runs through the Mayor’s budget.
- Find the meeting. The Town Council meets the first and third Mondays at 7:30 PM in the Council Chambers at Town Hall, 75 Middle Street. Agendas are posted in advance at weymouth.ma.us.
- Know your councilors. You have one district councilor and five at-large councilors, all of whom represent you. Find them on the Town Council page.
- Speak. Public comment is open to residents, and you do not have to be old enough to vote to use it. Say who you are, where you live, and what you want done.
- Or skip the trip. Report a pothole, a broken streetlight, or a downed sign online through the town’s SeeClickFix tool at seeclickfix.com/weymouth.
- Town Hall: 75 Middle Street, Weymouth, MA 02189. Main line 781-335-2000.
- Town Clerk & agendas: 781-340-5017, with agendas and meeting notices posted at weymouth.ma.us.
- Public schools: Weymouth Public Schools, 781-335-1460, weymouthschools.org.
Local government works best when residents show up. Find your district councilor, speak at a Monday meeting, or apply to serve on a board.
Sources
This guide draws on public sources, refreshed July 2026: U.S. Census Bureau, Massachusetts DESE School and District Profiles, Massachusetts Legislature (malegislature.gov), and the official Weymouth government website.