Get News Updates RSS RSS Feed
Town Meetings March 6, 2008
Search Archives



Rochester OKs Professional Audit,
Instead of Electing Auditors

By Martha Slater
     For well over three hours Monday evening, Rochester voters flexed their democratic muscles on a wide range of issues.
More ...

Sharon Passes Budgets,
Puts Atwood on S’board

By Sandy Vondrasek
     It was a long day at the polls Tuesday in Sharon—open for voting 7 a.m.-7 p.m.—and when it was all over, the town had a new selectman. Brad Atwood, who campaigned actively for the job, was elected over six-year incumbent Kevin Blakeman in a 247-160 vote.
More ...

Randolph Town Meeting
Keeps Revote Rules

By M. D. Drysdale
     The town of Randolph will not make it harder for voters to change their minds—unless of course the town changes its mind later.
More ...

Property Valuation Is Hot Issue in Barnard
     In a big turnout Tuesday, Barnard voters approved town and school budgets, and returned Selectman Rock Webster to the board in a paper ballot vote.
More ...

Braintree OKs Budgets
In Convivial Meeting

By Sandy Vondrasek
     The pleasures and advantages of an old-time Town Meeting—with all the action "on the floor"—were evident at the Braintree Town Hall Tuesday.
More ...


Three Tunbridge
Officials Quit

     Tunbridge Town Moderator Euclid Farnham lives on a scenic farm on a high hill above the village. A really high hill.
More ...


Chelsea Voters Agree

     At Amicable School Mtg.
More ...

Royalton Town Meeting Voters OK Purchase of Opera House
By Randy Leavitt
Read the Story...


Despite Emotion,
Bethel Votes ‘Yes’

By Mary Anderson
     Bethel’s town meeting progressed with relatively little dissension and the only vote that was close was the vote of 76 nays to 67 yeas which effectively turned down $1000 for the Quintown Senior Citizen’s Center.
More ...

Will Also Build Firehouse
Hancock Votes 2 Ways
On School Budgets

By Martha Slater
     Hancock voters on Tuesday defeated one of the two school budgets up for consideration, but later at the town meeting, voted to authorize the selectboard to borrow money to construct a new firehouse.
More ...

Pittsfield Voters Pass School
& Town Budgets, OK Renovation

     At their annual School District meeting, Pittsfield voters passed the proposed school budget of $778,986 on a voice vote.
More ...

Stockbridge Voters Increase Budget, Keep Garbage Pickup
By Shari McLaughlin
     In an unusual move, the voters of Stockbridge voted to increase the town’s proposed budget from $764,471 to $814,271. This came about because voters didn’t accept the elimination of town-wide garbage removal and voted to increase the budget by $49,800 to reinstate the service provided by Benson’s Ru...
More ...

Strafford’s Town Mtg.: Getting There Was the Hard Part
By John Freitag
Read the Story...

Vershire OKs Upgrades for Town Center, Offices
     In Australian balloting Tuesday, Vershire voters approved town and highway budgets, okayed a revised development bylaw, and voted in a new selectboard member.
More ...