Bart Wendell News Today

PETERSHAM – For the first time in recent memory, Petersham was unable to proceed with Monday night’s Annual Town Meeting due to a lack of a quorum.The town, according to Town Moderator Bart Wendell, has one of the highest – if not the highest – quorum...

PETERSHAM – Voters going to the polls for the annual Town Election Monday had to do a bit of writing to complete their ballots.Because no one had taken out nomination papers by the deadline to be included on the ballot, voters wrote in the names of...

Petersham annual election nomination papers now available PETERSHAM — Nomination papers for the annual Town Election, to be held on March 6, 2023, are now available. They may be obtained at the Town Clerk’s Office until Monday, Jan. 13, 2023 at...

Petersham voters back study of PCS removal from consolidation (left to right) Petersham Selectboard member Rebecca Legare, Vice Chair Henry Woolsey and Chair Nancy Allen in discussion prior to the Annual Town Meeting. Staff photo/Greg Vine The setting sun shining through the open front door of Petersham Town Hall illuminates Town Moderator Bart Wendell at the start of last Mondays Annual Town Meeting. Staff photo/Greg Vine The vote in favor of a resolution to support the study of a return to ...