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Rising budgets, salary increases for police officers, town employees and paraeducators, and purchasing town vehicles will be a focus for Weare voters on Election Day in March.Weare residents gathered at the middle school to discuss the town and...

MARION – Following an altercation between dogs, the Marion Select Board ruled the aggressor was dangerous and drafted cond

Kevin McNatt and Andrew Todesco MANSFIELD - Massachusetts law requires each city and town to contact its neighbors every five years and reaffirm the boundaries that separate them. This act is called perambulating and was handed down from ancient traditions in England.  Perambulating involves locating and inspecting old granite markers or other landmarks that define town lines. And in the swampy wilds of southeastern Massachusetts that was not always easy.  An early example of perambulation oc...

Town of Bradford appoints new selectman after two others abruptly quit Harry Wright, a Bradford selectman, locks up the door at the Bradford Town Hall in 2012, after walking through and fixing a window with a broken latch that was blown open by the wind. Bradford voters will be asked, for the fourth year in a row, to approve a plan for town hall restorations. Last year the proposal failed by five votes. Monitor file Andrea Morales And then there were two. A new member was appointed to the Bradf...

Durham BOS form Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee Durham BOS form Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee The Board voted Monday to create an Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. Nadya Korytnikova Advertisement January 26, 2021 05:36PM By Nadya Korytnikova, Record-Journal staff DURHAM – The Board of Selectmen voted Monday to create a town Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee.  The committee, which will consist of five members, is tasked with organi...

Data on Durham households presented to selectman Data on Durham households presented to selectman . Sustainable Durham member, Kimberly Fisher, presented Durham housing data profile, which was released earlier this year by the Partnership for Strong Communities nonprofit. Nadya Korytnikova January 15, 2021 07:52AM By Nadya Korytnikova, Record-Journal staff DURHAM — Compared to state averages, the town has more households with occupants over the age of 60 and fewer households with ...

Group urges Trenton to leave AOS TRENTON — The Trenton Elementary School should withdraw from Alternative Organizational Structure 91 (AOS 91), according to the School Evaluation Options Committee (SEOC), which made the recommendation to the Board of Selectmen at its Dec. 29 meeting.  Additionally, the committee requested that “the Trenton School Board prepare a letter expressing a vote of no confidence with regard to Dr. Marc Gousse, superintendent [of] AOS 91,” according to a statement...

HUDSON — The town’s next executive assistant may not be required to live in Hudson. The town charter requires the executive assistant to establish residence in Hudson within nine months of being appointed, but selectmen on Monday requested Town Counsel Aldo Cipriano begin the process of drafting an article for Town Meeting to eliminate the residency requirement from the charter. Any change to the charter must be approved by Town Meeting. Hudson is searching for a new executive assistant. Th...