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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   HALIFAX — In a race where building trust in the local government was a recurring theme among candidates, a three-year term on the Select Board went to Peter Silverberg. On Tuesday, Silverberg beat out incumbent Mitchell Green, who has served on the board for about four years and received pushback over the last year for being one of two board members who negotiated a deal to buy land to use as a gravel pit from another board member. The purchase ultimately fell through but the process was deemed “shady” by residents. He recei...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   HALIFAX — After a year marked by contentious meetings, Select Board candidates vying for a three-year term faced tough questions from residents in a forum. Incumbent Mitchell Green answered one about whether the board has any etiquette or policy about candidates convicted of a crime. He said board members are elected and they cannot tell each other how to do their job. “I’m totally not the person I was 30 years ago,” he said Tuesday during the forum held by conference call while explaining that a conviction has no effec...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   HALIFAX — To avoid confusion and complaints, ballots won’t be sent to every registered voter in Halifax for Town Meeting Day on March 2. Town Clerk Patricia Dow called the state’s decision to mail ballots to every voter for the November election a “great idea” but reported hearing a lot of backlash from voters. “There were a lot of complaints I heard along the way,” she said at the Select Board meeting held remotely Monday, describing how some voters thought the ballot wouldn’t be the same one offere...