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2013: Launching the Lochaber BID business plan at the ‘sore feet’ statue in Fort William’s Gordon Square, the steering group, from left: Don Hind, Finlay Finlayson Frazer Coupland and Helen MacGillivray. Picture: Iain Ferguson, The Wright Image.
Chichester lightning rod Jason Weir has sparked controversy over residency and mask-wearing Selectman Jason Weir and girlfriend Allie McIntosh GEOFF FORESTER / Monitor staff Published: 5/13/2021 4:36:10 PM On Election Day in Chichester on Tuesday, Town Moderator Ewen MacKinnon had a question for Select Board member Jason Weir. Before Weir even got close to a voting booth a prickly relationship between an outspoken board member and several in town who say they’re tired of his grandstanding had already been laid bare. Last month, Weir’s refusal to wear a mask forced the postponeme...
In Chichester, the town meeting show goes on – this time in May Published: 2/15/2021 3:18:29 PM Voters in Chichester won’t have to worry about a snowstorm mucking around with annual meetings and voting this year. Town and school officials met remotely last Friday to change their meeting and voting schedules, part of an effort to smooth COVID-related problems that have become a normal way of life. With no reason to believe the pandemic will drastically improve in the coming weeks and even months, the Chichester Select Board and School Board, with a blessing from the governor, chose t...