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OSSIPEE — Now that vaccine mandates are being implemented in places like Massachusetts, New York and California, one Ossipee resident has sought assurances from selectmen they won't curtail access to
FREEDOM â While the COVID-19 pandemic made town voting day a bit different for towns that kept to their traditional schedule, residents who went to the polls in Freedom, Eaton, Ossipee and Wolfeboro cast some interesting ballots. In Freedom, incumbent selectman Alan Fall trailed the front-runner by five votes after tallies were announced on Tuesday night. âWe did an instant recount immediately, while the counting crew was assembled,â said Town Clerk Libby Priebe. âMelissa Florio was declared the winner. Three candidates vied for the three-year selectmanâs seat. Florio...
February 17, 2021OSSIPEE — Incumbent Martha Eldridge has a challenger this year for the open three-year term to serve as Ossipee selectman. Marie McConarty will be on the ballot, offering a choice to voters. That contest is one of just two contested races; Dallas Emery, Jr. and Condict M. Billings are both running for the one-year term on the budget committee. Vacant positions leave open the possibility of write-in candidates or appointment by officials after the election. The town needs a Trustee of the Trust Funds, a Cemetery Trustee, a Supervisor of the Checklist, and a candidate ...
Ossipee selectmen denounce 'mask-shaming police' Dallas Emery (right) speaks during the Ossipee selectmen’s meeting Monday. Selectmen (from left) are Martha Eldridge, Sue Simpson and Jonathan Smith. Behind the camera is Ed Comeau of Governmentoversite.com. Daymond Steer / Conway Daily Sun Published: 1/27/2021 10:43:00 AM Mellisa Seamans of Effingham, who took the Ossipee selectmen to task last week over their COVID-19 policies, was referred to by the board Monday as the “mask-shaming police.” Selectmen then announced they had reversed the vote they took last week to require masks be wo...
CONWAY — Those who have been watching Conway selectmen's meetings on Zoom or on TV (Valley Vision-Channel 3) may have noticed that four out of five selectmen are wearing masks