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HALIFAX — Town employees will again be paid late due to orders not being signed by Select Board members on time.

HALIFAX -- Cara Cheyette and Tristan Roberts secured seats on the newly expanded five-member Select Board.

HALIFAX — Three candidates are vying for each of the two new Select Board seats approved by voters at annual Town Meeting in March. After Tuesday’s election, the board will

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...