Tagged: Select Board

The Marshfield Select Board has decided not to renew the contract of Fire Chief Jeff Simpson. WATD’s Charles Mathewson reports.    

In Plymouth the Select Board, at their meeting on the 22nd, addressed the matter of whether or not to support a ban on the single serving liquor containers called nips. Selectmen Chair Dick Quintal and Selectman John Mahoney were not present.  With Selectmen Kevin Canty serving as chair, Charlie Bletzer and Harry Helm conducted the […]

The Cohasset Select Board is responding to a recent ruling by the Attorney General’s Office regarding a law that would impact Scituate’s waterways. The board’s chair Jean Healey Dippold says they are looking at their next steps.   Scituate officials however, welcomed the ruling saying it was an attempt to control what people can put […]

Milton Select Board member Erin Bradley issued an apology at their last meeting for comments she had previously made.   However, fellow Board Member Richard Wells said that her behavior was unacceptable and she needs to resign.   Board Member Roxanne Musto didn’t name Bradley specifically but did criticize the behavior.   However, Board Member […]

There were seven contested races for Hull’s Annual Election on Monday. Unofficial results show Joseph McCann and Jerry Taverna as the top voters for two seats on the Select Board with McCann getting 1,207 votes and Taverna getting 844 with both winning a 3-year term. David Gibbons got 578 votes, Incumbent Donna Pursel had 502 […]

There will be three contested races on the ballot when Milton holds its Annual Town Election on Tuesday. The race for Select Board will see incumbent Richard Welles facing off against George Ashur, Cindy Christiansen, Philip Johenning, and Benjamin Zoll for two seats on the board. Four candidates Mark Loring, Daniel O’Neil, Bao Qui, and […]

In Plymouth, the Select Board issued a new policy last November that when the warrant closes the second week of December—all language and supporting documents must be presented in the lead up to spring Annual Town Meeting. The Community Preservation Committee, or CPC, presented those materials on the 22nd—one day late.   Community Chairman Bill Keohan […]

Cohasset’s Select Board Chair is praising the town’s Police Department for their handling of the investigation into the disappearance of 39-year-old Ana Walshe.   Jack Creighton tells WATD News he has gotten an up-close look at how the case has been handled in the midst of national and international media scrutiny.   Ana Walshe was […]

The Milton Select Board interviewed the three finalists for Town Administrator during their meeting Thursday morning. The three candidates, Medfield Assistant Town Administrator Nicholas Milano; Thomas Guerino, Executive Director of the Greenfield Housing Authority and former Town Administrator in Bourne; and Brookline Deputy Town Administrator Melissa Goff, were asked about many topics such as how […]

Coastal Resiliency was a topic of discussion for Tuesday night’s Select Board meeting in Marshfield.   Town Administrator Michael Maresco tells WATD News there were eight recommendations.   They also had a discussion and vote regarding the North River.   Maresco says they also discussed a Licensing Agreement with Lone Prime Holdings.   The Select […]