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 […]
The Scituate Select Board discussed the 4th of July weekend during their meeting Tuesday night. Town Administrator Jim Boudreau tells WATD News they also discussed changes to Waterways Commission Regulations. The board also got an update on the Water Treatment Plant Project. Boudreau says they also discussed DPW Contracts. […]
Three contested races and four non-binding questions will be on the ballot for the Plymouth Annual Town Election on Saturday. The race for Select Board will see John Mahoney, Charles Bletzer, Alan Costello, and G. Edward Bradley competing for two seats. Noreen Carvalho Bechade, Luis Pizano, and James Sorensen will be competing for two seats […]
Carver held their town election on Saturday with two contested races on the ballot. The race for Select Board saw John Cotter win the one open seat with 428 votes, Robert Belbin got 286 votes. Two seats were up for grabs in the race for school committee with Kelly Niemi as the top vote getter […]
Current member of the Plymouth Select Board, Patrick Flaherty, says he is not going to run for re-election again in May. WATD News asked Flaherty if continued “news attention and focus” on the role of the Select Board in the process of Plymouth Town Manager Melissa Arrighi leaving, and whether a new Town manager appointed had anything to do […]
Town Administrator Jim Boudreau speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about Tuesday night’s joint meeting between the Planning Board and Select Board to discuss Scituate’s Master Plan.