Duxbury Town Meeting will have an unusual predicament on Saturday. Town government will either run a deficit or close the beach. A non-profit organization, the Duxbury Beach Reservation, owns the peninsular that largely identifies the town and protects it as a barrier beach. The town leases it from the reservation. This year, the lease will […]
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Duxbury Town Meeting To Discuss Potential Beach Closure
March 7th, 2024 | Town MeetingTriffletti Recaps Plymouth Fall Town Meeting
October 23rd, 2023 | Town MeetingPlymouth Town Moderator Steven Triffletti gives WATD’s Dan McCready re-cap of the Fall Annual Town Meeting.
Kingston Selectmen Discuss Town Meeting, Host Community Agreements
August 16th, 2023 | Town MeetingKimberly Emberg, Chair of the Kingston Board of Selectmen, gives WATD’s Dan McCready a recap of Tuesday night’s meeting.
Hull Town Meeting To Reconvene On Tuesday
May 2nd, 2023 | Town MeetingHull did not wrap up their Town Meeting Monday night. Select Board chair Donna Pursel tells WATD News some very important articles were passed. One of the approved articles dealt with the Town Administrator position. Select Board chair Donna Pursel tells WATD News they will reconvene Tuesday night. Hull Town Meeting […]
Plymouth Town Moderator To Preside Over The Town’s 1st Hybrid Town Meeting
February 17th, 2023 | Town MeetingIn Plymouth, spring Town Meeting will be the first one to be held using the hybrid format, now permitted because of state legislation passed late last year. The hybrid plan allows Town Meeting members to appear in person or to participate remotely. The Town Moderator, elected by the town’s voters, presides over 162 Town Meeting […]
Plymouth CPC Chair Loses But Supports New Select Board Policy
January 13th, 2023 | Town MeetingIn 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 […]
Baker Signs Bill Allowing Hybrid Town Meeting In Plymouth
December 9th, 2022 | Town MeetingThe Town of Plymouth will now be able to hold Town Meetings in a hybrid format. State Representative Mathew Muratore tells WATD News that this legislation was something that came out of the pandemic. Muratore says the bill did face some challenges before it was ultimately passed. Muratore says that this legislation […]
Muratore Discusses Progress Of Hybrid Town Meeting Bill
September 21st, 2022 | Town MeetingState Rep. Mathew Muratore speaks with WATD’s Dan McCready about a bill that would allow Plymouth to hold a hybrid Town Meeting.
Milton Concludes Town Meeting
June 15th, 2022 | Town MeetingMilton Town Meeting wrapped up Tuesday night. Town Moderator Robert Hiss tells WATD News that they did continue with a discussion regarding the town’s schools. He says they were also able to deal with two major articles. The meeting was conducted on zoom and Hiss says that created a unique set of […]