MFi Volunteer Awards deadline is 1/31

Posted on January 31, 2019 | Comments Off on MFi Volunteer Awards deadline is 1/31

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Nominate YOUR extraordinary volunteer by January 31!

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Now is your chance to recognize an extraordinary Medfield volunteer who has dedicated countless time and energy to our community. Give him or her for the recognition they deserve.
Nominate your volunteer for one of the Medfield Foundation Volunteer Awards. Then join the fun at the recognition reception at 3:00 PM on March 31 at The Center, when you can personally celebrate your nominee with fellow residents (and the whole world, since Medfield.TV puts the reception on-line).

                                              

There are three categories: 

  • Youth Volunteer of the Year
  • Adult Volunteer of the Year
  • Lifetime Achievement

It is easy to submit a nomination. Just follow these steps:

  1. Click here — this will lead you to Medfield Foundation Website and the official nomination form. 
  2. Complete and submit the nomination form by January 31.

 

Inspiration from past years 

2015 VOLUNTEER AWARDS NOMINEES

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Photo by Coleen Sullivan

To help you think of a Medfield volunteer you might want to nominate this year, below is the list of Medfield residents suggested for recognition in 2014, and what they were doing:

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Andrea Nevins was the 2014 Youth Volunteer of the Year for her work initiating the Miss Amazing Massachusetts event, and for volunteering with the Medfield High School Student Council, Project 351 Alumni Leadership Council, Boston Cares Teen Advisory Council, Best Buddies, Special Olympics, and as a Adaptive skiing volunteer instructor.

Wesley, Corey, & Aaron Dron for being great and caring neighbors to a couple needing assistance.

Siddharth Arun for starting and running the Chess Club at the Library, and also for volunteering at Norwood Hospital, and teaching chess in other places.

Dina Roche for running food drives to benefit the Medfield Food Cupboard at the Montrose School for the past five years.

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John Thompson was the 2014 Volunteer of the Year for his work with the Medfield State Hospital Mediation Committee, and also for the State Hospital Environmental Review Committee, Medfield Archeology Advisory Committee, Medfield Conservation Commission, Friends of the Dwight Derby House, and Vine Lake Preservation Trust.

Sonja Johanson for her work with the Victory Garden at the Wheelock School, and also the Wheelock School Site Council, the  Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and the  Massachusetts Master Gardener Association.

Kim Price for her work with the Medfield Coalition for Public Education, and also for the Medfield Kids PMC, and Dale St. School CSA.

Lifetime AchievementAndy Thompson

Andy Thompson received the 2014 Lifetime Achievement Award for his work with Little League, Soccer, Lacrosse, Ice Hockey, Boy Scouts, Medfield Park & Recreation Commission, operating the football scoreboard for 47 years, Medfield Physical Fitness Association for 48 years, The Center, the American Legion, and MPRC activities on Medfield Day.

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School Committee cancels Thursday office hours this week

Posted on January 30, 2019 | 1 comment

Memorial School

The School Committee has canceled its office hours scheduled for tomorrow evening, as members are attending Representative Denis Garlick’s Report to Medfield.  The next office hours are Friday, Feb. 8 at 9-10 AM at Memorial.

See the email below:
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Hi Pete,

Can you please spread the news that SC Office Hours scheduled for Thurs. Jan. 31 at 7pm at the high school is cancelled? Many of the school committee members will be attending Denise Garlick’s presentation.

However, luckily we have SC Office Hours scheduled for next week: Friday, Feb. 8 at 9-10am at Memorial.

Many thanks!!
Anna Mae

Anna Mae O’Shea Brooke
School Committee Chairperson
scchair@email.medfield.net

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1/31 last day to nominate for 2019 MFi Volunteer Awards

Posted on January 29, 2019 | Comments Off on 1/31 last day to nominate for 2019 MFi Volunteer Awards

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2015 Medfield Foundation Volunteer Awards nominees.

NOMINATION DEADLINE THIS THURSDAY

The deadline to submit nominations for the 2019 Medfield Foundation Volunteer Awards is this Thursday, January 31. Nominations are made via the on-line form at http://medfieldfoundation.org/volunteer-awards/.

The recognition reception will be held at 3PM on Sunday, March 31 at The Center at Medfield, on Ice House Road, and all are welcome (and guaranteed to be inspired).

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Brothers Marketplace and Roche Bros. sponsor the MFi Volunteer Awards

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Mass. farm animal law survives

Posted on January 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Mass. farm animal law survives
This is from my Route Fifty daily email.  https://www.routefifty.com/management/2019/01/supreme-court-farm-animal-confinement-california-massachusetts/153993/ 

Supreme Court Rejects Challenges Over State Farm Animal Laws

Eggs laid by cage-free chickens sit in a holder after being sorted by Francis Blake on his organic farm, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, near Waukon, Iowa.

Eggs laid by cage-free chickens sit in a holder after being sorted by Francis Blake on his organic farm, Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, near Waukon, Iowa. AP PHOTO/CHARLIE NEIBERGALL

By Bill Lucia

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California and Massachusetts standards for the confinement of livestock have drawn opposition from other states.

Two groups of state attorneys general were blocked Monday from bringing a challenge in the U.S. Supreme Court against California and Massachusetts laws that set standards for the treatment of farm animals raised to produce eggs and some meats sold in those states.

The attorneys general were asking the Supreme Court to allow their lawsuits to proceed directly to high court, without going through lower federal courts first.

Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill led a dozen other state officials at odds with the Massachusetts law. Most of the plaintiffs in that case were also involved in one that Missouri Attorney General Joshua Hawley spearheaded centering on similar California laws.

On Monday, the Supreme Court justices rejected their motions to file bills of complaint with the court, stopping the cases from moving forward. Justice Clarence Thomas indicated he would have granted the motions, according to court orders.

The Supreme Court can exercise “original jurisdiction” in legal disputes between states but has in the past opted to do so sparingly.

Massachusetts voters passed the law in question there more than two years ago.

Its intended purpose is to “prevent animal cruelty” by phasing out “extreme methods” of farm animal confinement, which could also pose consumer health threats or weigh on the state’s finances.

As written, the law will apply to the sale of shell eggs, veal and pork. It will prohibit the sale of these goods in the state if they come from animals that were confined in ways that kept them from lying down, standing up, fully extending their limbs, or turning around freely.

There are some exclusions for foods like pizzas, soups and sandwiches that include veal or pork products.

The law is set to go fully into effect on Jan. 1, 2022.

California’s laws set similar standards for hens that produce eggs sold in the state. They took effect in 2015 and have withstood challenges in lower federal courts, including one brought in 2014 by Missouri that other states involved in Supreme Court action later joined.

The attorneys general behind the current cases suggest the California and Massachusetts laws run afoul of federal law and are in violation of the U.S. Constitution’s Commerce Clause, which prohibits state laws that discriminate against, or significantly impede interstate commerce.

A brief filed by Hawley’s office says “California is disregarding federal law by imposing novel standards on agricultural production in other States, inflating prices for consumers nationwide,” and it argues the state’s egg laws are violating the federal Egg Products Inspection Act.

One of Hill’s filings contends that, in Massachusetts, “The Animal Law nominally targets in-state retail sales, but in effect regulates animal housing in other States.”

“If the Court does not intervene,” another brief from Hill’s office adds, the law “will require compliance by livestock farmers across the country on pain of losing access to the Massachusetts market.”

The other attorneys general seeking to challenge the California statute were from Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

Those involved in the effort against the Massachusetts law were from mostly the same states. But South Carolina and West Virginia’s attorneys general also took part and Nevada and Iowa’s attorneys general did not. Except for Iowa’s Tom Miller, who is a Democrat, the rest of the attorneys general pursuing the cases were Republicans.

Massachusetts and California in their briefs cast doubt on the standing the states had to bring the cases against their laws, posited that the dispute did not warrant the Supreme Court exercising original jurisdiction, and argued the Commerce Clause claims lacked merit.

Similarly, the Trump Administration urged the Supreme Court to deny the motions by the states to proceed with the cases.

“This case does not present the rare circumstance in which the Court would exercise its original jurisdiction to resolve a Commerce Clause question,” said a brief U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco’s office filed for the U.S. government in the Massachusetts case.

A filing from the solicitor general in the California dispute mirrored that position. It also took the stance that the California laws are not preempted by the Egg Products Inspection Act, despite the claims to the contrary made by the states seeking to fight the laws.

And “in order to resolve plaintiffs’ Commerce Clause challenge, both on standing and the merits,” the brief from the solicitor general’s office in the California case adds, “it would be necessary to resolve complex factual disputes that are better suited to a district court.”

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Budgets are now online

Posted on January 26, 2019 | Comments Off on Budgets are now online

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Proposed Town Budgets are Online

This email yesterday from new Town Administrator, Kristine Trierweiler:

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Subject: Proposed FY20 Budget Online

 

The Proposed Budgets are now online

 

http://www.town.medfield.net/684/Proposed-FY20-Operating-Budgets

 

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Kristine Trierweiler

Town Administrator
Town of Medfield

459 Main Street
Medfield, MA 02052

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BoS 1/29/19

Posted on January 25, 2019 | Comments Off on BoS 1/29/19

Agenda and materials are here 20190129-selectmen packet

TOWN OF MEDFIELD POSTED: TOMW KiJLERK . u:, •~ r MEETING NOTICE ZOl9 JAN 25 P 2: 01 POSTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF M.G.L. CHAPTER 39 SqqT~(j>~~lff~MENDED. row 1 f:LE RK Board of Selectmen Board or Committee PLACE OF MEETING DAY, DATE, AND TIME Town Hall, Chenery Meeting Room 211 d floor Tuesday January 29, 2019@ 7:00 PM AGENDA (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) 7:00 PM Call to order Disclosure of video recording We want to take a moment of appreciation for our Troops serving in the Middle East and around the world Citizen Comment Appointments 7:00 PM James Goldstein, Michael Taylor, Christian Donner Discuss Mass Trails Grant Program application Action Items Megan Sullivan, Chair of the Transfer Station and Recycling Committee requests the Selectmen vote to appoint Annette Wells to the Committee Selectman Marcucci recommends Laurel Scotti's appointment to the Town Wide Master Planning Committee I Discussion Items DPW Director Maurice Goulet to discuss DEP approval of Surface Water Discharge Permit Ongoing FY2020 Budget Review Vote to approve preliminary Town Budgets Public Works, Director Maurice Goulet Council on Aging, Director Roberta Lynch Police Department, Interim Chief John Wilhelmi Facilities Director, Amy Colleran Town Administrator six month goals Holiday Stroll budget update Regional 40B housing letter Pending Historical Society water bill Licenses and Permits (consent agenda) Hannah Adams Woman's Club requests a one-day wine and malt beverage permit for event on Thursday March 14, 2019 to be held at the Zullo Gallery Review Board of Selectmen Action List Selectmen Report Informational Letter from William O'Donnell, Norfolk County Register of Deeds regarding data on CPA Surcharges by Town Reports from Sovereign Consulting, Inc. regarding groundwater sampling for Irving Gas Station, Route 27 z:.QQ~ 1- "::20191029-agenda_page_2

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MFi Volunteer Awards nominations due 1/31

Posted on January 25, 2019 | Comments Off on MFi Volunteer Awards nominations due 1/31

2019 Medfield Foundation Volunteer Awards Deadline next Thursday

One more week to nominate that tireless Medfield volunteer you know for the recognition they so rightly deserve.  Use the form at the Medfield Foundation website.   Simple process – huge effect!

Everyone is invited to the reception to celebrate the extraordinary Medfield volunteers suggested for 2019 –

  • 3PM on Sunday, March 31 at The Center.

Below are the individuals suggested for recognition in 2014.

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Mayor corrects election post

Posted on January 24, 2019 | Comments Off on Mayor corrects election post

Colleen Sullivan (Patch Mayor) corrected my election post (Thanks Colleen!) –

see below:

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ONE RESPONSE TO “TOWN ELECTION 3/25 – PAPERS DUE 2/4”

  1. Colleen Sullivan | January 24, 2019 at 4:50 pm | Reply | Edit

    Hi Pete,Unfortunately, what you posted here “If I am interpreting Carol’s red check marks correctly, it looks like the whole School Committee, the whole Medfield Park & Recreation Commission, and all the Library Trustees are up for election.” (regarding Carol’s red check marks) is not correct…. I called Carol and I will be posting the brief descriptions of the following positions (which are the only ones up for election on March 25th. – Town Moderator (1 seat) – Board of Selectmen (1 seat) – Assessors (1 seat) – School Committee (2 seats) – Library Trustee (2 seats) – Planning Board (1 seat) – Park Commissioner (2 seats) – Trust Fund Commissioner (1 seat) Sending this along in case you want to modify what you posted so there is no confusion….. Best,Colleen

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MCAP working on grant language

Posted on January 24, 2019 | Comments Off on MCAP working on grant language

Medfield Cares About Prevention (MCAP) received one of the three Medfield Foundation Legacy Fund inaugural grants, one for $5,000, which MCAP will use to hire a grant writer so as to apply for the $625K five year federal grant ($125K/year) for substance abuse prevention staffing in town.

I represent the town government sector at MCAP, and at our meeting a week from tomorrow I will be trying to write that sector’s DFC grant action plan with Amanda Decker of Bright Solutions.  Below is part of what Dedham included in its grant application, which was taken from the grant language itself. Here is a link to the PDF:

https://prevention.nd.gov/sites/default/files/CADCA%207%20Strategies%20for%20Strategic%20Planning.pdf

If anyone wants to share their ideas, they would be welcome.

1 CADCA’s National Coalition Institute Seven Strategies for Creating Effective Community Change1 Identifying a comprehensive selection of evidence-based substance abuse prevention strategies/interventions is vital to implementing effective substance abuse prevention efforts in your community leading to positive change. It is equally vital to implement each of the evidence-based strategies/interventions you select in the most comprehensive manner possible. CADCA’s Seven Strategies for Creating Effective Community Change can assist your coalition or planning group with identifying appropriate and timely action steps to include in a comprehensive action plan for strategy/intervention implementation. 1. Providing Information Educational presentations, workshops or seminars or other presentations of data (e.g., public announcements, brochures, dissemination, billboards, community meetings, forums, web-based communication). 2. Enhancing Skills Workshops, seminars or other activities designed to increase the skills of participants, members and staff needed to achieve population level outcomes (e.g., training, technical assistance, distance learning, strategic planning retreats, curricula development). 3. Providing Support for Prevention Activities Creating opportunities to support people to participate in activities/strategies that reduce risk or enhance protection. 4. Enhancing Access/Reducing Barriers Improving systems and processes to increase the ease, ability and opportunity to utilize those systems and services (e.g., assuring healthcare, childcare, transportation, housing, justice, education, safety, special needs, cultural and language sensitivity). This can include identifying barriers and possible strategies to overcome. 5. Changing Consequences (Incentives/Disincentives) Increasing or decreasing the probability of a specific behavior that reduces risk or enhances protection by altering the consequences for performing that behavior (e.g., increasing public recognition for deserved behavior, individual and business rewards, taxes, citations, fines, revocations/loss of privileges). 6. Changing Physical Design/Making Environmental Changes Changing the physical design or structure of the environment to reduce risk or enhance protection (e.g., parks, landscapes, signage, lighting, outlet density). 7. Modifying/Changing/Developing Policies Formal change in written procedures, by-laws, proclamations, rules or laws with written documentation and/or voting procedures (e.g., workplace initiatives, law enforcement procedures and practices, public policy actions, systems change within government, communities and organizations). 1 Defining CADCA’s Seven Strategies for Community Change. Retrieved from: \nd.govdhsStateOfficeDHSDF-MHSAProgramsAOD__PreventionTechnical AssistanceSevenStrategies4CommunityChange (1).pdf

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Town election 3/25 – papers due 2/4

Posted on January 24, 2019 | 5 comments

Town Clerk, Carol Mayer, published the material below today.

If I am interpreting Carol’s red check marks correctly, it looks like the whole School Committee, the whole Medfield Park & Recreation Commission, and all the Library Trustees are up for election.

Given that we try to have staggered terms, I am not sure how that happened, except that when people resign and a seat is filled by an interim election, I know that interim individual has to run in the next election.

January 24, 2019

UPDATE TOWN ELECTION 3/25/19

There is still time to pull nomination papers for the town election. Papers are due in the town clerk’s office on 2/4/19. Attached is a brief description of.

Brief Description of Elected Town Offices j *Indicates Candidate for Re-election Monday, March 25, 2019 J' ~sessors-3 year te:,, *Jeffrey Skerry-2019 Ken Manning-2020 Inventory all town property. Maintain accurate records of location and ownership of property. Establish a tax rate after Town Meeting. Bring property to full a:·1d fair cash value every three years. Housing Authority-5 year term *Lisa Donovan-2019 Eileen DeSorgher-2(122 Housing Authority: Robert Canavan-2020 Eldred Whyte-2023 Thomas Sweeney, lr.-2021 Brent Nelson-State Appointed-2021 The Medfield t-'ousing Authority (MHA) is authorized and operates under the provisions of Chapter 1218 of the Massachusetts Seneral Law and is responsible to the Department of Housing and Community Development for the managemf;:1t of Chapter 667 Elderly/Handicapped Housing. The Medfield r')using authority is an agency that provides safe and sanitary housing for low and moderate income for elci~rs and persons with disabilities. Meetings are r.~ld in the Tilden Village Community room on the 2"d Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm. Meetings are posted at t:1e Town Clerks Office and open to the public. Meetings are conducted in accordance with the Open Meeting Law in compliance with the governing state regulations. Housing Authority Commissioners responsibilities: Hire, fire and evaluate the executive director. The most important responsibility is hiring a qualified executive director. Set policy as a board based on recommendation of the executive director. Approve by-laws, resolutions, policies and procedures. Review, approve and monitor budgets and other financial documents to ensure expenditures are in compliance with state regulations and local laws. ~ustees of the Pubiic Libra!Jl-3 year term *Deb Merriam-2019 ../ Colleen Sullivan-2020 ./ Open Seat-2019 Lauren Feeney-2020 / Maura McNicholas-2021./ Jean Todesca-2021 V' Responsible for workir.J with other board members to oversee the library, establishing policy and plans, determining the final budget and advoi:.::iting for the library. Strives, as an indepenr•.ent town board, to provide the best possible library service to the residents. Meet monthly, usually ;:he 2nd Tuesday of the month, for about 1 to 1 112 hours. Represent Medfield library patrons, so diversity is our goal; the more viewpoints expressed at trustee meetings, the better our library users are represented. Brief Description of Elected Town Offices / *Indicates Candidate for Re-election March 28, 2016 J ~ark Commissioners-3 year term *Nicholas Brown-2019 j Michael Parks-2020 ./ *Mel Seibolt-2019 / Kirsten Young-2020 V Robert Tatro-2021 / Committed to providing affordable, quality leisure, recreational & educational programs to our community. Tasked with providing operational, budgetary, personnel and strategic oversight for the staff and instructors of the Parks and Recreation Department. The staff consists of three full time employees; the Director, Program Manager and Administrative Assistant. The department hires as many as 50 instructors and other seasonal employees on an annual basis. Tasked with a specific set of responsibilities as follows: Operational: oversee the day to day operations of the department Landscape and maintenance: · · oversee the upkeep of the Department's physical plant including parks and playing fields Personnel: oversee human resource issues for staff and instructors and interface with Town personnel board New facility planning: oversee the overall strategy for building a replacement facility-Pfaff Center Fundraising: oversee all fundraising and publicity activities / Planning Board-5 year term *Paul McKechnie-2019 V Teresa James-2022 • Reviews subdivision plans. George Lester-2020 Greg Sullivan-2023 Maintains the Zoning Bylaw and the Land Subdivision Rules and Regulations. Oversees the development of the subdivision. Abides by Massachusetts General Law Chapter 40A and Chapter 41 ~chool Committee-3 year term *Meghan Glenn-2019 ./ Jessica Reilly-202.9 ./ *Chris Morrison-2019 i/ Leo Brehm-2021 V Carries out the mission of the Medfield Public School System: Sarah Lemke-2021 Anna Mae O'Shea Brooke-2020 ./ · "The Medfield ?ublic School System will create a dynamic and collegial learning environment. Curriculum and instruction will guide students te achieve high-standards=and to meet the=challenge of change. J"hrough=school, family,==;:;:::: and community partnerships, students will be prepared to become responsible, sensitive, contributing citizens and lifelong learners." "Establishes and reviews educational goals and policies for the schools in the district and makes sure they are consistent with the requirements of the law and statewide goals and standards established by the Board of Education. Participates in the budget process Hires and evaluates the Superintendent of Schools. Participates in contract negotiations. Provides and encourages resources for professional development for staff. Reviews and provides input to each school Site Council. Advocates for adequate educational funding and for other issues. Approves major adoptions or revisions of curriculum upon recommendation of the superintendent." Brief Description of Elected Town Offices *Indicates Candidate for Re-election Monday, March 25, 2019 ) electmen-3 year term *Michael Marcucci-2019 Gus Murby-2020 Osler Peterson-2021 • Are technically and legally the executive heads of the Town of Medfield government, charged with the final operational authority for the town's municipal government. • Delegate day to day operation of the town government to the professional staff at the Town House. • Meet on the first and third Tuesdays of the month, at 7:00 PM, and more frequently as needed. • Need to know a lot about municipal government operation. However, that can be learned and there are no particular / background skills or experience required. j !own Clerk-3 year term Carol Mayer-2021 Provides services to the residents of Medfield: • Election Administration • Records Maintenance/Management • Town Census • Town Meeting • Licensing • Information Office I own Moderator-1 year term *Scott McDermott-2019 Appoints the Warrant Committee. Is charged with the responsibility of presiding over and appropriately regulating the proceedings at Town Meeting, including deciding all questions of order and making public declaration of all votes. In Medfield stands for election every year in the annual March town election. "Our Town Meeting is both a forum for stakeholders in the town's affairs to transact the business of the town (i.e. operating and capital budgets, personnel management, zoning by-laws, and strategic warrant articles) - and also a gathering of neighbors participating in an extraordinary exercise of democracy and self-determination." k rust Fund Commissioner-3 year term "*Gregory Reid-2019 - Paul Hogan-2020 Eric Lussier-2021 Under the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Chapter 41, section 45 Medfield has created a board of commissioners of trust funds to manage the funds given or bequeathed to the town. The members shall be elected or appointed by the selectmen.20190124-town clerk list of positions and office holders_page_220190124-town clerk list of positions and office holders_page_3

 

 

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