selectboard

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Faced with a $3 million deficit, South Hadley’s elected selectboard put two override questions on the ballot—one for $9 million, one for $11 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Woodstock, Vt.—which has a quaint downtown filled with shops, and counts actress Ana de Armas as a part-time resident—has adapted to the social media-driven influx, said Keri Cole, who serves on the town selectboard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 12, 2025

“My son is not an abomination,” Jim Gleason told the selectboard in January, to a standing ovation, when he announced his last day was Friday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

The selectboard on Tuesday approved spending up to $80,000 on the fire alarm system, and to allow Town Manager Peter Elwell to come up with a plan for other work.

From Washington Times • Apr. 9, 2015

Rebecca Ellis served on the selectboard of the next-door town of Waterbury for eight years.

From Economist • Mar. 5, 2015