Hilltowns
Selectman race highlights this year’s election ballot for Otis
OTIS — This year’s town election has a competitive race for the Board of Selectmen. Incumbent Therese Gould, who is seeking re-election to her three-year position, is being challenged by Susan Bauer-Brofman, who is seeking change in town politics. Susan...
Backyard livestock, spending to be voted in Montgomery
MONTGOMERY — Voters in Montgomery will decide on 17 warrant articles at the Annual Town Meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, May 20, in Town Hall. The majority of articles ask voters to approve the town budget for fiscal year 2025, with the exception of Article 1, which is a...
Montgomery election hangs on closer look at write-in votes
MONTGOMERY — The town election on May 4 saw a 45% voter turnout, with 229 ballots cast from the 640 registered to vote in Montgomery. The unofficial results are posted on the town website at montgomeryma.gov. Town Clerk Cheryl Masciadrelli said due to the high...
Majority goes for Gauthier in rematch of Chester selectman race
CHESTER — Craig Gauthier has won a three-year term on the Board of Selectmen, beating incumbent Brian Forgue in the town election May 4. Gauthier received 82 votes, Forgue received 60, and one ballot was blank. The race was a rematch of the 2023 special election,...
Railroad, quarrying history will come alive at Chester on Track
CHESTER — The 33rd anniversary Chester on Track on Saturday, May 18, marks the 183rd year since the Western Railroad was opened as the world’s first mountain and wilderness railroad, and the first cluster of stone arch railroad bridges built in America, two miles outside of Chester.
Firehouse, meetinghouse on meeting warrant in Granville
GRANVILLE — Voters in Granville will decide on at least 33 warrant articles at the annual Town Meeting at 7 p.m. on May 13 at the Granville Village School. The warrant for the Town Meeting was provided to Reminder Publishing before it was finalized by the town’s...
Selectboard candidates share ideas for Huntington’s future
HUNTINGTON — This year, there will be one contested race on the town election ballot, as former Selectboard member John McVeigh will be competing against plumber Anthony Loughran for the three-year seat being vacated by current board Chair Edward Renauld. Anthony...
No contested races on ballot yet after Russell’s town caucus
RUSSELL — At the Russell Town Caucus on April 25, the nominations were almost all for current committee members, according to Town Clerk Kim Morgan. Morgan said the only new nomination was Jody Genovese for library trustee, a seat formerly filled by Gloria Farrell....
School cost down, salaries up as Tolland budget vote is set
TOLLAND — Selectman Steve DellaGiustina doesn’t think there will be much controversy at this year’s Annual Town Meeting.
Huntington Food Pantry appeals to towns for help as numbers increase
HUNTINGTON — The Huntington Food Pantry is reaching out to the communities that it serves for support, something that it has not often done in its decades-long service of providing food to families in the Hilltowns.
