by Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN − Called home to reunite with his bride Catherine ("Buffy"), Georgetown's longest-serving selectman of recent memory passed on April 14, 2026 at the age of 93. Mr. Thompson, long-retired from political life, will be remembered by many, as he touched and enriched the lives of neighbors and friends throughout his brief journey amongst us. A member and officer of the American Legion, former Grand Knight of the Knights of Columbus, and friend to many, his burial mass will be held...

Georgetown voters are being asked to consider something the town has never done before: an underride. Statewide, only 24 underrides have been attempted - and every one of them has passsed. Several months ago, I became aware of bill coming before the legislature (S.2902) that would allow towns to establish tax relief programs for seniors! With regret, the bill lingers with no clear timeline for consideration and possible passage. Rather than waiting for some unknown, I was thinking of a way that we could help our...

GEORGETOWN – Police here have issued only one permit for waterskiing on the 88-acre Pentucket Pond, but it was about as murky as the pond water whether the town had authority to issue even that permit. With waterskiing season approaching, the Select Board met last week with Police Chief David Sedgwick and Office Tyler Shane, who acts as the town’s harbormaster, to ask how the town should proceed to figure out if waterskiing is allowed on the relatively small pond. Sedgwich and Shane were responding to a complaint...