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GEORGETOWN – The only issue at the new G. Mello Disposal Corp.’s Transfer Station since it opened two months ago was one lithium battery caught fire. The fire was put out in minutes, even before the Georgetown Fire Department arrived minutes later, by a highly...
Well folks, a very simple mistake happened: the selectmen voted to put the article for the underride on the town meeting warrant. However, according to the state's regulations, it wasn't put on in time for the town election ballot. The regulations are not the same for...
Steady, Thoughtful, Respectful, Leadership… Dear Georgetown Resident, My name is Rob Hoover, and I am seeking re-election to the Select Board. My wife Karin and I have lived in Georgetown since 1999, where we raised our family. I have over 18 years of town government...
GEORGETOWN − The neighbors and town officials continued last week to be at odds over the removal of ground asphalt from the 100-year-old Zibell Farm here. Meanwhile, the Salem District Court ordered the former farm manager to pay almost $4,000 by October to settle...
To the Editor: The [Georgetown Conservation] Commission is continually harassed. Most department heads perform site visits, however I am the only one who has to give a copy of my site reports to [town administrator] Orlando [Pancheco] because Kevin Wood [a resident]...
My name is Kay Lee Ogden, I reside at198A East Main Street, with my husband, former Selectman Larry Ogden. We have lived in Georgetown, approximately 5O years, we have four sons, three of whom graduated from Georgetown High School. I initiated an article for a town...
GEORGETOWN – Last week a story in The Town Common, “Town to Review ConCom Agent Abrupt Firing,” reported that the town of Georgetown’s retained counsel, K&P Law, was consulted regarding the firing of the conservation director Michele Grenier. Since that printing,...
GEORGETOWN – To the shock of neighbors, who thought their years-long nightmare was over, excavation of Zibell Farm at 214 North St. started again last week with the town permitting the removal of asphalt millings. Town Administrator Orlando Pacheco and Town Planner...
Notes and Tidbits By Lonnie Brennan GEORGETOWN ‒ Just a few additional notes from the recent Georgetown Selectboard’s meeting: Flag: The board met in a meeting room on the second floor. As there was no American flag to be found in the room, the members rose for the...
PLUM ISLAND TURNPIKE – Sandy Tilton captured a photograph of the Pink House on its last day standing in the morning fog; flowers, a wreath and a pink heart attached to a utility pole next to this highway; the pickup trucks of the demolition workers barely visible as...
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