Recent news stories related to municipal government in New England (and issues being faced on the local level) include these articles:
CT: State says Bristol voters must cast ballots at Polish Club (Bristol Press)
ME: Belgrade lakes watershed towns muster to battle milfoil (Kennebec Journal)
MA: Newbury attempts 3rd override (Newburyport Daily News)
NH: Rindge not keen on regional police force (Keene Sentinel)
RI: Warren, Bristol school tax plan a ‘couple of years away’ (Bristol Phoenix)
VT: A High-Water Mark: Sharon Shows Off Fire Station Renovated After Flood (Valley News)
National: No Gray Area (Municipal Sewer & Water)
Background information:
Belgrade Lakes Association, ME
Belgrade Regional Conservation Alliance, ME
Maine Department of Environmental Protection: Water Quality: Invasive Aquatic Plants
Bristol Warren Regional School District, RI