Recent news stories related to municipal government in New England (and issues being faced on the local level) include these articles:
CT: West Haven food truck vendor sues Police Department (New Haven Register)
ME: York residents walk controversial station site (York Weekly)
MA: One human resources director will handle Peabody schools, city (Salem News)
NH: Committee to make case for parking garage (Portsmouth Herald)
VT: Lowell wind turbine neighbors complain of ‘horrendous’ noise (Burlington Free Press)
National: Coastal cities seek protections against superstorms (Washington Post)
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