Recent news stories related to municipal government in New England (and issues being faced on the local level) include these articles:
CT: A nickel here, a dime there … won’t erase $7.5M shortfall (Bristol Press)
ME: Four Maine communities gain business-friendly designation (Bangor Daily News)
MA: Westport students learn to live with leaner lunches (Westport Shorelines)
NH: Barnstead officer sues state claiming fitness test bias (Concord Monitor)
VT: Hazard mitigation: Putney looks at draft plan (Brattleboro Reformer)
RI: AFL-CIO to make Pawtucket a ‘battleground’ city (Valley Breeze)
National: Texas Tracks Students with Technology (District Administration)
Background information:
Maine Department of Economic and Community Development
Westport, MA, Community Schools