New England Municipal Government News Headlines

Recent news stories related to municipal government in New England (and issues being faced on the local level) include these articles:

CT: East Haddam Student Wins Right To Wear ‘Boobies’ Bracelet In School (Hartford Courant)

ME: Dover-Foxcroft board adopts Browns Mill river walk concept plan (Bangor Daily News)

MA: Townsend official seeks independent water district (Lowell Sun)

NH: Saving Fluffy: Pet oxygen masks donated to Fire Dept. (Hampton Union)

RI: Court upholds Zoning Board decision barring Smithfield condos (Valley Breeze)

VT: ‘Crime Watch’ under way in Dorset (Manchester Journal)

National:  Downtowns enjoying robust population growth (USA Today)

Background information:

East Haddam, CT, School District

Town of East Haddam, CT

Town of Dover-Foxcroft, ME

Town of Townsend, MA

Town of Hampton Falls, NH

Town of Smithfield, RI

Town of Dorset, VT