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On False Equivalence
The next time an American visits horror upon his fellow citizens (how sad that we all know the wait is unlikely to be long and that my choice of pronoun is likely to be correct) and you hear someone offer … Continue reading
Jahana Hayes
This past weekend, 5th Congressional District candidate Jahana Hayes spoke at a gathering in Manchester hosted by numerous local officials, including Bolton’s First Selectman Sandra Pierog and DTC Chairman Christopher Davey. Ms. Hayes, a former National Teacher of the Year, … Continue reading
Registration Event on July 31
Would you like to vote in the August 14 primary election? To do so, you’ll need to be a registered Democrat or Republican. As reported today in a special edition of the Bolton Bulletin, Bolton’s registrars of voters will be … Continue reading
Budget Vote Today
Polls are open today until 8 pm at Bolton Town Hall. Please stop by to vote on the town budget. The proposed budget can be reviewed here (PDF). At the April BDTC meeting, members voted to endorse the budget as … Continue reading
Leadership Elections and Caucus Results
At our regular business meeting last Thursday, the Bolton Democratic Town Committee voted to retain Christopher Davey as chair, Adam Teller as vice chair, and Mary Terhune as secretary. Former treasurer Sandra Pierog returns to that role after a six-month … Continue reading
Republicans Appoint Miller to BOS
About an hour ago we learned that Kim Miller has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Board of Selectmen seat. We express our appreciation to Republicans Bob Morra, Mike Eremita, and Kay Petersen for that action, which we … Continue reading
How to Replace a Selectman
Yesterday, Liz Krueger resigned as a member of the Board of Selectman. Today an article appeared in the JI that states the Republican Town Committee “has the right to choose a replacement to fill the seat.” Not quite. The town charter … Continue reading
Caucus Date Set
The biennial caucus of the Bolton Democratic Town Committee will be held January 16, 2018, at 8 pm at the Notch Road Municipal Center in Bolton. The caucus will be preceded at 7:30 by the regular monthly BDTC business meeting. … Continue reading
Thank you, Gwen!
Tonight’s Board of Selectmen meeting (7 pm, Town Hall) is the last for the current board. The new board, led by Sandra Pierog, will take office next week. Tonight’s meeting is thus the last for Gwen Marrion, who is retiring … Continue reading
On the Removal of Campaign Signs
I wrote this after the 2017 municipal election, and although this year someone else took down the signs (thanks, Gwen!), and nearly twice as many of us voted, and our votes were for different (I won’t say more important) offices, the … Continue reading
