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: Torrington officials, realtor encouraged by responses since June's Developer's Day for prospective property buyers (Register Citizen)

ME: Schools find value in single-gender classes (Kennebec Journal)

MA: Town to save cash by refinancing debt (Salem News)

NH: 4 million sewage disks recovered (Concord Monitor)

RI: Filings grow in Portsmouth lawsuit over teacher hiring (Providence Journal)

VT: Heart of Vermont still in recovery mode after Tropical Storm Irene (Burlington Free Press)

Background information:

City of Torrington, CT

Sanford, ME, School Department

National Association for Single Sex Public Education

Town of Sanford, ME

Town of Marblehead, MA

New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services: 2011 Hooksett Wastewater Treatment Plant Incident

Town of Hooksett, NH

Portsmouth, RI, School Department

Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education: Basic Education Program

Town of Portsmouth, RI

Town of Chester, VT

Town of Granville, VT

Town of Mendon, VT

Town of Pittsfield, VT

Rochester, VT