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16 January 2026

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: New London revisiting old plan to reconfigure main route out of the city (The Day)

ME: Emergency calls are on the rise. Not enough Mainers are answering. (Portland Press Herald)

MA: New advocate program strengthens Pittsfield's response to domestic and sexual violence (The Berkshire Eagle)

NH: Four towns partner for shared prosecutor services (Monadnock Ledger-Transcript)

RI: Cumberland now has blueprint for a more accessible town (The Valley Breeze)

VT: Elmore voters decline to expand town selectboard (News & Citizen)

National: Year After Year, Milwaukee Manages to Reduce Homelessness (Governing)

International: South Korean police deploy holographic 'officer' to deter crime in public park (Police1)

Background information:

City of New London, CT

City of Pittsfield, MA

Town of Cumberland, RI

Town of Elmore, VT

City of Milwaukee, WI


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