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: Saving heart victims' lives can begin at school (News-Times)

ME: Bath salts drug use spreading throughout Maine, officials say (Bangor Daily News)

MA: Town-owned utilities have better rates and service, report says (Sentinel and Enterprise)

NH: Five police shootings, four mentally ill victims (Concord Monitor)

RI: Pensions in R.I.: Poorest communities shoulder a greater burden (Providence Journal)

VT: Bennington’s health care premiums rise (Bennington Banner)

Background information:

Danbury, CT, Public Schools

City of Danbury, CT

Maine Office of Substance Abuse: Bath Salts

Massachusetts Alliance for Municipal Electric Choice

MA: More towns study going electric (Boston Globe)

Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources

MA Dept. of Energy Resources: Municipal Utility Study (28 JAN 10)

Northeast Public Power Association

Manchester, NH, Police Department

City of Manchester, NH

Rochester, NH, Police Department

City of Rochester, NH

Hillsborough, NH, Police Department

Town of Hillsborough, NH

Disabilities Rights Center, NH

New Hampshire Community Behavioral Health Association

Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island

Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce: Bennington, VT, Town Government