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• n  an elected member of a board of officials who run New England towns

• There is the young floozy with a heart of gold, the first selectman who drinks, the third selectman who paints nudes on the sly, the young aristocrat who comes home with a .
• One of her frequent callers, who usually wanted to know the correct time, was Skowhegan's first selectman ("He had the most fascinating voice").
• At one point, ward selectman Karen Sheehan-Lord came out, corralled the media and moved them back behind some wooden barriers, telling them they had to make room for the voters.

News & Articles

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• Farmingdale selectman candidate claims letter is forged smear tactic
  James Grant, who is running against incumbent Rickey McKenna for Farmingdale selectman, says a recent letter distributed to residents that's signed with his name is not from him.
  June 11, 2013 - Kennebec Journal
• Somerset selectman urges no special election to resolve school board tie
  While a united School Committee plans to meet jointly with the Board of Selectmen on Wednesday night to discuss filling the committee seat left vacant from a recount deadlock, at least one selectman charged with the task opposes a special election. “Not If I have my way,” Selectman Scott Lebeau said Monday.
  June 10, 2013 - Fall River Herald News
• Selectman Callahan to hold office hours June 15
  Selectman John Callahan will hold office hours on Saturday, June 15 from noon to 1 p.m. at Ocean House Surf Shop, 128 Humphrey St.   Come by and share your thoughts and concerns with Selectman Callahan while checking out this new vibrant downtown business.  Shorts, flip-flops and lively discussion are encouraged!
  June 8, 2013 - Swampscott Reporter

Quotes

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• Tom Finneran in Boston Globe (registration)
  John has been a colleague and a friend for many years,Finneran said in a letter he sent yesterday to House members. "His years of public service, first as a Framingham selectman, then as a state representative, and most recently as my...