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Tag Archives: Cambridge
Cemetery Commission
The Town of Cambridge has several boards, committees and commissions, both elected and appointed. As I learn the job of the selectboard, I am also learning what these other groups do. This post is about the cemetery commission. Cemeteries are … Continue reading
Learning About Government
One of my stated goals in retirement, after a career in business, was to learn about government. So, four months into retirement, what am I learning? When I wrote (in December and February) that I wanted to learn about government, … Continue reading
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Town Meeting Thoughts
Town meetings in small towns in New England are unique. Voters come together in person at least annually to decide local issues. This is direct democracy as it was once practiced in ancient Athens. Today no other places in the … Continue reading
Poems for the silo murals
Two concrete silos stand in the village of Jeffersonville (town of Cambridge) where the Bell-Gates Lumber Corporation once had a sawmill. In 2016 large murals were painted on the silos. The silo murals were featured on the cover of the … Continue reading
Select Board Member
The town of Cambridge elected me to its Select Board at Town Meeting on March 7, 2017. (See Candidate for Select Board.) I am honored and humbled. Thank you to the voters in Cambridge. I will do my best to … Continue reading
Candidate for Select Board
It is with enthusiasm and passion that I seek a position on the Cambridge Select Board. As you may know, Cambridge has a three member Select Board with staggered three year terms. The member whose term is up this year … Continue reading
The Switchel Philosopher 