19 May 2013
When Cohasset citizen Chris Allen forked over $1,000 to acting town manager on May 3rd he was expecting to receive 783 juicy emails to and fro Selectman Martha Gjesteby, Ronnie McMorris, Karen Quigley, Mike Coughlin and myself. Allen ended up with 11 emails, mainly from me, several of which were old drafts of the new [...]
14 May 2013
Cohasset Selectman Fred Koed was elected chair of board at its reorganizational meeting tonight (May 14). Selectman Martha Gjesteby made the motion and the board voted 5-0 to support Koed. Selectman Diane Kennedy will remain as vice chair of the board and Selectman Martha Gjesteby was named secretary – Kennedy and Gjesteby received 5-0 votes. [...]
11 May 2013
Just under 30% of Cohasset voter (5814) went to the polls and cast 1740 votes May 11. Every other race in town was uncontested.
8 May 2013
Selectman Martha Gjesteby read the following prepared statement to her board at its May 7th meeting. Following discussion and debate, selectmen voted 5-0 to discuss with town counsel the town manager’s recent action of entering Selectman Gjesteby’s town email account without her knowledge and then telling her she had to provide him with correspondence from [...]
8 May 2013
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Cohasset Selectman Chair Carlson said the question continues to be: does the town have standing in the matter? Ultimately, selectmen voted to have town counsel meet with the board to discuss the board’s options. Selectman Fred Koed says he felt it did rise to that level because sensitive information about union negotiations had been released [...]
7 May 2013
Late Monday afternoon (May 6) I accompanied Selectman Martha Gjesteby and her husband, Arne to the selectmen’s chambers where Martha was permitted to see the emails from her public account that had been given to citizen Chris Allen on a public documents request dated April 25. Allen told acting town manager Mike Milanoski he wanted [...]
3 May 2013
Should Cohasset’s acting town manager be entering into the political arena? This sign for Steve Gaumer in front of the acting town manager’s home is just another example of why the town needs a professional manager. The Town Manager is supposed to be above the political fray.
2 May 2013
Cohasset Selectmen’s Thursday night’s 5 minute special meeting was aborted when selectmen were advised, according to Select chair Paul Carlson, that town counsel would not be able to produce a subpoena for the consideration of the board. According to town counsel , before a subpoena can be entertained, an investigation of what employees if any [...]
2 May 2013
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Our Town Host Mark DeGiacomo asked some very tough questions of the four candidates for the Cohasset Board of Selectmen and their comments were insightful. This program should be required viewing for voters. Check http://www.cohasset143.org for schedule. On May 11 Cohasset voters will be able to choose two of the four persons who are presenting [...]
29 Apr 2013
We never thought the Cohasset Board of Selectmen would follow through on its own vote (April 16) to seek out the identities of frozenturkeysforall and Cohasset007. But from all appearances, the board is making big noises along those lines. According to excellent town hall sources, the Selectmen will post a 5 minute meeting for Thursday, [...]
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