Selectman Martha Gjesteby says town manager’s actions “chilling”

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 [...]

Selectmen to confer with counsel over anonymous posters

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 [...]

Cohasset Acting Town Manager wants Gjesteby’s personal e-mails – LOL

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 [...]

Cohasset elders to scrutinize Selectman candidates

Tinytown Unleashed got a hold of some of the questions candidates (who were given the questions in advance) are going to be asked tomorrow morning at a special debate. Tana Carlson, wife of Cohasset Select Chair Paul Carlson, is the moderator. And she will do a fine job. We think the candidates are up to [...]

Cohasset’s Acting Town Manager Gets Political

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.  

Selectmen’s 5-Minute Special Thursday meeting cancelled

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 [...]

Our Town interviews Cohasset Selectman Candidates

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 [...]

A message to Cohasset Selectmen of the future

Let’s get a few things straight, future Cohasset selectmen. We, and many others, are present at all your meetings, whether we show up physically or not. When we listened to your Our Town Interviews we were blown out of the water. Gaumer and Jenkins commented that because they are volunteers, giving countless thousands of hours [...]

Alert! Cohasset BOS may Subpoena Patriot Ledger for Blog IPs & Addresses

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, [...]

Tinytown Endorses Quigley & Bonetti for Cohasset Selectmen

We’re endorsing two candidates for Cohasset Selectman at the 2013 elections:  former selectman Karen Quigley and Russ Bonetti, chair of the Cohasset Preservation Committee.  Cohasset’s Our Town will air the selectmen’s debate on May 1 at 5 p.m. and again at 8 p.m. Our Town interviews of the candidates appear on 143tv.org for watching any [...]