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Cohasset Candidates’ Broadcast Dates
26 Apr 2013
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Cohasset Candidates Broadcast /Dates Channel 9 (Comcast) and Channel 37 (Verizon) NOTE: The Cohasset Selectmen’s Debate will be filmed April 29, but it will be broadcast for the first time on Wednesday, May 1 – see calendar. Monday – April 29, 2013 8:00 am – Our Town – Steve Gaumer 9 am – Our Town [...]
Cohasset’s $38 Million health care obligation
23 Apr 2013
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Almost miss-able in the pageantry that was last night’s Cohasset Annual Town meeting was the triple reference to the town’s $38 million obligation to pay health care premiums for our retirees. First, advisory committee chair Peter Pescatore took great pains to bring us up to date on not only the size of this unfunded obligation [...]
Cohasset Town Manager Amendment passes 223 Yes – 141 No
23 Apr 2013
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Discussion was abbreviated at this meeting that was over around 10 p.m. In a nutshell: the amendment to the town manager’s act passed on a ballot vote, 223 Yes to 141 No. Crazy Paws and other dog-related businesses are now legal thanks to a more definitive bylaw that designates the difference between Veterinarian Hospital and [...]
It’s pretty easy to eliminate ribald commenters from any blog…if you really want to
19 Apr 2013
Another newspaper recently whined that it’s virtually impossible to stop people from logging in via a variety of names and how helpless that newspaper is to stop it from happening. Hogwash. Tinytown Unleashed has worked diligently to stop anonymous commenters from having a lot of ribald fun with town officials and civilians in the Cohasset [...]
Cohasset Selectmen to Hire Consultant for Chief Search
17 Apr 2013
In a nutshell, Cohasset Selectmen voted 5-0 to continue with a search for Police Chief. The board will fold into the search the nine or ten resumes it has already received from the previous, suspended search that the board noted was not publicly advertised. A consultant will be hired ($6,000-$7,000) who will assist the seletmen in [...]
Cohasset Selectmen to investigate anonymous blogger(s) that might be hiding out at Town Hall
17 Apr 2013
David McMorris and his wife Ronnie addressed a packed selectmen’s chambers during a five-minute public comment period and held them spellbound. David appealed to selectmen to take action against the anonymous commentators on a Patriot Ledger blog site who have “been defaming my family.” After a long public comment session, selectmen vote 5-0 to give [...]
Cohasset’s Town Manager Pool – if Town Manager Act Amendment Passes
16 Apr 2013
“Wait until you see how many candidates we get once we drop the qualifications.” Statement made by a member of the Governance committee I suppose the cartoon alone would suffice as our editorial position. But we have a little more to say than that. We’re against amending The Town Manager’s Act at this time [...]
Milanoski raises eyebrows and ire with warrant message
14 Apr 2013
Cohasset Town officials are upset about acting town manager Mike Milanoski discussing the challenging union negotiations in his letter to the citizens of Cohasset in the warrant that was mailed out last week. “Several unions felt they were entitled to a three year 30+% salary increases and one group wanted a total of 30 vacation [...]
Cohasset Selectmen Candidates to Debate April 29
14 Apr 2013
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The Cohasset Board of Selectmen’s Annual Debate has been scheduled for Monday, April 29 at 7pm. Our Town will film inside its 143TV Studio located inside the library at Cohasset High School. The studio will only be able to accommodate candidates, studio crew and your Our Town Hosts due to its size and need [...]
