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What Chairman Nutter Knew, And When He Knew It
Oct 7, 2018Pepperell, Massachusetts – Roland Nutter, chairman of the town’s board of selectmen, has been either evasive or silent when asked what and when he found out about the details of a complaint regarding possible fraudulent payments... -
Pepperell, Massachusetts – Ethics violation complaints against the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, Roland Nutter, have been filed with the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission for his participating in a closed-door meeting regarding a complaint of... -
Pepperell – The Pepperell Watchers Community Group expect a large group of voters to turn out Monday evening for a Special Town Meeting to vote on a Non-Binding Warrant Article regarding a Reclamation proposal that will... -
Nutter Apparently Blind to Ethics Rules on Self Dealing: “Our job is just to sign them. That’s all our job is.”
Sep 24, 2018Monday, September 24, 2018 Selectman Continues to involve himself in matters affecting his wife’s town job. Pepperell, Massachusetts – “Our job is just to sign them. That’s all our job is,” Selectman Roland Nutter angrily told... -
Pepperell – When former Town Administrator Mark Andrews opened discussion on the FY 2019 town budget at Pepperell’s annual town meting in May, he stated to residents, “It’s been a very dynamic budget process this fiscal... -
“What are they trying to hide at Town Hall?”
Sep 21, 2018Pepperell Town Government: For a Chosen Few the Bucks Just Keep Flowing – along with not having to work all the hours they bill the town. This is an introduction for a multiple part series of... -
Pepperell Vision Quest – Imagining a Town’s Future. Public Invited to Thursday Night Meeting.
Sep 12, 2018Wednesday, September 12, 2018 “Vision has no boundaries and knows no limits. Our vision is what we become in life.” ― Tony Dungy Pepperell, Massachusetts – Residents of Pepperell have an opportunity tomorrow night to offer... -
Pepperell Master Plan Visioning Session II The residents of Pepperell are invited to attend an important event seeking their input in determining the town’s future. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts encourages all communities to develop and update... -
NRWA Has “Grave Concerns” With Pepperell Gravel Pit Proposal Next to River and Water Supplies
Aug 19, 2018The Nashua River Watershed Association has raised serious concerns about a proposed construction fill dump-site in Pepperell, and has asked the state to reject the proposal. On August 14, 3018, the Nashua River Watershed Association (NRWA)... -
Residents Rally For Gravel Pit Meeting Monday
Aug 16, 2018The following press release was received by The Candle from Crystal Jeffries of the Pepperell Watchers Community Group. “Residents and business owners from Pepperell and neighboring towns, in opposition to proposed dumping of construction debris and... -
Massachusetts Ballot Questions – Transgender Access Rights and Safe Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios
Aug 13, 2018A monumental battle over the rights of transgender residents to have access to bathrooms is set for the November elections. The initiative petition presented by social and religious conservative groups would take away rights already recognized... -
In a recent report by The Center for Public Integrity “…ticks have brought a surge of Lyme disease in Maine over two decades, boosting reported cases from 71 in 2000 to 1,487 in 2016 — a... -
BOH to Hold Special Workshop Meeting Thursday Afternoon For Gravel Pit Fill Regulations.
Aug 1, 2018Wednesday, August 1, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – The board of health posted a notice for a special meeting/workshop on earth filling regulations, which will be held tomorrow afternoon, Thursday, August 2, 2018, in Conference Room A... -
Pepperell: Not Your ‘Founding Fathers’ Board of Health – Losing Credibility with Residents.
Jul 30, 2018Monday, July 30, 2018 “It’s a fact. In 1799, Paul Revere was Chairman of the Board of Health in Boston, the first local health board in Massachusetts. He and his fellow board members were given broad... -
Pepperell Board of Health Has Gravel Pit On the Agenda Tonight … Will They Finally Act?
Jul 24, 2018Editorial Tuesday, July 24, 2018 The Pepperell Board of Health (BOH) meets tonight at the town hall between 6:00 PM and 8:00 PM, in Conference Room A. Near the end of the agenda, under ‘old business’... -
New Town Administrator Gets High Marks – BOS To Meet Weekly On Gravel Pit Reclamation Project, and More.
Jul 23, 2018Board of Selectmen Meets Tonight in New Regimen Monday, July 23, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – At last week’s board of selectmen’s (BOS) meeting residents received an update from board members and the town administrator about how... -
Monday, July 23, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – While there has been significant criticism of recent resigned/retired town administrator Mark Andrews, the board of selectmen received some good news related to his efforts to land a grant... -
Monday, July 16, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – Late last week town Clerk Jeanne Survell was ordered by the Massachusetts Secretary of State’s (SOS) office to provide Pepperell resident Caroline Ahdab with all records related to a...
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Sunday, July 15, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – BREAKING NEWS. The Massachusetts Secretary of State’s Public Records Division has ordered Pepperell town clerk Jeanne Survell to provide a Pepperell resident all the records the town has in... -
Pepperell Pit Owners Willing to Pay, But Town Must Play – $1 Million Offered for Speedy Support.
Jul 8, 2018Sunday, July 8, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – In the most recent twist about a controversial gravel pit reclamation proposal, a group seeking to dump millions of cubic yards of soil from excavation and construction sites throughout... -
BREAKING NEWS: The Candle Makes Major Gravel Pit Fill Project Document Available to Public.
Jul 7, 2018Saturday, July 7, 2018 Pepperell, Massachusetts – A plan to truck in more than 50,000 truckloads of fill from construction sites around New England was submitted to Pepperell town hall about a week ago. Although it...
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