Easton residents approved eight Special Town Meeting articles Wednesday night at Oliver Ames High School, ranging from Mobile Home Park bylaws, to budget amendments, to the addition of a generator in the Town of Easton Offices. Each article was approved with overwhelming support from the 114 present voters, but few went without discussion. The most contentious article was the addition of a bylaw that creates guidelines for a Mobile Home Parks Rent Control Board in Easton. The article follows a citizen petition last may that approved a request that the state authorize the town to regulate …

Easton residents are voting on eight articles tonight at the Special Town Meeting at Oliver Ames High School. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. To view a full guide of Special Town Meeting articles, click here.

This week, we'll take a look at each article in the Special Town Meeting Warrant. The Special Town Meeting is scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. at the Oliver Ames High School auditorium. Earlier this week, we took a look at Articles 1-7. Today we'll take a look at the final three articles. The Easton Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee have recommended that the residents of Easton approve Articles 7 and 8 in the Special Town Meeting Warrant. The last article, Article 9, will be dismissed on the floor because it will not require a Town Meeting Vote. In Article 7, the Town is continuing a…

This week, we'll take a look at each article in the Special Town Meeting Warrant. The Special Town Meeting is scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. at the Oliver Ames High School auditorium. Earlier this week, we took a look at Articles 1-3. Today we'll take a look at Articles 4, 5 and 6 and tomorrow we'll take a look at Articles 7 and 8. The Easton Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee have both recommended that the townspeople vote for Articles 4, 5, and 6 in the Special Town Meeting Warrant. Article 4, which asks residents to appropriate $133,924 is a result of local aid received from the …

This week, we'll take a look at each article in the Special Town Meeting Warrant. The Special Town Meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Oliver Ames High School auditorium. Yesterday, we took a look at Article 1. Today we'll take a look at Articles 2 and 3, and tomorrow we'll take a look at Articles 4, 5 and 6. The Easton Board of Selectmen and the Easton Finance Committee both recommended that the townspeople vote in favor of articles 2 and 3 in the Special Town Meeting Warrant. In Article 2, the Town is looking to grant itself an easement for a new walkway between Lothrop Street and Easton…

  This week, we'll take a look at each article in the Special Town Meeting Warrant. The Special Town Meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at the Oliver Ames High School auditorium. Today we'll take a look at Article 1 and tomorrow we'll take a look at Articles 2 and 3. The Easton Board of Selectmen and the Easton Finance Committee have both recommended that the townspeople approve Article 1, of the Special Town Meeting Warrant, which would create a Rent Control Board in the Town of Easton, once the State Legislature approves Easton's request. "They’re basically acting as mediator," Town …