selectman
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selectmen
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As selectman, he threatens to co-opt it using eminent domain.
From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2025
His funeral in Greenwich, Connecticut, a town where he was once the first selectman, drew family, friends and politicians from both parties.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 10, 2023
But first, he must stave off a challenge from Liz Caruso, the first selectman of the tiny town of Caratunk, in the June 14 primary.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 11, 2022
"You guys are in a quandary. So are we," selectman Robert Steenson said.
From Fox News ● Aug. 4, 2021
“Then watch your words. May I remind you I am a selectman in this town? I am no traitor!”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
In the Vermont towns of Wilmington and Dover, selectmen mandated mask-wearing in public places — which Dover Police Chief Randy Johnson said wouldn’t have happened if not for the twins’ deaths.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2020
But in county after county, they pushed through at-large systems, so everyone voted for a slate of five or seven supervisors or selectmen.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2019
“The ghost cop,” said Bill Levakis, a member of the town’s board of selectmen, who had positioned the cruiser just so.
From New York Times ● Aug. 1, 2018
The town’s selectmen haven’t taken a public stance on the manager’s activities.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 21, 2018
At a table at the end of the room sat Captain Samuel Talcott, Magistrate from Wethersfield to the General Court of Connecticut, and a group of men whom Kit knew as the town selectmen.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
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