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Big announcement on Mondays show. -- rick burgess (@bigvox) June 2, 2017 When contacted by AL.com, Burgess declined to comment. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "'Rick and Bubba's' Rick Burgess says 'big announcement' coming Monday on Governor's race," 2 June 2017 Sharkey has been a member of the board of burgesses (the equivalent of selectmen or Town Council) for 10 years, but this was his first attempt at the warden's seat. — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, "Recount Confirms Geer Wins Back Warden Seat," 18 May 2017 Big announcement on Mondays show. -- rick burgess (@bigvox) June 2, 2017 When contacted by AL.com, Burgess declined to comment. — Leada Gore, AL.com, "'Rick and Bubba's' Rick Burgess says 'big announcement' coming Monday on Governor's race," 2 June 2017 The board of burgesses will be meeting soon with Geer to try and find a less expensive alternative to providing police protection in the borough. — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, "Jewett City Votes To Eliminate Resident Trooper," 31 May 2017 Prior to that, Geer had served six terms as a burgess. — Janice Steinhagen, Courant Community, "Recount Confirms Geer Wins Back Warden Seat," 18 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'burgess.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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