Definition of selectman
: one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town
Updated on: 30 Mar 2018
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In cities and towns where voters opposed legalization, elected bodies such as town councils or boards of selectmen can impose a ban without polling residents.
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Standing outside Town Hall, selectman candidate Ed Ordway said those who really want to change things won't be stopped by a little snow.
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Her father, Paul Hicks III, is a former Republican Greenwich selectman and public relations executive who worked for the National Football League prior to taking his current job as managing director of the Glover Park Group.
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On the Republican side, there’s Danbury’s Mark Boughton and Shelton’s Mark Lauretti, along with Tim Herbst, who was first selectman of Trumbull for eight years before declining to seek re-election last year.
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The board of selectmen approved the contract recently.
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As first selectman, Ms. Daniel is trying to straddle the divide, agreeing with those who want, for example, sidewalks connecting the school campus with the town center, while reassuring others that the town is not headed for mass commercialization.
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Highland Titles, which also sells plots of land (and accompanying courtesy titles) for $44, says that residents must call the town selectman’s office for individual codes that a dedicated secretary will distribute.
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Memorializing a tragedy Dan Rosenthal took office recently as first selectman, following his father and grandfather in the job, which is the equivalent of mayor.
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First Known Use of selectman
1635
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: one of a board of officials elected in towns of all New England states except Rhode Island to serve as the chief administrative authority of the town
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