town meeting
noun
: a meeting of inhabitants or taxpayers constituting the legislative authority of a town
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The moment no longer could be avoided once Matthew Mandell, 65, the executive director of the Westport-Wilton Chamber of Commerce and a member of Westport’s representative town meeting, registered as a candidate for the seat.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
Town meeting voters in Bellingham most recently rejected the NFG ordinance, while an NFG bylaw enacted by the Board of Health was recently rescinded by town meeting voters in Manchester-By-The-Sea.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The affordable housing proposal for 152 Three Mile Harbor Road and 33 West Drive was introduced by Kirby Marcantonio, one of the four partners in contract to buy the land for the development, at a town meeting last week, the East Hampton Star reported.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025
It was put together following a major overhaul that saw its advisory board scrapped in favor of a series of open hall town meetings with industry across the UK attended by last year’s chair Jane Tranter and creative director Rowan Woods.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
Town meeting voters in Bellingham most recently rejected the NFG ordinance, while an NFG bylaw enacted by the Board of Health was recently rescinded by town meeting voters in Manchester-By-The-Sea.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
The affordable housing proposal for 152 Three Mile Harbor Road and 33 West Drive was introduced by Kirby Marcantonio, one of the four partners in contract to buy the land for the development, at a town meeting last week, the East Hampton Star reported.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 11 Dec. 2025
It was put together following a major overhaul that saw its advisory board scrapped in favor of a series of open hall town meetings with industry across the UK attended by last year’s chair Jane Tranter and creative director Rowan Woods.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Nov. 2025
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“Town meeting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/town%20meeting. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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