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5 Things Jan. 14: Meetings, Teen Driving Safety Tips and More

Your Patch Facts for the day.

Things You Need to Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1. Campanelli Thorndike 40B, Pheeny’s Island and Water/Sewer Meetings The Zoning Board of Appeals will meet 7:30 p.m. at Norton Public Library to continue the Campanelli Thorndike 40B hearing. Among other things, the Conservation Committee will discuss the appeal for Pheeny’s Island 7 p.m. in the second floor conference room of Town Hall. At 6 p.m., the Board of Water/Sewer Commission will attend an intermunicipal agreement meeting at Mansfield Town Hall. 2. Real estate brokers pre-licence class New England Real Estate Academy …

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Norton Board Supports Live Broadcast of Meetings

Once cable studio moves, coverage of more town affairs may become routine.

Town Meeting should have live coverage by local cable if at all possible, said selectmen Thursday, responding to a request for an opinion by Town Moderator Bill Gouveia.  The Moderator had suggested recently in a letter to the board that not televising the yearly event might bring out residents who otherwise might opt to watch the festivities on television, and while members understood his reservations, they unanimously endorsed not only Town Meeting coverage, but coverage of every town and school meeting of interest to townspeople when and if the technology is available.  “I think whenever we can have live meetings, we should do it,” said Robert Kimball, while acknowledging technical challenges often make that coverage impossible.  “…

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5 Things You Need To Know Today: Jan. 24

Your Patch Facts for the day.

Five Things You Should Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. Check back later for more, and let us know what you think of the feature in the comments section. 1.) The Board of Water/Sewer Commissioners will meet 6:30 p.m. in the DPW garage behind Town Hall. For the agenda, click here. 2.) Norton Basketball Association will hold a board meeting 7:30 p.m. in the cafeteria of Norton Middle School, 215 W. Main St. This meeting is open to the public. For more information visit their website. 3.) There will be a School Committee meeting in the second floor library of Norton Middle School, 215 W. Main St. Yours truly will be there to report on it. 4.) Massachusetts Unemployment Rate …

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Maryanne DiOrio

11:54 am on Monday, January 24, 2011

Love the feature, and I love the little "plug" for my story...waiting to hear back from you on it, Kelly....Check your inbox:) Thanks for the plug, too!   more ›

AN INSIDE LOOK

Location Important for New Cable Studio

New studio, televised meetings would help local cable board.

Norton’s Cable Access Commission is looking to move their studio to larger quarters this year. The small studio located at the rear of the high school is not sufficient for current, never mind future needs, of this vibrant organization.  As a former commission member and chairperson, I am familiar with the need for a new studio. It needs to be accessible, user friendly and convenient in order for the people of Norton to make full and better use of it.  The committee looked at utilizing the basement of the current town hall, better known as the old police station. However, the cost of converting that space was astronomical. They now seem to have tentatively settled on a building owned by Wheaton College not far from the post office on Route…

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Bill Gouveia

6:54 pm on Monday, January 17, 2011

I strongly disagree. I didn't say they do fall under the Open Meeting Law - but they do post their meetings and file minutes with the Town Clerk. There is no waste of their resources to televise their once-a-month meetings because they are usuallyheld in the studio, meaning there is no manpower deployed. And the idea that it would be better to keep their meetings off TV is one that many town …   more ›