Elections will be held Friday, March 1 at the New Sharon Town Office. Polls will be open from noon to 7 p.m.
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New Sharon voters to decide increased budget; town office updates
NEW SHARON — The annual town meeting will be held on Saturday, March 2 at 9 a.m. in the Cape Cod Hill School gymnasium. Voters will consider 54 articles and a proposed $1,363,026 budget. If approved, the proposed budget will be offset by $280,095 in carry overs, town reserve fund and unappropriated surplus accounts, and […]
Gertrude ‘Skippie’ Burbank celebrates 100th birthday
New Sharon OES officials celebrate Gertrude “Skippie” Burbank’s 100th birthday in Florida.
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Meet candidates NEW SHARON — The Town of New Sharon’s Board of Selectmen invites you to join us for a Meet the Candidates Morning Social on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 8 to 9:30 a.m, at the Cape Cod Hill School. Meet your fellow residents who are running for an open seat on the Board of […]
New Sharon to host Meet the Candidates social
New Sharon residents will have the opportunity to meet the candidates seeking election for a three-year term on the Board of Selectmen.
Pup helps young readers
NEW SHARON — Young readers at Cape Cod Hill School welcomed a wonderfully unique – and unusually furry – guest recently. Jasper, a therapy and emotional support dog, owned by Principal Lisa Sinclair visited the school to listen to first-grade students read out loud. “First grade is the year of learning to read and our students are at […]
New Sharon man charged in domestic violence case
NEW SHARON — A convicted felon remained in jail Wednesday evening on charges of terrorizing a woman at a home on Main Street and possessing a firearm. Philip Howe, 44, was arrested Tuesday on felony charges of domestic violence terrorizing and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person, Franklin County Sheriff Scott Nichols Sr. said. […]
New Sharon man faces assault charge after victim hit repeatedly with a shot glass
NEW SHARON — A local man has been accused of striking another man multiple times with a shot glass Wednesday night at a York Hill Road residence. Deputies Brian McCormick and Keith Madore of the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a disturbance at 8:16 p.m. As a result of the deputies’ […]