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🗳️ How this town voted (52 contests)
Official town-by-town returns — MA Secretary of the Commonwealth (PD43+). ✓ marks this town's plurality choice.
U.S. Senate 2024-11-05
John Deaton ✓ 2,894 · Elizabeth Ann Warren 2,570
U.S. House — 6th Congressional 2024-11-05
Seth W. Moulton ✓ 3,971
State Senate — 1st Essex and Middlesex 2024-11-05
Bruce E. Tarr ✓ 4,358
State Representative — 2nd Essex 2024-11-05
Mark T. Tashjian ✓ 2,958 · Kristin E. Kassner 2,358
Register of Deeds — Essex Southern 2024-11-05
Eileen R. Duff ✓ 2,650 · Jonathan Edward Ring 2,441
President 2024-11-05
Harris/ Walz ✓ 2,855 · Trump/ Vance 2,535 · Oliver/ Ter Maat 33 · Ayyadurai/ Ellis 32 · Stein/ Caballero-Roca 17 · De La Cruz/ Garcia 11
Governor's Council — 5th 2024-11-05
Anne M. Manning-Martin ✓ 2,507 · Eunice Delice Zeigler 1,969 · Jody A. Elliott 606
Clerk of Courts — Essex County 2024-11-05
Thomas H. Driscoll, Jr. ✓ 2,714 · Todd R. Angilly 1,378 · Doris V. Rodriguez 747
U.S. Senate 2024-09-03
Elizabeth Ann Warren ✓ 630
U.S. Senate 2024-09-03
John Deaton ✓ 288 · Robert J. Antonellis 174 · Ian Cain 30
U.S. House — 6th Congressional 2024-09-03
Seth W. Moulton ✓ 642
State Senate — 1st Essex and Middlesex 2024-09-03
Bruce E. Tarr ✓ 467
Recent meetings
Sat Jun 21, 2025
Boards Commissions
✓ Decided: Board of Selectmen identify eight priority issues for the year
The Board of Selectmen held a workshop to establish a list of prioritized issues for the board to follow. Members identified and agreed upon eight specific topics for future focus. No formal votes were taken during the meeting.
- Identified priority issues: Develop BoS plan for the year
- Identified priority issues: Form of town government study
- Identified priority issues: Long term strategic financial plan
- Identified priority issues: Review update regs, policies and procedures
- Identified priority issues: Economic development
- Identified priority issues: Communications
- Identified priority issues: Conservation Commission Complaint
- Identified priority issues: Artificial intelligence
📄 From the minutes
Extracted text of the official minutes document (automated extraction — may contain OCR/formatting errors).
June 21, 2025
RE: Georgetown BoS Workshop Mtg Minutes 6/21/25
Workshop Meeting Minutes
• Selectmen Present: Mike Donahue, Doug Dawes, Laura Repplier, Rachel Bancroft, Rob
Hoover
• Meeting Started at 9:10 AM.
• Location Georgetown Peabody Library, 2nd Floor.
• Rob began. He outlined the process and goal of the workshop, which was to create a list
of prioritize issues for the BoS to follow.
• Each board member identified their most important priorities.
• Rob took notes and created in real time a list of everyone’s priorities. Discussion was
limited to this endeavor.
• At this point in the workshop, Rachel had to leave the meeting.
• The remaining 4 board members discussed the list and identified 8 issues.
• The following list was identified and agreed upon by all present. No votes were taken.
o Develop BoS plan for the year.
o Form of town government study.
o Long term strategic financial plan.
o Review update regs, policies and procedures.
o Economic development.
o Communications.
o Conservation Commission Complaint. Hmm.
o Artificial intelligence.
• All agreed goal was accomplished and the next workshop (yet to be scheduled) will
include Orlando.
• Rob mentioned goal of next workshop will be to begin discussion around whom, when
and what for each priority item.
• Workshop adjourned at 10:15am.
Sat Jun 21, 2025
Boards Commissions
✓ Decided: Selectmen set 8 priorities for the year ahead
The Board of Selectmen held a workshop to identify and agree on eight priority issues for the coming year, including a town government study, long-term financial planning, and economic development. No votes were taken; the list was approved by consensus of the four members present after one member left.
- Agreed to develop a Board of Selectmen plan for the year (consensus, no vote)
- Agreed to study the form of town government (consensus)
- Agreed to create a long-term strategic financial plan (consensus)
- Agreed to review and update regulations, policies, and procedures (consensus)
- Agreed to focus on economic development (consensus)
- Agreed to improve communications (consensus)
- Agreed to address a Conservation Commission complaint (consensus)
- Agreed to explore artificial intelligence (consensus)
📄 From the minutes
Extracted text of the official minutes document (automated extraction — may contain OCR/formatting errors).
June 21, 2025
RE: Georgetown BoS Workshop Mtg Minutes 6/21/25
DRAFT Workshop Meeting Minutes
• Selectmen Present: Mike Donahue, Doug Dawes, Laura Repplier, Rachel Bancroft, Rob
Hoover
• Meeting Started at 9:10 AM.
• Location Georgetown Peabody Library, 2nd Floor.
• Rob began. He outlined the process and goal of the workshop, which was to create a list
of prioritize issues for the BoS to follow.
• Each board member identified their most important priorities.
• Rob took notes and created in real time a list of everyone’s priorities. Discussion was
limited to this endeavor.
• At this point in the workshop, Rachel had to leave the meeting.
• The remaining 4 board members discussed the list and identified 8 issues.
• The following list was identified and agreed upon by all present. No votes were taken.
o Develop BoS plan for the year.
o Form of town government study.
o Long term strategic financial plan.
o Review update regs, policies and procedures.
o Economic development.
o Communications.
o Conservation Commission Complaint. Hmm.
o Artificial intelligence.
• All agreed goal was accomplished and the next workshop (yet to be scheduled) will
include Orlando.
• Rob mentioned goal of next workshop will be to begin discussion around whom, when
and what for each priority item.
• Workshop adjourned at 10:15am.
End DRAFT Mtg Minutes
Mon Dec 2, 2024
December 2, 2024 Meeting
✓ Decided: Board approves new liquor license for Renegade's Pub on W. Main St
The Board of Selectmen approved a new all-alcohol beverage license, common victualer's license, and entertainment license for 51 W. Main, LLC (DBA Renegade's Pub) at 51 W. Main Street, with a revised closing time of 1 AM. The vote was 5-0. The board also voted 4-0 to approve all annual license renewals (excluding Kume Ramen from the liquor list) and discussed a Sunday construction bylaw for the May 2025 Town Meeting.
- Approved new liquor license for Renegade's Pub with 1AM closing (5-0)
- Approved all annual license renewals with expiration 12/31/2025 (4-0)
- Discussed Sunday Construction Bylaw for May 2025 Town Meeting (no vote)
- Posted announcement for Planning Board vacancy with deadline 12/31/2024 (4-0)
📄 From the minutes
Extracted text of the official minutes document (automated extraction — may contain OCR/formatting errors).
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BOS MEETING MINUTES FROM 12-02-24
BOARD OF SELECTMEN
Memorial Town Hall, One Library Street,
Georgetown, Mass. 01833
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F a x ( 9 7 8 ) 3 5 2-5 7 2 7
7:00PM General Session / Third Floor Meeting Room, at the
Georgetown Town Hall
______________________________________________________________________________
Selectmen Present: D. LaMonica, Chair, D. Dawes, R. Bancroft, R. Hoover
and L. Repplier
Others Present: Orlando Pacheco, Town Administrator
M. Shultz, Administrative Assistant on Zoom
Note: BoS meetings are recorded via video and are available to anyone.
See https://www.georgetownma.gov or call 978-352-5755 for assistance.
Recording is available at Georgetown Community Television
CALL TO ORDER @ 7 PM:
Moment of Silence to prepare for meeting was observed.
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
• Motion made by L. Repplier to open the Public Meeting. Seconded by D.
Dawes
• Motion passed with a vote of all in favor (5-0)
PUBLIC HEARING:
For new Liquor License on an application from 51 W. Main, LLC -DBA
Renegade's Pub, 51 W. Main Street, Georgetown, MA for an all-alcohol beverage
license, common victualer's license and entertainment license. Hours of operation
will be daily 12PM-12AM.
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Applicants introduced themselves, Anthony Bernardo and Gregory Weinstock, co-
owners, and their counsel, Kristen Scanlon was present via Zoom.
Attorney Scanlon spoke to the applicants’ experience in the food business, …
💰 Federal awards (top 9 by amount)
Largest recent federal contract/grant awards to recipients in this city (2023–present), via USAspending.gov.
| $118,390 | TESLA SYSTEMS, INC. Department of Commerce · THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, LABOR AN |
| $20,020 | ANDGJENN LLC Department of Defense · THRUST BEARING PAD REPAIR |
| $5,776 | ANDGJENN LLC Department of Defense · SSTG REBABBIT-REBABBIT / RESTORE AFT JOURNAL BEARING SURFACE-(PSE-303 |
| $5,690 | ANDGJENN LLC Department of Defense · REBABBIT SSTG GENERATOR JOURNAL BEARING (PNSY400T-5350) |
| $4,632 | ANDGJENN LLC Department of Defense · REABABBIT/RESTORE SSTG #1 SERVICE (PSE-2987) |
| $2,956 | HAYWOOD ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED Department of Defense · 8511464640!CABLE ASSEMBLY,POWER,ELECTRIC |
| $1,769 | BURRCOMM INDUSTRIAL LLC Department of Defense · CARPET BLDG 601 |
| $1,760 | ANDGJENN LLC Department of Defense · REBABBIT THRUST PAD (PSE-3004) |
| $1,300 | HAYWOOD ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED Department of Defense · 8511502731!CABLE ASSEMBLY,SPEC |
Source: USAspending.gov (U.S. Treasury) — federal awards only, not city budgets.
🌐 County-level context
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Traffic fatalities1 (2024)
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