GEORGETOWN — Local police are investigating the discovery of an old and barely identifiable piece of a bullet found Monday morning at Penn Brook Elementary School, police Chief David Sedgwick
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Doug Dawes has had a busy six years on the Georgetown Board of Selectmen. And now, he’s looking to serve a third term.
Dawes, a realtor and a veteran who served as a C-130 crew chief with the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War, has lived in Georgetown for 42 years. He was elected to the Board of Selectmen in 2015.
As a selectman, Dawes has negotiated six cannabis company host agreements since Massachusetts voters legalized cannabis in 2016. He helped launch Georgetown CARES, a local panel aimed at keeping kids and young adults away from substance abuse.
Georgetown election candidate: Amy Smith
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Amy Smith has lived in Georgetown for 28 years, and she recently decided to step up and run for local office.
Smith is a member of a local group in opposition to plan to move the G. Mello trash transfer station to a new, larger site with a 500–ton capacity. And a fellow member of that group suggested she run for selectman.
“I learned a lot working with this group over the past year or so, about how things work in town, and maybe where things could be improved,” Smith said.
Clearing the channels
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When Michael Hinchliffe first joined the Georgetown School Committee in 2014, it was for a temporary appointment because no one had run to fill a seat that needed to be filled.
He ran unopposed for a full term the following term, and he ran unopposed again in 2018.
But times have changed. With a pandemic having shuttered schools and businesses for months and a potential fiscal crisis looming on the horizon, local elections are packed with new candidates.
Now, Hinchliffe is running for re-election as the incumbent in his first competitive race, and he’s asking Georgetown to keep him onboard to help the schools navigate the uncertainty coming.