Special Town Meeting will be held on Monday, May 9, 2022 beginning at 6:40 p.m. in the Gymnasium at the Halifax Elementary School, 464 Plymouth St.

A copy of the warrant for the Special Town Meeting is available and is being mailed out.

All Halifax registered voters are eligible to attend, vote and participate at these special town meetings.  Residents must register to vote at least ten days before the date of the special town meeting in order to participate at the meeting.  Persons who are not registered voters in Halifax are permitted to attend the meeting but must sit in a special, designated section on the right side of the room, near the stage.

Annual Town Meeting will be on Monday, May 9, 2022 beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Gymnasium at the Halifax Elementary School, 464 Plymouth St.

All Halifax registered voters are eligible to attend, vote and participate at the annual town meeting. Residents must register to vote at least twenty days before the date of the annual town meeting in order to participate at the meeting.  Persons who are not registered voters in Halifax are permitted to attend the meeting but must sit in a special, designated section on the right side of the room, near the stage.

A copy of the warrant for the Annual Town Meeting will be available closer to the date of the meeting

The meeting is run by the Town Moderator with advice, as necessary, from Town Counsel and the Town Clerk.

The Town of Kingston held its annual Town Election last Saturday, April 23, and these are the uncertified results from Paul Gallagher, Town Clerk.

Selectman – Tyler R. Bouchard won 560 votes for the three-year term.  There were 159 blanks and 12 write-ins.

Assessor – Michael P. Martin won re-election with 492 votes for the three-year term.  There were 226 blanks and 13 write-ins.

Collector of Taxes – Kenneth B. Moalli won re-election with 548 votes for the three-year term, 178 blanks, and five write-ins.

Planning Board – Thomas S. Buchard, Sr. won re-election to the five-year term with 527 votes, 198 blanks and six write-ins.

Silver Lake Regional School Committee – vote for two – Amy M. Cortright received 413 votes.  Michael E. Shekane received 382 votes for the three-year term.   Jeanne M. Coleman got 334 votes, and there were 328 blanks and five write-ins.

Kingston Elementary School Committee – vote for two – Timothy E. Lewis, candidate for re-election, topped the vote with 490.  Michael E. Shekane was next with 334 votes.  Sheila Vaughn, candidate for re-election, got 257 votes.  There were also 374 blanks and seven write-ins.

Water Commissioner – Robert J. Erlandsen was unopposed and won 485 votes for the three-year term.   There were 242 blanks and four write-ins.

Board of Health – Joseph F. Casna, Jr. and William J. Kavol  both won re-election to the three-year term, Casna with 443 votes and Kavol with 407 votes.   There were 593 blanks and 19 write-ins.

Library Trustee – two positions for three-years.  Ralph T. Calderaro won relection with 488 votes.  Carolyn Bromage won the position with 60 write-in votes.  There were 886 blanks and 88 write-ins.

Recreation Commission – Joseph P. Cunningham, Jr., ran unopposed, taking the position with 488 votes.   There were 231 blanks and 12 write-ins.

Recreation Commission – Patrick Rooney won the one-year term with 59 write-in votes.  There were 617 blanks and 114 total write-in ballots.

Sewer Commissioner – Elaine A. Fiore, candidate for re-election, ran unopposed and won 469 votes.  There were 250 blanks and 12 write-ins.

Constable – Brian J. Graziano and Robert J. Short, both candidates for re-election, won their bids,  Graziano with 439 votes and Short with 411 votes for the three year terms.

Housing Authority – Mary L. Hayes was re-elected to a five-year term with 490 votes.  She was unopposed.  There were 238 blanks and three write-ins.

Housing Authority – There were 710 blanks for the one-year term and 21 write-ins.

The Town of Plympton Board of Selectmen is pleased to announce that we have selected Mr. Matthew Ahl as the next permanent Police Chief of Plympton.  Mr. Ahl has accepted the position pending successful contract negotiation, with an anticipated official appointment date of May 9, 2022.

This decision marks a significant milestone for the Plympton Police Department, as the Chief position has been filled on an interim basis since July 2019.  We would like to thank those who stepped forward to assist us during a transitional period in an interim capacity, including most recently Acting Chief Daniel Hoffman.

Mr. Ahl was selected from an incredibly talented pool of candidates after progressing through an initial rigorous screening and interview process and subsequently participating in a competitive final public interview process before the Board of Selectmen, along with three other highly qualified finalist candidates.  Community Paradigm Associates of Plymouth, MA coordinated the professional search process.

Mr. Ahl has been serving the Town faithfully since 2016 and was promoted to the role of Sergeant in 2021.  Mr. Ahl also has prior law enforcement experience with the Town of Whitman, and has a private sector business and management background that we believe will serve the Department well.

The Board of Selectmen is enthusiastic about Mr. Ahl assuming this new role on a permanent basis, as his character and work ethic align with the goal of further professionalizing our Town Departments and continuing to provide efficient, effective and responsive service to the public.  We also take great pleasure in having so many talented individuals serving within the Department and being able to develop leadership from within. We look forward to Mr. Ahl continuing with efforts towards Department accreditation and leading the amazing team of men and women who serve the Town proudly on a daily basis.