| 单词 | town meeting |
| 例句 | And Mom and Dad signed it and went to the big town meeting? P.S. I Miss You 2017-09-26T00:00:00Z She’d certainly made her objection to Jinx’s plan clear the night of the town meeting. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z “They’re around. But you’ve got to be like a cat to find them. And there aren’t as many places to track them now...You remember that big town meeting about guns last year?” The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z The Peo-ple’s Forums were similar to the town meetings that candidate Bill Clinton held in America on his way to the presidency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Free up Belle. We better get down there. Won’t be but a handful of folks to round up cattle with that town meeting.” Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z “We should go to that town meeting tomorrow,” he said with a mouth full of chips. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Back home, you’d only see that many people at a town meeting or something. The Million Dollar Shot 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z “And I’m not sure why Spares are even allowed in businesses. My Drascal will be bringing it up in the next town meeting,” she sniffed. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “Oh yeah! Didn’t she say something about Mr. Dimblewit bringing up Spares not being allowed in businesses or something in the next town meeting?” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z “We’re just having a little town meeting, so I guess this pertains to you too.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Dalma is in town meeting with developers from both Twitter and Facebook. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z “And then your mom said they’d been discussing ‘terrible things’ at the town meetings. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z The meeting began like the town meetings we used to have in social studies class—treasurer’s report, old business, new business; “1 move”; “I second the motion.” Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z That afternoon, we all filed into the gym again for a town meeting. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z There had never been a town meeting before. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z We’d just come from a town meeting, where the Eagle announced the school was going to build a playground by the lake in memory of Alaska. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z When a character is upset, it is usually because a town meeting, held in Miss Patty’s dance studio, has not gone their way, or because someone they love failed to show up. 'It's sunny and safe': why Gilmore Girls is perfect comfort TV 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z One spectacular scene depicts a heated town meeting in a nearly 20-minute-long unbroken take. "It is always the other who is guilty, never us": Movie "R.M.N." examines what drives xenophobia 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z “This year, we boiled for the first time on the 21 of February . . . if you waited until town meeting time to tap, you missed two thirds of the season.” Grandma Cookies: Getting creative with the season’s “low grade” maple syrup 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Recently local residents complained about antisocial behaviour, and Braithwaite said he had taken himself along to the local town meeting to put across the perspective of the homeless. One night on the streets: a portrait of homelessness in Britain 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z This month, she will be in town meeting with state and city officials to discuss, among other things, the possibility of starting a private film fund to lure productions to the area. Will the sun really set on Illinois' film incentive? 2011-04-08T14:14:00Z Back at the plaza a town meeting was under way, and the villagers were debating something in their glottal, popping language called Tz’utujil. Explorer: Guatemala, Trekking in the Highlands 2011-03-25T18:55:16Z A comedy club is not a town meeting. Don’t heckle Daniel Tosh 2012-07-13T15:48:00Z Black Twitter is equal parts op-ed page, comedy club, history seminar, photo booth, therapy session, town meeting, playlist delivery system and pep rally. Review: ‘The Fire This Time,’ Stoked by Baldwin’s Legacy 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z The start of the second act finds the houselights up for a voices-raised town meeting in which the cast members spread themselves around the auditorium to argue their case and hold the minister to account. At the National Theater, Love Redeems, in Various Ways 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z The man known as Baba Booey to fans won approval to the board at a town meeting Monday in Greenwich. Baba Booey appointed to Conn. town's parks board 2011-03-15T13:59:27Z In Marlboro, Vt., the show took place in the town meeting house after weeks of extensive community engagement. Yanira Castro’s ‘The People to Come’ 2013-06-14T20:33:56Z “I’m at the end of my rope,” Dunning told officials at a recent town meeting. Good Fences Make Good Neighbors? Not at Opus 40. 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z But after she presented her business model at town meetings, she felt support from her neighbors. Foreland, an Art Complex With Big Ambitions, Grows in Catskill 2022-06-30T04:00:00Z “When I was younger, in the ‘70s, my folks wouldn’t start tapping until after town meeting, which was the second Tuesday in March,” said Darren. Grandma Cookies: Getting creative with the season’s “low grade” maple syrup 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z They held contentious town meetings on the Flat Rock and issued dire warnings about the perils of the Evil Snakey Forest, which loomed threateningly on all sides. Their Wildest Dreams 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Her family’s job is to foster “a general sense of racial harmony and progress,” welcoming with other whites new black and Mexican neighbors, attending town meetings, spreading the word about desegregation and voting rights. A Search for U.F.O.s Leads to Utopian Dreams in This Debut Novel 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z Enamored with the local culture, he found even the simple aspects of country living—town meetings, hay harvests, farm auctions—fascinating. Nathan Benn's Striking Photographs of America 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z The strange allure of a perspective-changing hilltop, known simply as “the Place,” triggers contentious town meetings, where preservationists battle developers who want to exploit the hill’s real estate potential. Millhauser’s ‘Voices in the Night:’ short stories by a master 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z But that story is squeezed in the margins of endless busy activity and town meetings and jokey comebacks referencing years-old movies. Review: Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Is a Disappointing Return to Stars Hollow 2016-11-21T05:00:00Z It is used as a movie theater but also as a setting for town meetings and a training ground for people breaking into the workforce. Columbus in spotlight for many film makers 2014-06-23T04:00:00Z I cared about my community and started attending town meetings, concerned about local development in our area. “I didn’t feel fit to be a mother:” I was holding it together, pushing through, getting by, and then one night, I wasn’t 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z “The story goes that he attends a town meeting in his hometown of Arlington, Vt.,” Norman Rockwell’s Vision of F.D.R.’s Four Freedoms 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z At a town meeting near the start of the episode, a leading citizen has a slideshow that bluntly asks whether the citizens should start to worry. “South Park” blames climate change on Grandpa’s selfishness and it’s barely a metaphor at... 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z You feature a masterful town meeting sequence that showing how people behave when they express their opinions publicly and show their real feelings. "It is always the other who is guilty, never us": Movie "R.M.N." examines what drives xenophobia 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z At town meetings, neighbors have voiced their concerns about noise, water use and other effects. How a solar eclipse threw a remote Utah town — and its Navajo workforce — into crisis 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z There are ecological and economic factors at play, and no amount of angry demands at town meetings can thwart the deeper-rooted environmental changes that have brought these sharks to the Massachusetts shores. Review: Colorful and zippy, 'The Beanie Bubble' ultimately feels understuffed 2023-07-30T04:00:00Z Soon after Ford's project was announced in February, worried residents jammed town meetings, demanding more details on what was coming. Focus: New twist on NIMBY: No factory in my backyard 2023-07-10T04:00:00Z “To come into a small town meeting like this and to speak to people and to get them to engage and to talk and ask questions? That’s what you want from a politician,” he said. Nikki Haley Makes Her Pitch in New Hampshire. It’s Unclear Whether Voters Will Swing. 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Candidates talk directly with voters in restaurants and at town meetings, rather than competing mostly through advertisements. Why Does New Hampshire Go First? 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z During one town meeting, a resident said she didn’t like the idea of waking up each morning and looking out her window to see a giant flagpole. They envision the world’s tallest flagpole in this Maine town. Instead of uniting, it is dividing 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Besides the selectboard, young voters may also serve as representatives to the town’s annual town meeting, where local issues are decided. Vermont town to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local elections, after legislature overrode veto 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Following a longstanding democratic tradition of New England town meetings, residents deliberated how to define a sign before ultimately voting down changes last week. Donut painting sparks free speech debate for bakery, town 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z Darrell Wilson, a senior Norfolk Southern official, attended a town meeting in East Palestine, where residents shared their frustrations and some said they were still living in hotels or experiencing health problems. How the Ohio Train Derailment and Its Aftermath Unfolded 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z At an emotional town meeting Wednesday, Linda Murphy, 49, confronted officials about the challenges she faced getting the water in her private well tested and whether it was safe to drink. Many in East Palestine, Skeptical of Official Tests, Seek Out Their Own 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z Norfolk Southern railway has faced a backlash from residents after representatives from the firm failed to attend a public town meeting to address concerns about the toxic chemical spill. Michigan derailment: No hazardous material spilled in second rail crash 2023-02-17T05:00:00Z “Vermont is an aging state and we’re a state that really prides ourself on democracy and participation,” she said pointing to the annual town meeting tradition. Vermont town to let 16- and 17-year-olds vote in local elections, after legislature overrode veto 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z The visit came within hours of an emotional and heated town meeting, where residents pleaded with town officials to address their safety concerns after Norfolk Southern, the railroad company, declined to send representatives. Federal Officials Send Help After Ohio Derailment, but Residents’ Frustrations Persist 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z “The elderly, my people of wisdom, are afraid,” Ms. Butler said in an emergency town meeting on Thursday night. In a Small Arkansas City, Crime, Dread and an Emergency Curfew 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z She started engaging with folks door-to-door, at schools, at town meetings and bus stops, all in an effort to raise awareness about the school-to-prison pipeline. The many expressions of Bay Davis' liberation practice 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z The Massachusetts Government Act placed the colonial government under the direct control of crown officials and made traditional town meetings subject to the governor’s approval. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z These acts virtually abolished town meetings in Massachusetts and otherwise interfered with the colony’s ability to govern itself. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z A Croydon town meeting in March that began as fairly routine. One Small Step for Democracy in a ‘Live Free or Die’ Town 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z “We had a town meeting, and I kind of broke — how should I say it — tradition, by speaking out,” Cecilia said. How a Highway Divided a Community in Philadelphia 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z “I’ve had a thousand town meetings, and the opposition to negotiating lower prices of medicine must be in the witness protection program, because I can’t find them.” Democrats refocus attention on drug prices after Oregon primary shakeup 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z He allowed for town meetings in an attempt to appease the rebels. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z In many parts of New England, town meetings provide an opportunity for people to experience direct democracy. American Government 2021-07-28T00:00:00Z Turnout at town meetings has been low for years. One Small Step for Democracy in a ‘Live Free or Die’ Town 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z But “R.M.N.,” which features a powerhouse 17-minute single shot of a contentious town meeting, from the start teases at the question of who, exactly, is an outsider and who gets to define tradition. Cannes: Transylvania-set ‘R.M.N.’ probes a ubiquitous crisis 2022-05-22T04:00:00Z It’s a small enough place that purchasing a stump grinder and issuing permits for mobile home communities constitute major agenda items at town meetings. Did the Buffalo mass shooting suspect's 90% white hometown fuel his hate? 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z Parliament designed these laws, which closed the port of Boston, limited the meetings of the colonial assembly, and disbanded all town meetings, to punish Massachusetts and bring the colony into line. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The Gender Equality on Beaches amendment passed 347-242 at a town meeting on Tuesday, according to the Associated Press. Nantucket voters OK topless women on beaches, measure goes to state attorney general 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z There were awkward encounters at the Shaw’s supermarket in Newport, cross-accusations of bullying and misinformation, sharp words exchanged on Facebook and at town meetings. One Small Step for Democracy in a ‘Live Free or Die’ Town 2022-07-10T04:00:00Z The two factions battled for years, first over Hutchinson’s effort to abolish the Boston town meeting, and then over customs enforcement. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z He said he believed that rancor at recent town meetings had led voters in the town of about 6,000 people to seek new leadership. Voters Oust Mayor of Florida Town Where Condo Tower Collapsed 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z This was the beginning of town meetings in New England. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The UN’s General Assembly has been called “the town meeting of the world.” Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z It plays out in Washington, in decidedly uncivil town meetings across the country and over the airwaves. In nation at war with itself, one town tries cup of civility 2022-01-01T05:00:00Z Reflecting their commitment to mutuality, the adult men of a town continued to make major decisions in a general town meeting, but they often elected a committee of selectmen to handle routine public business. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Without them, who will chronicle town meetings, hold local official accountable and note births, deaths and weddings? Local News Outlets Could Reap $1.7 Billion in Build Back Better Aid 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z Government decisions and actions were decided at town meetings. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z However, the New England town meeting and the Landsgemeinde in a few of the smaller Swiss cantons are excellent examples of direct democracy in action. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Norman, who was recently re-elected, has been known to preside over town meetings in an Alexander McQueen jacket adorned with black feathers. Urbanites Flock to Atlantic Canada as Pandemic Blunts Cities’ Appeal 2021-11-13T05:00:00Z The Boston town meeting was more elaborate but just as certain. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Watkins said Jackson was in town meeting with Howard’s administration and students “to try to reconcile the issues” related to university housing. Rev. Jesse Jackson released from hospital after fall at Howard University 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z In the United States, Congress members’ town meetings with constituents also are less frequent and easy-going than their British counterparts’ surgeries. Lawmaker’s killing wounds ‘British tradition’ of openness 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z “Attend a town meeting,” she said, “and you will observe an element of true democracy: People with more money do not get to speak longer and louder than people with less money.” We need a constitutional amendment on money in politics 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z The Vermont town of Vernon is planning to hold its annual town meeting outdoors this year. Boston’s iconic Swan Boats return after a year off 2021-05-08T04:00:00Z The town meeting took place amid a national backdrop of racial reckoning and protests over police mistreatment of Black people. A Gold Rush Town Removes a Noose From Its Logo 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z Local residents improvised and held successful town meetings. Editorial Roundup: New England 2021-03-05T05:00:00Z Just this week during Vermont’s annual town meetings, at least three Black women won seats on town and school boards. New NAACP head: Black Vermonters deserve to enjoy state, too 2021-03-04T05:00:00Z In Maine, the pandemic eliminated town meetings last year for more than 400 of the state’s 486 municipalities that hold meetings during the spring. Could pandemic further erode the New England town meeting? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z At a town meeting, he accused town officials, without evidence, of corruption, homophobia and membership in the Ku Klux Klan. A Bristling Standoff Rattles Gun-Friendly Vermont 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z Other provisions focus on municipal government, including measures related to postponing town meetings or elections, the swearing in of local officers and the use of electronic records by local governing bodies. Plymouth State University back online, more COVID-19 cases 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z The Vermont Legislature is working on a bill to allow municipalities to move the date of their annual March town meetings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Bill would allow towns, cities to push back annual meetings 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z Organizers and both campaigns expect that the next presidential debate, a “town meeting” set for Oct. Trump opposes changing debate rules but will still attend 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z Now some communities use representative town meetings where locals are elected to represent their neighbors. Could pandemic further erode the New England town meeting? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Like if you were to go to a town meeting to talk about zoning.” These casting directors pull back the curtain on the process 2020-08-21T04:00:00Z The town of Brattleboro is getting ready to host its annual representative town meeting online after the March in-person event was cancelled. Maine hospital notes out-of-state positives; Boston to test 2020-08-02T04:00:00Z “It’s just been a crazy year with COVID. So we felt that we should start the process of talking about logistical changes to changing the date of the town meeting,” Healy said. Bill would allow towns, cities to push back annual meetings 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z On the left of the main page, there was a list of upcoming campaign events — fundraisers, rallies, town meetings and so forth, covering several weeks, as I recall. No rallies, no Death Star: Trump’s campaign is disintegrating before our eyes 2020-07-18T04:00:00Z Last year, Massachusetts lawmakers allowed towns to postpone their annual town meetings to the summer, enabling many to hold them outdoors after the initial virus surge subsided. Could pandemic further erode the New England town meeting? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z She attended town meetings to preach his story. Ocala homeless fined, jailed: nowhere to sleep legally 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z Her town held its town meeting last weekend, she said, and she dismissed several workers who refused. Better safe than soggy? Wet ballots worry election officials 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Marshfield will conduct town meeting business by Australian ballot rather than the floor because of the pandemic. Bill would allow towns, cities to push back annual meetings 2021-01-14T05:00:00Z A few weeks after his election, Mr. Adam attended a town meeting where a researcher detailed his troubling findings about the local water quality: heightened levels of carcinogens and toxic substances like arsenic and mercury. Chief Beaten by Police Is Longtime Fighter for Indigenous Rights 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z In New Hampshire, traditional town meetings are held the second Tuesday in March. Could pandemic further erode the New England town meeting? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z And when I hosted town meetings asking locals for material, they delivered. The Backstory: Small-town museums exhibit uncommon devotion in an era of historic challenges 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Every year since at least 1981, Mr. Grassley has made a point of convening a town meeting in every one of Iowa’s 99 counties to face voters who set the agenda of each session. ‘All of It Is Happening All at Once’: When Congress Works From Home. 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Town Commissioner and Secretary Dale Cooke has temporarily stepped into the mayoral role in running town meetings. Dewey Beach mourns the death of Mayor TJ Redefer 2020-04-12T04:00:00Z Voters supported amending the policy to prevent “biased policing” in a 1,346-296 vote in a town meeting last month. Vermont Selectboard votes to adopt immigration policy policy 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z “At that point, it’s question of whether town meeting is a viable way of running town and I think for most towns, it is.” Could pandemic further erode the New England town meeting? 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z “This was not a town meeting complaint session. This was a webinar on ‘Here’s the bill, here’s how it works, what are your questions.’ 1,100. Coronavirus pandemic breeds Washington lobbying boom 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z State law allows town moderators to postpone elections or town meetings under certain circumstances, including an “emergency” that they believe would render the gathering place unsafe. Virus concerns guide New Hampshire Town Meeting preparation 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Allowing 16-year-olds to vote can be done with the considered discretion of individual towns - say, only for municipal elections such as school committee, city council, or town meeting. Editorial Roundup: New England 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z And so Vermont’s annual town meetings provide a welcome corrective. In Bernie Sanders Country, It’s Super Tuesday. It’s Also ‘Town Meeting Day.’ 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z At a town meeting after the incident, colonists demanded British troops withdraw and a trial for Preston and his men. What made the Boston Massacre a pivotal turning point leading up to the American Revolution 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z "We're going to get back into the groove of a very vigorous campaign. I love doing rallies, and I love doing town meetings." Bernie Sanders’ medical records are “very reassuring,” but a key piece of information is missing 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z “So it looks like elections and town meetings will proceed.” Virus concerns guide New Hampshire Town Meeting preparation 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Selectmen in Hampton and Seabrook are asking voters at their respective town meetings on March 10 if they want to allow sportsbook retail locations in their towns, the Portsmouth Herald reported on Wednesday. New Hampshire towns vying to open sports betting locations 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z Residents called the situation a “black eye on the township” as they called for Miller to be held accountable for his actions at a town meeting Wednesday night. Police chief put on leave during car crash investigation 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z Roberts said there is a town meeting every week and everyone is invited to participate. Austin homeless set up shop at Camp R.A.T.T., 'for the homeless, run by the homeless' 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z The meeting house’s first floor was filled with box pews; they were removed in 1851 and replaced by long movable wooden benches, some of which are still used at town meetings and social gatherings. Meeting house built in early 1800s on historic register 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z As for the town meeting on Saturday, he expects a question on approving $1 million for a new library will attract a significant number of voters. Virus concerns guide New Hampshire Town Meeting preparation 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Hogan organized town meetings with farmers around Europe, and attended funerals of prominent farm leaders. New E.U. Trade Chief on a Quest to Fix Relations With the U.S. 2020-01-13T05:00:00Z If this meant angry town meetings and, possibly, electoral defeat, so be it. Opinion | Impeaching Trump is just the end of the beginning 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z In a 200-3 vote at a town meeting—the form of citizen government employed by many New England towns—Brookline residents approved a plan to block gas hookups in new homes and in major renovations. Cities Look to Natural Gas Bans to Curb Carbon Emissions 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z Galloway, she disagreed with the majority that routinely opening a town meeting with a Christian prayer was constitutional. Is the Supreme Court’s Fate in Elena Kagan’s Hands? 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z “We were doing in some cases five or six meetings a day, three or four rallies and town meetings and meeting with groups of people,” he explained. Sanders addresses health after recent heart attack, says ‘I’m getting stronger every day’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Think “New England town meeting” rather than “civil war.” Civil discourse over "civil war": Lessons of "America in One Room" 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z But residents decided at a 2017 town meeting that it was time for Lebanon to fight for ownership. Court awards Connecticut town ownership of mile-long green 2019-09-29T04:00:00Z The family eventually complained to the city, even going before the town’s council to voice their concerns, according to the notice and records of town meetings. Records: Colorado town removed chief, paid $50K settlement 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z School costs are one major concern, residents said at town meetings. ‘Keep the Hasidic Out’: A Small-Town Housing Showdown 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z Arlington experienced a setback when its town meeting rejected an innovative plan to spur denser housing and allow so-called accessory dwelling units. Editorials from around New England 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Greensboro Police Chief Eric Lee announced at a town meeting Thursday that Webster is no longer on the force. Police officer involved in teen’s death loses certification 2019-08-04T04:00:00Z Boateng, the chief who had called the town meeting with the surgeon, said he had seen the same story with at least 50 miners. Special Report: The wildcat gold miners who get rich sick 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z But Idyllwild Fire Chief Mark LaMont said at the June town meeting not to worry, that evacuation plans were in place. Idyllwild prized its isolation. Now, with the roads into town wrecked, it feels all alone 2019-07-21T04:00:00Z But once town residents learned in 2018 that the new owners were Hasidic, town meetings were called and things came to a grinding halt, the lawsuit charges. ‘Keep the Hasidic Out’: A Small-Town Housing Showdown 2019-08-14T04:00:00Z There are few known examples of women voting in the colonies—in fact, there is arguably only one, Lydia Chapin Taft, who voted in a town meeting in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. The Imperfect, Unfinished Work of Women’s Suffrage 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z He spent Sunday afternoon not on the campaign trail but at a tense town meeting under challenge from African American constituents. Opinion | Thursday will be a big deal for both Biden and Sanders 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z The legislation was introduced after snowstorms caused problems for town meetings and elections in both March 2017 and last year. Effort to clarify election postponements passes House 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Maine’s proposal to ban mass balloon releases took flight at a town meeting last month in Unity. More states aim to knock air out of festive balloon launches 2019-04-28T04:00:00Z A poem about an empty field is also, of necessity, a poem about developers, zoning boards, and town meetings. Poetry That Bears Witness to a Changing Natural World 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z Douglas says the most memorable town meeting he moderated was in 2003 after he was elected governor. Former Vermont governor to end run as town moderator 2019-03-05T05:00:00Z This week’s two-day Democratic debate-fest is so sprawling that it looks more like a New England town meeting than a confrontation among presidential candidates. Opinion | Thursday will be a big deal for both Biden and Sanders 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z In “Freedom of Speech,” the painter depicts himself among the listeners at a Vermont town meeting. How relevant are four Norman Rockwell paintings from 1943? You’d be surprised. 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Then, with no organizational backing, she spoke against it at Rotary Clubs, Lions Clubs, and town meetings across Oklahoma, often debating S.Q. The Oil-Pumping Adventures of Rachael Van Horn 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z He has started a “great national debate” in hundreds of village and town meetings. Just who are the gilets jaunes? 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z The Herald News reports that selectmen agreed to include the issue on the May town meeting agenda. Westport voters to decide on farming of marijuana 2019-01-13T05:00:00Z It also advocated that surveys, town meetings and focus groups be used to help people who live near forests get a better understanding of biotechnological solutions before field testing of modified trees is undertaken. Biotech Could Modify Trees to Protect Against Pests 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z Despite a large turnout and opposition at a town meeting, the Greensboro Town Council ignored their concerns and put the officer on the four-man force. Perspective | A young man died after being stopped by police. Four months later, no one knows why. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z In the weeks after the company’s town meeting in October, the Oakleys moved into a new home off base. Special Report: U.S. military's new housing plagued by construction... 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z Last year, after a town meeting in Roma about the wall, Texas Civil Rights Project lawyers went door to door, warning residents about the environmental impact of a wall and offering to represent them. The border wall will divide this Texas town, displacing or blocking homes - but where? 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The Berkshire Eagle reports that residents of Dalton in a special town meeting recently approved naming the bridge after Spc. Berkshire County town to name bridge after soldier 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z He also held town meetings and broadcast messages on the radio in local languages. Nigeria’s largest Lassa fever outbreak sparked by rats 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z At the town meeting, Richard Potter, a leader of the justice coalition, read from the Greensboro police policy manual, which states that officers involved in shootings or deaths “shall be given reasonable paid administrative leave.” Perspective | A young man died after being stopped by police. Four months later, no one knows why. 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z The bylaw would need at least a two-thirds vote to pass at a town meeting, and “that’s not always easy,” Sollog said. Cape Cod town farmers unhappy with proposed pot zoning bylaw 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z In 1880, Alcott and 19 other women attended the Concord town meeting and cast their ballots. 150 years on, ‘Little Women’ and its author still resonate 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z It will be known as the Coolidge Corner School, after its neighborhood, until a new name can be approved at next spring’s town meeting. Town votes to rename school attended by JFK over slavery 2018-05-30T04:00:00Z Hellman recalled the town meeting about the project and remarked on the “25 marvelous acres of green space” chosen for the complex. Iowa city opens new $1.6M sports complex 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Richtman said that in town meetings his group has organized throughout the country, Social Security beneficiaries routinely complain about understaffing at offices and long waits for service. One out of 10 Social Security offices has closed since 2000. Seniors and politicians want to know why. 2018-05-06T04:00:00Z Fee asked at a June 20 Planning Board meeting to work with town officials toward a consensus on the draft bylaw to present at the special town meeting planned in early September. Cape Cod town farmers unhappy with proposed pot zoning bylaw 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z “The chemical does not degrade quickly,” Ian Boyd, the chief scientific adviser at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, told a town meeting. Large Dose of Nerve Agent Used in Attack in Britain, Says Weapons Watchdog 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z That wariness was on display at town meeting recently, as several voters aired those concerns before shooting down a yearly parking lease agreement between the town and the school. Student surge at maritime academy sparks housing expansion 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z At our town meeting in 2009, citizens approved a plan for the utility to build a fiber-optic network because it needed upgrades to support such “smart grid” functions as advanced meter reading and load-management programs. Opinion | Saving net neutrality, one house at a time 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z More than a dozen demands from the school’s Black Student Union were presented to UNH President Mark Huddleston at that same town meeting. Task force formed after racist incidents releases findings 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z A few days after Cinco de Mayo, the university held a town meeting where hundreds of students recounted their experiences with racism on campus. Task force formed after racist incidents releases findings 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The Rutland Herald reports the school budget and police budget were both approved last week during a town meeting. Rutland renews contract for school resource officer 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z The survey conducted Tuesday by students at Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and the University of Vermont aims to measure attendance, participation and the level of democracy at town meetings. Colleges conduct research on democracy of Town Meeting Day 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z The 10 a.m. town meeting at Events on Jackson in downtown Phoenix is open to the public. Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi in Phoenix for tax 2018-02-19T05:00:00Z A few days after Cinco de Mayo, the university held a town meeting where hundreds of students recounted their experiences with racism on campus and challenged the president to take action. Task force formed after racist incidents releases findings 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z A crowd of angry residents and advocates denounced Blood on Monday during a tense, hours-long town meeting that ended with an announcement of his resignation, news that the audience met with applause.” Analysis | The Daily 202: A pragmatic Bernie Sanders seeks an immigration compromise to protect ‘dreamers’ 2018-02-14T05:00:00Z "Now I'm running against a woman who, my God, that's all she talks about," he said at a 2012 town meeting. Tammy Duckworth, senator and war hero, takes on President Trump, aka 'Cadet Bone Spurs' 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z Focus groups, town meetings and other forms of mediated conversation now accompany the hiring of a school superintendent or the redevelopment of a downtown area. Talk is cheap: the myth of the focus group 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z Recently, Koch persuaded town meeting voters to buy dashboard cameras for the department’s police cruisers before any other department on the Cape except the Cape Cod National Seashore. Police chief reflects on force’s transformation 2018-01-23T05:00:00Z A town meeting is scheduled Monday to ask voters to approve up to $15,000 for new traffic study of Main Street. Debate vigorous as Rockwell town mulls Main Street changes 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z At one town meeting held in Sicily last summer to discuss migration, I heard several residents voice similar remarks. 'White race' remark sparks row in Italy 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z She plans to get her tiny home ready by April’s town meeting for voters to tour, and to think of as a positive solution for year-round residents. Tiny homes see roadblock in Cape Cod 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z A member of the Canadian Parliament, Emmanuel Dubourg, was also in town meeting with community leaders to counter rumors that Haitians can easily migrate to Canada. Given 18 months to leave the U.S., Haitians granted special status are shocked and disappointed, but also relieved 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z The Brattleboro Reformer reports that a special town meeting is being held Friday to vote on whether Dover should terminate membership in the Windham Solid Waste Management District effective July 1. Town to vote on leaving regional waste management district 2017-10-26T04:00:00Z One day, a resident hosted an open poetry event after the town meeting, just to bring people together. Island of Vieques remains isolated and silent since Hurricane Maria hit Puerto Rico 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z A special town meeting is scheduled for Oct. Eastern Maine town to consider marijuana ban 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z Historically, the dominant element within the state was made up of yeoman farmers with relatively small land holdings, all of them speaking up for themselves at town meeting and in state government. Editorials from around New England 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Across the country, people who were never politically active are rolling up their sleeves and getting involved — attending congressional town meetings, writing letters to the editors of their local papers, organizing for the 2018 midterms. Night thoughts on Trump and America 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z “We had to hold the town meetings outdoors, and the audience, I never had that sort of anger.” Behind Legislative Collapse: An Angry Vow Fizzles for Lack of a Viable Plan 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z Several homes were destroyed in the area, he said at a town meeting Wednesday night. The fight to save the gold-mining town of Mariposa from a monster fire 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z School boards, town meetings, state legislatures, House of Representatives, all the way up. Noam Chomsky: The Left needs to “find common ground” with Evangelical Christians 2017-07-14T04:00:00Z Researchers consistently find that women are interrupted more and that men dominate conversations and decision-making, in corporate offices, town meetings, school boards and the United States Senate. The Universal Phenomenon of Men Interrupting Women 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z Last winter, at a town meeting at Valentino’s Primavera Room, a restaurant three blocks from Helen Wilson’s apartment, forty people, all white, most of them graying men, tried to strategize. Remembering the Murder You Didn’t Commit 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z “Legislators got an earful in town meetings, people emailed them; they kept the pressure up,” Loomis said. It's the end of the road for the GOP's big tax experiment in Kansas 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z Rank held a town meeting with embassy employees to explain he had offered his resignation and it had been accepted. Senior diplomat in Beijing embassy resigns over Trump’s climate change decision 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z “People vote their district,” he explained to a friendly audience at a district town meeting in Newark on 23 April. Here’s a suggestion for Congress: Try bipartisanship 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z The death certificate of Trumpcare may have been signed in the House of Representatives, but mortal wounds were inflicted in those angry town meetings, which alarmed Republican lawmakers. 100 days: America in a time of Trump - BBC News 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z Organize, form networks, attend town meetings, phone state and federal congressmen, and write letters to the editor. Opinion | What Trump’s Budget Means for the Filet-O-Fish 2017-04-25T04:00:00Z But the confusion faded that unseasonably cool morning in October, when a GiveDirectly team returned to explain themselves during a town meeting. The Future of Not Working 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z It held a town meeting to inform people of the switch, and it’s been going strong ever since. Rural Missouri districts get help with 4-day school weeks 2017-04-14T04:00:00Z She has assisted in planning student outreach events and spoke up at a town meeting about “the dog-eat-dog” competition that still persists at the high school. It Takes a Suburb: A Town Unites to Tackle Student Stress 2017-04-05T04:00:00Z Sen. Bernie Sanders is going to be holding a series of town meetings across the state. US Sen. Bernie Sanders to hold town meetings across Vermont 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Others “don’t have the guts to come and take the heat like Justin Amash just did,” said Deborah Look, 60, a retired special education teacher from Battle Creek who participated in the town meeting. Unlike colleagues, Michigan congressman embraces town halls 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z He was also able to do something that Republicans battered at town meetings might envy: He thanked everyone for their civility. At Democrat’s Town Hall, Concern About Trump, Minus the Jeers 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z And in Maine, opponents of Republican Sen. Susan Collins decided to hold their own town meetings on her behalf because she had none scheduled. Republicans who won after rowdy town halls now avoiding them 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Several conservatives faced hostile crowds Thursday night as they held town meetings with constituents, most notably Chaffetz, whose district is one of the most conservative in the country. Court's ruling on travel ban is the kind of setback that prompts presidents to make big changes. Will Trump? 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z A crowd of protesters gathered outside a town meeting in California held over the weekend by Rep. Tom McClintock, who was escorted by police officers as he left the event, according to news reports. Trump remarks suggest slowdown in push to repeal health-care law 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z “I’m comfortable with it,” Amash said, describing his town meetings as heated occasionally but generally civil. Unlike colleagues, Michigan congressman embraces town halls 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z A crowd of protesters gathered outside a town meeting in California held over the weekend by Representative Tom McClintock, who was escorted by police officers as he left the event, according to news reports. From ‘Repeal’ to ‘Repair’: Campaign Talk on Health Law Meets Reality 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Sign and stickers are visible on the streets of central Vermont, and petitions are calling for discussion at town meetings in March. Building Zion: the controversial plan for a Mormon-inspired city in Vermont 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z A sheriff’s official was assigned to patrol the area, and town meetings were held to prepare the community for what was coming. As California goes from drought to deluge, a dangerous old foe returns: Mudslides 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z Better yet, I’ll attend my representative’s town meeting and put him or her on the spot. A 12-step program for responding to President-elect Donald Trump 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z At Vermont town meetings, one quintessential democratic institution, women’s attendance is now close to equal. Speaking While Female, and at a Disadvantage 2016-10-27T04:00:00Z Imagine a town meeting convened to decide an important matter. October Is for Halloween—Not Voting 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z March Mr. LePage displayed “Wanted”-style posters aimed at environmentalist and union groups during a town meeting, saying those groups were holding the state back. How Controversial Is Gov. Paul LePage of Maine? Here’s a Partial List 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z “Look, the bad guy is the bad guy, I don’t care what color he is,” LePage said two days after the town meeting. Paul LePage racial heroin dealing claims for Maine not even close: FBI data 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z “Look, the bad guy is the bad guy, I don’t care what color he is,” LePage told reporters two days after the town meeting. Stats on drug trafficking, race don’t back up Maine governor 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z “They are all a product of what comes out of their town meetings,” he added. Congress Recesses, Leaving More Stalemates Than Accomplishments 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z I’d been in Cleveland in 2010 when James made his first appearance as a member of the Heat, and the mood was something between a therapy session and the world’s angriest town meeting. In Cleveland, Love Beats Heartbreak 2016-06-21T04:00:00Z Haigh immerses us in the community, letting its stories overlap like conversations at a town meeting. ‘Heat and Light’: fracking brings dubious fortune to a small town 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z “I’ve stood at the end of the grocery store checkout line and asked people what they thought. I’ve sat in a million town meetings. I went to bean-hole suppers and knocked on doors.” Proposed national park is a multimillion-dollar gift wrapped up in distrust 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Tribal Chairman Kevin Brown says he was surprised by the swiftness of the vote at Thursday’s special town meeting. Sale of former state hospital to Mohegan Tribe approved 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z Preston officials announced Thursday that a memorandum of understanding between the town, which is the site’s current landowner, and the tribe will be put to a vote at a special town meeting on May 19. Mohegan Tribe reaches agreement to buy former hospital site 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z And last I checked, the FBI hasn’t held town meetings and meet-and-greets at churches throughout the country following any of the 19 attacks over the past 15 years by people who identify as Christian. If you see something, make sure it’s actually something before you call it terrorism 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z On a day-to-day basis, Preissler zips around town meeting senior members of its hundreds of community groups, bringing them together at the same table. Sanctuary or ghetto? How Mannheim created a 'city within a city' for refugees 2016-04-11T04:00:00Z One speaker at the town meeting noted that the unwritten, no-pay policy dated back to President Gerald Ford’s visit in 1975. Trump's campaign manager once fought Obama's $5K security cost 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z On Monday, Snapchat showed Sanders speaking at a town meeting in Janesville, Wisconsin, cut to a quick shot of an airplane, and then Tim Robbins speaking at a rally in Green Bay. The first Snapchat election: how Bernie and Hillary are targeting the youth vote 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z “I knew the basis, I knew what goes on during town meetings, how to pass an ordinance, talking to people – that’s what I’m good at.” Maryland's youngest-ever mayor, age 20: 'I try to take the bull by the horns' 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z “You can’t have representative government without dialogue between elected officials and the people we represent. I appreciate the opportunity to hold town meetings, answer questions and take comments.” Chuck Grassley faces Merrick Garland hearing supporters on Iowa tour 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z CNN’s next town meeting involves the Democratic candidates Sunday from Columbus, Ohio. Town hall meetings now a campaign staple for networks 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z Then, officials decided to schedule it in March to coincide with the annual late winter town meetings. Why not Kasich! Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and my week on the trail with the GOP 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z SANDERS: In Vermont, billionaires do not buy town meetings, and in America, we are going to end a corrupt campaign finance system. Read Bernie Sanders' Speech on Super Tuesday 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z “In Vermont,” Sanders explained, “billionaires don’t buy town meetings.” The cold, hard truth: it's game over, Bernie | Richard Wolffe 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z At a town meeting in Tipton, Iowa, Douglas Klein, a retired corporate comptroller, stood up to challenge the senator but first wanted to make sure he was showing the proper respect. Iowans Urge Senator Charles Grassley to Hold Hearings on Court Nominee 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z “As secretary of state we need someone strong, someone who defends this country, someone who represents this country,” Mr. Cruz told CNN during a recent televised town meeting, when asked about his potential administration. Inside the Beltway: Ted Cruz would have ‘someone like John Bolton’ in his potential cabinet 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z To save money, it was held on the same day as the traditional town meeting day — the second Tuesday of March — when local legislative issues were hammered out. Your Tuesday Briefing 2016-02-02T05:00:00Z Perhaps most significantly, the original town meetings were a form of direct democracy, and the new campaign town halls were a stage of representative democracy. This Is How the Town Hall Meeting Became a Campaign-Season Staple 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z At the same time, Walters started going to town meetings, as did other residents. The Contempt That Poisoned Flint’s Water 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Somewhere between those two points, the video journalism team hosted town meetings in Africa and across North America. A year of innovation: BBC News and Social Media in 2015 - BBC News 2015-12-14T05:00:00Z A few nights ago, I saw Hillary Clinton hold an open, free-wheeling town meeting here in Salem before a large and enthusiastic crowd. Hillary Clinton and the Democrats' National Security Mistake 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Which is why 13 of the Republican presidential candidates have eagerly accepted his invitations to hold town meetings with him. The most important state in the 2016 primary 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z American history’s earliest recorded town meeting was held in Dorchester, Mass., which established meetings as a system of town government in 1633. This Is How the Town Hall Meeting Became a Campaign-Season Staple 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z In a July town meeting, citizens began to voice frustrations involving Broussard’s work performance, shortly after he was elected to a second term. Washington police chief could be headed to recall election 2015-11-23T05:00:00Z Malek said he’s continued speaking at local town meetings - lots of them, even after that stormy one early in his first term. N. Idaho lawmaker navigates Kootenai County politics 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that “if somebody at one of my town meetings said something like that, I would correct him.” Trump condemned for not correcting statement Obama is Muslim 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said that "if somebody at one of my town meetings said something like that, I would correct him." Hillary Clinton, others condemn Donald Trump for not correcting man who said Obama is Muslim 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z These campaign town halls weren’t quite the same as town meetings. This Is How the Town Hall Meeting Became a Campaign-Season Staple 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z I went to see him at an L.A. town meeting, which is usually a very liberal forum … He talked about poor people — the underprivileged and the working poor. Tim Allen backs John Kasich: ‘He’s a Republican a Democrat could vote for’ 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z A decade ago, resolutions for the impeachment of President George W. Bush were introduced at several town meetings and debated along with matters like leash laws for dogs and the funding of snowplows. How Single-Payer Health Care Failed in Progressive Paradise 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Do citizens vote and attend town meetings more than they did in the past? Lessons From a Town That Runs on Social Media 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Residents showed up in force at a recent town meeting to oppose the cemetery, which would include an open-air pavilion and small retail area. Texas residents fight plan to open Muslim cemetery; mayor calls their worries unfounded 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z It’s his seemingly endless delight in bullying any voter who dares question his priorities in town meetings. 8 of the jerkiest things about Gov. Chris Christie 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z Three 70-something Vermonters walk into a park Facebook Twitter Pinterest Sanders receives a standing ovation while speaking at a town meeting on 27 May at the South church in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Inside the mind of Bernie Sanders: unbowed, unchanged, and unafraid of a good fight 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z A day after his first campaign rally, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont will appear at town meetings in New Hampshire to discuss “obscene wealth and income inequality,” among other issues. Today in Politics: A Surprise Showdown in South Carolina 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Sanders rushes to New Hampshire on Wednesday for town meetings in Concord, Portsmouth and Eppington. Inside the Beltway: Step aside, Bernie Sanders has a big week 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Paulin said he got the political bug at age 11 when he started going to town meetings in Indian Head, best known as home to a naval base since the late 1800s. He can’t legally buy a beer. But he’ll be running a town of 4,000 people. 2015-05-11T04:00:00Z Balsam said the bylaw was passed “overwhelmingly” at town meeting. Plastic bag and bottle bans take effect in Mass. towns 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z Clinton’s listening tour events were not open town meetings where she might be heckled or challenged. Road trip, listening tour: Clinton dusts off old playbook 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z Part of this campaign involved organizing a disastrous series of “town meetings” in the legislators’ districts, at which AFP staffers lectured the locals about the dangers of “Obamacare expansion.” The Kochs take millions in subsidies in Montana, then try to block Medicaid expansion 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z By Thursday, he will be in Iowa for more town meetings in Davenport, Muscatine, West Branch, Iowa City and Kensett and pushing his new “Agenda for America” wherever he goes. Inside the Beltway: Step aside, Bernie Sanders has a big week 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z For a town meeting on the detention center, she says, members of the public were grilled one-by-one before being allowed into a town meeting. Woman fights for records on immigration detention center 2015-03-15T04:00:00Z The second time, the proposed bylaw was defeated by 13 votes at town meeting. Plastic bag and bottle bans take effect in Mass. towns 2015-05-10T04:00:00Z It would be hard to replicate town meeting elsewhere. Of dogs and democracy 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The amendment was among proposals considered during the annual town meeting. Vermont town rejects lowering voting age to 16: report 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z The amendment is part of slate of proposals being considered on Tuesday as part of Brattleboro’s annual town meeting. Vermont town seeks to lower voting age to 16, from 18 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Complaints led to town meetings - some of them heated - and, eventually, the creation of the Centreville Immigration Forum out of a local church. Northern Va. laborer office doesn’t keep workers off corner 2015-02-21T05:00:00Z Complaints led to town meetings — some of them heated — and, eventually, the creation of the Centreville Immigration Forum out of a local church. Busy day laborer office in Centreville doesn’t keep all workers off the corner 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z But there is no need to clone town meeting for its example to do some good. Of dogs and democracy 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z As examples, the lawmakers pointed to town meetings that were scheduled when Hurricane Sandy struck in 2012. New law makes it easier to postpone town meetings 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z He said he wants community leaders to unite and hold a town meeting. D.C. police fatally shoot robbery suspect in SE; second shooting in NE investigated 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z Utilities across the region are holding workshops and town meetings to try to address their concerns and offer tips on energy conservation. Even Before Long Winter Begins, Energy Bills Send Shivers in New England 2014-12-13T05:00:00Z The community remained on edge despite town meetings moderated by national figures, efforts at police reform such as wearable cameras, and sometimes fumbling attempts at reconciliation by local officials. Ferguson Cop Goes Free in Killing of Unarmed Black Teen That Sparked Protests 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Frank Bryan, a political scientist at the University of Vermont, is the author of “Real Democracy”, a study of almost 1,500 New England town meetings. Of dogs and democracy 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z Unlike news conferences and interviews, town meetings are typically pro-Christie crowds, and he can expect that his supporters will gang up on any interrogators. Chris Christie Is Back 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z A town meeting held Wednesday evening to discuss the proposal ended after barely 20 minutes when attendees refused to stop clapping and shouting. Small Massachusetts Town Fumes Over Proposed Tobacco Sales Ban As the man who doubles as police chief, Mr. Read said he was not especially moved by opponents’ arguments, made at town meetings, that the community would see a spike in drunken driving or rowdiness. Last Dry Town in Connecticut Approves Liquor Sales 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z Wolff says a town meeting would likely be held before there’s a vote. Ban on plastic bags proposed for Tybee Island 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z On March 3rd, this year’s statewide Town Meeting Day, sceptics noted that just 11% of registered voters attend the average town meeting in Vermont, and that the number is falling. Of dogs and democracy 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The Caldwell town meeting, Christie’s 123rd as governor, was held in a room with lousy acoustics and filled with about 400 people who showed up to hear Christie talk about “hard truths.” Chris Christie Is Back 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Selectmen cited an emergency situation and petitioned a court to hold a town meeting to raise money to replace the bridge. Town hopes for quick bridge replacement 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z Taj was as blown away by the Greenville town meeting as I was, especially when the folks started talking about integration. Taj Mahal's Delta Blues Cruise 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z We’re headed to down the Delta to Greenville, Ms, for a town meeting with Congressman Bennie Thompson’s supporters. The Soul of an Old iPod 2014-09-29T04:00:00Z Yet after attending Duxbury’s assembly, which drew 144 people, or one in seven registered voters, Lexington came away persuaded that—if it can be saved—town meeting has much to teach politicians farther afield. Of dogs and democracy 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z A few weeks after our lunch, I watched Christie preside over a town meeting in Caldwell, N.J., a suburb of New York City. Chris Christie Is Back 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z Angela’s husband, Andy–the Ronald Reagan Professor of Communications at the University of Alabama–was the auteur of the town meeting and it was a spectacularly confusing group. Shut Down in Tuscaloosa 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z Taj was blown away by the Greenville town meeting, which you can read about here. Taj Mahal's Delta Blues Cruise 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z At a town meeting Monday night in Sallisaw, he said the Islamic faith “is a cancer in our nation that needs to be cut out,” The Oklahoman reported. Muslim leaders rally against Islamic State in Oklahoma City 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z Old Town Hall in Columbia, build in 1899, served a community space for town meetings, offices, and a library. 2 town buildings added to historic register 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Especially because this is an election year, many members will be campaigning, visiting offices and town halls in their home states and holding town meetings. No More Hearings, No More Bills, Congress Is Headed Out for Summer 2014-08-04T04:00:00Z Chambers, allowing a prayer to open sessions of a state legislature, to the more intimate setting of a small town meeting in upstate New York. Roberts Leads Harmonious Court To the Right By Periodically Infuriating Conservatives 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Less than two months ago, the court ruled 5 to 4 that the town of Greece, N.Y., could regularly convene town meetings with sectarian Christian prayers. What the Hobby Lobby case says about the religious rights of corporations In Virginia, federal officials had to hold a town meeting and apologize after residents discovered plans to bring hundreds of young migrants to the area without notifying the community. Running Scared: Young Migrants Face Danger at Home, the Border 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Today, the town’s library and offices are located elsewhere in Columbia, but the building still hosts town meeting, selectboard meetings and voting. 2 town buildings added to historic register 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z Last year, the women summoned the sheriff and other authorities to a town meeting that drew more than 200 people in a place where only 1,400 live. Even as marijuana gains ground, some tightly enforce laws On May 15, Copeland was the subject of a packed town meeting. New Hampshire police commissioner resigns over Obama N-word slur 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z Supreme Court ruled that an upstate suburb of Rochester may start town meetings with a sectarian prayer. City Room: New York Today: Sports Turnaround 2014-05-06T10:26:31Z The risk is low for a catastrophic collapse of the hillside, but current stabilization efforts are aimed at the short term and will not constitute a lasting solution, Machan said at a town meeting. Landslide threatening Wyoming resort town slows to a crawl 2014-04-24T20:55:02Z The taller poles are stronger and more resilient in storms than the older poles, David M. Daly, the company’s president and chief operating officer, told a restless crowd at a recent town meeting. Utility Poles Generate Heat From Long Island Residents 2014-04-22T04:13:34Z "How it's going to fall apart nobody knows, but it's going to come apart," Ward said at a town meeting. Landslide gains speed, threatens Wyoming resort homes 2014-04-19T04:53:09Z Geological Survey, said on Friday at a town meeting. Landslide gains speed, threatens Wyoming resort homes 2014-04-18T20:38:08Z Mayor Muska said he heard some angry comments when he raised the topic at the town meeting. Texas town eyes new fertilizer plant a year after deadly blast 2014-04-15T16:04:28Z Ms. Hagan’s campaign rebuts the idea she is not visible in the state, saying she has held town meetings in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. North Carolina Shows Strains Within G.O.P. 2014-04-13T00:22:29Z Concerns about Mr. Obama’s big government agenda and “imperial presidency” are a common refrain at town meetings in Republican districts, Republican lawmakers and aides said. ‘Imperial Presidency’ Becomes Republicans’ Rallying Slogan 2014-03-31T16:09:56Z Galloway, concerns a challenge by local residents to sectarian prayers made before town meetings in the Rochester, New York, suburb of Greece. Maryland local official defies court, opens meeting with prayer 2014-03-27T21:14:12Z At a humdrum town meeting on congestion, a lawyer and respected judge named Sanford E. Church summed up the feelings of the masses. Scientific American’s Owner Built the First New York Subway [Excerpt] 2014-02-21T16:00:00Z The town meeting was the governor's first since the George Washington Bridge scandal. Photos of the Day: Feb. 20 2014-02-20T23:11:01Z Ailes caused a scene at a town meeting over zoning — he didn’t want his rights as a homeowner interfered with: First excerpt of explosive Roger Ailes biography: Five biggest shockers 2014-01-08T22:07:00Z We need to come together for a national town meeting: a forum for all of us to engage in a difficult conversation about how to strengthen the communities that bullets are ripping asunder. Releasing 911 Sandy Hook Tapes Retraumatizes Newtown 2013-12-05T18:51:00Z Others focused on whether a town meeting should be treated differently from a legislative session. U.S. justices struggle with New York town prayer dispute 2013-11-06T18:44:18Z Residents, who are often active participants at town meetings, "experience substantial pressure to participate in the prayers," thus leading to a constitutional violation, the lawyers say. National groups send a prayer to the U.S. Supreme Court 2013-11-01T12:06:47Z During the town meeting in June when Shannon aldermen denied the license request, about 40 residents attended to oppose the bar, and delivered a petition with more than 100 signatures from people who objected. Mississippi town sued after refusing to license gay bar 2013-10-01T19:05:04Z Schoep said that the visitors would inspect the new property, raise ceremonial flag poles, and hold a town meeting and a news conference. North Dakota town ready for trouble as white supremacists stake claims 2013-09-22T12:02:44Z “The first layer of this filter is trying to suppress any spammy, shill, malicious reviews that it can identify,” Yelp’s Morgan Remmers explained at the town meeting in Los Angeles. Guess Who’s Getting Some Pretty Awful Reviews: User Review Sites 2013-09-21T15:41:33Z At the town meeting, a civilian employee at the base complained that the workers who lost six days’ pay have not had a raise for four years. House Republicans Say Constituents Are Strongly Opposed to a Syria Strike 2013-09-06T10:01:00Z Their lawyers have a series of arguments, including that the intimate nature of a town meeting makes the use of prayers more coercive than in the state legislature context. National groups send a prayer to the U.S. Supreme Court 2013-11-01T12:06:47Z They hire enough employees to report on town meetings and sports events and publish material people can’t find elsewhere. Vermont Sisters With Roots in News Embrace Small-Town Papers 2013-08-16T01:12:43Z And at his town meetings, even as constituents flashed anger at Washington and assorted powers “back East,” none showed any ill will toward him. In Wyoming, A Cheney Run Worries G.O.P. 2013-07-06T23:40:52Z “We have enough water to float a boat,” Muska told a packed town meeting the week after the blast. West, Texas: The Town That Blew Up 2013-07-03T18:25:25Z Countless organizations have also campaigned against the practice through radio shows, awareness campaigns in schools and town meetings, and by declaring villages chaupadi free. India Ink: Women in Nepal Suffer Monthly Ostracization 2013-06-14T06:41:02Z He saw no reason not to introduce the practice to town meetings as the idea of a prayer before legislative sessions was commonplace and "endorsed by our founding fathers." National groups send a prayer to the U.S. Supreme Court 2013-11-01T12:06:47Z The freshman Republican lawmaker, Granite State politicians say, is squirming over this ad and the criticism she encountered at a recent town meeting. Letter From Washington: Honoring an Advocate of Gun Limits 2013-05-05T19:02:23Z Though her office organized a series of town meetings across the state this week, it barely publicized them. Ayotte Supported, Criticized in New Hampshire on Gun Vote 2013-05-01T00:41:04Z The health care plan was on the agenda at about 100 town meetings, and other local gatherings are taking place. Obama health law anniversary finds two Americas 2013-03-21T17:10:11Z Last week, the forces of government and upset residents collided like two weather fronts in a packed, stifling town meeting. Colorado Communities Take On Fight Against Energy Land Leases 2013-02-02T19:10:19Z Stephens and Galloway were exposed to the new prayer policy when attending town meetings for other reasons. National groups send a prayer to the U.S. Supreme Court 2013-11-01T12:06:47Z At a town meeting attended by several hundred people, including Sandy Hook parents, it was clear there is no early consensus on whether the building should ever be used again as a school. Local group takes on gun violence in wake of Newtown massacre 2013-01-15T01:52:46Z “Why should I put money in the ground if any one of the towns can say no at the next town meeting?” said Mr. Holko, the president of Lenape Resources in western New York. Bans and New Rules Make Gas Drilling’s Future Uncertain in New York 2013-01-04T02:55:57Z I remember a town meeting some years ago whose announced topic was “How We Can All Get Rich.” How fracking is corroding small-town America 2013-01-03T01:00:00Z Dr. Jenniskens and a colleague held town meetings to teach people how to identify and handle meteorites. Observatory: An Asteroid’s Fast, Fiery Introduction to Earth 2012-12-21T17:34:12Z They held town meetings and class discussions; they answered questions and offered hope. Send our kids to Washington! 2012-12-17T18:49:00Z This year, he held dozens of town meetings and won without running a single television advertisement. Bernard Sanders, a Voice for Shielding Entitlements 2012-12-13T18:34:53Z It was there in the summer of 2007 that Mitt Romney, seeking the Republican presidential nomination, went to town meetings and got an earful on illegal . Letter From Washington: Party's Base Is the Reason Romney Lost 2012-11-18T17:10:09Z Efforts to retrieve his carefully rehearsed town meeting basics and debate reply lines were inconsistent. Obama Outperforms Romney in Tense Second Debate 2012-10-17T07:35:36Z But there haven't been many press conferences--or town meetings, for that matter. Note to Obama: Get Down off the Mountaintop 2012-10-11T13:35:24Z It is the only state George Bush did not visit during his presidency, possibly due to the fact that in 2007 29 Vermont town meetings voted to impeach him. Predict the president 2012-10-02T15:39:51Z A few months ago I was asked by a neighbor near our farm to attend a town meeting at the local high school. Op-Ed Contributor: Destroying Precious Land to Drill for Gas 2012-08-28T16:37:37Z He said that at recent town meetings, "the No. 1 complaint I get from constituents is about the rat problem." City Room: Rat Academy Teaches Pest Control on West Side 2012-08-16T22:24:55Z Walgreens stores served three meals a day, playing a central role as small town meeting places. Walgreens: a short history 2012-06-19T12:27:38Z Then we drove Danny, truly a great traveling companion, to the Detroit airport…and went on to our next town meeting in Brighton, Michigan. 2012 Road Trip, Day 16: Citizenship Ain't Easy 2012-06-17T19:05:34Z At a town meeting on Wednesday night, objections were raised about the cameras being in the room. Margate divided over its role in Mary Portas reality show 2012-06-15T18:45:21Z She surprised party insiders by collecting enough valid signatures by the May 1 deadline — more than 10,000, gathered everywhere from town meetings to town dumps — to qualify for the Democratic primary on Sept. Democrat Challenges Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts 2012-05-26T17:46:54Z In June, 1777, a town meeting was called for the purpose of agreeing upon a list of those persons who were "esteemed inimical" to the popular cause. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Indeed, that convention had more the character of a town meeting than of a cut-and-dried political convention. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z The town offices were removed to the building, town meetings were held there, and a series of public concerts was given in it. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Two high-ranking EPA officials are holding a town meeting in New Bedford on Tuesday to answer questions and address concerns of residents. Industrial Chemicals Linked to Attention Problems in Children 2012-03-05T17:15:00.227Z As in town meetings, he still tried too hard to answer the question asked, rather than pivoting to more favorable ground — a commendable instinct but dangerous in the presidential arena. Report Cards: Grading the Mesa Republican Debate 2012-02-23T04:35:39Z They still chose him moderator of all town meetings, but he was not again appointed on any important committees. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z With 120 members, the Society on Monday plans to present at a town meeting a “master plan” for the future of Cyrene, encompassing education, tourism, archaeology and cultural preservation. Hope for Future of Libyan Tourism in Sprawling Greek Ruins 2012-02-15T21:19:52Z The occupation of Boston by the British interrupted the Faneuil Hall town meetings, but soon after the evacuation of the city the people turned their steps thither for public gatherings of many sorts. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z It was a town meeting of a representative character. Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.223Z They had not even been allowed to run their own town meeting. The Rise of the Dutch Kingdom 1795-1813 2012-01-19T03:00:20.007Z The rude contact of town meetings was offensive to their tastes. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The next day, a town meeting was held, and the citizens expressed their detestation of the riots—and, afterwards manifested their silent sympathy with the mob, by punishing nobody. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z From the house he went out to the town meetings where the men gathered to talk over the Boston Port Bill and the Boston Tea Party and questions of Taxation without Representation. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Mr. Santorum planned to host a town meeting titled “Faith, Family and Freedom” on Saturday in Greenville. Cast as Romney?s Victim, Gaffney, S.C., Says, ?Huh?? 2012-01-14T04:31:21Z Mr. Santorum, who finished in a virtual tie for first place in Iowa, was hosting a town meeting in a red barn near the Massachusetts state line. Politics Up Close and Almost Personal 2012-01-09T02:18:11Z On the 4th of January, 1770, a town meeting was held by which every one was declared an enemy who had in any way assisted in obtaining or retaining troops. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z Four town meetings were held, upon this subject. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z At a town meeting called to consider the proposition, held on July 14, 1740, the attendance was so large that the company adjourned to the Brattle Street Meeting House. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z “Welcome to New Hampshire,” Huntsman, the former Utah governor who didn’t compete in Iowa, said at a town meeting in Peterborough yesterday. Iowa Republican Result Muddled as Fractured Party Fails to Unite 2012-01-04T08:15:52Z The Iowa caucuses, a series of town meetings in 1,774 precincts, sounded the opening bell in the Republican nominating contest. Iowa Caucuses Yield First Winner of Republican Primary Season 2012-01-04T02:13:56Z He was a member of the committee appointed in a Boston town meeting immediately after the “Boston Massacre” in 1770 to demand the removal of British troops from the town. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Market research, a town meeting of sorts, lets the filmmaker know if he’s communicating effectively with the public.” Joseph Farrell Dies at 76; Used Market Research to Shape Films 2011-12-26T03:07:18Z Even then, though suffrage was restricted to church members, Guilford planters who were not church members were required to attend town meetings and were allowed to offer objections to any proposed order or law. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z In the town meeting, a woman asked why America always played the role of bossy mother-in-law, and that theme delighted editorial cartoonists for days. The Pakistanis Have a Point 2011-12-14T10:00:00Z I was secretary, and wrote records, letters, and sent pledges, etc.; also articles in "Concord Freeman" and "Woman's Journal" about the union and town meetings. Louisa May Alcott : Her Life, Letters, and Journals 2011-11-20T03:00:14.840Z Accordingly, in 1650 at a town meeting, six men were chosen to build a mill. Business English A Practice Book 2011-11-19T03:00:25.507Z Town Officers.—Selectmen.—From the beginning of town government it was necessary to choose agents to look after the affairs of the community during the interval between town meetings. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z This was an extraordinary popular assembly which, according to old Spanish custom, might be called at critical times, and was something like a town meeting. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z His especial need is to exercise political and civil privileges, in his own community, all the way up from town meeting to congress. The Brothers' War 2011-11-01T02:00:24.007Z I’ll be happy to address them in a press avail or the town meeting. Parker on the Trail: Romney Seeks Order in Chaos of Campaign 2011-10-29T04:28:29Z New Hampshire's primary had historically been held on the second Tuesday in March, the state's traditional "town meeting" day. New Hampshire mulls Republican primary in December 2011-10-12T23:41:33Z The most interesting fact about the New England town meeting is the lively discussion which characterizes its proceedings. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z Men were fined for not attending town meeting and voting. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z The legislative body, originally a House of Representatives and a Senate, in 1899 became more like the New England town meeting. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z As a conscientious objector to everything, Abel was looked upon as an interesting feature of town meeting. Short Stories of the New America Interpreting the America of this age to high school boys and girls 2011-09-17T02:00:26.183Z McDonald said his company worked hard to educate the community about the project through letters to residents, meetings with government officials and scheduled events at the Illinois State Fair and in town meetings. Using Corn Ethanol to Develop Carbon Capture and Storage 2011-09-12T17:15:09.813Z New York the town with its annual meeting early made its appearance, though the town meeting there never exhibited the vigor and vitality that it did in New England. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z Here is brought to light the reason, that those northern states in which these elementary schools of patriotism and freedom have existed, cling so tenaciously, for local government, to the old town meeting. Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z In Massachusetts opposition centered in Samuel Adams, "the man of the town meeting," who put forth pamphlet after pamphlet which struck at the encroachments upon colonial rights. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z "Barack Obama has failed America," Mitt Romney said unequivocally at his first New Hampshire town meeting, repeating the signature line of his presidential-campaign announcement speech a day earlier. Outsiders vs. Insiders: The Struggle for the Soul of the GOP 2011-06-16T10:10:00Z He has to go to some town meeting I believe, and will come in around midnight. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z Is the town meeting a part of the system of local government where you live? Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z The first town meeting was held at the residence of William Lowell, and Samuel Deneen was the first chairman of the town. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z There the town meeting was held and there the people repaired on the Sabbath. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z It’s like a town meeting, minus the brownies and lemonade. Social Cause Social Media: Silver Bullet or Spam? 2011-05-24T20:12:40Z The town meetings he organized have drawn both opponents and very vocal supporters of the program. States Resisting Program Central to Obama?s Immigration Strategy 2011-05-06T03:00:55Z School Committee.—Generally there is also a school committee elected at the town meeting. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z The first town meeting was held at the house of J. Prickett. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z In county and town meetings, in assemblies, provincial congresses, or special conventions, the patriot party expressed its approval. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z But news reports noted that Mr. Ryan himself faced a mixed response from constituents on Tuesday as he conducted tense town meetings with voters, some of whom were turned away because of to overflow crowds. House G.O.P. Members Face Voter Anger Over Budget 2011-04-27T00:03:37Z The Pilgrims held their town meetings in the meeting-house, where they held their religious services. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z A copy of the proceedings of the county board or town meeting, as published in the local newspaper. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z The first town meeting was held at the house of A. M. Wilcox. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z An important function of the town meeting was in allotting land. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z Democrats and their allies are stepping up their efforts to organize opposition at town meetings and other events. House G.O.P. Members Face Voter Anger Over Budget 2011-04-27T00:03:37Z At town meetings all the men wore their hats. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z The Town Meeting.—The central fact in the system of town government in New England is the town meeting, or assembly of the qualified voters of the town. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z The town was established in 1857, and the first town meeting was held that year at the home of David Comstock. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z Grand and petit juries were to be summoned by the sheriffs instead of being chosen in town meetings. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z This and New England rum were the ordinary tipple of the multitude, and the prolific source of hilarity, maudlin gabble, and bickerings at bees, June trainings, and town meetings. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z On Monday morning an immense town meeting was held in Faneuil Hall, the "Cradle of Liberty." American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z The town clerk is elected at the annual town meeting, and is frequently re�lected from year to year. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z In 212 A.D. every free man in the entire extent of the empire was given citizenship; the right, if he could get there, to vote in the town meeting in Rome. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z In the assembly, in the town meeting, through the press, on the street, among the sailors, fishermen, and ropemakers, he advocated the necessity of union. The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 2011-07-06T02:00:47.077Z On hearing of the sad condition of the mythical black woman and her miraculous escape, the citizens of that place assembled in town meeting and subscribed liberally for her benefit. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z Around 200 locals, including tribal sheikhs, university professors and prominent businessmen, met in a town meeting hall with green plush seats. Elders Take Charge in Libyan Town 2011-02-24T02:51:59Z His principal duties are to keep the records of the town meetings, and of the meetings of the selectmen, issue marriage licenses, and keep registers of births, marriages, and deaths. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z In August, wearing her graduation mortarboard, she stood before the microphone at one of Governor McDonnell’s town meetings. On Education: Dream Act Advocate Turns Failure Into Hope 2011-02-21T02:20:16Z The bells of the town were rung; an impromptu town meeting was held, and an immense assembly was gathered. Project Gutenberg book of Historical Romance of the American Negro 2011-02-11T03:00:26.280Z Noah Lyon had presided on several occasions in town meetings, and his modesty had been so far overcome that he could face an audience, especially in such a cause as the present. Brother Against Brother The War on the Border 2011-02-09T03:00:46.430Z The suspect attended at least one of Ms. Giffords’s town meetings before the event Saturday. In Giffords?s District, a Long History of Tension 2011-01-11T03:00:48Z He also keeps an account of all receipts and disbursements and makes an annual report to the town meeting. Government in the United States National, State and Local 2011-11-16T03:00:28.590Z You will hear of the “town meeting” which even to-day in some parts of New England is held from time to time, where the people assemble, and by vote decide matters of public concern. The Short Constitution 2011-01-05T03:01:00.017Z Fear and suspicion are manifested in petitions and tense town meetings — and over time they generally mellow into something resembling approval, acceptance or, just as desirable in the world of transportation engineering, apathy. European Import Has Cars Spinning. Heads, Too. 2010-11-19T13:12:00Z Honeybees practice a kind of consensus democracy similar to what happens at a New England town meeting, says Thomas D. Seeley, author of “Honeybee Democracy.” Katherine Bouton: Reports From the Hive, Where the Swarm Concurs 2010-09-27T21:06:00Z Video from June of a rowdy town meeting in Staten Island, N.Y., about a proposed mosque shows Spencer being cheered when he states his name. In Ground Zero mosque controversy, conservative writers have growing influence 2010-08-18T15:12:00Z State and local government services, programs and activities, including public education and social services, state legislatures and courts, town meetings, police and fire departments, employment services, and public transportation. How to Comply With the Americans With Disabilities Act 2010-08-05T16:38:00Z Mrs. Hill, an octogenarian previously best known for her blueberry jam, proposed banning the sale of bottled water here at a town meeting this spring. Where Thoreau Lived, Crusade Over Bottles 2010-06-23T03:22:00Z Residents approved the amendment at the annual town meeting in April by a vote of 91 to 24, well above the two-thirds majority required. Square Feet: Cape Cod?s Locals Keep the Chain Stores Out 2010-06-08T20:14:00Z Taking absolutely no chances, McCain is tending aggressively to Arizona these days, reestablishing ties, holding town meetings, mending a few of the many, many fences he's knocked down in state Republican circles over the years. McCain the Maverick Fights for His Soul: Margolick 2010-04-03T04:45:00Z He talked about all the town meetings and compromises, the long hours, the lumps and brickbats, the time spent away from their families. Obama Health Care Bill: Political Victory for President 2010-03-25T16:15:00Z The system will offer weather alerts, information about upcoming town meetings and library events, Ferren said, adding that the service initially will be concentrated in the downtown area, including Charles Street. La Plata's plans for free wireless Internet move forward 2010-03-04T05:00:00Z “The bottled water companies are draining our aquifers and selling it back to us,” she said, repeating her pitch from the town meeting in April. Where Thoreau Lived, Crusade Over Bottles 2010-06-23T03:22:00Z Generations ago, towns appointed hog reeves — people who caught livestock that ran away — each year at a town meeting. 2010-02-01T16:36:00Z He read the resolutions of New England town meetings, and gave what, indeed, was a truthful description, from his point of view, of the measures taken for resistance in America. The True Benjamin Franklin The first attempt of this young patriot to speak in public after his return was at a large town meeting in Charleston. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Each has its little church and schoolhouse, also used for town meetings, its one or two general stores, and a post-office. Rockhaven “It’s our responsibility to carry out the wishes of town meeting, but we’re struggling a little with how to do that,” said Christopher Whelan, the town manager. Where Thoreau Lived, Crusade Over Bottles 2010-06-23T03:22:00Z He would, until recent years, vote in elections and attend town meetings at the Cornish Elementary School, and he went to the Plainfield General Store each day before it closed. 2010-02-01T16:36:00Z The Plymouth town meetings were held at first in the Governor's house. William Bradford of Plymouth The roads to be improved were determined on at a town meeting without consulting an engineer as to the cost, etc., The Future of Road-making in America We are calling a town meeting tonight in the college auditorium. The Year When Stardust Fell Unreasonable men in town meetings and in boards of trustees must be answered, and reasonable men and women need to understand thoroughly the subject in order that their answers may be discriminating and wise. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses Compare it with the vestries of Virginia, and later compare both these with the patroon system of the Dutch, and the town meeting rule of New England. The Complete Club Book for Women Including Subjects, Material and References for Study Programs; together with a Constitution and By-Laws; Rules of Order; Instructions how to make a Year Book; Suggestions for Practical Community Work; a Resume of what Some Clubs are Doing, etc., etc. In Hawthorne's day this grim figure, stalking in the midst of Indian fights, village pillories, town meetings, witch-burnings, and church councils, was already a memory. Harper's Round Table, July 16, 1895 There were no townships and no town meetings. Thomas Jefferson When told of the town meeting that evening, he promised to try to reach Mayfield in time. The Year When Stardust Fell But they are chosen at town meetings,—and to a certain extent must carry out the wishes of their electors. The Library and Society Reprints of Papers and Addresses The characters thus selected number twelve, as “Samuel Adams, the man of the town meeting”; “Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution”; “Hamilton, the advocate of stronger government,” etc., etc. The Youngest Girl in the School A town meeting was called, and Hale was among the most ardent of the speakers, proposing an instant march to the scene of hostilities, and offering to volunteer. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools In 1471 there was a stormy town meeting in Novgorod in connection with the election of a Moscow partisan to the office of the Archbishop of Novgorod. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) On the morning after the town meeting, Ken dressed early and rode his bicycle toward Art's garage to arrange with the mechanic the details of the gathering and storage of automobile batteries. The Year When Stardust Fell All these assembled recruits and expectant officers presented when in camp the general appearance of a town meeting. The Story of the Raising and Organization of a Regiment of Volunteers in 1862 Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States, Commandery of the District of Columbia, War Papers 46 A town meeting was at once held, and Hale was one of the speakers. Elsie on the Hudson It was resolved in a town meeting that the king had no right to send troops thither without the consent of the Assembly. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools This bell rang to remind the citizens of church time, court, town meetings, etc. A History of the Town of Fairfax "There is to be a town meeting at Faneuil Hall at eleven o'clock, and it is said that Master Samuel Adams will address the people." Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' There must be but one town meeting in a year, and no "deliberation" at that; no "agitation," no discussion of grievances. The Trial of Theodore Parker For the "Misdemeanor" of a Speech in Faneuil Hall against Kidnapping, before the Circuit Court of the United States, at Boston, April 3, 1855, with the Defence The colonists returning from town meeting were fired upon; that day seven were killed and several wounded. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women On the 29th, letters arrived from Boston giving the proceedings of a town meeting, recommending that a general league should be formed throughout the colonies suspending all trade with Great Britain. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools "Feller seamen and comrades at arms," said Zac, stretching out his arm in the oratorical fashion which he had seen used at town meetings "to hum." The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia An hour later the boys were at Chris Gore's home, and there they remained until noon, when it was learned that a formal town meeting was appointed for three o'clock in the afternoon. Under the Liberty Tree A Story of The 'Boston Massacre' In the tavern, in the town meeting, and everywhere. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 The 'town meeting' was concerned mainly with the question of the height of fences and regulations as to stock running at large. History of Farming in Ontario Hear about the town meeting, Dr. Thor?—what old Billy Taylor said about the new bridge? The Side Of The Angels A Novel The teniente mayor has invited me to attend a town meeting to be held in the tribunal. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' Women attended nearly all the primaries and town meetings, distributing literature and urging the men to vote yes. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI The Legislature has power also to permit women to vote on general questions submitted to the electors, besides voting in all annual and special town meetings. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Men tilled the soil, went to church, gathered in town meetings, and ordered their ordinary affairs as they had done for half a century. The Fathers of New England A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths Another wanted to know if I was going to wear trousers and vote in town meeting.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Down through the years the town meeting has persisted, and even to-day the New England town is to a very large degree a small democracy. The Farmer and His Community The priests called a town meeting to protest against insult to the Church. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule I'm like that old fellow at the town meeting. Mixed Faces In Massachusetts the election of deputies stopped, but in other respects the town meetings carried on their usual business. The Fathers of New England A Chronicle of the Puritan Commonwealths No more could they lawfully assemble in town meeting to elect representatives to the legislature. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance Boston sent resolutions to the governor, but Hutchinson, now at last in the chair, refused to listen to the town meeting. The Siege of Boston Where possible such decisions should be reached in open meetings corresponding to the tribal council or the town meeting. The Next Step A Plan for Economic World Federation Men having no taxable property, but who vote at town meetings and general elections, can only vote for trustees at a school meeting. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III The next day there was a town meeting, where indignation and devotion found utterance. Ulysses S. Grant The law takes away our right to assemble in town meeting, except by permission, and then we can only elect selectmen to look after town affairs,” said Tom. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance More formidable than mobs were the actions of the town meetings and legislatures. The Siege of Boston This is merely an attempt to get back to the basic idea of the old town meeting, where local measures were directly proposed and adopted or rejected by the people. The Spirit of American Government A Study Of The Constitution: Its Origin, Influence And Relation To Democracy I would back a New England sewing society against any town meeting. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II He would have distinguished himself in any of our town meetings; and with cultivation, might have shown in history. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. You ought to hear him in town meeting; you won’t find him stuck up one mite; you can talk with him just as you do with me.” Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance In October the town of Boston resolved, through its town meeting, to import none of the dutiable articles. The Siege of Boston Factions took shape on Eden and clashed in town meetings. Eight Keys to Eden In the primitive town meetings ballots had been written by the voters, or, if printed, were furnished by the candidates. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The only free government of which the Roman knew anything was that of the primary assembly or town meeting. The Critical Period of American History There came a day when a great multitude assembled in town meeting, in the Old South Meetinghouse, to listen to Doctor Warren’s oration commemorative of the massacre of the people by the troops. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance He now, backed by a few councillors and officials, was to face Sam Adams and the Boston town meeting. The Siege of Boston A town meeting was called to devise means to remove the nuisance.... From Slave to College President Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington Better, even, than a town meeting; for those who come on such occasions have no qualms of conscience about drinking, if they have occasion, I assure you. Select Temperance Tracts Such fears were entertained by one of the greatest citizens that Massachusetts has ever produced, the man who has been well described as preëminently "the man of the town meeting,"—Samuel Adams. The Critical Period of American History Tom soon discovered they were having a mock town meeting. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance A committee from the Boston town meeting, going in eleven chaises to Bernard at his country seat, secured from him a promise to stop impressments, and a statement of his desire for conciliation. The Siege of Boston Senator Mason of North Carolina said: "They may philosophize at town meetings about it as much as they please, but they know nothing about the question." A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) Long before town meeting, it was well understood at the store how each man in the community would vote, and who would be elected to the different offices. Minnie's Pet Parrot Nowhere had local self-government reached a higher degree of efficiency; nowhere had the town meeting flourished with such vigour. The Critical Period of American History The characters thus selected number twelve, as "Samuel Adams, the man of the town meeting"; "Robert Morris, the financier of the Revolution"; "Hamilton, the advocate of stronger government," etc., etc. Little Lucy's Wonderful Globe The official town meeting now took up the matter. The Siege of Boston Moreover, until the recent town meeting when Uncle Jason, under Janice's spur, had been so active in the no license campaign, he had been on the "wrong side" in politics. The Mission of Janice Day The town meetings of New England again displayed the power for prompt political agitation which so impressed the imagination of Jefferson. Sea Power in its Relations to the War of 1812 Volume 1 It was especially characteristic of men trained in the town meeting to look with suspicion upon all delegated power, upon all authority that was to be exercised from a distance. The Critical Period of American History Are you master of the ship, man; or just first selectman, that you’d call a town meeting on the high seas?” All the Brothers Were Valiant Apart from the Tea-Party, no word or act of town meeting or of legislature, or even of any prominent citizen, needed for justification anything more than the ancient charter rights of the province. The Siege of Boston In September of 1722 a township organization was effected, and at the first annual town meeting, names of the strangers appear on the list of officers. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America I'm going to a town meeting this morning. The Girl Scouts at Bellaire Or Maid Mary's Awakening Another law was passed, limiting and cutting down the power of the representative assembly of Massachusetts, and providing that town meetings should not be held except on permission in writing from the royal governor. Stories Of Georgia Their last and most powerful blow was struck in town meeting, 7th of March, 1774, when the society presented a long preamble and resolutions, which were considered by the royalists to be treasonable and revolutionary. Reminiscences of the Military Life and Sufferings of Col. Timothy Bigelow, Commander of the Fifteenth Regiment of the Massachusetts Line in the Continental Army, during the War of the Revolution The better class of Boston citizens at once, in a town meeting called the following morning, declared their "detestation of these violent proceedings," and promised to suppress them in future. The Siege of Boston On the Monday immediately following the close of a regular school term a town meeting is held at which reports are read and discussed covering every phase of the life of the community. Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization The people were trained to protect themselves; and, in their town meetings, learned to discuss political questions, and to understand political rights. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Grand juries made presentments, county and town meetings passed resolutions, and petitions were sent from hand to hand, and signed by hundreds of people. Stories Of Georgia Propositions to amend the Constitution were becoming as numerous as preambles and resolutions at town meetings called to consider the most ordinary questions connected with the administration of local affairs. History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States A town meeting, the largest in the history of Boston, crowded the Old South, and again resolved that the tea should not be landed. The Siege of Boston It would be worse than attempting to settle our differences in a town meeting. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 At last it was the day appointed for town meeting, and Elihu was at his task for the last time, making a fair copy for his townsmen's eyes. Country Neighbors It is the fine outgrowth of the industrial lessons we have learned in the past years, combined with the town meeting idea, brought up to date. Still Jim Her mechanics, many of whom were ship-builders, were active in all town meetings. Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party) For years he had declined to hold public office, and had even avoided town meetings. The Siege of Boston Throughout New England, except in New Hampshire, the law was enforced for nearly two centuries, of publishing the wedding banns three times in the meeting-house, at either town meeting, lecture, or Sunday service. Customs and Fashions in Old New England |
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