{"id":4582,"date":"2026-04-28T18:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=4582"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T22:30:10","slug":"town-meeting-is-monday-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atotw.com\/archive\/?p=4582","title":{"rendered":"Town Meeting is Monday night!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear fellow Hanoverians:<\/p>\n<p>One of the most important nights of Hanover&#8217;s year is almost upon us&#8230;Town<br \/>\nMeeting!  Board and Committee members from all over town have toiled<br \/>\nendlessly in preparation for both our Special Town Meeting and Annual Town<br \/>\nMeeting that will be held at Hanover High School, 287 Cedar Street on<br \/>\nMonday, May 4th beginning at 7:00 p.m. (for the Special) and 7:30 p.m. for<br \/>\nthe Annual.  Please join me in thanking those noble community servants.<br \/>\nDemocracy is alive and well thanks to all of them.<\/p>\n<p>Now, it is your chance to be heard.  Hanover Town Meeting pre-dates our<br \/>\ncountry&#8217;s independence from England, and is no less important now than it<br \/>\nwas then.  It is your chance, as a registered voter, to determine the<br \/>\ntown&#8217;s spending which will ultimately determine your tax rate, and so many<br \/>\nother issues.  You are the legislature!  Don&#8217;t miss out; clear your<br \/>\ncalendar and plan to attend.  Don&#8217;t forget that you have to be there in<br \/>\nperson.  There is no absentee or early voting for Town Meeting.<\/p>\n<p>Parking will be at a premium, so come and check in early, especially if you<br \/>\nhave mobility issues.  Check in begins at 6:00 p.m. next Monday.  Car-pool<br \/>\nif you can.  Park in the front if you can; the back doors will be locked<br \/>\nall night.  If you end up parking out back or at Cedar School, give<br \/>\nyourself plenty of time to walk around to the front to check in.  Plan for<br \/>\ntwo nights, with the second night likely to be held Tuesday, May 5th.  If a<br \/>\nsecond night is necessary, the attendees at the end of the night on Monday<br \/>\nwill decide the exact date and time.  <\/p>\n<p>Hanover High School&#8217;s Business Club\/DECA students will be selling Hilliards<br \/>\ncandy bars, so bring some cash for your evening snack.  Here&#8217;s some more<br \/>\ninformation about DECA:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=w\/mFRWnhUGGxtj0HI2luUuPYgbpFv9bipWHs2FFeC9poqLt7nDMYRqoN783ZLADJ<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>Friends of Troop 38 will be selling pancake breakfast tickets and raffle<br \/>\ntickets to support scouting in Hanover.  For more information about the<br \/>\nFriends of Troop 38, go to:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=uJm3\/uNZ8Cmij0JFQuRTn+PYgbpFv2bipWHs2FFeC9poqLt7nDNIRqoN783ZLADJ<br \/>\n.  Again, bring some cash!<\/p>\n<p>And the business of the evening, of course, appears on the &#8220;warrants&#8221;,<br \/>\nwhich act as our agendas for the evening.  The Special Town Meeting<br \/>\nWarrant, complete with AdComm motions and commentary, may be found here:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=IcGBclFa2Ra9zgebIkm5qePYgbpFv+bipWHs2FFeC9poqLt7nDPYRqoN783ZLADJ<br \/>\n.  The Annual Town Meeting Warrant, complete with AdComm motions and<br \/>\ncommentary, may be found here:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=7r9zp5gdM6SFbjIlNq0Vr+PYgbpFv\/bipWHs2FFeC9poqLt7nDP4RqoN783ZLADJ<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>Free child care will be available.  Here&#8217;s the link to register:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=opaCWFYRcpiwQGjxoDQ3dePYgbpFv3bipWHs2FFeC9poqLt7nDNIRqoN783ZLADJ<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>Additional general information about Town Meeting and the whopping seven<br \/>\ninitiative petitions on the warrant, along with remote viewing options for<br \/>\nthose who cannot attend in person, may be found here:<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=NHbd+BjvvTu1wq8FQ6KI9uPYgbpFv6bipWHs2FFeC9poqLt7nDMIRqoN783ZLADJ<br \/>\n.<\/p>\n<p>See you next Monday night!<\/p>\n<p>For &#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221;,<br \/>\nCathy H-B<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<br \/>\n&#8220;Around Town on the Web&#8221; (&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;) has been a valued push notification<br \/>\nsince the spring of 2004 &#8211; long before there were push notifications!<\/p>\n<p>For submission guidelines and answers to frequently asked questions about<br \/>\n&#8220;ATOTW&#8221;, please go to<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/atotw.com\/maillist\/lt.php?tid=xodILJYE37y5AydNykl3XuPYgbpFvxbipWHs2FFeC9poqLt7nDMoRqoN783ZLADJ<br \/>\nTo search for archived &#8220;ATOTW&#8221; news, view the archive<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nIf you would like to be added to this distribution list, click here<\/p>\n<p>.<br \/>\nPlease follow the link in the response e-mail to validate your account. 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