Early Voting Offered in Chilmark

The town of Chilmark has announced early voting by mail for its annual town meeting in June.

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Chilmark Sends Housing Bank Back to Drawing Board
Landry Harlan

The Islandwide housing bank appears to be headed back to the drawing board after Chilmark voters put the brakes on the plan at their annual town meeting Monday night.

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Chilmark Reelects Jim Malkin, Backs Spending Questions
Landry Harlan

Voters returned incumbent selectman James Malkin to a second term and cleared the way for a new EMS facility at their annual town election Tuesday.

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Straight Talk, No Chaser: Everett Poole Tells Town Meeting Tales

The 88-year-old Chilmark moderator is nearly as storied as the institution of the New England town meeting itself.

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Chilmark Speeds Through Annual Town Meeting
Landry Harlan

Chilmark voters zipped through their annual town meeting Monday night, approving a $10 million annual budget and spending for school repairs.

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Chilmark Rejects Beer and Wine, Backs Squibnocket Bylaw
Alex Elvin

At a marathon annual town meeting in Chilmark Monday, voters reaffirmed support for the Squibnocket Beach project and decided again not to allow the sale of beer and wine in restaurants.

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Chilmark Town Meeting Considers Beer and Wine Sales, $9 Million Budget
Alex Elvin

A $9 million budget, a petition to allow sales of beer and wine in restaurants, and a new bylaw aimed at protecting pre-Civil War houses will come before voters Monday night.

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Chilmark Approves Regional Spending, Turns Down School Resource Officer
Alex Elvin

Chilmark’s annual town meeting this year swung between unanimous agreement and fervent debate. All but seven of the 37 articles passed unanimously.

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Chilmark Voters Take Up Islandwide Questions at Town Meeting Monday
Alex Elvin

Chilmark voters will weigh in on whether to fund a new Center for Living building for Island seniors at their annual town meeting tonight. The meeting begins at 7:30 p.m. at the Chilmark Community Center, which also is the subject of funding requests this year.

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Chilmark Rejects Squibnocket Plan, Favoring More Study
Remy Tumin

Chilmark voters rejected the much-discussed public-private improvement project at Squibnocket beach by a slim margin at the annual town meeting Monday night, deciding instead to study alternatives under a newly appointed committee.

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