A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Pelham town resident speaks his mind. Town meetings are often called the purest and most democratic...

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Town selectman Edward Martin explains one of the warrant articles to the residents. Pelham’s open town...

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Debate heats up regarding Article 2: “to see if the town will vote to raise and appropriate available...

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Point of order. Town residents must introduce themselves and state where they live before they can ask...

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A vote is made. Pelham only holds special town meetings in the old town hall because of its small size....

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Fire Captain Richard Hall explains why the town needs to acquire a new fire truck, which will cost more...

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Moonrise over the town hall in Pelham, where a public meeting has been held for 267 consecutive years.

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Thomas P. Lederle takes the floor to speak in favor of raising the salaries of the town’s firefighters.

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Town historian Joseph Larson explains why the Historical Commission needs $2,400 to hire a preservation...

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Moderator Robb checks to see if the vote counting has finished.

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

While open voting is the most common method of voting during a town meeting, a motion can be made to...

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Moderator Robb addresses town residents. This was Robb’s first meeting as moderator, a position he was elected to this year.

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Town Moderator Daniel Robb (back to camera) starts the meeting by calling for a moment of silence for a...

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Town Clerk Kathleen Martell (back to camera) takes attendance prior to the start of the special town meeting on October 20, 2010.

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

Town residents are called to the meeting by the ringing of a bell in the adjacent church tower.

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A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

A Town Meeting in Pelham, Mass.

While other towns in New England have seen declines in town meeting attendance, as commuter-based...

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Pelham Town Hall

Pelham Town Hall

Gravestones outside the town hall. Pelham Hill Cemetery was laid out in 1739 and according to the...

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Pelham Town Hall

Pelham Town Hall

In 1895, the town installed a stage on the second floor of the town hall. According to town archivist...

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