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MANative

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9. Correct. My late grandfather was First Selectman of a small town in Massachusetts...

Reply to Chan790 (Reply #5)

Sun Dec 16, 2012, 10:01 PM

Dec 2012

during the mid to late 1940s, a town which was founded in the early 1700s. The home he lived in was built by a whaling captain in 1743 and still stands today.

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Is a First Selectman like a mayor? [View all] proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 OP

Yes, and yes. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #1

Not entirely Bad Thoughts Dec 2012 #2

Does Newtown not have a mayor? proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #3

No mayor. She is the leader of Newtown - First Selectman. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2012 #4

Most small New England villages don't have mayors. Chan790 Dec 2012 #5

Correct. My late grandfather was First Selectman of a small town in Massachusetts... MANative Dec 2012 #9

Think of it as ministerial government Bad Thoughts Dec 2012 #7

Most of the towns I know in CT NewJeffCT Dec 2012 #8

In many New England towns, senior Select people act as Mayor. nt bluestate10 Dec 2012 #6

think of it like a prime minister rather than a president (at the local level, of course). unblock Dec 2012 #10

The board of selectmen makes decisions as a voting group Chemisse Dec 2012 #11