Board of Selectmen

New Salem Selectboard unanimously approves rabies testing agreement and appoints committee member. The Board authorized Franklin County Animal Control to manage the town's rabies testing procedures and appointed Nancy Slator to the Old Home Day Committee for a one-year term ending June 30, 2026, on

Selectmen narrowly appoint police chief, back $185,500 budget override. The Board voted 2 to 1 with one abstention to appoint Sergeant Brooks as Police Chief following the Chief of Police Selection Committee's unanimous recommendation. The Board unanimously approved a $185,500 operating override

New Salem approves 3.5 percent cost-of-living increase for fiscal 2027. Chair Susan Cloutier and members Richard Taupier and Mailande DeWitt voted unanimously on the Finance Committee recommendation while residents pressed for a tax override to maintain school staffing. The board also unanimously

New Salem Board of Selectmen unanimously approves office relocation and enhanced security measures. The board voted to move the Town Coordinator's office to the Annex and relocate the Town Clerk into the current Coordinator's office, implementing video surveillance and panic buttons for staff

New Salem Selectboard sets May 11 Annual Town Meeting date and funds building deficit. Chaired by Susan Cloutier, the board unanimously approved $10,000 in deficit spending for Building Maintenance to cover near-term costs including a solar panel repair estimated at over $5,000 to be pursued as a