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Hampden schedules June 23 special election after select board resignation; fire-department debt exclusion may follow town meeting
Summary
The Town of Hampden Select Board voted to call a special election for June 23, 2025, to fill the Select Board seat vacated by Craig Rivers and discussed the procedural timing for adding a fire-department debt-exclusion question to the same ballot if Town Meeting approves it.
The Town of Hampden Select Board voted Tuesday to call a special election for June 23, 2025, to fill a Select Board seat vacated by Craig Rivers, who submitted a resignation effective May 19.
The special election motion passed after board members and the town clerk confirmed state and local timing requirements: a minimum of 64 days’ notice is needed to schedule a special election from the date the town clerk receives official notice of a vacancy. Select Board members discussed dates in June and settled on June 23 as the practical…
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