Article: Tax break proves a benefit for both seniors and town; Hard-to-fill town jobs get attention from retirees.(LOCAL NEWS)

Article: Town manager looks ahead ; After 12 years in York, ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  June 14, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... did you apply for the town manager's job in Sanford? A ... government that allows the town manager to get things done. Sanford is one of the biggest towns in Maine, one of the ... are twice the number of town employees in Sanford than ...

Article: FOES CHALLENGE TOWN MANAGER APPOINTMENT
The Boston Globe;  September 16, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... Critics of last week's appointment of Assistant Town Manager Mark Sylvia to the town manager position say the Board of Selectmen's decision ... interpretation of a charter provision that says a town manager "shall" have 5 years experience as a top administrator ...

Article: Officials are not in a rush to replace town manager ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  June 19, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... said. The next town manager in York will have ... of the largest towns in York County ... for a full-time town manager because the board ... search for the town manager, said Stan Wilson ... the board. Some towns, such as Kittery ...

Article: Chesterton exploring town manager post
Post-Tribune (IN);  November 12, 2006 ;     632 words ... ... SLIGHTLY FROM PRINTED VERSION Hiring a town manager could be as simple as a vote by ... ordinance already is on the books for a town manager, the council discovered when it ... matter last month. Chesterton had a town manager for a brief period several years ...

Article: Committee seeks town manager; Voters, Legislature ...
Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA);  February 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... the years many towns have switched to a town manager style of government ... officials in other towns. Besides creating a town manager position, the ... daily tasks, many towns have switched to the stronger town manager style of government ...

Article: Support weakens for town manager; Selectmen oppose ...
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA;  September 30, 2004 ;     700+ words ... ... position of executive secretary with a town manager less than a week before town meeting ... Egan is the chief architect of the town manager measure. His proposal calls for ... committee under the control of the town manager, with the board of selectmen ...

Article: Sanford torn over timing of picking town manager ; ...
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  November 4, 2003 ;     700+ words ... ... Sanford torn over timing of picking town manager ; Selectmen are reviewing applicants ... permanent town administrator or town manager. The group says the new seven ... replaced by the town council and a town manager under the town's new charter ...