Category: Town News

In Person Early Voting

In person early voting is available multiple days for the November 3rd General Election at the John James Memorial Hall, 42 Main St. The dates and hours will be: Saturday, Oct. 17th       2-4pm Sunday, Oct. 18th           2-4pm Monday, Oct. 19th         9-3 and 6-8 … Continued

How your Early Ballots get Processed

Many Goshen voters decided to vote early by mail or in person for the Sept. 1st Primary & Town Override. I wanted to clear up some confusion about early voting. • All ballots, for both the state primary and town override, will be processed and put into the ballot box on election day. That day, … Continued

High Speed Internet – Network Construction Procurement RFP & Contract

Requests for Proposals for the construction of Goshen’s fiber optic network were released May 6. Competitive bids were received on May 22.  Bids were reviewed and analyzed by the project engineering team at Westfield Gas & Electric for any errors, omissions or questions and to verify they complied with the RFP documentation. After thorough review … Continued

Annual Town Election- Early Voting available!

The annual town election will be held on Saturday, August 1st from 9am-1pm in the John James Memorial Hall, located at 42 Main Street. Here is a sample ballot: ATE 2020 Ballot. Voters will be asked to wear a mask and use hand sanitizer before entering the town hall.  Social distancing and other safety precautions … Continued

Recycling Changes Effective July 1, 2020

Changes to the types of plastic cups, plastic egg cartons, aerosol cans & shredded paper go into effect on July 1, 2020.  Click on the link below for specific details. Recycling Changes Effective July 1, 2020

High Speed Internet – Grant Awards Updates

State grant monies originally provided Goshen with $770,000 as partial funding for Goshen’s fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) town-owned network.  In addition, the town voted to borrow up to $1.4 million to cover the remaining costs of building the town’s FTTH network. “Make-ready” costs have far exceeded the estimates from the initial project cost assessment.  (“Make-ready” costs are … Continued

Public Notification- Quorum requirements

Pursuant to special legislation relating to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency declared by Governor Baker, the Goshen Select Board is giving notice of its intention to consider an adjustment to the quorum requirements for all town meetings until the Public Health Emergency is declared over by Governor Baker. Please see this official notice posted by … Continued

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