Board OKs creation of committee to assess town buildings

Board OKs creation of committee to assess town buildings

Kerry O'Brien
News Staff Writer


TEMPLETON — Seeking to address issues surrounding the management of town-owned facilities, the Board of Selectmen on Monday voted to create a five-member Municipal Building Assessment Committee to develop more definitive plans for the buildings in question.

“I think it’s about time,” said Selectman Julie Farrell. “We have a number of buildings we’ve had different issues with, and we’ve been so sidetracked by moving from crisis to crisis that we haven’t been able to make a plan ... I think it’s time that we do.”

A 'tough trail,' but a successful journey

A 'tough trail,' but a successful journey

Templeton man returns home after hike along Appalachian Trail for breast cancer awareness
Kerry O'Brien
News Staff Writer

TEMPLETON — A month ahead of schedule, sporting pink hair and 35 pounds lighter, Steven Arsenault, 62, returned home earlier this month after hiking 2,185 miles up the Appalachian Trail to raise awareness of breast cancer.

“The Appalachian Trail is definitely a tough trail,” he said. “There were some days I thought to myself, ‘This isn’t fun anymore,’ but you have to just push that off, you get through it. It’s the bad days that make you appreciate the good days.”

September 30, 2013 BOS Meeting

September 30, 2013 BOS Meeting

SHINE Petition –

Discuss began abut a petition that has been signed by area COA Directors about the change in policy regarding Templeton employees providing SHINE services to seniors in area communities.

The new COA SHINE policy is to ensure that our staff at the Council on Aging serves Templeton Seniors during the hours he/she is working for the town.