COMMUNITY OUTDOORS SPORTS Pet of the week: Backpacking Oliveira Meet Franny in the mountains remembered Page 2 Page 4 Page 7 SERVING PALMER, MONSON, BRIMFIELD, HOLLAND & WALES The Journal Register A TURLEY PUBLICATION ❙ www.turley.com June 24, 2021 ❙ Vol. CLXX, No. 21 ❙ $1.00 www.journalregister.turley.com COMMUNITY TOWN MEETING Brimfield voters decide to keep electing health board members Turley Publications staff photo by Jonah Snowden Voters decide one of several articles at the 2021 Brimfield Town Meeting on June 16. By Jonah Snowden fied people on that board, but again,
[email protected] it’s been left up to a popularity con- test for the last 30 years since it was BRIMFIELD – Tensions were changed by the current chairman.” high during the annual Brimfield He also said as a selectman, he Town Meeting on June 16, where has received numerous complaints discussions on single-action teams about the fee structure that has been ranged from five minutes to half an assessed by the Board of Health. hour. “When it comes time to setting One of the most pressing topics standards, whether it’s septic or at the meeting was Article 27, which food trucks, they’re just not getting Turley Publications photos by Michael Harrison asked registered voters to approve a answers or feel that they’re getting Officials (from left) Palmer Police Chief Chris Burns, Town Council President Lorinda Baker, Sen. Anne Gobi, Palmer Health Inspector and Commonwealth motion for an article to be inserted tossed around,” Olszta said. Unsung Heroine Chrissy Florence, Rep. Todd Smola, and Councilman Bob Lavoie at Town Hall Monday to celebrate Florence ahead of the June 24 official into the warrant of the next annual “This is simply to send them to awards ceremony.