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Editorial: One Set of Rules for Officials, Another for Everyone Else? By Christopher Kelleher This editorial is the third part of the Brookfield Examiner’s ongoing coverage surrounding the controversial removal of two trees from town property by Select Board member Richard Chaffee. As previously reported, the incident resulted in the resignation of Brookfield’s Tree Warden …

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Police clarify noise enforcement after initial ATV warning draws attention By Christopher Kelleher SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass. — The Southbridge Police Department issued a clarification following widespread attention to an earlier post that warned of a “zero tolerance” approach to ATV-related noise complaints, including on private property. The original message, released earlier Friday, stated that ATV operators …

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BROOKFIELD — POLLS OPEN NOON TO 7 P.M. FOR MONDAY TOWN ELECTION By Christopher Kelleher  BROOKFIELD — Voting hours for Brookfield’s annual town election on Monday, May 4, will be limited to the afternoon and evening, with polls open from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to town officials. The Select Board voted to reduce …

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Editorial: In Brookfield, Open Meeting Law Isn’t the Problem — The Citizen Is In any functioning democracy, transparency is not optional—it is the foundation. In Massachusetts, that principle is codified in the Massachusetts Open Meeting Law, a statute designed to ensure that the public’s business is conducted in public view. But in Brookfield, something has …

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