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The Town Clerk's Office has many reports, documents, and guides available in hard copy; some for a price set to recover printing costs, some for free.
It is the mission of the Town Clerk's Office to be a primary provider of information and quality services to the community, and to work cooperatively and in coordination with Town Officials and Departments, while performing a wide-range of functions to achieve established goals and to comply with state and local statutes.
Mission Statement
It is the mission of the Town Clerk's Office to be a primary provider of information and quality services to the community, and to work cooperatively and in coordination with Town Officials and Departments, while performing a wide-range of functions to achieve established goals and to comply with state and local statutes.
Notices
- New Office Hours: Mon - Thu 9:00am-3:00pm | Fri 9:00am-12:00noon | and by appointment
- The Town Clerk's Office is back at the Town House - 22 Monument Square
- 2021 Effective Governance Training Workshop Material
- Proposed Reprecincting map
- Special Town Meeting: January 20, 2022
- Special Town Election: February 3, 2022
- Nomination papers for the School Committee vacancy will be available on November 15, 2021 and are due back by Thursday, December 16, 2021 at 5:00 pm.
- Official Election Results for March 25, 2021
- Governors’ Order Suspending Certain Provisions of Open Meeting Law
Responsibilities
The Clerk's Office is responsible for recording and making available a wide variety of Town records. These include:
- Archives
- Birth Certificates
- Business Certificate (DBA) filings
- Death Certificates
- Dog Licenses
- Election-related Information
- Historic District Commission Decisions
- Marriage Licenses
- Town Meeting Records
- Zoning Board of Appeals Decisions
The Office issues a number of licenses and permits - marriage, dog, business certificates (DBA) and raffle permits.
The Clerk's Office conducts the Annual Town Census, and serves as the Town's liaison to federal officials for the decennial federal census. In conjunction with the Board of Registrars, the Clerk's Office registers voters and conducts all local, state and federal elections.
The Clerk's Office conducts the Annual Town Census, and serves as the Town's liaison to federal officials for the decennial federal census. In conjunction with the Board of Registrars, the Clerk's Office registers voters and conducts all local, state and federal elections.