The Town Election is TODAY, May 19. Cast your vote in-person until 7:00 PM at the Council on Aging/Senior Center, 150 Rock Harbor Road.
Along with three ballot questions — funding overrides for the construction of the Fire-Rescue Station and Phase 4 Wastewater, along with approval of an additional budget expense for salary and benefits for a new Council on Aging employee — we’ll be voting for the following Town Officers, all running unopposed:
2 Select Board Members (three-year terms)
1 Constable (three-year term)
1 Constable (two-year term)
2 Board of Health Members (three-year terms)
1 Nauset Regional School Committee Member (three-year term)
2 Orleans Elementary School Committee Members (three-year terms)
1 Housing Authority Member (five-year term)
2 Trustees of Snow Library (three-year terms)
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Town Meeting Postmortem — May 11, 2026
To spend or not to spend? That is the eternal question of Town Meeting, and last Monday night’s in Orleans was no different. Things got off to a prompt start at 6 PM sharp with Town Manager Kim Newman formally thanking the crews at the Police, Fire-Rescue, and
Good News Flash!
Add this late-breaking news to your Town Meeting prep: The bids are in for the construction of Phase 3 of Wastewater and well under the $40.5 million in funding that voters approved for Phase 3 construction at Town Meeting last May. (Two of the three bids were substantially