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Filing period open for town, school seats

Residents are encouraged to get involved with their town by considering to file for open town and school district seats.

The filing period for office in Hollis and Brookline runs through Friday, Feb. 3. The deadline to file a Petitioned Warrant Article is Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 3 p.m.

HOLLIS

Sign up to serve for a town seat at the town clerk’s office during regular business hours: Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m., Mondays 7-9 p.m. Extended hours only for filing is Friday, Feb. 3 from 3-5 p.m. For more information, call Nancy Jambard, town clerk, at 465-2064.

Available positions include:

Town:

Selectman – one three-year term; Budget Committee – two three-year terms; Trustee of Trust Funds – one three-year term; Library Trustee – three three-year terms; Cemetery Trustee – two three-year terms; Supervisor of the Checklist – one six-year term; Moderator – one two-year term; Treasurer – one three-year term. For more information, call 465-2064.

School District:

School Board – two three-year terms; School District Moderator – one one-term; School District Clerk – one one-year term; and School District Treasurer – one two-year term.

Hollis-Brookline Coop School District:

School Board (Hollis) – one three-year term; and Coop Budget Committee (Hollis) – one three-year term.

Meetings:

The town Bond/Budget public hearing is Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall community room.

Hollis Town Meeting, Election Day, is Tuesday, March 13, at 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at the Lawrence Barn.

Hollis Town Meeting/Budget Adoption is Wednesday, March 14, 7 p.m. at the Hollis Brookline High School, large gymnasium. If necessary, voters will reconvene Thursday, March 15, 7 p.m.

The Hollis School District Bond/Budget public hearing is Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall community room.

The Hollis School District meeting is Monday, March 19, at 7 p.m. at Hollis Brookline Middle School; continued if necessary to March 20, same time.

The Hollis Brookline Coop School District Bond/budget public hearing is Monday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m., at the Hollis Brookline Middle School all-purpose room.

The Coop Annual Meeting is Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at the Hollis Brookline High School gym.

BROOKLINE

Sign up to serve for a town seat at the Town Clerk office at Town Hall during regular business hours: Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-2 p.m.; Wednesday 5-8 p.m.; and the last Saturday of the month 9 a.m.-noon. The town clerk’s office will be open until 5 p.m. Feb. 3 for any last-minute filings. For more information, call Patricia Howard-Barnett, town clerk/tax collector at 673-8933, ext. 218.

Available positions include the following:

Town:

Selectman – one three-year term; Town Moderator – one two-year term; Board of Assessors – one three-year term;

Town Treasurer – one one-year term; Road Agent – one one-year term; Fire Ward – one three-year term; Recreation Commission – one two-year term; Recreation Commission – two three-year terms; Finance Committee – three one-year terms; Library Trustee – one three-year term; Town Trustee – one three-year term; and Supervisor of the Checklist – one six-year term.

Brookline School District:

School Board member – two three-year terms; School District Moderator – one one-year term; School District Clerk – one one-year term; and School District Treasurer – one two-year term.

Hollis-Brookline Coop School District:

School Board (Brookline) – one three-year term; School Board (Brookline) – one two-year term; and Coop Budget Committee (Brookline) –one three-year term.

Meetings:

The Brookline Town Bond/Budget public hearing is Wednesday, Feb. 8, in the Town Hall meeting room (time to be announced). Town Meeting is Wednesday, March 14, at 7 p.m., at Captain Samuel Douglass Academy.

The Brookline School District Bond/Budget public hearing is Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 7 p.m., at Captain Samuel Douglass Academy. The District Annual Meeting is Wednesday, March 7, at 7 p.m., at Captain Samuel Douglass Academy.

The Hollis Brookline Coop School District Bond/budget public hearing is Monday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m., at the Hollis Brookline Middle School all-purpose room.

The Coop Annual Meeting is Monday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at the Hollis Brookline High School gym.