Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm)Jun 25, 2023

My daughter Grace who is also our town clerk recorded a 2m commentary last November for https://www.nepm.org/commentary/2022-11-15/we-are-clerks-we-make-it-work-the-increasingly-stressful-duties-of-local-election-officials, “'We are clerks; we make it work”, that just won first prize in the Public Media Journalists Association Division A Commentary category. #TownClerk

Am so proud of her!

'We are clerks; we make it work': The increasingly stressful duties of local election officials

Election day was a week ago, but the work of local election officials in Massachusetts has not stopped, with the vote certification deadline approaching. Commentator Grace Bannasch is town clerk in Shutesbury, population 1,700. She’s been nonstop busy for months.

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GarethJan 7, 2023
Here's the odd thing - I should talk on here about my coaching business, or my role as a #townclerk or #parishcouncils or #cycling but mainly just talk about #dogsofmastodon and walking the noble Jackson - it must be something in the air here...m
GarethDec 17, 2022
@jdekstrand He needed a #TownClerk from a querulous #parishcouncil to advise him - I never organise a confidential council meeting without checking behind the curtains for curious hobbits
Stephen Bannasch (316 ppm)Dec 3, 2022
Waiting for the town clerk to be finished at town hall ... #dog #DogPhoto #TownClerk
GarethNov 19, 2022
#Parish #ParishCouncil Parish and town councils are the most local tier of local government in many parts of England. As a #TownClerk I'm the Chief of staff at a #TownCouncil - which is a #ParishCouncil that covers a town. Lots of urban areas don't have parish councils and traditionally the Labour Party has opposed their formation, but they're a hugely valuable contribution to local democracy.
GarethNov 18, 2022
#Berwick residents untroubled by the #TownClerk inspecting floodgates #HiViz