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Abington Select Board
How the Abington Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Ken Coyle, Daniel Eddy and William Cormier joined the board after the April 2026 town election; Roger Woods, Suzanne Djusberg and Kevin R. Donovan left. On April 27, 2026 the board chose Paul Bunker as Chair and Nicole Emery as Vice Chair (both unanimous); no Clerk was chosen. Minutes are posted through July 20, 2026; the August 18 and September 8, 2026 meetings have agendas only so far. Covers 9 meetings so far, April 27 to July 20, 2026.
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What does the Select Board do? It is the town’s executive board. It prepares the Town Meeting warrant (the list of articles voters decide), appoints members of many town boards, hires the town’s top staff, signs warrants to pay town bills, and grants licenses and permits.
Town Meeting, not the Select Board, votes the town budget and town bylaws.
Sources: Massachusetts Select Board Handbook (MMA) · Mass. Division of Local Services: the town budgetYour Abington ballot: 13 quizzes, about a minute each.
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Abington Select Board: 6.5 out of 10 · Partly open
How easy Abington makes it to see, online, how each member votes. It scores the town’s records, not any official. Checked October 4, 2026.
- Minutes postedMinutes are missing for some meetings more than three months old.Part points: 1/2
- Each vote namedSplit votes say how each member voted.Full points: 3/3
- Posted quicklySome minutes are still missing more than three months after the meeting.No points: 0/2
- Past years onlineSelect Board minutes from 2019 to today are online (none for 2021).Full points: 1/1
- Readable textMost of the minutes are text you can search and copy.Full points: 1/1
- Member photosThe Select Board page shows a group photo with every member named on the page, but no individual photos.Part points: 0.5/1
How the town can raise its score
- Minutes posted (+1): Post approved minutes for every meeting on the town website. Don’t require a sign-in to view them.
- Posted quickly (+2): Post minutes within 30 days. If approval takes longer, post a draft marked “Draft – not yet approved” and replace it later.
- Member photos (+0.5): Show a photo of each member on the board’s web page, with their name, the date their term ends and how to contact them. A group photo of the members, with everyone named in the caption or on the same page, earns half a point.
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What Town Meeting decided
In Abington, Town Meeting — not the Select Board — votes the town budget, bylaws and zoning. Here is what it did with each article, in the Town Clerk’s own words. Any registered voter can take part, and most votes are by voice or show of hands, so there is no list of who voted which way.
Annual Town Meeting · April 7, 2025 26 votes: 22 passed, 2 failed, 2 no action
- Art. 1 Raise $17,490 for out-of-district vocational school transportation, 2025-2026 (consent agenda) Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 2 Raise $5,000 for the Health Imperative violence prevention program, FY2026 (consent agenda) Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 3 Raise $2,500 for the Arc of the South Shore, FY2026 (consent agenda) Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 4 Transfer $25,000 from free cash for grant matching funds, FY2026 (consent agenda) Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 5 Transfer $20,000 from free cash for public safety overtime and details at the St. Patrick's Day Parade Passed “Passes”
- Art. 6 Create a residential waste hauling enterprise fund and provide $1.2 million for its start-up Failed “Does Not Pass as Proposed · In favor (Yes) of the Article 124 / Apposed (No)to the Article 141”
- Art. 7 FY2026 operating budget, $71,847,803, plus $1,200,000 from free cash for waste collection Passed “Passes”
- Art. 8 Fund the capital plan, total $2,343,321.99 Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 9 FY2026 Community Preservation budget: $871,552 in projects and reserves plus a $150,000 Memorial Field bond payment Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 10 Transfer $50,000 from water retained earnings for sick leave buy back for two retiring Water Department employees Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 11 Transfer $106,161.85 from free cash for uses consistent with the FY23 opioid settlement Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 12 Transfer $1,000 to care for the abandoned Hillside Cemetery on Randolph Street Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 13 Accept a gift of about 20 acres on Ashland Street from the Trufant family for open space, agriculture and recreation Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 14 Transfer $125,000 from golf course retained earnings to demolish the building at 22 Bedford Street Passed “Passes”
- Art. 15 Acquire land and easements for the Hancock/Chestnut Street intersection improvement project Passed “Passes”
- Art. 16 Approve the amended South Shore Regional Vocational School District agreement Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 17 Create a revolving fund (limit $10,000) for maintenance of town EV charging stations Passed “Passes”
- Art. 18 Add a general bylaw on security alarm systems and false alarm penalties Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 19 Lower the Town Meeting quorum from 150 to 75 registered voters Failed “Does Not Pass”
- Art. 20 Replace the zoning section on accessory apartments with rules for protected-use accessory dwelling units (ADUs) Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 21 Remove "accessory apartments" from the zoning use table and change some single-family uses to "N" Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 22 Fix a typographical error for two-family/duplex use in the Transitional Commercial zoning district Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 23 Change abutter notice wording for Board of Appeals public hearings to match state law Passed “Unanimous”
- Art. 24 Amend zoning rules for small-scale ground-mounted solar No action “Passed Over”
- Art. 25 Require structures to be at least 10 feet from any easement (zoning) No action “Passed Over”
- Art. 26 Transfer $200,000 from free cash to cover the FY2025 snow and ice deficit Passed “Unanimous”
Source: Town Clerk's certified record in the 2025 Annual Town Report.
Not here yet: the April 1, 2024 Annual Town Meeting, the November 25, 2024 Special Town Meeting and the May 4, 2026 Annual Town Meeting (the Town posts only warrants for these, and no 2024 Annual Town Report is online).
Titles are short descriptions of each article from the official record; the quoted words are the Town Clerk’s. A vote at Town Meeting is not the final word on everything: some articles also need a ballot vote (such as a tax override) or the Attorney General’s approval (bylaws).
Members
ChairPaul BunkerChair · Elected townwide · at 8 of 8 meetings
Vice-ChairNicole EmeryVice Chair · Elected townwide · at 8 of 9 meetings
William CormierMember · Elected townwide · at 8 of 8 meetings
Ken CoyleMember · Elected townwide · at 8 of 9 meetings
Daniel EddyMember · Elected townwide · at 8 of 9 meetings"At X of Y meetings" counts the members the minutes list as present at the start of each meeting in this record. Members who step out are listed on each meeting page.
Attendance
15 full-board meetings so far this year, through July 20. Ties share a rank.
1Paul Bunker14 of 14 meetings Every meeting100%1William Cormier8 of 8 meetings · served from Apr Every meeting100%1Suzanne Djusberg6 of 6 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%1Roger Woods6 of 6 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%5Ken Coyle8 of 9 meetings · served from Apr89%5Daniel Eddy8 of 9 meetings · served from Apr89%7Nicole Emery13 of 15 meetings87%8Kevin R. Donovan4 of 6 meetings · served until Apr67%16 full-board meetings in 2025. Ties share a rank.
1Suzanne Djusberg16 of 16 meetings Every meeting100%1Roger Woods16 of 16 meetings Every meeting100%1Nicole Emery2 of 2 meetings · served from Dec100%4Paul Bunker15 of 16 meetings94%5Amanda Zompetti9 of 10 meetings · served until Jun90%6Kevin R. Donovan14 of 16 meetings88%15 full-board meetings in 2024. Ties share a rank.
1Suzanne Djusberg15 of 15 meetings Every meeting100%1Kevin R. Donovan15 of 15 meetings Every meeting100%1Paul Bunker10 of 10 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1Roger Woods10 of 10 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1Tim Chapin5 of 5 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%1Kevin DiMarzio5 of 5 meetings · served until Mar Every meeting100%1Amanda Zompetti4 of 4 meetings · served from Sep100%1Alex Hagerty1 of 1 meetings · served until Jan100%11 full-board meetings in 2022. Ties share a rank.
1Alex Bezanson11 of 11 meetings Every meeting100%1Tim Chapin11 of 11 meetings Every meeting100%1Alex Hagerty11 of 11 meetings Every meeting100%4Mike Kolodziej10 of 11 meetings91%5Kevin DiMarzio9 of 11 meetings82%16 full-board meetings in 2019. Ties share a rank.
1Tim Chapin16 of 16 meetings Every meeting100%1Ken Coyle16 of 16 meetings Every meeting100%1Kevin DiMarzio9 of 9 meetings · served from May Every meeting100%1Robert Manning, Jr.7 of 7 meetings · served until Apr Every meeting100%5James Connolly15 of 16 meetings94%6Thomas J. Connolly13 of 16 meetings81%From the official minutes: full-board meetings only (committee meetings are not counted). Members are counted only for meetings held while they served, and arriving late counts as attending. The minutes rarely say why a member was absent. Not shown: 2020, 2023, because too many of that year’s meetings are missing from the posted minutes.
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Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: every Select Board meeting (called the Board of Selectmen until 2025) with minutes posted on the town website: 2019, 2020 and January 2022 through July 20, 2026. Not here: anything from 2021 (the website has no 2021 minutes folder), meetings whose minutes the town has not posted (the board meets about twice a month, but only 10 to 16 sets of minutes are posted for each year), executive-session minutes, and minutes after July 20, 2026. Abington's minutes are typed by the Town Manager's office and usually give the mover, the seconder and the result in one line ("motion by Mr. X ..., seconded by Ms. Y, unanimous"); remote and Zoom-era votes are often roll calls by name. 57 of the 97 files are scans (every file from 2019 through September 2023 and nine later ones), which we read by computer text recognition. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous we show every member present as voting yes; when they give a roll call, or a count with the members who voted no or abstained named, we show each member's vote as recorded. Abington writes three-number counts as for-abstain-against (for example "4-1-0 (Mr. Bunker abstained)"). When the minutes record an action with no count, no names and no mention of a unanimous vote, we show the result only and never assume it was unanimous. Where the minutes give only a count without names, or the names and the count do not match, we show the count only and add a note. Members who had not yet arrived, had left, or stepped aside (recused) are left out of that vote. At joint meetings (Board of Assessors, Water and Sewer Commissioners) only the Select Board members' votes are shown, and a "choice" vote where each member named a candidate shows the result only. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Votes where members disagreed
Most board votes are unanimous. These are the ones where at least one member voted no or abstained, newest first.
Jul 20Nominate Cory Dalton as Water Commissioner (joint vote with…Motion: Ms. Casey to nominate Mr. DaltonPassed 4–1 · see note
July 20, 2026: Nominate Cory Dalton as Water Commissioner (joint vote with the Water Commission)
Ms. Casey to nominate Mr. Dalton
Joint vote with the Abington Water Commission; the motion was made by Ms. Casey, who is not a Select Board member. The minutes give "4 aye, 1 opposed (Mr. Coyle)" for the joint vote, so the other Select Board members' votes cannot be separated. Showing the count only.
From the minutes
“Motion by Ms. Casey to nominate Mr. Dalton, seconded Mr. Cormier, 4 aye, 1 opposed (Mr. Coyle)..” (second: Cormier)
Jul 20Nominate Richard Mullen as Water Commissioner (joint vote with…Motion: To nominate Mr. MullenPassed Unanimous, 4 present · see note
July 20, 2026: Nominate Richard Mullen as Water Commissioner (joint vote with the Water Commission)
To nominate Mr. Mullen
Joint vote with the Abington Water Commission.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Cormier to nominate Mr. Mullen, seconded by Mr. Eddy, unanimous..” (Motion: Cormier, second: Eddy)
Jul 13Appoint Ken Coyle to Historical CommissionMotion: To appoint Ken Coyle to Historical CommissionPassed 4–0 · Abstained: Coyle
July 13, 2026: Appoint Ken Coyle to Historical Commission
To appoint Ken Coyle to Historical Commission
Yes: Bunker, Cormier, Eddy, EmeryAbstained: Coyle
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Bunker to appoint Ken Coyle to Historical Commission, seconded by Mr. Cormier, 4 aye, 1 abstention (Mr. Coyle)..” (Motion: Bunker, second: Cormier)
Jun 22Approve the sale of $2,000,000 4.00 percent General Obligation…Motion: To approvePassed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
June 22, 2026: Approve the sale of $2,000,000 4.00 percent General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes dated June 26, 2026, and the related votes in the clerk's certificate
To approve
The minutes print the clerk's certificate of the bond votes, then record "Moton by Ms. Emery to approve, seconded by Mr. Cormier, unanimous."
From the minutes
“Moton by Ms. Emery to approve, seconded by Mr. Cormier, unanimous..” (Motion: Emery, second: Cormier)
May 4Declare the van surplus (Declare COA van surplus)Motion: To declare the van surplusPassed · see note
May 4, 2026: Declare the van surplus (Declare COA van surplus)
To declare the van surplus
These minutes do not list who attended, so we show the result only.
From the minutes
“Motion by Mr. Coyle to declare the van surplus, seconded by Ms. Emery, unanimous..” (Motion: Coyle, second: Emery)
Apr 27Elect Nicole Emery as Vice ChairMotion: For Mr. Coyle; Mr. Coyle declined and motioned Ms. Emery for…Passed Unanimous, 5 present · see note
April 27, 2026: Elect Nicole Emery as Vice Chair
For Mr. Coyle; Mr. Coyle declined and motioned Ms. Emery for Vice Chair. the motion
Mr. Cormier first nominated Mr. Coyle, who declined and "motioned Ms. Emery for Vice Chair"; Mr. Eddy seconded.
From the minutes
“Motion to open the floor for nominations for Vice Chair by Mr. Cormier for Mr. Coyle; Mr. Coyle declined and motioned Ms. Emery for Vice Chair. Mr. Eddy seconded the motion, unanimous..” (Motion: Coyle, second: Eddy)
From the Abington Select Board’s (formerly Board of Selectmen) official minutes, posted in the Select Board minutes folders on the town website. We check every vote against the members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos of current members: Abington News candidate articles (Emery, Eddy, Cormier) and Abington CAM candidate videos (Bunker, Coyle). Former members show initials.
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