How the Hanover Select Board voted, from the Select Board’s official minutes. 5 Select Board members elected townwide. Steve Louko joined the board after the May 2021 election; John Barry left. On May 17, 2021 the board re-elected David R. Delaney as Chair, Rhonda Nyman as Vice Chair and Vanessa O'Connor as Clerk. From July 2021 the board called itself the Select Board instead of the Board of Selectmen. Covers 26 meetings, May 17 to May 2, 2022.
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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.
In Hanover, 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.
Special Town Meeting · May 4, 2026 4 votes: 4 passed
Art. 2Conceptual design for B. Everett Hall Field and Sylvester School Field: $60,000 from Community Preservation fundsPassed“Motion carries unanimously.”
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).
"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.
Meetings
About missing minutes
Loaded: Select Board minutes from April 2, 2018 through September 8, 2026, as posted on the town website (the board was called the Board of Selectmen until 2021). Not here yet: minutes before April 2018 (the town posts those as web pages), minutes after September 8, 2026, and the February 20, 2024 minutes (the town’s link opens the February 5, 2024 minutes instead). Hanover’s minutes are written as narrative. Most votes before mid-2021, and many since, are recorded only as “The Board voted to …” with no count and no names; those show the result only, not how each member voted, and are not treated as unanimous. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous we show every member present as voting yes, and when they list a roll call (aye/nay by name), as most votes from late 2021 to 2025 do, we show each member’s vote as recorded. Where a roll call names a member the minutes list as absent or not yet arrived, lists a member twice, or does not match a stated count, we show the count only and add a note. Members who stepped aside (recused) are left out of that vote. Votes by other boards at joint meetings (Planning Board, School Committee, Board of Assessors, Bylaw Review Committee) are not included. We will ask the town to confirm any noted vote.
Apr 25Approve the following license renewals as presented: Junk Dealers…Motion: to approve the following license renewals as presented: Junk Dealers License…Passed · see note
April 25, 2022 (Special meeting): Approve the following license renewals as presented: Junk Dealers License – Avitabile Inc. dba Avitabile Fine Jewelers, 1774 Washington St. Junk Dealers License – Jean W. Winn dba Hanover Coin…
ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes
To approve the following license renewals as presented: Junk Dealers License – Avitabile Inc. dba Avitabile Fine Jewelers, 1774 Washington St. Junk Dealers License – Jean W. Winn dba Hanover Coin & Jewelry, 803 Washington Street Junk Dealers License – Hajnasr Jewelers of Hanover Inc., dba NASR Jewelers, 280 Columbia Road Bowling Alley License – Boston Bowl Hanover Inc. dba Boston Bowl, 58 Rockland Street One Day Liquor License Applications for Gluten- Free New England's Boston South Shore Expo at Starland Sportsplex and Fun Park The Board discussed the One Day Liquor License applications for the Gluten Free New England South Shore Expo from Kathleen Pigeon (Lucky Pigeon Brewing Company), Tim Coleman (Total Beverage Solution), Geoffrey Pedder (Zelus Beer Company), Jennifer Mauro (Ghostfish Brewing Company), and Artifact Cider with DPA.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“The Board voted to approve the following license renewals as presented: Junk Dealers License – Avitabile Inc. dba Avitabile Fine Jewelers, 1774 Washington St. Junk Dealers License – Jean W. Winn dba Hanover Coin & Jewelry, 803 Washington Street Junk Dealers License – Hajnasr Jewelers of Hanover Inc., dba NASR Jewelers, 280 Columbia Road Bowling Alley License – Boston Bowl Hanover Inc. dba Boston Bowl, 58 Rockland Street One Day Liquor License Applications for Gluten- Free New England's Boston South Shore Expo at Starland Sportsplex and Fun Park The Board discussed the One Day Liquor License applications for the Gluten Free New England South Shore Expo from Kathleen Pigeon (Lucky Pigeon Brewing Company), Tim Coleman (Total Beverage Solution), Geoffrey Pedder (Zelus Beer Company), Jennifer Mauro (Ghostfish Brewing Company), and Artifact Cider with DPA..”
Apr 25Approve the One Day Liquor License applications for Gluten…Motion: to approve the One Day Liquor License applications for Gluten Free…Passed · see note
April 25, 2022 (Special meeting): Approve the One Day Liquor License applications for Gluten Free New England South Shore Expo at Starland
ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes
To approve the One Day Liquor License applications for Gluten Free New England South Shore Expo at Starland.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“The Board voted to approve the One Day Liquor License applications for Gluten Free New England South Shore Expo at Starland..”
Apr 25Approve the application from Northeastern Petrolium Service & Supply…Motion: to approve the application from Northeastern Petrolium Service & Supply for…Passed · see note
April 25, 2022 (Special meeting): Approve the application from Northeastern Petrolium Service & Supply for a Class II Auto Dealers License located at 51B Street, Bay 2, Hanover, MA
ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes
To approve the application from Northeastern Petrolium Service & Supply for a Class II Auto Dealers License located at 51B Street, Bay 2, Hanover, MA.
David R. Delaney stepped aside (recused) from this vote. The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“The Board voted to approve the application from Northeastern Petrolium Service & Supply for a Class II Auto Dealers License located at 51B Street, Bay 2, Hanover, MA..”
Apr 25Approve the adoption of the Land Disposition Policy as…Motion: to approve the adoption of the Land Disposition Policy as presented…Passed · see note
April 25, 2022 (Special meeting): Approve the adoption of the Land Disposition Policy as presented dated April 25th, 2022, to be Select Board Policy number 2-5
ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes
To approve the adoption of the Land Disposition Policy as presented dated April 25th, 2022, to be Select Board Policy number 2-5.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“The Board discussed the policy and voted to approve the adoption of the Land Disposition Policy as presented dated April 25th, 2022, to be Select Board Policy number 2-5..”
Apr 25Update the Personnel Policies to recognize Juneteenth National Independence…Motion: to update the Personnel Policies to recognize Juneteenth National Independence Day…Passed · see note
April 25, 2022 (Special meeting): Update the Personnel Policies to recognize Juneteenth National Independence Day as an observed holiday
ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes
To update the Personnel Policies to recognize Juneteenth National Independence Day as an observed holiday.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“The Board voted to update the Personnel Policies to recognize Juneteenth National Independence Day as an observed holiday..”
Apr 4Approve the requested name change of "Hanover Mall Drive"…Motion: to approve the requested name change of "Hanover Mall Drive" to…Passed · see note
April 4, 2022: Approve the requested name change of "Hanover Mall Drive" to "Hanover Crossing Way" as presented
ApprovePassed · No count or names in the minutes
To approve the requested name change of "Hanover Mall Drive" to "Hanover Crossing Way" as presented.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“The Board voted to approve the requested name change of "Hanover Mall Drive" to "Hanover Crossing Way" as presented..”
From the Hanover Select Board’s official minutes, posted on the town website. We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos of current members: Jim Hoyes from his campaign site (hoyesforhanover.com); Vanessa O’Connor from her Select Board Facebook page (Hanover Selectwoman Vanessa O’Connor); Steve Louko from his campaign Facebook page (Steve Louko – Hanover Selectman); Rachel Hughes from a Hanover Community TV still (Hanover Woman’s Club Juniors Candidates Night, April 2025, with her on-screen name label). Members without a photo show initials.