MassVoter.com← Hanover Select BoardHanover Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Special meeting
April 6, 2026
9 recorded votes, 9 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF)
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Attendance
Present: Rhonda Nyman, Greg Satterwhite, Vanessa O'Connor, Rachel Hughes, Steve Louko
Absent: None
During the meeting:
- Steve Louko arrived late (joined during the meeting).
Every vote, in order
Approve the meeting minutes of January 12, 2026
To approve the meeting minutes of January 12, 2026.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“With no questions or comments the Board voted to approve the meeting minutes of January 12, 2026..”
Approve the Meeting Minutes of February 2, 2026
To approve the Meeting Minutes of February 2, 2026
Yes: Hughes, Louko, O'Connor, SatterwhiteAbstained: Nyman
From the minutes
“With no questions or comments the Board voted to approve the Meeting Minutes of February 2, 2026, Selectwoman Hughes, aye, Selectman Louko, aye, Vice Chair Satterwhite, aye, Selectwoman O'Connor, aye. Chair Nyman abstained as she was not present at this meeting..”
Approve the Meeting Minutes of March 16, 2026
To approve the Meeting Minutes of March 16, 2026.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“With no questions or comments the Board voted to approve the Meeting Minutes of March 16, 2026..”
Approve the Meeting Minutes of March 30, 2026
To approve the Meeting Minutes of March 30, 2026.
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 Meeting Minutes of March 30, 2026..”
Renew the following Licenses for the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all...
To renew the following Licenses for the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents submitted to the town, and all taxes and fees due being current: Avitabile Inc. dba Avitabile Fine Jewelers, 1774 Washington Street.
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Without questions or comments, the Board voted to renew the following Licenses for the Sale of Junk, Old Metals and Second-Hand Articles subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents submitted to the town, and all taxes and fees due being current: Avitabile Inc. dba Avitabile Fine Jewelers, 1774 Washington Street..”
Renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents...
To renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents submitted to the town, and all taxes and fees due being current: Boston Bowl Hanover Inc. dba Boston Bowl, 58 Rockland Street, Hanover, MA 02339 Bboard voted to approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Licensing Renewals - Bowling Alley License Without questions or comments, the Board voted to renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents submitted to the town, and all taxes and fees due being current: Boston Bowl Hanover Inc. dba Boston Bowl, 58 Rockland Street, Hanover, MA 02339 Bboard voted to approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339.”
Approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339
To approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339
The minutes say the board voted to do this but do not give a count or say how each member voted.
From the minutes
“Licensing Renewals - Bowling Alley License Without questions or comments, the Board voted to renew the following Bowling Alley Licenses subject to the establishment being in full compliance with all State and Town regulations as applicable, all required licensing renewal documents submitted to the town, and all taxes and fees due being current: Boston Bowl Hanover Inc. dba Boston Bowl, 58 Rockland Street, Hanover, MA 02339 Bboard voted to approve Ryan Family Amusements Inc., dba Ryan's, 1775 Washington Street, Building 400, Hanover, MA 02339.”
Approve the following Ballot Question Language: "Shall the Town of Hanover be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the...
To approve the following Ballot Question Language: "Shall the Town of Hanover be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay the Town's share of the costs of designing, constructing, furnishing and equipping a new South Shore Vocational Technical High School building, including all costs incidental and related thereto?".
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 Ballot Question Language: "Shall the Town of Hanover be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition Two and One-Half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay the Town's share of the costs of designing, constructing, furnishing and equipping a new South Shore Vocational Technical High School building, including all costs incidental and related thereto?"..”
Approve the Notice of Election of Officers
To approve the Notice of Election of Officers.
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 Notice of Election of Officers..”
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.
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