Congratulations! Your community has been selected to receive the 2008 e-Government Award.  Common Cause Massachusetts will present the award TUESDAY March 18, at 1:00 in room B-2 of the State House to more than 85 communities across the state that have posted six key governance records on their websites: governing body’s agendas and minutes, budget, by-laws or ordinances, and when applicable town meeting warrants and results.

After brief introductory remarks, representatives from each community, including any members from the relevant legislative delegation, will be called up to receive the award and to have their pictures taken by a photographer, which you may later download from our website at anytime. 

While we are still double checking ourresults, at a minimum, the following communities will receive awards: Amherst, Andover, Arlington, Ashburnham, Barnstable, Becket, Bedford, Belmont, Bolton, Boston,  Brookline, Cambridge, Carver, Chelmsford, Chelsea, Concord, Dedham, Dudley, Douglas, Dunstable, Duxbury, Eastham, Easton, Everett, Falmouth, Fitchburg, Framingham, Franklin, Gloucester, Groton, Harwich, Hingham, Holden, Holliston, Hopkinton, Kingston, Lakeville, Littleton, Longmeadow, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Melrose, Metheun, Needham, Newton, Norfolk, North Andover, North Reading, Northampton, Palmer, Paxton, Peabody, Pelham, Plympton, Provincetown, Reading, Salem, Saugus, Scituate, Sharon, Shrewsbury, Somerville, Southampton, Southwick, Spencer, Springfield, Sudbury,  Tewsksbury, Topsfield, Upton, Uxbridge, West Boyleston, West Springfield, Westfield, Westford, Weston, Westport, Weymouth, Wilbraham, Williamstown, Winchester, Winthrop, Woburn, Worcester, Wretham.