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Oakham Select Board Raises Part-Time Police Pay After Sergeant Resigns

Oakham Select Board accepts police sergeant's resignation and raises part-time officer pay to $26 an hour. The board voted unanimously Monday to accept the resignation of Sergeant Kevin Mataroshan, whose last day is no later than April 3 after 13 years with the department.

Oakham Police Budget Cut $15,000 as Town Faces $450,000 Deficit

Oakham Finance Committee reviews police cuts and floats Proposition 2½ override against a $450,000 deficit.

Oakham Finance Committee Eyes Prop 2½ Override to Close $455,000 Budget Gap

OAKHAM — March 17, 2026 — Oakham Finance Committee agrees a Proposition 2½ override is likely unavoidable as the town's fiscal year 2027 budget gap reaches $455,000. At its March 17 meeting, the committee — joined by Town Accountant Laurie Barkas and Assessor Diane Peterson — confirmed that even after applying

Oakham Select Board Votes to Extend Overtime Pay to Part-Time Snow Plow Drivers

OAKHAM — March 16, 2026 — Oakham Select Board votes to pay part-time plow drivers overtime after eight consecutive hours. The board voted unanimously March 16 to extend time-and-a-half protections to seasonal snow-and-ice drivers working continuous shifts, resolving an ambiguity in the town's personnel

Oakham Select Board Advances Highway Pay Raise and Fire Study Contract

OAKHAM — March 2, 2026 — Oakham Select Board tables highway pay raise and fire study contract vote to March 11. The board, meeting Monday, reached informal consensus to reclassify a highway department foreman identified only as Harold from his current rate of approximately $28 per hour to $30.81 per hour,

Oakham Select Board Lays Out Two Roads, Calls Special Town Meeting for March 9

Oakham Select Board unanimously lays out two subdivision roads and calls a Special Town Meeting for March 9.

Oakham Finance Committee Reserves $47,000 for Student Vocational Tuition, Eyes Override Vote

OAKHAM — February 18, 2026 — Oakham Finance Committee reserves $47,000 for vocational tuition and approves training budget. The three-member committee — Chair Corey Packard and members Claire Hendroth and Vinny Pucci — voted 3-0 Wednesday to add a $300 training line item to the Finance Committee's own budget,

Oakham Sends Three Spending Priorities to State Senator for Budget Amendments

OAKHAM — February 17, 2026 — Oakham Select Board votes to seek $307,000 in state budget amendments for fire gear, a library elevator, and solar-fight legal fees. Meeting Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to submit three spending priorities to state Senator Peter Durant's office for possible inclusion in

Oakham Finance Committee Approves $527.90 Reserve Fund Dispatch Transfer

Oakham Finance Committee approves a routine reserve fund transfer and hears a wetlands bylaw pitch.

Oakham Finance Committee Approves $527.90 Reserve Fund Dispatch Transfer

OAKHAM — February 11, 2026 — Oakham Finance Committee approves a routine reserve fund transfer and hears a wetlands bylaw pitch. The three-member quorum voted 3-0 on February 11 to transfer $527.90 from the reserve fund to cover a gap between the town's $72,136.70 fiscal

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