Official Town Website Petersham, Massachusetts
We hope that the residents of Petersham find this site to be both useful and informative.
PETERSHAM WOOD BANK
The Petersham Selectboard on 10/9/2018 voted unanimously to authorize the distribution of wood bank vouchers to Petersham residents beginning Monday October 15, 2018 and pick up of wood bank wood at the Petersham Transfer Station site off route 122 beginning Saturdays November 3, 2018 from 9am – 2pm. 
Wood bank vouchers may be obtained at Town Offices 3 South Main Street in Selectboard Office on Mondays- Thursday 8am – 5pm and Fridays 8am – 12 noon when open.
VOTER INFORMATION
The last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 State Election is Wednesday, October 17, 2018.  The Town Clerk’s Office will be open on that date from 2 – 4 and from 7 – 8.  Voters may register to vote or change their party. Absentee ballots are available now in the Town Clerk’s Office.  If you will be out of town on Election Day, if you have a disability or if you have a religious belief which prevents you from going to the polls, you qualify for an absentee ballot.  Absentee ballot applications are available from the Clerk’s Office.  The deadline to apply for an absentee is noon on Monday, Nov. 5.  Early voting will take place from Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Nov. 2.  The hours to early vote are Monday, Oct 22 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Oct. 24 8am – Noon, Oct. 26 8am – Noon, Oct. 27 10am – 2pm, Oct. 29 5:30pm – 7:00pm, Oct. 31 Noon – 3pm and Nov. 2 10am – 2pm.  An application to early vote by mail must be filled out in either the Clerk’s Office or by going to https://www.sec.state.ma.us/ele/elepdf/2018-Early-Ballot-Application.pdf.  Voters who choose to vote in person do not need to fill out an application.
For questions, please contact the Town Clerk, Diana Cooley at 978-724-6649.
SELECTBOARD MEETING DATES
The Petersham Selectboard will be meeting on the following dates/times and at the call of the Chair as needed on selected Tuesdays from October 2018–December 2018 at 6:30 PM at Petersham Town Hall lower level, 1 South Main Street,
​or at other specified locations and times. 
October 2018
Tuesday October 9 6:30 PM
Tuesday October 23 6:30 PM
November 2018
Tuesday November 13 6:30 PM
Tuesday November 27 6:30 PM
December 2018
Tuesday December 11 6:30 PM
Tuesday December 18 6:30 PM
TAX COLLECTOR & BOARD OF HEALTH OFFICES
Will be closed on October 22, 2018
PETERSHAM COUNCIL ON AGING
Petersham Council on Aging October 2018 newsletter is now available on the Council on Aging page.
TRANSFER STATION STICKERS EXPIRE 9-29-2018
Please note the current red motor vehicle sticker will not be valid after September 29, 2018.
Additional information can be found TRANSFER STATION page.
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CALENDAR OF SCHEDULED MEETINGS
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Town of Petersham
3 South Main Street, P.O. Box 486
Petersham, Massachusetts    01366
Contact Phone:  978-724-3353 / 978-724-3501 (fax)