MANCHESTER — Selectmen answered the public’s remaining questions regarding the town’s dispatch operations at the final public hearing on the topic last week.

At Town Election on May 17, voters will decide whether to dissolve the town’s dispatch services and join North Shore Regional 911 of Middleton or keep operations local by reinvesting in personnel, hardware and software.

Attendees at Thursday’s hearing asked about a potential “exit strategy” if the town chooses to regionalize. North Shore Regional 911 is offering Manchester a contract through 2029 that is subject to renewal… READ MORE