Override Fails in Hanson Town Election, School Committee Sees Shake-Up

Town departments brace for potential cuts as $3 million override fails; Roffey and DiGravio win close race for School Committee

HANSON - May 17 - Hanson residents have voted against a $3 million tax override and chosen a new member for the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District Committee in the recent town election.

The override proposal, aimed at closing a budget deficit and adding fire fighters, was decisively rejected. Unofficial results show 1,142 voters against the measure,…