9 towns win annual report awards

Chelmsford, Topsfield and Lanesborough took the top prize in their respective categories in the MMA’s Annual Town Report Contest.
 
Local officials from nine communities, including second- and third-place finishers, were presented with their awards at the MMA Annual Meeting on Jan. 23.
 
Contest judges considered layout and design, quantity and depth of information, organization, originality, and overall usefulness of the report to residents.
 
The winners are:
 
Category 1 (Population 12,500-plus)
1st: Chelmsford
2nd: Barnstable
3rd: Arlington
 
Category 2 (Population 5,000-12,499)
1st: Topsfield
2nd: Ashburnham
3rd: Adams
 
Category 3 (Population below 5,000)
1st: Lanesborough
2nd: Edgartown
3rd: Truro
 
Serving as judges for the contest were Tom Sharp, a former town administrator in Erving, and Rene C. Wood, a former selectman in Sheffield.