Town Report winners announced at 2013 MMA Annual Meeting

The winners of the MMA’s Annual Town Report Contest received their awards at this year’s MMA Annual Meeting on Jan. 26.

The judge 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 place: Arlington
2nd place: Northborough
3rd place: Wilmington

CATEGORY 2 (Population 5,000-12,499)
1st place: Topsfield
2nd place: Ashburnham
3rd place: Douglas

CATEGORY 3 (Population 4,999 and under)
1st place: Edgartown
2nd place: Marion
3rd place: Rowe

The contest was judged by Robert Lawton, who served for 32 years as town manager in Yarmouth; and Steven Rollins, who served for 25 years as town manager in Hanover.