David Cohen

. America is unique in so many ways, but the most distinctive part of the American experience for me is that we are bound together by a set of promises made to us by our founders - a promise that we will be free from tyranny and allowed to pursue our own version of happiness.

I think we can all agree that no one likes to pay taxes, and I’m certain there are many readers who are choosing between filling up their car and buying groceries this week, and no matter how many times someone tells you how critical municipal taxes are to our day-to-day needs, if you don’t have the money you don’t have the money. I am also certain there are many who are deeply disappointed with the Board of Finance’s cut to the Board of Education budget, thinking it punitive or misguided, and a

It’s the most wonderful time of the year – budget season! I’ll admit it, before I became a member of the Board of Selectmen, I found the budget process to be confusing and hard to follow. I would hear folks in town say things like “this is a tough budget year,” or “this is a challenging budget cycle,” but I didn’t really understand why. Why is one year more challenging than another? Isn’t it always hard to find enough dollars to support all the needs and wants of our town? Well, the...