Petersham Town Clerk's Office

08/25/2026

August 24, 2026 Special Town Election Results

Patric Gillespie 100
Michael Shamgochian 173
Question 1 - Fire Truck
Yes - 256
No - 53
Question 2 - Highway Truck
Yes - 219
No - 67

08/19/2026

FRIENDLY REMINDERS

If you have an Early Vote By Mail Ballot for the August 24, 2026 Special Town Election please get it mailed in or dropped off soon. If you are wondering if your ballot was received, please go to https://www.sec.state.ma.us/WhereDoIVoteMA/TrackMyBallot. There are 124 ballots mailed out and only 67 returned as of tonight.

If you have an Early Vote By Mail Ballot for the September 1, 2026 Primary, you are going to want to get that one back very soon as well. You can also track your ballot at this same link. There are 128 ballots mailed out and only 63 returned as of tonight.

Early Vote in Person kicks off Saturday from 10am - 2pm at the Town Hall. That is only for the Primary.

Also as a side note, the 2026 Annual Street Lists are available for $10.00 each in both the Selectboard's Office and my office.

07/31/2026

Early Vote (EV) By Mail ballots have gone out for the Special Town Election. 17 more will hit the Post Office tomorrow along with EV’s for the State Primary. If you have both in your house at the same time, please be super careful not to mix up the two. The town ballots need to be in envelopes that are stamped “TOWN”. Mixing them up will cause your votes to not be counted. Also, don’t forget to sign that inner envelope. Happy voting!!

07/23/2026

If you sent back your Vote By Mail card and checked off All Elections and it’s been received, then you will be soon getting your ballot for our Special Town Election that will be held on 8/24. 33 ballots went to the post office today. Please note when you get them, that all three envelopes are marked TOWN. Please be sure to keep those together as the State Primary ballots will start going out next week. If the ballots are in wrong envelopes,they won’t be counted. To return those ballots, please either mail them back, drop them off in the black box outside of the town office building or bring them to the Town Clerks Office. You can check the status of your ballot at

07/10/2026

The Town Clerk's Office will be closed on Monday July 20th and Monday July 27th. I will try to monitor my emails during this time and help you, if I can.

I will be open this Monday, July 13th. Please plan accordingly.

I am sorry for the inconvenience.

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07/08/2026

Papers have been certified. We have two candidates for the Selectboard. We have Patric Gillespie of 290 Hardwick Road and Michael Shamgochian of 29 North Main Street. There will also be two Debt Exclusion questions. The election will be held on August 24th from 10 am - 8 pm.

07/04/2026

Due to the fact that the office has to be open for the pickup of nomination papers and the return of papers already taken out, the office will be open Monday, July 6th from 10:00 am - 5 pm. The office will be closed for the day at 5 and will not reopen for night hours.

This is the last day for taking out the papers and returning them if you are interested in the Selectboard seat. Call with questions 978-724-6649

06/16/2026

Good Morning. Due to the immediate resignation from the Selectboard by Danny Stair, there is a position open on the board. This position will appear on the ballot with the debt exclusion questions. This position will fill out the term of Danny which ends on April 5, 2027 at which time the candidate can run for 3 year seat if they chose to continue. The election will take place on August 24, 2026. This means that time is of the essence for taking out papers for the position. Papers are available now by either stopping in the Town Clerk's Office or by reaching out to me and setting up another time to get them. 2 hours at the dump and you will have all the signatures you need. Please consider filling this seat and serving the residents of Petersham.

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05/30/2026

It has come to my attention today that once again (yes this has happened before) someone has stolen the copy of the posted warrant from the bulletin board at the Post Office. That warrant is posted there in order for us to meet Article 2 Section 2 of our General By-Laws. This copy is not for someone to take home. If you’d like a copy, please go to the town office and request one. Please stop taking the posted copy. By doing this, you put our town meeting into question. This type of behavior is beneath the residents of Petersham.

05/09/2026

166 voters were inactivated on Friday. Those people will be receiving a postcard to return if still living in Petersham. If a postcard is returned stating that you still live in Petersham and the card is filled out and signed, then status will be reactivated. If not, you will remain inactive and you will need your ID at the polls and you will have to fill out paperwork before you will be given a ballot.