Rochester Town Hall, a white building with a steep gable at the north end of the common
Rochester Town Hall on the Town Common. File photo, 2004. Photo: ToddC4176 (T.S. Custadio), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Rochester Select Board will discuss and possibly vote Monday, Oct. 19, on setting a Special Town Meeting for Jan. 25, 2027, according to its posted agenda. The board meets at 6 p.m. in the Town Hall conference room, 1 Constitution Way.

The agenda, amended Oct. 16, also lists a discussion and possible vote on a Facilities Director contract addendum.

The board will also discuss and possibly vote on its Oct. 8 open session minutes. A SEMASS PILOT payment for September 2026 is listed under correspondence, and an executive session is on the agenda without a stated purpose.

Label: Reported by us, from the town's posted records.

How we verified this

Every fact comes from the town's own posted records, listed below. We read them on Oct. 18. We recomputed every weekday by script and checked each claim against the record; a separate fact check against the same record confirmed every claim, and its wording changes are applied. Not heard: no one was contacted.

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Sources (3)

  1. Rochester Select Board, Agenda Center listing (amended Oct. 16)Rochester boards (Agenda Center). Read Oct. 18, 2026, 2:45 p.m.
  2. Select Board meeting agenda, Oct. 19, 2026, revised (PDF)Rochester boards (Agenda Center). Read Oct. 18, 2026, 2:45 p.m.
  3. Select Board meeting agenda, Oct. 19, 2026 (PDF)Rochester boards (Agenda Center). Read Oct. 18, 2026, 2:45 p.m.