Petersham Town Clerk's Office

10/24/2026

What happens when you have to spend your Saturday in the office for voter registration and no one shows up? You get a lot of work done and you find some treasures. Here is one of mine that I found today.

William Berry Jr. and V. Edward Simms, selectmen and Jean Robinson, Selectmen's Secretary present Ruth Bassingthwaite with a plaque on her retirement. Ruth served from 1974 - 1995 at which time I was appointed into the position of Town Clerk until the next election.

10/24/2026

We still have 2026 Street Lists left. They are $10.00. Stop into my office or the Selectboard's Office to get yours.

10/24/2026

Just a few date reminders:

Early Vote-In-Person is going on today from 10-2 at the Town Hall.

Remember to get those mail in ballots back. You can leave them in the box at the town office building, mail them back or you can bring them to my office.

October 24th is the last day to register to vote. I will be in my office today from 9-11 and 3-5. If you need to register, please stop in.

The last day to request a Vote by Mail ballot is Oct. 27th by 5pm.

If you have questions, please feel free to call me at 978-724-6649.

Enjoy the beautiful day.

10/16/2026

Want to vote early in-person? Here are the hours.

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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