Small town in the Berkshires secures second grant from Homeland security so far. Total award nearly a million dollars.

An article about current activity to address dispatching in the North East/North Shore area of Massachusetts.

Quite a bit of current information available here. Site is difficult to navigate and some information is not intuitive as to where to find certain data.

Some information available here, but not very well organized. Selectmen minutes are included in the selectmen's main page, and are not current. Not much effort with this site, in spite of it costing the town serious money! Budget information and other financial data is from 2003. Way out of date.

Douglas Town Website with links to agendas, minutes and even video of Selectmen Meetings, Town meetings and other boards. Also a Bulletin board system with posted information about Douglas.

Professional site from Virtual Town Hall. Does not appear to be updated recently, and several broken links

Standard Virtual Town Hall professional site. Basically current information available, but not up to date. No updates since August of 2006.

A Virtual Town Hall (professional) site. Data and content appears to be very up to date. Includes many features, including department web pages, fee schedules, meeting schedules. Very little meeting minute listings. (only selectmen meeting from 3/06)

Basic site with links and phone numbers for boards, commissions and committees. A link to the Town code book from the Town Clerk's page is helpful. Town Accountant only reachable via email, no web page. Could not find any financial data.

Very elaborate site with excellent links to various town boards and community groups. The Cable Access message board is available for viewing right on the site. Contains a "Frequenty Asked Questions" page entitled: If I need this information, I contact the: And the questions are listed with the appropriate department responsible for the information.

Community run site with up to date information. Links to by-laws etc. We couldn't find any minutes or agendas, but overall a well done site.

Uxbridge's website that includes links to the Charter, departments, monthly Town Manager report, Annual Report, and Monthly Department Head Reports. While a bit hard to navigate, it has very good content, and timely as well.