Marblehead’s Old Town House, thought to be the oldest active polling place in the country, was closed to voters yesterday. The town was ordered to move a polling station out of the building because it did not meet standards for handicapped accessibility.
(Photos By Bill Greene/Globe Staff)
MARBLEHEAD ICON CLOSED
Voters are upset at a historic change
Marblehead’s Old Town House, thought to be the oldest active polling place in the country, was closed to voters yesterday. The town was ordered to move a polling station out of the building because it did not meet standards for handicapped accessibility.
(Photos By Bill Greene/Globe Staff)
Jeanne Carey was standing in Market Square yesterday morning when a driver pulled up, looked at the Old Town House, and realized something was off. (Full article: 707 words)
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