Article of note: The Select Board is asking voters for $1,000 to place in a reserve fund established in 2010 to acquire and develop land for a town cemetery.
Contested races: Select Board, two-year term; Planning Board, three-year term.
Budgets and spending articles: During the in-person portion of Town Meeting, residents will have an opportunity to debate and vote on a proposed town operating budget of $560,536.
When, where and how to vote: The polls will be open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Dorchester Town Hall, 24 Town House Road, on Tuesday, March 8. Voting on elected officials will be done by ballot.
Other warrant articles will be discussed and voted upon at the annual Town Meeting on Saturday, March 12, at the Town Hall. The meeting starts at 10 a.m.
— Jim Kenyon