Source: WBUR: Daily News Update

Budget Crisis Brings Talk of Merging Two Towns

Tue, 8 Jul 2008

Two North Shore towns already share some services, but they're considering merging their entire town governments. As consumers become more price-sensitive, a few cents difference between competing gas stations can make all the difference.

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