Several Open Meeting Items Today

A number of open meetings items in the news today:

• Board Cited 3rd Time on Meeting Law. For the third time in a year, the Charlton Water-Sewer Commission has been cited for violating the open meeting law.

• Town Manager Under Fire. Stoughton residents vent anger over perceived open meeting law violation.

• Lodge: Patrick Locks Out the Public. Metrowest Daily News Editor Richard Lodge blasts Gov. Patrick for a series of closed-door meetings with local officials.

• Boston City Council admits open meeting law violations. See the posts here and here from the blog The BIG Campaign, which say that the council has filed a motion that would allow judgment against it in a long-fought (and expensive) open meeting battle.