Most meetings in Eastham are in person, typically with an online-attendance option. Click on the meeting you are interested in on the calendar at eastham-ma.gov for details. All meetings are at Town Hall unless otherwise indicated.
Monday, June 23
- Visitors Tourism and Promotion Services Board, 2:30 p.m., public library
- Special Town Meeting, 5:30 p.m., NRHS auditorium
Tuesday, June 24
- Conservation Commission on-site, 8:15 a.m.
- Special Town Election, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
- Conservation Commission, 6 p.m.
Thursday, June 26
- Council on Aging Board, 9 a.m.
- Board of Health, 3 p.m.
- Finance Committee, 4 p.m.
Conversation Starter
Hippos and Zippos
Those who watched the most recent meeting of the Eastham Select Board may have been surprised to see someone different in the chair’s seat. Previous chair Aimee Eckman stepped down on June 2, giving that position to the recently re-elected Jerry Cerasale.
Cerasale had been vice chair; that role has been taken by Suzanne Bryan. Bryan, who was previously the board’s clerk, gave that seat to the board’s newest member, Robert Bruns.
Town Manager Jacqui Beebe commented on how easily the reorganization was accomplished. “I love it how you jockeyed for power,” she said. “It was tense, but we made it through.”
“Aren’t we pushy?” Eckman replied. There were laughs.
Eckman, whose fifth term on the select board will expire next year, took over as chair when Art Autorino died in 2024. “It’s been a pleasure being chair,” she told the board at the end of the meeting. “Everybody does their homework; everybody’s prepared. You can’t ask for more.”
Eckman also indicated during the meeting that she may not be running for re-election when her current term expires. “I’m not done yet,” she said. “Next year.”
Cerasale decided to open his first meeting as chair on June 16 with a joke, saying that people work best together when they laugh together. “What’s the difference between a hippo and a Zippo?” he asked, ignoring the groans from his fellow board members. The answer, which most of them guessed, is that one is heavy while the other is a little lighter. —Parker Mumford
