Select Board approves comfort dog program, cryptocurrency kiosk ban, bond sales
Sharon Select Board advances community resource dog program and town meeting cryptocurrency ban. The board unanimously approved the $8,500 Community Resource Dog program, with School Resource Officer Giovanni Valmond as handler and the Norfolk DA covering $7,000 of costs. Detective Anthony Lucie
Select Board · Meeting of February 10, 2026
Sharon Select Board advances community resource dog program and town meeting cryptocurrency ban. The board unanimously approved the $8,500 Community Resource Dog program, with School Resource Officer Giovanni Valmond as handler and the Norfolk DA covering $7,000 of costs. Detective Anthony Lucie presented evidence of widespread cryptocurrency kiosk scams that have cost Massachusetts residents $77 million, prompting the board to move forward with a ban article despite potential legal challenges from ATM operators.
The board also approved $9.01 million in bond and note sales, with Standard & Poor's affirming the town's AA rating, and unanimously reappointed Hillary Johnson to the Board of Health.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of February 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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