Town Manager Maureen Valente announced that several offices will again be following a summer schedule of work hours for a four-day compressed workweek this August.  Employees will work the same number of hours each week by working extended hours Monday through Thursday.

The revised schedule begins Monday, July 30 and affects offices in Town Hall and the Flynn Building.  Offices in these two buildings will be closed on Friday, August 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31.  Offices will be open to serve the public as follows:  Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. - Friday closed.  

Currently, most of the offices in these buildings open for business at 8:30 a.m. and close to the public at either 4 or 5 p.m. 

The Town departments following this compressed schedule are: 

• Assessor
• Human Resources
• Planning and Community Development
• Selectmen/Town Manager
• Tax Collector/Treasurer
• Town Accountant
• Town Clerk
• Conservation (Note: only office in DPW building following this schedule)

The following offices will not be observing the summer schedule and will be operating on regular hours:

• Atkinson Pool
• Board of Health
• Building Department
• Council on Aging
• Engineering
• Fire Department
• Goodnow Library
• Highway Department
• Police Department
• Recreation Department. 

All offices will return to their regular hours beginning Tuesday, Sept. 4, the day after Labor Day.