With leftover tension, Billerica Select Board holds regular meeting with new chair

With leftover tension, Billerica Select Board holds regular meeting with new chair

BILLERICA — The Billerica Select Board resumed its normal business under a new chair Monday after three contentious special meetings in two weeks, but tensions remained as some called last week’s reorganization a “hostile takeover.” New Chair Jillian Pavidis, who has been on the board since her election less than two months ago, opened the meeting with a statement asking to “put this in the past and focus on the town.” “We need a permanent town …