RANDOLPH — A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Tuesday behind the Town Hall and Public Library at 130 Durand Road, marking the completion of the first town-owned 20-kilowatt, 46-panel, free-standing solar array, designed both to save tax dollars and reduce its carbon footprint.
Two selectmen — chairman Michele Cormier and Paul Jadis — plus four of the five members of the Randolph Energy Efficiency Project — chairman Yvonne Jenkins, Paul Cormier, Howie Wemyss and Rick Umiker — gathered.
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