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Plans for upgrades at Merrimack wastewater treatment facility smells like roses to voters

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Wednesday, April 11, 2012

MERRIMACK – Two town residents were elected Tuesday to the Merrimack School District budget committee, but the board remaining members retained their spots without entering …

To determine which Merrimack precinct you vote in, check this list

Monday, April 9, 2012

MERRIMACK – To find out whether you vote in precinct 1 (Mastricola Upper Elementary School, Baboosic Lake Road) or precinct 2 (St. John Neumann Church, …

Wastewater plant upgrade among issues facing Merrimack voters Tuesday

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Monday, April 9, 2012

MERRIMACK – The pumps at the Merrimack Wastewater Treatment Plant are set to celebrate their 42nd birthday next month. But instead of a birthday bash, …

Hollis School District voters OK budget

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

HOLLIS – Voters at the Hollis School District Meeting approved everything on the ballot Monday night, including a $9.84 million operating budget . Voters also …

Budget, gravel pit approved at Lyndeborough Town Meeting

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Sunday, March 18, 2012

LYNDEBOROUGH – Two warrant articles dealing with capital reserve funds for repair and replacement of bridges caused considerable confusion at Saturday’s Town Meeting. But everything …

Moldy town hall a topic of discussion again at Wilton Town Meeting

By JESSIE SALISBURY Staff Writer | Saturday, March 17, 2012

WILTON – Except for refusing to spend $30,000 for a sidewalk plow, voters at Town Meeting on Thursday eventually approved everything on the warrant. About …

Hollis voters approve $50K for Farley Building, union contract

By BETHANY POULIN Correspondent | Friday, March 16, 2012

HOLLIS – The aging Farley Building got support from voters at Town Meeting on Wednesday, with the approval of $50,000 to help stabilize the building …

Budget, $1.4 safety complex bond OKd by Brookline voters Wednesday

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Friday, March 16, 2012

BROOKLINE – Voters approved a $3.8 million budget and a bond to finish completion of the town’s safety complex during the town’s annual meeting Wednesday. …

School and town budgets rejected in Amherst

By MICHAEL CLEVELAND and JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writers | Thursday, March 15, 2012

AMHERST – Everything is on the table and almost anything could be cut as a result of Tuesday’s rejection of the town budget, Bruce Bowler …

Budget Committee change rejected

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, March 15, 2012

WILTON – Voters at the annual Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District meeting March 9 were in a negative mood. They twice refused to raise the operating …

Wilton voters re-elect Condra

Thursday, March 15, 2012

WILTON – William F. Condra was re-elected to the Board of Selectmen, out-polling three other candidates for the post he has held for four years. …

Voters say no to co-op budget, school repairs

By MICHAEL CLEVELAND and JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writers | Thursday, March 15, 2012

AMHERST – Chris Janson understands, but she’s still disappointed. The chairman of the Souhegan Cooperative School Board was pondering the results of Tuesday’s election in …

Jasper: Union backlash, low turnout did me in

By PATRICK MEIGHAN Staff Writer | Thursday, March 15, 2012

HUDSON – Low voter turnout, enemies he’s made over decades in politics and a backlash by union supporters were the factors Shawn Jasper believes contributed …

Session does its business

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Thursday, March 15, 2012

MERRIMACK – Town voters didn’t set any records Wednesday night at the Deliberative Session. But, after last year’s two-day marathon, no one was complaining when …

Jew Pond to get new name

By DEAN SHALHOUP and MICHAEL CLEVELAND Staff Writers | Thursday, March 15, 2012

MONT VERNON – Could someone who writes for New York Magazine, the Jewish Daily Forward, or Gawker, a Manhattan blog of media news and gossip, …

Ambulance facility OK’d

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, March 15, 2012

MILFORD – It was the first town election night in years that the middle school gym was filled with smiles and congratulations after Town Moderator …

Voters pick Byam as selectman

Thursday, March 15, 2012

LYNDEBOROUGH – What happens when there’s an important town position on the election ballot and no one files to run for it? The victory goes …

Voters are few and far between at Town Meeting polling places

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Election workers across the region suffered through a long afternoon Tuesday as voters continued to flow slowly into local polling places. In Mont Vernon, poll …

Milford voters approve new $2.2m ambulance facility

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 14, 2012

MILFORD – Voters on Tuesday approved a $2.2 million plan for a new ambulance facility, 1,120 to 667. Ambulance service director Eric Schelberg said he …

Hollis: Where veteran office-holders ran, they won; SB2 fell short of 60%.

By DAVID BROOKS Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 14, 2012

HOLLIS – Incumbents did well Tuesday, as Hollis voters faced one of the fullest ballots in the region, with several contested races. And once again …

Litchfield fire chief term approved, Jewett wins selectmen race

By JAKE BERRY and CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writers | Wednesday, March 14, 2012

LITCHFIELD – Frank Fraitzl wasn’t on the ballot this week in Litchfield’s town election, but the newly appointed fire chief still earned a three-year term …

Amherst voters reject Souhegan High School repairs, purchasing land for athletic fields

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 14, 2012

AMHERST – Voters were in a frugal mood Tuesday, voting down proposed budgets as well as rejecting a proposal to buy land for athletic fields …

Byam retains seat on Lyndeborough Board of Selectmen through write-in vote

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

LYNDEBOROUGH – What happens when there’s an important town position on the election ballot and no one files to run for it? The victory goes …

Condra remains on Wilton Board of Selectmen

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

WILTON – William F. Condra was re-elected to the Board of Selectmen, out-polling three other candidates for the post he has held for four years. …

Hudson voters deny Jasper’s selectmen’s chair

By STACY MILBOUER Correspondent | Wednesday, March 14, 2012

HUDSON – In a surprising defeat, Board of Selectmen Chairman Shawn Jasper went down in his bid for re-election Tuesday. There may have only been …

Mont Vernon voters decide Jew Pond will be renamed

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 14, 2012

MONT VERNON – Mont Vernon voters approved changing the name of Jew Pond late Tuesday night, although they haven’t yet decided what to change it …

Peterman defeated in Amherst; Souhegan High School repairs may fall short

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 14, 2012

AMHERST – Voters rejected a proposed $18.6 million operating budget and repairs to Souhegan High School. In the school board race for the district covering …

Running unopposed secret to his success

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 14, 2012

BROOKLINE – It’s the fourth time that’s a charm for John Carr. Carr, a former police officer and the town’s health officer, ran unopposed at …

Where and when to vote today

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Tuesday is election day in most town meeting communities (Merrimack votes next month, and as a city, Nashua doesn’t vote until November). Here’s where and …

Not much on the plate of Brookline voters for Town Meeting Tuesday

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 13, 2012

BROOKLINE – Brookline voters don’t have much of a job in terms of electing officers at this year’s Town Meeting. Only one of the 12 …

Waste water treatment plant upgrades on agenda for Merrimack deliberative session

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Tuesday, March 13, 2012

MERRIMACK – As usual, Merrimack voters will have waste on their minds at this week’s Deliberative Session. But this year, it will be of the …

Length of fire chief’s term among issues for Litchfield voters

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Monday, March 12, 2012

LITCHFIELD – Town officials have found their new fire chief. Now they just need voters to decide how long he’ll serve. One week after town …

Hudson voters to weigh in on budgets, union contracts, elections on Town Meeting

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Sunday, March 11, 2012

HUDSON – Seventeen warrant articles and four contested races will greet Hudson voters Tuesday. Voters who take part in the annual Town Meeting will act …

Mont Vernon to look at pond name

By MICHAEL CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, March 8, 2012

MONT VERNON – The little town on the hill has some big decisions to make when voters go to the polls and to Town Meeting …

One contested race on the ballot in Wilton

Thursday, March 8, 2012

WILTON – There is only one contest on the ballot, a four-way race for the Board of Selectmen. Those seeking the selectman’s seat include incumbent …

Lyndeborough budget committee only contested race

Thursday, March 8, 2012

LYNDEBOROUGH – Four people have filed for three three-year seats on the Budget Committee: incumbents James Button and Donald Guertin, plus newcomers Corey Cheever and …

Amherst will vote on fields for sports

By MICHAEL CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, March 8, 2012

AMHERST – Generally, incumbents have an advantage in elections, even local voting, This year, in the race for Amherst selectman, that might not be the …

Budget, 17 warrant articles on agenda for Wilton town meeting

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, March 8, 2012

WILTON – Voters at Town Meeting Thursday, March 15 will discuss a proposed operating budget of $4,298,583, plus warrant articles totaling $284,021, though several proposals …

Lyndeborough Planning Board proposes changes to home business zoning

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, March 8, 2012

LYNDEBOROUGH – The Planning Board is proposing changes to the zoning regulations that would clarify the process of operating a home business. The proposed changes …

Gravel pit, old Town Hall roof repair among warrants to be voted on at Lyndeborough town meeting

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, March 8, 2012

LYNDEBOROUGH – Voters at Town Meeting on Saturday, March 17 will discuss a proposed operating budget of $1,565,507, plus a variety of special articles totalling …

Ambulance space eyed in Milford

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, March 8, 2012

MILFORD – There are no good alternatives to building a new facility for the Milford Ambulance Service, said the service’s director. Eric Schelberg was responding …

Wilton, Lyndeborough to hold annual school district meeting this Friday

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, March 8, 2012

LYNDEBOROUGH – The proposal to change the method of school district voting from the traditional district meeting to Official Ballot Law, also known as SB …

Budget, 17 warrant articles on agenda for Wilton town meeting

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, March 8, 2012

WILTON – Fixing a century-old storm drain, parts of which have collapsed, and trying to eliminate mold in Town Hall are among the issues that …

Gravel pit, roof repairs among articles in Lyndeborough

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, March 8, 2012

LYNDEBOROUGH – Voters will consider whether to buy a small gravel pit and reinforce the roof of Town Hall, harmed by work done in the …

Amherst will vote on fields for sports

By MICHAEL CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, March 8, 2012

AMHERST – There is little debate here about the need for more sports fields given the number of kids who participate in some activity, but …

Merrimack School District voters make final plans

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 7, 2012

MERRIMACK – A lengthy back-and-forth over a proposed amendment to cut by $200,000 the bottom line of the School District’s proposed 2012-13 operating budget and …

Hollis Brookline voters uphold school tech program

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Wednesday, March 7, 2012

HOLLIS – The high school’s technology program will remain intact after voters at the annual Cooperative School District Meeting amended the Budget Committee’s budget to …

Town pushes for new facility

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Monday, March 5, 2012

MILFORD – The new ambulance facility that will be on the March 13 town ballot is badly needed, town officials say, but it’s going to …

More candidate questionnaires

Absentee ballots available

Thursday, March 1, 2012

AMHERST – The Amherst annual town election will be held Tuesday, March 13. Absentee ballots are available in the town clerk’s Office. New Hampshire law …

Co-op board opposes teacher reduction

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, March 1, 2012

WILTON – The board of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School has decided not to reduce the number of teachers at the middle-high school. The decision was …

Drainage issues to be addressed

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, March 1, 2012

WILTON – After receiving an update from engineer Roger Keilig, selectmen have agreed to put an article in the upcoming Town Meeting warrant to withdraw …

Wilton candidates night Monday

Thursday, March 1, 2012

WILTON – There will be a candidates night for those running for town and school offices on Monday, March 5, in the Wilton Town Hall. …

Elimination of school nurse riles some Hollis parents

By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, February 27, 2012

HOLLIS – School officials are defending a proposal to eliminate one of two school nurse positions at the Hollis Primary School next year. “It was …

Hollis panel has cheaper plan to preserve Farley Building

By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, February 20, 2012

HOLLIS – Voters might balk at supporting a petition warrant article asking them to spend $200,000 to preserve the historic Farley Building for up to …

Ludt says she won’t run again

By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Thursday, February 16, 2012

AMHERST – In 2000, after she was elected to her first term on the Souhegan Cooperative School Board, Jeanne Ludt said she realized she had …

Budget moves forward

Thursday, February 16, 2012

MONT VERNON – About a dozen residents and town volunteers and officials Monday night sent the town’s proposed $1.98 million operating budget onto the March …

Foss garners praise at meeting

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, February 16, 2012

MILFORD – The school budget and a support staff contract were supposed to be the primary subjects of the school Deliberative Session last week but …

Co-op district spending plan discussed

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, February 16, 2012

WILTON – The Cooperative School District Budget Committee’s proposal for a 5.2 percent cut in the proposed school district spending plan drew a mixed reaction …

No support for change to Budget Committee

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, February 16, 2012

WILTON – A proposal to change the Cooperative School District’s Articles of Agreement to make the Budget Committee an advisory board drew no support from …

Budget includes raise for town employees

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, February 16, 2012

LYNDEBOROUGH – Although there are still a few adjustments to make, the Budget Committee’s proposal for 2012 is slightly higher than last year’s budget. The …

SB2 is debated in Mont Vernon

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Thursday, February 16, 2012

MONT VERNON – Votes on two budget-reduction amendments, which ultimately failed, and an animated back-and-forth on the virtues of the Senate Bill 2 secret ballot …

$1.98m budget plan sent to meeting

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Wednesday, February 15, 2012

MONT VERNON – About a dozen residents and town volunteers and officials Monday night tossed around a few lines on the town’s proposed $1.98 million …

Long, short of SB2 discussed

By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, February 15, 2012

HOLLIS – Some voters want sleep, lower taxes and SB2, an alternative to the traditional town or school meeting. Others say staying up past midnight …

Brookline panel is proposing scaled-down version of safety complex

By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Monday, February 13, 2012

BROOKLINE – A volunteer group is pushing for the completion of the town’s safety complex and bent on convincing residents that a $1.4 million expenditure …

Union contracts among 12 warrant articles discussed at Hudson deliberative session

By MARYALICE GILL Staff Writer | Sunday, February 12, 2012

HUDSON – Approximately 80 Hudson residents rolled out of bed early Saturday morning to participate in the town’s 2012 Deliberative Session starting at the Hudson …

Grand Hill Pond proposed as a new name for Jew Pond in Mont Vernon

By DEAN SHALHOUP and DAVID BROOKS Staff Writers | Saturday, February 11, 2012

MONT VERNON – If tiny Jew Pond in the center of Mont Vernon should get a new name, as some people in town have suggested, …

Amherst School District budget proposal moves forward

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Thursday, February 9, 2012

AMHERST – Neither the school district’s proposed $24.5 million operating budget for fiscal 2012-13 nor the request for roughly $14,000 to fund the first year …

Several seats up for grabs

By MICHAEL CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, February 9, 2012

One of the more interesting aspects of late-January early-February in the Souhegan Valley is the annual pondering of who will run, who won’t run, for …

Proposed zone change sparks debate

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, February 9, 2012

MILFORD – Zoning amendments don’t usually come up at the town Deliberative Session, but last Saturday there was a long discussion about a proposed zoning …

Tax exemption increase eyed

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, February 9, 2012

MILFORD – Selectmen aren’t recommending a petition article that would help some elderly homeowners stay in their homes, but that doesn’t mean the proposal is …

Budget would cut job of school nurse

By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Thursday, February 9, 2012

HOLLIS – The proposed elimination of a primary school nurse in next year’s budget drew the ire of several parents and voters who attended the …

Amherst voters to put budgets to test

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Thursday, February 9, 2012

AMHERST – In the space of 30 minutes, the price Amherst voters would be asked to spend on a plot of land on Route 101A …

$2.9m bond for repairs at Souhegan High School survives deliberative session

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Wednesday, February 8, 2012

AMHERST – A $2.9 million facilities bond for repairs at Souhegan High School remained unchanged after the Souhegan Cooperative School District’s Deliberative Session on Monday …

Hollis Brookline School Board’s $19.8m proposal gains favor

By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Wednesday, February 8, 2012

HOLLIS – The School Board wants to spend. The Budget Committee wants to save. And voters usually support the School Board. …

New site selected for ambulance facility in Milford

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Sunday, February 5, 2012

MILFORD ­– Faced with soil contamination at their first choice for a town ambulance facility site, town officials have settled on another property – the …

Litchfield moves budget forward

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Sunday, February 5, 2012

LITCHFIELD – Town residents had little to say Saturday about Litchfield’s operating budget proposal. But they didn’t hold back on several other matters. About 80 …

Deliberative Sessions address budgets

By TOM WEST Correspondent | Sunday, February 5, 2012

HUDSON – In a meeting that lasted just 45 minutes, voters at the Annual School District Deliberative Session made no changes to a $45.8 million …

Voters eye school budget

By JAKE BERRY Staff Writer | Friday, February 3, 2012

HUDSON – A $45.8 million budget proposal and two union contracts will be up for discussion Saturday , at the Hudson School District’s Deliberative Session. …

Putney’s Brookline selectman stint done

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Monday, January 30, 2012

BROOKLINE – The town’s top board will need new leadership, after Tad Putney announced this week that he would not be running for re-election. Putney, …

Hollis to take up question of SB2 after resident collects requisite signatures

By HATTIE BERNSTEIN Staff Writer | Sunday, January 29, 2012

HOLLIS – Sometime next month, the town’s voters will be asked to decide between fast food and a long, messy, made-from-scratch dinner. The fast food …

Jan. 30 forum on Milford warrant articles

Thursday, January 26, 2012

MILFORD – Selectmen want residents to come to their meeting next week to talk about the warrant articles that will be on the March 13 …

Pollution question rises in Milford ambulance site

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, January 26, 2012

MILFORD – With a little more than six weeks to go before the town votes on a new ambulance building, plans have hit a snag. …

Milford school support staff contract will be on ballot

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, January 26, 2012

MILFORD – A new one-year contract between the school support staff union and the School Board will be on the election ballot in March. The …

Upgrades recommended for Wilton-Lyndeborough schools

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Thursday, January 26, 2012

WILTON – The long-awaited McCormick Report on the condition of the three schools in the Wilton-Lyndeborough School District has been reviewed by the School Board’s …

Hearing set for Wednesday on second half of Brookline budget

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Wednesday, January 25, 2012

BROOKLINE – Town officials will cross the final “t” and dot the final “i” of the 2012 budget proposal at a hearing Wednesday night. Selectmen …

Roof, a major concern, isn’t included in Brookline School Board’s budget proposal

By Hattie Bernstein Staff Writer | Sunday, January 22, 2012

BROOKLINE – The School Board’s proposed budget for fiscal 2013 is slightly lower than last year’s budget. The $8,762,742 proposed budget is a $7,321 drop …

Amherst looks at increase

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Thursday, January 19, 2012

AMHERST – Selectmen at Tuesday night’s public hearing approved resident Rick Katzenburg’s request to restore $13,000 of the nearly $18,000 that had been cut from …

Proposed school budget increase is less than $13k

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Thursday, January 19, 2012

AMHERST – A reduction of more than $500,000 in debt and expendable trust payments for fiscal 2012-13 allowed the Souhegan Cooperative School District to present …

Police union contract will go before voters

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, January 19, 2012

MILFORD – Voters will be asked to approve two town employee union contracts on Election Day in March, one for the 17 police officers – …

Ambulance facility clears hurdle

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Thursday, January 19, 2012

MILFORD – After a budget and bond hearing Monday night that lasted less than an hour, the town’s ambulance director said he is “cautiously optimistic” …

Litchfield town, school budgets propose increases, move smoothly through initial hearing

By CAMERON KITTLE Staff Writer | Saturday, January 14, 2012

LITCHFIELD – The Town Meeting process kicked off with few questions and a mostly silent auditorium Thursday night as the Budget Committee approved the proposed …

Proposed budget cuts raise questions in Wilton

By Jessie Salisbury Correspondent | Friday, January 13, 2012

WILTON – The Budget Committee wants to know what would the School Board do if its proposed 2012-13 budget was reduced by 5 percent – …

Budget and bond hearing Monday

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Friday, January 13, 2012

MILFORD – The town will hold a budget and bond hearing on Monday, Jan. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium. The operating …

Public hearing planned on school budget

By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer | Friday, January 13, 2012

MILFORD – A divided School Board voted last week to approve a default budget of $35,850,657 for 2012-2013. The proposed budget and default budget for …

Recommendations made for needed school repairs

By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent | Friday, January 13, 2012

WILTON – The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board has received the final report from McCormick Facilities Management, an analysis of all school buildings in the district …

Hudson moves forward with modest increases for town, school budgets

By JOSEPH G. COTE Staff Writer | Friday, January 13, 2012

HUDSON – The Hudson Budget Committee quickly approved both the town and school district budgets during a meeting Wednesday night. Voters will take on both …

Hearing held for Amherst’s $24.5m school budget proposal

By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer | Friday, January 13, 2012

AMHERST – The School District’s proposed $24.5 million operating budget for fiscal 2012-13 sailed through a sparsely-attended public hearing Wednesday, gaining unanimous approval from the …