Haverhill voters reject Woodsville funding and Bath seeks new police officer
More New Hampshire Town Meeting coverage: NORTH HAVERHLL—Over 300 residents turned out for town meeting on Saturday afternoon spending five hours sifting through the meeting warrant. Proposed appropriations to the Woodsville Highway and Fire departments were voted down, but the $5.1 million operating budget was approved. A non-binding resolution to remove Haverhill Town Manager Brigitte […]
Orford, Piermont and Warren Town Meeting articles
ORFORD—“The ayes have it,” Orford Town Moderator Harry Pease announced after each vote throughout the annual Orford Town Meeting on March 14. Undeterred by the mid-March snowstorm that led some towns to postpone their annual meetings, 123 Orford voters signed in at the Rivendell Academy gym that evening. See more… PIERMONT—A lengthy discussion on the […]
In Times Past: Not Just Social Clubs
Larry Coffin’s ‘In Times Past’ is featured on the front page of the B Section this week: “By being involved in church or charitable groups, women were able to find companionship and a way to facilitate change in their community.” Jane Cunningham Croly, founder, General Federation of Women’s Clubs 1898. America has seen a decline […]
NH school funding: Between a rock and a hard place
WARREN—“Taxpayers and students around the state are not treated equitably,” said attorney John Tobin. “What happens in Moultonborough or Portsmouth is vastly different from what happens in Warren or Manchester or Nashua or Hopkinton or Allenstown or Franklin or Keene or Concord.”. Tobin serves on the board of directors of the NH School Funding Fairness […]
Photo of the Week
The Fairlee Town Hall was filled with laughter Saturday night at The Logger show featuring Rusty DeWees as the audience was entertained by stories, music and gut-busting humor. The show was sponsored by Smugglers Notch Distillery and the Journal Opinion.