County budget wins approval

NORTH HAVERHILL—A Grafton County operating budget for the next 12 months in excess of $48.7 million was overwhelmingly approved by legislators on Monday morning.
Meeting mostly in person at the county complex, the delegation of state representatives voted 25-1 to approve the spending plan. Rep. David Binford, R-Bath, was the lone dissent. Ten other Republicans joined 15 Democrats to pass the budget. Rep. Russell Muirhead, D-Hanover, was the lone delegation member to not participate in voting on June 28.