Dental clinic to go before DRB
WELLS RIVER—Little Rivers Health Care’s plan to redevelop a long-deserted gas station into a dental clinic will go before the Newbury Development Review Board this week. The DRB will hold a hearing on May 19 at 5 p.m. in the congregational church vestry in Newbury Village.
Bradford, Newbury approve school budget
BRADFORD—Bradford and Newbury voters gathered outside in perfect weather on May 12 and approved the $17,494,601 budget at the Oxbow Unified Union School District’s Annual Meeting. The approval came with a vote of 60 to 10. Education spending next year will be $18,781 per equalized student, a 4.1% increase over the current year. There was […]
Woodsville funding gets rejected
HAVERHILL—The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration has invalidated two articles approved by voters at town meeting in Haverhill in March. At town meeting on March 16, voters narrowly approved two petitioned articles—27 and 28—that provided funding for Woodsville Precinct. The former provided $298,630 for the precinct highway department and the latter provided $146,974 for […]
Groton set for revote
GROTON—After Groton voters spurned (132-106) the general fund budget at town meeting on March 1, selectboard members have revised the budget, decreasing it by $22,275. A special revote will be by Australian ballot on May 25 in the Community Building from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. An informational meeting will be held in the same […]
Photo of the Week
A male red-winged blackbird rests on a branch in Ryegate recently. On this week’s front page, we feature a femal red-winged blackbird taking flight. “The males have been back in town for at least three weeks. They typically return well before the females to stake out a territory. This is the first female I’ve seen this year,” wrote the photographer.
