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Four months back, Ian Tewksbury was looking after his 11-year-old granddaughter when she accidentally jammed her finger in a bedroom door, causing the tip to chip off.Being an experienced EMT, Tewksbury understood the urgency of the situation and...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Stencils of hummingbirds rest on a bench in the quiet corner of the living room, their outlines traced onto paper. Beneath them, small canvases painted in a riot of colors held a message that read: “Keep a green tree in your heart and maybe a singing...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Two bills addressing the import of out-of-state trash are heading to the House of Representatives with a positive recommendation, offering a solution toward alleviating the strain on the state’s landfill capacity.New Hampshire receives nearly half of...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Bow residents brought the town one step closer to installing the state’s largest combined municipal solar development.As part of the solar project, the energy committee, along with Kearsarge Solar LLC, a Massachusetts-based energy company, has...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Most residents in Webster were keen to bury the illegal sale of town-owned land on Walker Pond once and for all, and they did just that at Saturday’s town meeting.“Let’s not go back in time with this thing, OK? It’s done. It was reported,...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

New Hampshire’s 13 legal gaming halls – with hundreds of employees serving thousands of gamblers – took in more than $170 million in revenue last year, more than double the amount collected in 2022.As revenue hits record highs and the number of...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

At Webster’s town meeting, residents will vote on whether the town should seek the return of two parcels illegally sold around the Walker Pond.The parcels were purchased by former selectman and town treasurer Bruce Johnson in October 2019 for $7,000...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Daniel Snodgrass found it downright absurd that a quaint town like Bow would even entertain the idea of implementing a noise ordinance.The proposed noise ordinance sought to tackle the issue of disruptive early morning construction activity sounds by...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Taller cell towers could be on their way in Bow as residents voted in favor of a zoning amendment to more than double the allowable height.Bow residents OK’d the new zoning on election day that will raise the permissible height to 190 feet from 90...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Keeping costs at a bare minimum was the general theme at Dunbarton’s town meeting.“Kudos to the various department heads and the select board for working diligently to keep an eye on the budget with level services with minimum increases,” said Michael...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Concord and the town of Bow are both eyeing a potential expansion of the public water supply outside the city, but the progress on an agreement between the two communities depends on the vantage point.In December, the city council approved spending...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After Bow settled a tax dispute with a public utility over the assessed property value of Merrimack Station power station, this year the town’s operating budget is down 5.2%. Budget: The proposed operating budget for the town is $11.4 million, down...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

All warrant articles passed at Hopkinton’s annual school district meeting on Saturday, except for one — the highly debated transition to the split form of self-government known as SB2.“I think that our school district budget meeting is one of the best...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A proposed combined solar development in Bow would have nearly twice the capacity as the largest array in the state.Currently, Manchester’s 3.3-megawatt capacity installation on a former landfill is the state’s largest single development. Bow’s...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The tax impact of this year’s operating budget in Dunbarton will be minimal thanks to the fund balance surplus that will offset the costs.The proposed operating budget for the town is $3.31 million, up slightly over the previous year’s $3.28 million....

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

If you’re expecting your town meeting to drag on for hours this year, consider the situation in Dunbarton, where the school warrant only has just two articles to decide.The proposed operating budget for the school district is $10.22 million, up 6.48%...

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Open discourse at Hopkinton’s traditional town meeting is something Mark Zankel looks forward to every year because it offers him the opportunity to gain insights into diverse perspectives.Stepping into these town meetings, Zankel, who sits on the...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Hot topic: The school district is proposing a budget increase of 6.86% from the current budget, which would take up a significant portion of taxpayer dollars as every year, leaving the town with limited funds for its expensesBudget: The proposed...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Dubbed by some as state-sanctioned suicide and by others as a means to alleviate the suffering of those with terminal illnesses, a bill providing end-of-life options heads to the full House of Representatives with a favorable recommendation.After...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

After over 40 years of attempts, the city of Concord has finally agreed to work with Bow in helping extend its water main and connect it with Concord’s water system.“They have given the OK. We’ve had meetings. Our engineers are working with their...