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By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Webster residents were pleased with a slight reduction in the proposed operating budget at a time of rising inflation, they said during a public hearing this week.The proposed operating budget for 2023-24 is $1.64 million, a 0.5% decrease from the...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Maintenance will be the underlying theme for Warner residents at Town Meeting in March.In addition to a proposed operating budget of almost $4.4 million, which is an increase 18.8 %, voters will consider warrant articles that will expend funds for...

By DAVID BROOKS

There’s a town meeting truism that the smallest items can generate the most discussion. That proved accurate Tuesday in Henniker, where almost all the debate concerned summer concerts that would cost 1/10th of 1 percent of the operating budget.By the...

What is a warrant? The warrant is a list of items, known as “articles,” to be voted on at a town or school district meeting. In a traditional meeting, voters can discuss and amend these warrant articles before voting on them during the annual meeting....

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Passing a town operating budget of $10.6 million, purchasing town vehicles and adopting a new community power plan will be the focal points for Pembroke voters at town meeting in March.The proposed town budget is a 6.7% increase over the current...

By DAVID BROOKS

Following three hours of public comment that an 11% hike in the operating budget is way too much, especially when combined with some expensive warrant articles, Boscawen voters will see a smaller proposed increase when town meeting happens in...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Dunbarton residents will be asked to vote on the school’s proposed budget, which is an 8.4% increase over the previous year, at the annual meeting in March.The proposed operating budget presented at the public hearing on Wednesday is $9.6 million, up...

By DAVID BROOKS

A proposed 11% increase in the operating budget for the town of Boscawen, fueled by increases in personnel and police department costs, will be the subject of a public hearing on Thursday evening.The proposal calls for spending $473,000 more than last...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

The school budget will take center stage for John Stark School District voters on Election Day in March, as it’s the only big cost item that voters are being asked to consider.The district’s proposed school operating budget for 2023-2024 is $14.66...

By JONATHAN VAN FLEET

With almost daily drug overdoses and spillover from Concord’s homeless population, Epsom just isn’t what it used to be, the police and fire chief told town officials Thursday night.“Every time you watch TV and they close one of those camps in Concord,...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Increasing wages for school support staff known as paraeducators is one of the focal points of the Weare school district this year.Weare voters will be asked to approve a new contract with paraeducators and a proposed school budget of $18.3 million....

By DAVID BROOKS

Henniker voters will be asked whether to expand the preschool program to pre-pandemic levels in this year’s annual meeting and will face a proposed school budget that would raise the tax rate by about 4%.The preschool expansion is proposed in a...

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Epsom residents will get to weigh in on the proposed town and school budgets and warrant articles on Thursday night during a public hearing held at the Town Offices.The $3.84 million town proposal is 3.9% higher than the current budget. Two warrant...

By DAVID BROOKS

In Bow, incumbent selectman Harry Judd was voted out of office after 18 years Tuesday, as former planning board member Bruce Marshall defeated him easily, 845-563.With three candidates for two seats on the Bow School Board, Bryce Larrabee with 805...

By LEAH WILLINGHAM

Hot topic: Article 4 would discontinue the practice of the town clerk being paid via stipend from fees generation by the office, such as registering a car or license plate. Instead, the Webster town clerk would be paid $35,000 a year with the...