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By SARAH DONOVAN

A proposed change to the way the town governs itself was resoundingly defeated in Pembroke on Saturday.The change from a traditional town meeting format to the SB2 format is allowed through a law enacted in New Hampshire in 1995 that allows...

By JONATHAN VAN FLEET

Howard Moffett stood next to the placard that listed the prevailing electricity rates for the two major energy suppliers in Canterbury.“We’ve talked a lot about how to spend money; now we get to talk about how to save money,” Moffett said.Unitil...

By JONATHAN VAN FLEET

Inflation was the dirty word of the night in Dunbarton. “This was a difficult year,” Selectmen Chairman Michael Kaminski told the sparse crowd of about 30 residents who drove to Town Meeting despite Tuesday’s storm. “Inflation killed us.”Inflation...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

As voters flock to annual town and school district meetings this week, many were asked to approve new contracts for teachers and school support staff that include salary or benefit increases to make the jobs more desirable.Locally, Merrimack Valley,...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Deerfield residents discussed an increase to the school budget and a boost in teacher salaries, but a 20-year tuition agreement with Concord dominated a lengthy deliberative session this weekend.About 60 voters gathered in the Deerfield Community...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

A $14.6 million school budget will be the focus point for John Stark Regional School District voters in March.Weare and Henniker residents gathered for a deliberative session at John Stark Regional High School Friday night to discuss the school...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Over the past year, the Bow Fire Department has experienced a number of personnel issues, and the resignations of call members have made it more challenging to fill shifts.A 4.1% increase to the fire department’s proposed budget would add a part-time...

By EILEEN O’GRADY

Hopkinton town officials hope a bond that’s on the table for the March annual meeting will help make a dent in a vast to-do list of road rebuilds. Meanwhile, residents are torn between supporting the higher of two proposed school budgets and keeping...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The town of Bow will hold a public hearing on Thursday to discuss the proposed town and school budgets for the year 2023. The public hearing is an opportunity for residents to weigh in on the budgets before the town meeting in March.The town’s...

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 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 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 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...

Monitor staff

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...