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Concerns about landfill safety in New Hampshire and industries wielding too much power in environmental regulation decision-making have taken root in the North Country town of Dalton.Residents have been fighting against Casella Waste Systems, a...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The city of Concord saw the number of employees earning a six-figure salary increase to exactly 100 in 2022.As in past years, topping the list of city earners is City Manager Tom Aspell who made $217,507 last year.The majority of the highest-paid,...

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The town of Bow has one month to figure out how to broadcast and record all Selectmen and Planning Board meetings following a vote by residents at the town meeting.While the budget and other spending items passed easily without any discussions...

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For Jeanne Robillard, living on a waterfront property has been a long-held dream that became a reality in 2020 when she purchased a house on the far end of Burns Pond in Whitefield.Before that, she served four years on Bethlehem’s select board and was...

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Following a community meet and greet event earlier this week, Marcy Kelley was selected as the new superintendent for schools in Bow and Dunbarton. Kelley, who is currently the director of student services for the Bow and Dunbarton school districts,...

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As New Hampshire strives to improve its solid waste management, state lawmakers have debated a number of bills aimed at strengthening landfill safety and promoting waste reduction.Bills related to landfill siting regulations and food waste disposal...

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The regional School Administrative Unit for the Suncook area has been behind on its financial audits for the past four years, causing financial complications for the towns that fund its operations.The delay in the audits and a lack of communication...

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On a crisp winter morning in the scenic winter town of Conway, the odor of rotten eggs wafted through the air at the Lower Mount Washington Secure landfill, which overlooks the White Mountains.To mask the smell of decomposing waste and to keep pests...

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Hearing President Joe Biden address mental health to the entire nation was an important night for Susan Stearns.“Each of us can be ambassadors and have a role to play in dispelling stigma, and ensuring folks hang on to hope, seek the care that they...

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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...

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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...

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For students at Hollis Primary School, diverting food waste from landfills is no difficult task. As many towns in New Hampshire struggle to get their residents to divert food waste, a program that was started through a grant fund at the school has...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The town of Webster will hold a public hearing on the proposed town budget on Tuesday, giving residents an opportunity to weigh in on the warrant articles and town spending before Town Meeting in March.The proposed operating budget for 2023-2024 is...

By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

A summer real estate listing advertised 27 acres of waterfront property at the end of a private road as the perfect place to “build your dream retreat” on privately situated land at the edge of Walker Pond in Webster.For many months last year, the...

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 SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

The Dunbarton School District will hold a public hearing on next year’s proposed school budget on Wednesday, allowing the public to weigh in on spending plans s before the annual meeting in March.The proposed operating budget for the school district...

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Just a fraction of the state’s police officers have completed training that is considered the “gold standard” for law enforcement to better respond to mental health emergency calls.About 16% of all 2,900 sworn police officers in New Hampshire have...

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With a new combined K-8 school under construction, the future of the current Allenstown Elementary School and Armand Dupont Middle School will come before voters.In 2020, voters approved building the new school on River Road, which will house students...

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The blue truck backed up to the trash heap and unceremoniously belched out its contents.Next to its rear tires at the Nashua landfill was a pile of mattresses deposited before this truck arrived. Mattresses are illegal to throw out in Massachusetts,...

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Every Tuesday evening, rain or shine, James Weber is there at the Bow Community Center dressed in his tan-colored Scoutmaster uniform. As the Scouts fill the space one by one, he gathers them in a circle and leads the Scouts BSA Troop 75 in a...