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By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Facing a request to contribute funding to a non-profit emergency medical services provider that responds to calls at the Merrimack County nursing home and jail, County Commissioner Chair Tara Reardon raised the prospect of launching a county-wide EMS...

State Police are asking for the public’s help to locate the driver of a black 2014 Chevrolet Silverado that was reported stolen from a Cumberland Farms gas station on Route 4 in Epsom.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

They trickled into Town Hall, chatted with neighbors and greeted friends as they took their seats for the annual town meeting. Within an hour, Salisbury had approved its budget for the coming year and passed all seventeen warrant articles, each of which received unanimous support by voice vote with little discussion – except for the the final article concerning the state’s Education Freedom Account program.

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by RACHEL WACHMAN

With a small turnout to match its small budget increase of 1.07%, Salisbury’s budget public hearing featured discussions around street paving and the cost of hauling waste. The town’s total proposed budget is $2,116,713 in comparison to last year’s spending of $1,980,140.84.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

On Monday evening, Salisbury will hold its budget public hearing. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. at Academy Hall, which is located at 9 Old Coach Road. The total proposed budget for the town is $2,116,713 in comparison to last year’s spending of $1,980,140.84, meaning voters will see a proposed increase of 1.07%.

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

The town of Salisbury failed to reach an agreement Wednesday with its non-profit emergency medical services provider on a new cost-sharing formula after asserting that the amount it pays was “just not fair.”Salisbury shares the services of Penacook...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

Salisbury Selectman Brett Walker believes his town of 1,500 residents is being overcharged.Five years after Salisbury signed on to an unusual agreement to share emergency medical services with Boscawen and Canterbury, Salisbury is footing nearly...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

A woman died after getting injured in an ATV accident in Salisbury this week, according to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department.The woman was riding the ATV “for agriculture purposes” on Monday off of Raccoon Hill Road when the accident...

By JEREMY MARGOLIS

With rising costs and in some cases single-digit class sizes, Merrimack Valley School Board member Loren Martin questioned whether the district should explore consolidating schools across the district.“I understand all of the emotional aspects that...

By DAVID BROOKS and GEOFF FORESTER

The hot, dry summer hasn’t put the brakes on New Hampshire’s farmers.“Berry season has gone really well,” said Madison Hardy, president of the New Hampshire Fruit Growers Association. Strawberries, blueberries, and blackberries all had excellent...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

When Paula Gallion first saw the $3.24 tax impact for the operating and capital budget, she feared taxes on her home in Salisbury would increase by over a thousand dollars annually. She was in for a surprise.While other towns dealt with double-digit...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

After the moderator read the results of the Merrimack Valley School Board elections Friday night, Julia Jones dabbed away a few tears.Though she is the president of the Salisbury parent-teacher group, she relied only on word of mouth to promote her...

A Salisbury man is accused of impersonating a police officer after authorities say he contacted a female town resident and told her she was being monitored and her house was being watched.Jerry Williams, 46, is facing charges of false personation,...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Merrimack Valley School District voters will weigh a 5.9% budget increase and decide two contested school board races on Friday. The proposed operating budget for the five-community district is $48,298,106, up almost $2.7 million from last year. The...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

The two drivers of next year’s budget increase in the Merrimack Valley School District are forces hitting its peers across New Hampshire: special education and health insurance.The proposed $48,298,106 budget for the district is up almost $2.7 million...