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Here in Cornish Flat, this seems like an old-fashioned winter. Temperatures have been consistently below freezing, and the ground has had at least a light covering of snowmost of the time. No deep snow, the kind that insulates the ground and keeps tender perennials safe, but enough to soothe the eyes when looking at the landscape.
By DERICK AUMANN and NATHAN BORLAND
Derick Aumann is the president of the New Hampshire Ambulance Association. Nathan Borland is vice president of the New Hampshire Ambulance Association.
By SRUTHIGOPALAKRISHNAN
Rising transportation costs are a major driver behind Dunbarton’s proposed $10.5 million school budget.
The Community Players of Concord will present Ken Ludwig’s “The Gods of Comedy” from Feb. 14-16 at the Concord City Auditorium.
By CHARLOTTE MATHERLY
Loudon is stuck between a rock and a hard place.
By DAVID BROOKS
Deliberative sessions are all about local control but it was state actions and their effect on property taxes that dominated much of Wednesday’s discussion for voters in the Weare School District.
Concord 5, Bow 0
By JEREMY MARGOLIS
Merrimack Valley School Board Chair Tracy Bricchi accused some district residents of “border[ing] on libel” at the conclusion of a contentious budget hearing Tuesday that saw some attendees call out the board and its administrators for what they described as a lack of transparency and accountability.
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
During a career in the finance industry, Bob Blake was told to do more with less. He thinks it’s time for the Town of Warner to do the same.
By RACHEL WACHMAN
The cost of special education and the role of state assistance for schools took center stage at Epsom School District deliberative session Tuesday during one of the town’s most widely attended meetings in years, which drew more than 250 people to the Epsom Central School.
Six furniture makers joined together three decades ago to form the NH Furniture Masters Association, creating a new space to share their craft with the world. The organization and its members have helped shape the growth and evolution of the studio furniture movement. To celebrate their contributions, the Furniture Masters Association is holding a “Founders Exhibition” showcasing the work of its original six members – Brian Braskie, Lenore Howe, David Lamb, Terry Moore, Jere Osgood and Bill Thomas – and kicking off a year of exhibitions and events culminating in the group’s autumn show at the Currier Museum of Art in Manchester.
Merrimack Valley 63, Bow 42
By ALEXANDER RAPP and RACHEL WACHMAN
Spanning three days, six ice rinks, and eight divisions, the 14th annual 1883 Black Ice Pond Hockey Championship and Winter Festival will bring together hockey players from around the state this weekend for several days of competition and celebration. Even with snow in the forecast on Thursday and Sunday, Chris Brown, founder of the 1883 Black Ice Hockey Association, says the games will go on.
Monitor staff
Pembroke will delay its budget public hearing for one week in response to reports of inclement weather in the area this Thursday.
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 DAVID BROOKS
These might be tumultuous political times but you wouldn’t know it from the Henniker School District’s annual deliberative session.
Pembroke 44, Merrimack Valley 37
Gilford 763, Kingswood 763, Bishop Brady 692, St. Thomas 687, Newfound 550, Hillsboro-Deering 318, White Mountains 165
By REBECA PEREIRA
In 2022, after more than two decades behind the moderator’s podium, Dennis Fowler retired from overseeing Allenstown’s deliberative sessions. As he approached the microphone on Saturday, he was free to slough off the obligatory cloak of impartiality that came with the position.
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