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Dunbarton voters approved the school budget and all warrant articles at their annual school district meeting on Saturday, including a new teacher contract to keep salaries competitive with neighboring towns.

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Beth Shaw spent years pushing for tougher penalties on drunk drivers after a repeat offender killed her son in Bow in 2018.

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Hopkinton is preparing for two major departures this year as town administrator Neal Cass and school superintendent Michael Flynn get ready to move on.

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Ryan Johnston didn’t mince words when he called out the Bow school district for issuing no-trespass orders against parents.

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Starting next month, Hopkinton residents will no longer have to worry about bagging their waste in green trash bags as part of the pay-by-bag program when disposing of their trash at the transfer station.

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Police officers in New Hampshire used deadly force nine times last year, with all but one resulting in loss of life. Police shot two more men this year, leaving one dead.

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A high-speed chase that began Wednesday night spanning multiple towns ended Thursday morning with the arrest of a Merrimack man who police say evaded capture after officers deflated his tires twice.

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Webster residents approved a $1.94 million operating budget on Saturday, a 6.5% increase from the previous year.

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Ian Hart praised the Hopkinton School Board and budget committee for their efforts to tame the budget increase, pointing out that the $27.4 million spending plan had only risen by 2.29% despite the pressures of inflation.

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A man died in Bow on Saturday morning after being trapped by a truck.

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At Bow Elementary School, Shannon Bader’s son learned to identify different colors as his aide took him on walks around the building, pointing out different shades of green, blue, red and brown along the way. Later, the aide taught him to spell his name through a song.

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These days, thoughts of Husseen Sanon’s Haitian home no longer bring warmth or nostalgia. His mind is consumed with the unrelenting gang violence, the fear of kidnappings and constant worry for loved ones he left behind.

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Bow landowners looking to conserve their property now have a new option to secure financial support following a vote by residents at Wednesday’s annual town meeting.

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Walking through Dunbarton Town Hall, which has areas dating back to the 1860s, reveals floors that creak beneath each step.

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At Town Meeting on Wednesday, Bow voters will be asked to decide whether the town should invest money to protect undeveloped private land.

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During “quiet time” in one of the rooms at the Bow Youth Center on a Tuesday morning, one boy was bent over his paper, sketching scenes for a comic book, while others were lost in their coloring pages. A few kids sat with books in hand.

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Several more local law enforcement agencies in New Hampshire have started collaborating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to perform immigration checks across the state.

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Ever since Russia invaded Ukraine three years ago, Pam Sinotte has been meaning to put up a Ukrainian flag outside her Concord home. 

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Two candidates are running for a seat on the Hopkinton School Board — one is a teacher and the other works for the state Department of Education.

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In the race for two spots on the Bow School Board, incumbents Melynie Klunk and Jenna Reardon are facing off against parent Judson Malone, whose perspective on education freedom accounts sets him apart from the serving board members.

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Bow voters will choose between three candidates to fill two seats on the town’s five-member select board.