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By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

As town officials ramp up spending year after year, people like Ray Olivier can’t keep up. On Saturday, the challenge for Oliver and other residents on fixed incomes became more pronounced after Pembroke voters approved a $11.6 million budget, which...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Mike Williams was on the Chichester select board for one year. That was long enough.

By REBECA PEREIRA

At the polls on Tuesday, Richard Martell, an Allenstown homeowner, reflected on voting in Town Meeting as an avenue for “keeping control of what’s going on in the community.”

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

After nearly having school finances cut by 9%, Chichester residents ultimately voted to approve the proposed $8 million budget for the 2025-2026 school year.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

As chair of the board of selectmen, Stephen MacCleery’s hopes to retain his seat for another three years. Matthew Stolnis thinks its time for a fresh set of eyes to look at the town budget and the impact of taxes on residents.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

Selectman Meadow Wysocki’s decision not to run for re-election leaves an open seat on Epsom’s Select Board that both Michele Clark and Adam Perry hope to fill.

By RACHEL WACHMAN

With an open seat on Allenstown’s school board, Cheryl McDonald and Justine Newell each see an opportunity to strengthen the relationship between families and the school district.

By REBECA PEREIRA

Seven candidates are running to fill two seats on the Allenstown Select Board. Three candidates could not be reached, as the town administrator and town clerk refused to release contact information for the candidates, citing individual privacy concerns despite their efforts to seek office and govern the town. 

By REBECA PEREIRA

In Canterbury, a waiting game is underway. 

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 SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN

Four months back, Ian Tewksbury was looking after his 11-year-old granddaughter when she accidentally jammed her finger in a bedroom door, causing the tip to chip off.Being an experienced EMT, Tewksbury understood the urgency of the situation and...

By CHLOE RATTEE

In Loudon, like town meetings across the state, attendance was higher than usual due to the concern over high taxes. Throughout the meeting, residents spoke of their disappointment.“I want to thank everyone for turning out today, this is by far the...

By CATHERINE McLAUHLIN

Some things about Town Meeting never change.For one, Cheryl Gordon said, “the smallest amount of money takes the longest time.”Gordon would know — Canterbury’s town meeting Friday night was her 45th, and final, as a municipal official there. She...

Loudon wants some new vehicles, like a $150,000 excavator with a trailer, a $75,000 road tractor, and a $60,000 police cruiser.Voters will be asked to give the town permission to buy those things this Saturday at the annual Town Meeting. Residents...

By DAVID BROOKS

The continuing problem of cyanobacteria blooms in French and Keyser ponds, mostly caused by phosphate from runoff and septic systems, would be targeted under a proposal to hire a consulting firm to recommend ways to tackle the problem. The $100,000...

By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI

Michael Cutting opened Warner’s Town Meeting with a mea culpa. The long-time town budget committee chair admitted town spending over the last five years had gotten out of control.Since 2019, the town’s annual operating budget has increased from $4...

By DAVID BROOKS

Weare voters rejected the town operating budget but approved the school operating budget on Tuesday, and made a decision that leaves a decade-old debate about town-owned land on East Road even less settled than it was before.Voters approved both...

By DAVID BROOKS

Incumbent Select Board member Kris Blomback was re-elected while Peter Flynn will replace Scott Osgood on the five-person board after Tuesday’s election in Henniker.In the Henniker School District, voters easily passed the operating budget of $10.07...

By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN

Boscawen voters approved a 1.1% increase to the town operating budget, a plan to join the Community Power Coalition, the creation of a town forest along Walker Pond and the sale of two historic town buildings at their town meeting Tuesday night. With...