School board members heard a report Monday night detailing how administrators intend to spend $3.25 million in state funds that Manchester will receive from the compromise state budget signed in September.
LONDONDERRY — In the wake of a big tax increase caused by a recent revaluation, the Londonderry Town Council will vote Monday on a resolution designed to ensure property taxpayers don’t see significant increases in their rates from the town side over the next few years.
The town wants to make equal monthly payments of $716,000, but the payment schedule asks for 30% of the total budget in the first two months of the fiscal year that runs from July 1 to June 30.
This month, the town will be adopting a desktop software and mobile application called IN FORCE911, which is developed by In Force Technology LLC.
ATKINSON — U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, is introducing a bill to overturn a tax on water utility companies that her office calls an “unfair measure” in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, which resulted in a surprise $1.15 million tax bill for one New Hampshire company.
More than 200 current and former Manchester city workers brought home six-figure incomes in 2018, with a former assistant airport engineer topping the list at more than $180,000 – largely from payouts related to his retirement, according to 2018 salary and benefit data released by City Hall.
NASHUA — City officials have approved the purchase of an electric vehicle for the mayor.
PORTSMOUTH — A 9-foot-tall menorah will be displayed at Strawbery Banke later this month on the first night of Hanukkah, allaying concerns about placing it in Market Square.
The project includes the construction of a new, three-story middle school in southwest Nashua, as well as renovations and additions at Fairgrounds Middle School and Pennichuck Middle School.
The planning board OK'd a conditional use permit for 38 units at 24 Brook Road.
The Salem Planning Board unanimously approved last week a site plan for a new 5,700-square-foot community center at the Temple of Witchcraft located at 49 North Policy St.
LACONIA — Facing a standing-room-only crowd, the city council voted 5-1 Monday to delay action on a resolution in support of a Lakes Region recreational trail extension in the existing state-owned railroad corridor.
An anonymous donor paid around $29,000 last year to cover school lunch debts, but now the debt has climbed back to the $30,000 mark, says the assistant superintendent.
MANCHESTER — The Hillsborough County prosecutor fired last month after an onslaught of Manchester police complaints has filed a lawsuit against Hillsborough County Attorney Michael Conlon, claiming unjust termination and whistleblower retaliation.
A trial to determine whether Gilmanton selectmen exceeded their authority when they mandated that Chief of Police Matt Currier abide by written formal policies they adopted has been scheduled for January.
Inmates at the Carroll County Department of Corrections who are struggling with drug addiction will no longer be allowed to receive prescription medication to treat opioid dependence unless they were already taking it before being jailed.
NASHUA — After a local resident filed dozens of Right-to-Know requests that led to an investigation of the city’s assessing division, a proposal has been made to amend the state’s Right-to-Know law to require citizens to pay for some inquiries.
Following more than a year of meetings, thousands of survey responses and several community discussions, the lengthy process of developing a strategic plan for Manchester schools is nearing the finish line.
Outreach workers are tracking down homeless individuals who may be living under bridges, in the woods or behind the library, according to Robert Mack, the city’s welfare officer.
The extent to which people are allowed to speak at school board meetings is at the center of a lawsuit filed by resident Bert Spaulding Sr.
The council is considering a proposed change that would provide an exemption that is “equal to 100 percent of the total assessed value of the solar energy system, up to a maximum of $25,000,” the proposal states.
Consultants from San Antonio spent two days in Manchester last week, gathering data with the hopes of devising a plan to address the growing problem of homelessness in the Queen City, a top city official said.
As the Route 101 widening project nears completion, a new transportation project is being studied that could once again cause disruption to a portion of the highly traveled roadway.
NASHUA — The state’s first openly transgender legislator who was elected to the House of Representatives in 2011 but never served her term, was able to narrowly secure a seat as a city selectman using a write-in campaign.
MANCHESTER — With an early cold snap hitting the Granite State overnight Tuesday, organizations that serve the homeless were uncertain of what would happen when Manchester’s emergency shelter reaches capacity.
A city panel is recommending that the school district construct a new middle school and renovate two existing middle schools at a combined cost of nearly $120 million.
The town planning board has given the green light for Exeter Hospital to move ahead with plans to build a 24,000-square-foot medical office building just off Route 101.
The state Department of Revenue Administration has set the new tax rate at $21.76, which is up from the previous rate of $21.21, per $1,000 of assessed valuation.
The proposed TIF plan would expand the property tax base, create new parks, extend the Heritage Trail, develop open space networks along the riverfront and connect those recreational areas to trails.
Residents interested in helping to shape the future of Sheehan-Basquil Park are encouraged to attend a community-input meeting.
The proposed budget represents a decrease of about $7.4 million, but if all warrant articles are approved and passed by voters next year, it’s projected to result in a 2.5% tax rate increase.
Some are seeing their home property tax bills jump an extra $1,000 from what they expected to owe.
Alderman Jan Schmidt said the local health department has been working on this proposal in part because of complaints of asthma attacks.
DERRY — A month after Gov. Chris Sununu presented a roughly $7 million ceremonial check for state education and municipal aid to the town of Derry, the Derry Cooperative School District has signed onto a New Hampshire Supreme Court brief expressing support for a lawsuit that declares the sta…
KINGSTON — Southern District YMCA Camp Lincoln is fighting to overturn a planning board decision that prohibits the camp from allowing overnight stays.
BERLIN — Voters gave Mayor Paul Grenier and three incumbent city councilors new terms Tuesday while also overwhelmingly approving sports betting.
Following an extensive review, a subdivision plan has been approved that will pave the way for 15 new homes to be constructed in town.
The local planning board granted site plan approval for a kitchen addition and the construction of an exterior roof for an existing outdoor patio.
MANCHESTER — Joyce Craig was reelected to a second term as mayor of the state’s largest city Tuesday, defeating challenger Victoria Sullivan by nearly 3,000 votes.
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