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• Revenue petition goes to state

  BY SUSAN CLARK When voters went to the polls on Tuesday, March 10, they were asked to sign a petition requesting the state return rooms and meals tax revenue to New Hampshire communities – a move that could save Bedford nearly $1.2 million in revenues. Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 4:05 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Taxes, Voting, budget, petition, Rooms and Meals tax

• Salaries, budget top ballot in Bedford

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The budget that will appear on the March 10 school district ballot has been crafted with the economy in mind, said School Board Chairman David Sacks. “The school district budget is appropriate for these economic times,” Sacks Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 04, 2009 3:24 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Taxes, Voting, budget, School Board, salary

• Voting begins in Bedford

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The deliberative session is far more than just deliberation. It also makes important decisions that affect how much money the school district can spend and the kinds of choices voters will have at the elections in March. Voters who sit Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 28, 2009 6:52 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Taxes, Voting

• No amendments made to school budget, bonds

  BY CHRIS QUARTARONE All 10 warrant articles, including $445,000 for land and a $55 million operating budget will go on the March 11 ballot as presented at Bedford School District deliberative session. At the Tuesday, Feb. 5, meeting, resident Gus Garceau Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 4:02 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Taxes, Voting, School District

• All school warrants pass

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Voters came through for the Bedford School Board as all 10 warrant articles passed on Election Day, March 13. For the new Bedford High School and middle school, voters approved bonding $2.7 million for first-year furniture costs, an initial Read More... Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:35 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, high school, Schools, Taxes, Voting, McKelvie

• $23M town budget passes voter scrutiny

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY After acknowledgements to outgoing Councilor Andy Egan, retired part-time police officer Roland Latulippe and former Councilor Bill Greiner for their service, the town council faced very little opposition at the annual Budgetary Town Read More... Posted Thursday, March 15, 2007 11:10 AM by Bedford Editor | 5 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Taxes, Voting

• Budget up to voters

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Though the school board hasn’t faced many contentious issues for the upcoming March 13 elections, this year’s operating budget and the opening of the new middle school depend on one warrant article. When voters go to the polls, Read More... Posted Thursday, March 08, 2007 10:57 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Schools, Taxes, elections, Town offices, Voting

• $12K added to budget

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Councilors have increased the 2007 proposed budget by $12,840, allocating money for mosquito testing and new town voting booths. The proposed operating budget that will be brought to Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 7, is $23,002,751, said Read More... Posted Thursday, February 22, 2007 12:23 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Taxes, elections, Voting

• All warrants pass test for ballot

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY It was a relatively easy deliberative session for school administrators – very little public discussion and all warrants approved. Residents also approved a $2,500 amendment to the proposed 2007-08 operating budget, giving the board Read More... Posted Thursday, February 08, 2007 11:51 AM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Taxes, elections, Voting

• Budget hikes taxes 80 cents

  BY KEVIN SHALVEY Road repairs, additional police and fire staff and tax relief for veterans will increase town taxes this year. The proposed general budget is $20,512,932. The total proposed budget is $22,990,271, which includes police special detail Read More... Posted Thursday, February 01, 2007 2:22 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Bedford, Taxes, Voting