May 2008 - Posts

• Bow parents get drug test kits

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Jim Pelton has seen firsthand the effect that drugs can have on a family, and he wants to be sure that others don’t experience the same. Pelton, who had a family member deal with substance abuse for four years, started A Drug Free Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:40 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bow, police, Bow High School, drugs

• Too late for SB2 in Bow

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY A petition by a group of Bow residents to move to the official ballot law, often called SB2, on the ballot for Election Day was submitted too late, leaving the issue on hold for another year. The group submitted the petition April 4, Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:33 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bow, elections, sb2

• Bow incumbents retain town, school seats

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Votes were spread out evenly in the contested races during Bow’s Election Day on the school and town sides, with incumbents winning in nearly every category. Incumbent Selectman Harry Judd won a tight race over opponent Robert Louf Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 14, 2008 5:26 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bow, elections

• Tax credits for elderly, disabled goes to vote

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Keeping in line with housing values, certain exemption allowances will be decided at Town Meeting. At the Wednesday, May 14, meeting, voters will decide articles 24, 25 and 26 that seeks to modify property tax exemptions for the elderly, Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 4:16 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bow, voting

• $8.3M Bow budget goes to vote May 14

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY At Bow’s Town Meeting last year, residents voted to cut the operating budget significantly. This year, town officials will ask voters to increase the 2008-09 budget about $602,000 over last year. This year, both the Budget Committee Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 4:11 PM by Bow Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bow, budget, vote

• Bow teen faces drug charges

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY A Bow High School student was arrested on multiple felony drug charges after police found marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms and drug paraphernalia in his vehicle. Colby Hall, 18, was arrested Friday, April 11, after school resource officer Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 4:04 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: police, Bow High School, drugs

• Bow police chief takes Provincetown, Mass. chief job

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow Police Chief Jeff Jaran is leaving his position after four years in town, accepting a position in Provincetown, Mass. “There are a number of personal reasons that play a part in it, but ultimately it was a job on Cape Cod that Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:59 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bow, police

• Bow high school’s student body includes uplifting sister-brother duo

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR She’s huffing and puffing, struggling with each stride, each gasp for air. As she nears the end of her 5-K run, though, she spots a familiar face standing at the finish line. She smiles. And with a burst of energy, Marissa Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 07, 2008 3:49 PM by Bow Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: sports, Bow High School