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By Matt Schooley It took two meetings and about eight hours, but Bow residents decided on the items on this year’s town warrant. On Wednesday, May 27, voters resumed discussion on the items left after the original meeting two weeks prior, amending Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Unlike other surrounding towns, Bow residents approved money for teacher raises at the recent School District Meeting, in addition to the remainder of the warrant. During the Friday, March 13, meeting, voters approved the school’s Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow’s Town Meeting outcome was similar to last year’s, as voters again decided to cut the budget by a significant amount. The May 14 meeting lasted until 11 p.m., with the budget and 13 other articles passing. Residents voted Read More...
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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...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow voters will have a chance to extend the town’s growth management ordinance and limit the number of elderly housing built in one year. In addition to voting for town and school candidates on Election Day, May 13, Bow residents Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY After hearing from library trustees at a recent public hearing about the operating budget, Bow Budget Committee members decided to return $15,000 to the budget for the Baker Free Library. By a 4-3 vote after the public hearing, Budget Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY In the aftermath of last year’s budget cuts when selectmen turned off 222 street lights in Bow, voters are now faced with a proposed budget that’s up about $602,000 from last year. This year’s warrant articles go to Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow residents heading to the polls on Election Day will have five contested races to decide, as candidates recently met the deadline to get their names on the ballot. For one open seat on the Board of Selectmen, incumbent Harry Judd is Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow residents have until Friday, April 4, to file for open positions. Applications are being accepted at the Town Clerk’s office from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents can get involved in public office by filing for 11 open seats for Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY With one wave of elections and town meetings concluded around the state, Bow residents will be asked to file for 11 open seats on this year’s ballot in May. The School Board and Budget Committee will both have two three-year seats Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow school administrators are working to make the cuts approved by voters at the School District Meeting. They are expecting to bring a proposal to the School Board at a Thursday, April 3, meeting. During the March 14 meeting, voters Read More...
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The third time was a charm as Bow residents rejected two school district operating budgets before approving the Budget Committee’s recommendation, which requires the School Board to make cuts. During the Friday, March 14, annual School District Read More...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY While the proposed budget may be the only controversial item at the annual Bow School District Meeting, school officials are still hoping that residents will turn out in high numbers to vote. The meeting takes place Friday, March 14, Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR A last-minute initiative by several local business owners objecting to zoning amendment 2D was successful. The group of roughly 12 active and another dozen semi-active business owners created a protest petition changing the necessary Read More...
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BY RYAN O’CONNOR Voting in Bow was down almost 33 percent from last year, with only 16.5 percent of Bow’s 5,510 registered voters turning out to cast their ballots on Town Election Day, Tuesday, May 8, where there were shakeups in both contested Read More...
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