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BY STEPHEN BEALE The town budget this year might be good news for people down on their economic luck. The total spending for 2009 would be $21.8 million, a decrease of about $118,000. The Board of Selectmen was presented the budget on Monday, Sept. 8. Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE Nearly $65.6 million of property may not be taxed in town this year because the owners receive charitable, religious or educational exemptions. Some selectmen are asking if all the charitable exemptions are justified. On Monday, Aug. Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The town has hired a firm to design a new fire station, recommend where it would be best to build it and help officials educate voters about the project, if they choose to follow through with it. That decision on the design was made by Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE What began as a meeting on a proposal to lower speed limits to 30 mph or less ended with a suggestion to increase them to 40 mph on some town roads. On Monday, May 5, the Board of Selectmen swiftly defeated a proposal for establishing Read More...
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BY STEPHEN BEALE The voters have had their say, now the town must carry out their wishes. On Monday, March 17, the Board of Selectmen poured over the results of the March 11 town election. The message the public sent about the Fire Department was clear: Read More...
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BY MICHELLE KIM After three months of study, the Ethics Policy Study Committee concluded in a recently presented report that a standing ethics board was unnecessary but recommended that Goffstown have an ethics policy, largely for educational purposes. Read More...
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BY MICHELLE KIM The Goffstown Board of Selectmen unanimously voted to request a special election to fill the seat left vacant by the passing of state Rep. Bruce Hunter. On the same night, Monday, Oct. 15, the Weare Board of Selectmen unanimously decided Read More...
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BY MICHELLE KIM The Goffstown Fire Department presented its 2008 proposed budget to the Board of Selectmen on Monday, Oct. 1, requesting a 9 percent increase in funding for the Fire Department and 11 percent increase for Emergency Medical Services. Fire Read More...
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BY MICHELLE KIM Goffstown’s trash may become its treasure after the Board of Selectmen accepted the Solid Waste Commission’s recommendation for a new recycling vendor, which could save the town more than $100,000 a year and even net a profit. Read More...
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BY DAVE CHOATE Town offices are entrusted with providing information to their residents every day, so it’s little surprise that the offices for Goffstown, Weare, New Boston and Dunbarton fared well in our of Right to Know Law investigation. In Goffstown, Read More...
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BY STEVEN ANDREWS Richard O’Brien did not expect any surprises his first week as the new fire chief, but he was glad to get one. The Board of Selectmen swore-in the 16-year resident July 2 at the Pinardville Fire Station, and he soon found out his Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Public records of Goffstown selectmen’s meetings will now include information on how all board members vote, after Selectman Bruce Hunter asked the board to reconsider an earlier decision at their meeting of Monday, Jan. 8. Monday’s Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN About 30 residents of the Lynchville/Danis Park neighborhood of Goffstown gave state and local officials a guided tour of their problems on Saturday, Dec. 16. State Sen. Lou D’Allesandro was among several political figures to join Read More...
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BY ROD HANSEN Rejecting a citizen’s request that they record their votes in roll-call fashion, Goffstown selectmen recently opted to continue their policy of showing votes as a numerical tally in meeting minutes. Selectman Nick Campasano proposed Read More...
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