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• New Boston residents reject library bond article

  BY SARAH LEBRUN New Boston will not be seeing a new library in its future anytime soon, as residents voted against an article requesting a $499,000 bond for the project. Though the vote was 790-612, it needed a three-fifths majority, or 60 percent, to Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 11, 2009 3:29 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, budget, library, voting, Selectman

• $119,195 cut from New Boston school default budget

  BY PATRICK O’NEILL An amendment to the operating budget for this year was made to the New Boston School District warrant at the deliberative session of School District Meeting at New Boston Central School on Tuesday, Feb. 2. Article 3 in the warrant, Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 04, 2009 4:04 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, schools, budget

• Voters approve all in New Boston

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Turnout was low but voter satisfaction was high in the school and town elections earlier this week. All the warrant articles on the town and school ballots passed on Tuesday. Most were by comfortable margins, including a $3.7 million Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 12, 2008 4:41 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, budget, elections, Board of Selectmen, voting

• Solar power tax exemption among ballot items

  By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – Along with the operating budget, voters can expect warrant articles expanding tax exemptions for elderly and disabled and updates to the solid waste ordinances at the Feb. 4 deliberative session of Town Meeting. The Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 4:40 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, budget, taxes, voting, alternative energy

• Finance Committee approves two full-time police positions

  By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – The departure of yet another New Boston police officer may have opened the door for the Police Department to eventually meet its basic scheduling needs. And that news has Chief Chris Krajenka elated. At the Jan. 5 meeting, Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 4:43 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: New Boston, Merrimack Valley, Weare, budget, police, taxes

• Woodbury keeps seat, town budget approved

  BY ROD HANSEN The town said yes to a $3.4 million operating budget, and voters kept Dave Woodbury in his seat on the board of selectmen in town voting March 13. Nearly all town and school district warrant articles passed, with the sole exception of one Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2007 4:18 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, budget, elections, political

• Town Meeting warrants left as is

  BY ROD HANSEN With a $3.4 million operating budget and more than $580,000 in warrant articles to consider, about 50 voters raised little concern over the items at the deliberative session of New Boston Town Meeting on Feb. 9. Board of Selectmen Chairman Read More... Posted Thursday, February 15, 2007 11:20 AM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: New Boston, schools, budget