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• Payment shortfall in Pelham may prompt new school lunch policy

  BY JENN McDOWELL The Pelham School Board is looking at adopting a new policy that would tighten the rules regarding school lunch money owed to the district. The school district’s food service director, Megan Bizzarro, proposed a draft of the policy Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 23, 2008 4:42 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Windham, school board, school

• New Pelham School Board member ready to help

  BY DARRELL HALEN After moving to Pelham in 1987, Linda Koehler became active in its schools: coaching field hockey, running the booster club at Memorial School and serving on school councils. Now, she is taking on a new responsibility: being a School Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:55 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, voting, school board

• Recount leaves Pelham School Board roster unchanged

  BY JENN McDOWELL Pelham officials recounted more than 3,500 votes for the School Board election after the losing candidate called for a recount, citing ballot machine failures throughout voting on Tuesday, March 11. It took about two hours to count all Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 19, 2008 7:50 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, voting, school board

• Superintendent to stay on job

  BY DARRELL HALEN Frank Bass is going to stay on as superintendent of schools in Pelham and Windham after apparently working out problems with two School Board members. Bass had applied to become Manchester’s school superintendent just seven months Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 13, 2008 7:33 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, Windham, school board

• Candidates for selectmen, School Board face contested race for seats

  By Darrell Halen Two men appointed to the Pelham Board of Selectmen last year to fill vacancies are among the three candidates seeking to win election to the board in March. Two three-year seats are available. Alfio Torrisi, who made an unsuccessful run Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 06, 2008 2:07 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, school board

• New high school tops warrants at deliberative session

  By Darrell Halen Some big ticket items are on the Pelham School District ballot this year, and voters will get a chance to weigh in on them, and other warrant articles, at the district’s deliberative session. Voters will meet on Wednesday, Feb. Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 2:59 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, sports, voting, budget, High School, taxes, school board, town

• School drug search policy may be revised

  By Darrell Halen The School Board may revise its policy on drug searches in Pelham schools after concerns were raised about the magnitude of the searches and disruptions caused to students. During the board’s Wednesday, Jan. 16 meeting, School Board Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 23, 2008 3:44 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, Schools, Drug bust, police, drugs, school board

• Selectmen slash budget back to 2004 levels

  By Darrell Halen Trustees have cut back the Pelham Library’s weekly operating hours by eight hours following a cut to the library’s budget in the town’s proposed 2008 operating budget. The library is now opening at 10 a.m. instead of Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 2:52 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, budget, taxes, school board, money, children

• Budget Committee gives recommendations to school warrants

  By Darrell Halen The Pelham Budget Committee voted to support the $3 million purchase of approximately 48 acres for a new high school. But the panel voted against recommending the construction of the new school and an auditorium. The nine members attending Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:25 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, Schools, taxes, school board

• Study committee formation will be on the ballot

  By Darrell Halen The Windham and Pelham school districts share employees, resources and costs by belonging to School Administrative Unit 28. But beginning in March, Windham voters might start the process of pulling their community out of the SAU. A warrant Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 4:08 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Merrimack Valley, Schools, Windham, taxes, school board

• Conrad to step down from School Board

  By Darrell Halen One of the biggest proponents of a new high school in Pelham is leaving the School Board. Michael Conrad, 42, will depart from the board in March, one year before his current term is to expire. In his letter of resignation to School Board Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 19, 2007 3:46 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Merrimack Valley, Schools, Political, school board