November 2006 - Posts

• Weare tax rate set

  BY ROD HANSEN Weare’s tax rate for 2006 has been set, with bills to be sent out soon and due by Dec. 27. This year’s rate has been set at $16.05 per $1,000 of assessed value, which will produce a bill of $4,012.50 for a home valued at $250,000. Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 29, 2006 3:34 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, taxes

• Should lot sizes change in rural Weare?

  BY ROD HANSEN A proposal to enlarge the lot sizes of property in the town’s rural agricultural districts drew sharply opposing viewpoints at a recent meeting of the Weare Planning Board. About a dozen people attended a public hearing Nov. 16 to Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 22, 2006 10:56 AM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, lot sizes, property

• Weare waits for tax rate

  BY ROD HANSEN Weare property owners can expect to receive their tax bills sometime around Thanksgiving, town officials say. Auditors from the Department of Revenue Administration were expected to review tax projections with the town’s assessing Read More... Posted Thursday, November 16, 2006 2:35 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare, taxes

• Slow down on 114!

  BY ROD HANSEN A sign outside of John Rauscher’s property on North Stark Highway used to tell motorists to watch their speed. Now, the same sign celebrates a grassroots victory. “I’m elated,” Rauscher said upon learning the portion Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 7:54 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Weare

• Center Woods students learn quilting by doing

  By Rod Hansen Staff Writer A recent quilting demonstration at Center Woods Elementary School shows how the Weare school is trying to bring real-world expertise into the classroom environment. Lynn Hanna, a local quilter, parent and substitute teacher, Read More... Posted Thursday, November 02, 2006 1:55 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Weare