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 race. Thomas Keane shook the landscape of the Bow Board of Selectmen, defeating Chairman ...

Voters interested in placing their names on the ballot for Bow town and school board seats may file from Wednesday, March 21, to Friday, March 30, at 5 p.m. Town • Two selectmen seats for three years. • One trustee of the trust fund for a three-year term. • Two budget committee seats for three years. Open positions to be ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Bow selectmen originally set up an operating budget and warrant that, if all articles were approved at Town Meeting, may have increased taxes 33 percent. They deliberated during and following a Feb. 20 public hearing, and trimmed the maximum increase to 18 percent. The board reconvened Feb. 23 to review and approve the ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR As the three branches of state government wrangle over how to best provide aid to public schools, local school administrators say they can do little, but watch and wait. If Gov. John Lynch’s plan to provide a flat 5 percent hike in state education aid over the next two years is accepted by New Hampshire officials, ...