Victoria Voydatch, 29, was arrested Nov. 8 and charged with an Oct. 5 burglary on Jewett Road in Dunbarton, in which numerous firearms, cash and collectibles were stolen. Voydatch was arraigned in Concord District Court on Nov. 9 and is being held at the Merrimack County House of Corrections on $5,000 cash bail. Voydatch is also being held on ...

In response to an increase in complaints received from area residents, the Dunbarton Police Department reminds the public that there are town ordinances that govern the use of recreation and conservation areas in the community. In the last several weeks, the department has received complaints regarding illegal dumping, curfew violations, improper ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYArea police departments are teaming up to show residents just how they work and will host a Citizens Academy for five residents in Dunbarton, Allenstown, Pembroke and Bow. The eight-week course will give residents the chance to experience classes in police procedures such as fingerprinting, foot-imprint casting and a mock trial ...

BY JENN McDOWELL A total of 61 Dunbarton voters attended a special town meeting and voted by secret ballot whether to establish a revolving fund for special police details. Only eight votes made the difference, with 34 voting in favor of setting up the detail account and 26 voting against it at the Friday, May 9, meeting. “I think ...

BY JENN McDOWELLDunbarton taxpayers will have to pay twice as much for emergency dispatch services in the coming year. After pondering a tight budget 2008-09 year, the town of Bow will seek more revenue from Bow Dispatch Service fees collected from Dunbarton, Allenstown, Pembroke and Epsom, the four towns the dispatch center serves. Dunbarton ...

BY JENN McDOWELL The Bow Dispatch Center will see more revenue in the coming year from the four other towns it services as the town attempts to bring the center’s costs for service more in line with its financial capability. It costs about $400,000 to run the dispatch center, said Bow Police Chief Jeff Jaran, and under the new ...

DUNBARTON – Several Dunbarton Police employees were recognized for their outstanding effort and performance during a September structure fire at an employee recognition ceremony on Dec. 17. On Sept. 22, the Dunbarton Police Department received a report of a structure fire at 1194 Montalona Road. The on-duty officer covering the shift ...

BY MICHELLE KIMDunbarton saw some of the same themes reemerge from 2006 – issues such as the SB2 ballot, gas pumps at Page’s Corner, the completion of the hearse housing. But 2007 also saw a number of changes particularly in the police department with the departure of Police Chief Jeff Nelson and promotion of executive officer Chris ...

BY MICHELLE KIM Residents will see a lower overall property tax rate this year, due in large part to a drop in the school portion of the tax rate. This year’s tax rate has been set at $14.56 per $1,000 of assessed value, which is 11.5 percent lower than last year’s rate of $16.46. This means the owner of a $200,000 home would be ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY As flames and smoke poured out of Keith Bernard’s Dunbarton garage and barn, he and his fiancee didn’t have time to think. The couple could only act. The four-alarm blaze on Saturday, Sept. 22, ripped through the property, but as the flames grew, Bernard and Sheri Nuanez ran in and out of the barn to rescue their 11 ...