BY STUART KAUFMANNo longer driving baseballs around ball parks, Jeff Perkins is spending his days driving a lawn mower around the well-manicured fields at Saint Anselm as a member of the college’s grounds crew. The four-year Keene State College standout and Dunbarton native said he enjoys sprucing up the St. A athletic facilities, including ...

By SARAH LEBRUN Dunbarton resident and selectmen Chairman Les Hammond was recently elected and sworn in as a Merrimack County commissioner on July 6. Hammond will fill the remainder of JD Colcord’s term. Colcord stepped down as commissioner after six years in office. Hammond’s term will end in January 2011. “County government ...

By PATRICK O’NEILL Working with rockets is no easy business. But one group of students from Dunbarton has already become experts. This club, made up of eight middle and high school students from Weare, Dunbarton, and Hill, will compete in the ARLISS project in September, a program that allows students to build and launch a scientific ...

By SARAH LEBRUN Who doesn’t love a good birthday celebration? Get ready as Dunbarton throws a centennial birthday bash for its Town Hall on May 31, June 5 and 6. There will be historical tours of the Town Hall, programs by Steve Blunt and Rebecca Rule, a baked bean supper and barn dance. There will also be two special viewings of a 1981 ...

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 ...

Dunbarton students will see longer school days beginning April 1. At the Wednesday, March 25, Dunbarton School Board meeting, officials decided to extend the school day by 30 minutes from April 1 to May 18, barring more snow days. According to SAU 19 Superintendent Stacy Buckley, the last day of school will be June 24. “Any individuals ...

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 PATRICK O’NEILLResidents debated the operating budget and the need to treat milfoil in the town’s ponds at Dunbarton’s annual Town Meeting on Tuesday, March 10. The selectmen discussed the town operating budget for this year of $1,871,319, a 0 percent increase over last year’s budget. Chairman Leslie Hammond indicated ...

BY PATRICK O’NEILLThe operating budget for next year and ice dams on the roof of the elementary school were the major points of discussion at the annual Dunbarton School District Meeting on Saturday, March 7. The board originally proposed a budget of $4,896,508 for the 2009-10 year, a 0 percent increase over last year’s budget. After ...

BY CAROLE KLEMENT HUXELLine Comeau took the position of Dunbarton town administrator in December, after seven years working in Town Hall. “I was startled when people seemed pleased to see me as the new administrator,” said Comeau. “Then I realized how encouraging that was!” Comeau began working for Dunbarton as a ...