BY STEPHEN BEALEAbout 84 acres of land will be set aside for conservation purposes near Pulpit Rock. The developer, *** Anagnost, and his company, The Preserve at West Bedford LLC, must set aside at least 43 acres of open space land, according to the Planning Board requirements, as well as 10 acres for wetlands mitigation. The total donation will ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe area of Old Bedford Road and Route 101 would look very different if a plan to build a housing and retail community is approved. An assisted-living facility with 84 apartments is slated for the area as the farthest side from Route 101 would have 88 townhouses and two buildings with 36 condos each. Residents of either must be 55 ...

BY JENN McDOWELLBedford’s Planning Board will continue to hear plans to construct a mixed commercial and residential development for a 40-acre parcel of land by the intersection of Old Bedford Road and Route 101. The plans include a restaurant, a bank, a coffee shop with a drive-through, 84 assisted-living units, 160 units designated for ...

BY CHRIS QUARTARONEThe Planning Board took its first look at the proposed new shopping center near Macy’s on South River Road and for the most part liked the initial plans. Planning Board members asked the developers to consider other traffic and pedestrian flow issues as well as aesthetics in future studies. The plan, proposed by Packard ...

BY JENN McDOWELLEconomic impact numbers for the proposed Head’s Pond project in the northeastern part of Hooksett showed the 428- unit housing development would likely generate about $3 million in property tax revenues for the town. Russell Thibeault, the consultant with Applied Economic Research hired by Manchester Sand and Gravel to study ...

By Darrell Halen A raffle has been organized to raise money for Paddy Culbert, a longtime Planning Board member in Pelham undergoing rehabilitation after suffering a stroke in October. “We really wish him a speedy recovery so he gets back in that chair (at meetings),” said Jeff Gowan, the town’s planning director. Culbert has ...