By STEPHEN BEALEThe Bedford Planning Board has recommended that the Town Council reappoint its chairman, Michael Izbicki, to the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission as a full member for a four-year term, according to town planning director Rick Sawyer. The board also recommended one of its members, Harold Newberry, to a two-year alternate ...

BY LAUREN SAUSSERThough the rainy season has come and gone this year, homeowners in the Beauchesne neighborhood in the heart of the Village area in Hooksett are worried two new 55-and-older communities on Route 3 will mean drainage problems in their basements further down the line. More than 20 homeowners attended a Hooksett Planning Board ...

BY JENN McDOWELLMembers of the Hooksett Planning Board and Town Council are looking at options for expanding Route 3 and solving some of the drainage issues in the Kmart plaza and Merchant’s auto sales parking lots. The town has more than $4 million in federal funds available to spend on expanding Route 3, but those funds could be taken ...

BY JENN McDOWELLIt’s pretty unusual for one to find representative members of Hooksett’s Planning Board, Zoning Board, Town Council and Conservation Commission in the same room at once. But after inquiring of developers who have been working with the town and meeting with them back in June, the groups got together in the Town Council ...

BY STEPHEN BEALESome prominent land-use boards and commissions in Bedford have incomplete memberships or have members who are not authorized to serve. This finding was the result of a survey requested by Town Council Chairman Mike Izbicki. He had asked Town Manager Russ Marcoux to review major boards after the council realized that a member of ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEIf you missed that big debate at the Town Council meeting, or the Planning Board hearing where a developer explained what he is going to do in your neighborhood, you can now watch those meetings and more online. While residents can always attend a Town Council, committee or School Board meetings at BCTV – in addition to ...