BY MATT SCHOOLEY The town will now be operating with a reduced budget, after selectmen decided what items to cut, as mandated by voters at the May Town Meeting. The most noticeable cut in service will come at the transfer station, which was closed as of Saturday, June 28, saving the town about $96,000. One cut that did not pass was a ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow selectmen will begin trimming about $400,000 from the budget, combing through each of the town’s departments looking for cuts for a second straight year. Board members will begin the process during a Thursday, June 12, meeting after residents voted at Town Meeting in May to trim the Budget Committee and Board ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIn the aftermath of last year’s budget cuts when selectmen turned off 222 street lights in Bow, voters are now faced with a proposed budget that’s up about $602,000 from last year. This year’s warrant articles go to voters at the Bow Town Meeting Wednesday, May 14, at 7 p.m., at Bow High School. The warrants, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY After concerned residents packed the Bow Board of Selectmen meeting last Thursday, board members are going to reassess their decision to shut off 60 percent of the street lights in town. Board members, who made the move to save about $25,000 as they were forced to make budget cuts in many areas, are not considering turning all ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Many Bow residents are now in the dark, as 60 percent of the town’s streetlights have been permanently turned off. Lights are shut off everywhere in town except at major intersections, saving approximately $25,000 a year for the town. Faced with having to cut approximately $472,000 from the budget, Bow selectmen saw ...