BY MICHELLE KIM Goffstown’s trash may become its treasure after the Board of Selectmen accepted the Solid Waste Commission’s recommendation for a new recycling vendor, which could save the town more than $100,000 a year and even net a profit. Solid Waste Commission Chairman Fred Plett presented a summary of the five bids received by ...

BY SUSAN WARE Town Administrator Troy Brown thought that residents would get fired up over changes to solid waste disposal, but only one resident turned up for a public hearing. The Board of Selectmen are in the process of debating a fee and usage changes, and they are looking for public input. They held a public hearing on Wednesday, July 25, ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEY The Hopkinton selectmen heard a plan on Monday, July 16, for the town to switch to a pay-as-you-throw garbage program. The program, brought to the board by the town’s recycling committee, is aimed at reducing the amount of trash and increasing resident recycling habits, said Town Administrator Edward Wojnowski. The ...