BY JENN McDOWELLNot only will Hooksett taxpayers be getting their tax bills in the mail a bit late, likely in November, according to Town Administrator David Jodoin, they’re also getting a notification prior to the tax rate setting of the new value of their homes and businesses. The New Hampshire Department of Revenue requires towns to ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAfter some discussion, Bow’s Board of Selectmen voted 3-1 to apply $300,000 worth of their unreserved fund balance toward the 2008 property tax rate. According to Finance Administrator Bob Levan, the town saved about $400,423 from what was appropriated at Town Meeting. “That comes from a combination of things, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow town officials may be forced to make a decision within the next two months on whether to go forward with a $10 million water and sewer project on Route 3A without having any developers waiting in the wings. Selectmen will discuss the issue further at its Thursday, Sept. 25, meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Part of ...

BY SUSAN CLARKA historic meeting is taking place in Bedford and everyone is invited to take part in the town’s economic future. On Saturday, Sept. 13, the Economic Development Roundtable will bring town and school officials, planners, business leaders and state officials to Bedford’s Ross Lurgio Middle School cafeteria, 47 Nashua ...

BY STEPHEN BEALENearly $65.6 million of property may not be taxed in town this year because the owners receive charitable, religious or educational exemptions. Some selectmen are asking if all the charitable exemptions are justified. On Monday, Aug. 25, the Goffstown Board of Selectmen received a list of nearly 60 properties that receive ...

I participated in an interesting discussion regarding the Legislature DEFINING what an adequate education IS, and more importantly, how much it will COST.  The depths to which socialistic ideas and beliefs have burrowed into the minds of otherwise wise people is disconcerting.  Could anyone really believe that such an amorphous term ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEBedford is paying town and school employees more than its neighbor to the north, reflecting the economic inequities between the two communities. A comparison of the incomes of the top 25 earners among the four local governments using the most recent information shows that Bedford consistently pays higher salaries. Four public ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEGoffstown pays its school and town employees less than its neighbor to the south, reflecting the economic disparities between the two communities. A comparison of the incomes of the top 25 earners among the four local governments using the most recent information shows that Goffstown consistently has lower salaries than ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Residents will soon be able to have more state services at a local level, as Bow becomes the latest town to connect with the Department of Motor Vehicles. Starting Wednesday, Aug. 20, Bow residents will be able to register vehicles weighing up to 26,000 pounds, renew registrations and choose vanity plates at the town ...

BY JENN McDOWELLBedford residents and business owners will receive a notice in their mailboxes in the next couple of weeks informing them about their new property assessment value. Assessor Bill Ingalls, who has been working on the assessment on and off over the past nine months, said it’s too early to say whether Bedford residents will see ...