BY MICHELLE KIMThe Weare School Board heard an overview of the proposed 2008-09 school budget of about $12.5 million, which represents an increase of $1.1 million, or about 10 percent, over the 2007-08 default school budget, at their Thursday, Nov. 20, meeting. The goals of this budget were to address salary and literacy needs, according to the ...

BY ROD HANSEN With residents rejecting both town and school operating budgets this year, the school is seeking a recount, while the town considers ways to operate with far fewer dollars than they sought. School budget recount requested The requested school operating budget failed by only three votes on the March 13 ballot, by a tally of ...

BY ROD HANSEN The town and local school district operating budgets both met with rejection in Tuesday’s voting, sending both bodies to operate on a default budget. The school district budget itself failed by the thinnest of margins, with a total of three votes deciding the difference. However, school district voters approved all other ...