By Michelle Kim   A dramatically reduced bond article to improve Bolton Field Memorial Park and the reallocation of the land-use change tax were some of the most debated items at the Feb. 2 deliberative session of Town Meeting. Almost 100 residents met at the Center Woods Elementary School gymnasium on a relatively mild Saturday morning ...

 By Michelle Kim WEARE – New buildings and bodies are the main requests voters will see before them at the upcoming Feb. 2 deliberative session of Town Meeting, Voters can expect to see articles on the town warrant regarding the operating budget, as well as improvements to the Bolton Field Memorial Complex, a new public works and ...

By Michelle Kim NEW BOSTON – The departure of yet another New Boston police officer may have opened the door for the Police Department to eventually meet its basic scheduling needs. And that news has Chief Chris Krajenka elated. At the Jan. 5 meeting, the Finance Committee decided to approve Krajenka’s request for a new full-time ...

By Michelle Kim WEARE – The Fire Department proposed the addition of two full-time staff members to its volunteer force during the week days, along with more money for fire inspections in its requested operating budget for 2008. Fire Chief Bob Richards said the request for two full-time staff members is slightly different than the ...

BY MICHELLE KIMWeare residents can expect to pay slightly less in property taxes this year, thanks to a drop in local school rates and level town rates. The overall property tax rate for 2007 has been set at $15.27 per $1,000 of assessed value, which is a drop of 78 cents, or 4.9 percent, from last year’s rate of $16.05. This means the the ...

BY ROD HANSENResidents should face cuts in services after rejecting the proposed operating budget at Town Meeting, said some town officials at the board of selectmen’s meeting on April 2. “The public voted for the default budget. We need to show people out there that services will be cut if you go with the default,” said ...