BY MICHELLE KIM The Executive Council voted to grant a special election date to fill the District 7 state representative vacancy, which represents Weare and Goffstown, on March 11, with a primary on Feb. 5. The vacancy was created by the death of Rep. Bruce Hunter in September. He had been a state representative for three terms. The ...

BY ROD HANSEN Topics ranging from the local tennis courts to expansion of the town’s EMS services were among the items stretching the deliberative session of Town Meeting to eight hours long Saturday, Feb. 3. The subject of finance committee recommendations sparked an hour-long debate before voters considered the first warrant article. ...

BY ROD HANSEN If nothing else, Steve Najjar said he hopes this year’s Town Meeting will bring greater access to Horace Lake throughout the year. Najjar, a member of the Weare Conservation Commission, is the author of a petitioned warrant article to be voted on at this year’s Town Meeting. “Horace Lake is the major waterway ...

BY ROD HANSEN A $4.3 million operating budget, a road funding request and new tax exemptions for the elderly are among the items residents will consider in the voting booth at Weare’s March Town Meeting. Money items • The proposed operating budget of  $4,345,078 marks a 2 percent increase from last year’s number of ...