BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow’s Town Meeting outcome was similar to last year’s, as voters again decided to cut the budget by a significant amount. The May 14 meeting lasted until 11 p.m., with the budget and 13 other articles passing. Residents voted to continue discussion on the remaining articles during a second Town Meeting on ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Keeping in line with housing values, certain exemption allowances will be decided at Town Meeting. At the Wednesday, May 14, meeting, voters will decide articles 24, 25 and 26 that seeks to modify property tax exemptions for the elderly, disabled and legally blind. “If the value of the house goes up and ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow voters will have a chance to extend the town’s growth management ordinance and limit the number of elderly housing built in one year. In addition to voting for town and school candidates on Election Day, May 13, Bow residents will be asked to vote on seven zoning amendments. All seven amendments are under ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY After hearing from library trustees at a recent public hearing about the operating budget, Bow Budget Committee members decided to return $15,000 to the budget for the Baker Free Library. By a 4-3 vote after the public hearing, Budget Committee members brought the recommended budget to the same number as the ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYIn the aftermath of last year’s budget cuts when selectmen turned off 222 street lights in Bow, voters are now faced with a proposed budget that’s up about $602,000 from last year. This year’s warrant articles go to voters at the Bow Town Meeting Wednesday, May 14, at 7 p.m., at Bow High School. The warrants, ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow residents heading to the polls on Election Day will have five contested races to decide, as candidates recently met the deadline to get their names on the ballot. For one open seat on the Board of Selectmen, incumbent Harry Judd is running against challenger Robert Louf for the three-year term. The most contested ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow residents have until Friday, April 4, to file for open positions. Applications are being accepted at the Town Clerk’s office from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents can get involved in public office by filing for 11 open seats for this year’s town and school district elections. Election Day in Bow is ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY With one wave of elections and town meetings concluded around the state, Bow residents will be asked to file for 11 open seats on this year’s ballot in May. The School Board and Budget Committee will both have two three-year seats to be filled, with candidates vying for one open spot in the other nine ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Bow school administrators are working to make the cuts approved by voters at the School District Meeting. They are expecting to bring a proposal to the School Board at a Thursday, April 3, meeting. During the March 14 meeting, voters approved the Budget Committee’s proposal of $24.8 million, about $152,000 ...

The third time was a charm as Bow residents rejected two school district operating budgets before approving the Budget Committee’s recommendation, which requires the School Board  to make cuts.During the Friday, March 14, annual School District Meeting, residents packed the Bow High School auditorium and debated the operating budget for ...