BY JENN McDOWELLNew Hampshire towns are gearing up for the annual vote on town and school issues. Polls will open Tuesday, March 11. Hooksett’s official ballot town elections are not until May 13. Pembroke and Auburn adhere to the traditional Town Meeting format, and are only electing officials on March 11. Auburn will, however, decide ...

BY JENN McDOWELL The candidates for District 1 state representative are campaigning in Candia, Deerfield, Northwood and Nottingham for votes. Polls will be open in Candia from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, at the town office building to select the winner for a seat left vacant when Robert Johnson of Northwood retired from the post in ...

BY JENN MCDOWELLCandia voters will see a selectmen- petitioned warrant article at this year’s town vote asking whether the Budget Committee should remain in place. The Candia Budget Committee is only three years old at this point, but selectmen Chairman Fred Kelly said the committee has made the budget process more complicated, adding an ...

BY JENN McDOWELLHigh voter turnouts, particularly among young people and independents, characterized this year’s primary election as one of a possible culture change. More than half of registered voters in Hooksett, Pembroke, Allenstown, Auburn, Candia and Epsom participated in the primary vote, with Hooksett hitting a high 68 percent ...

BY JENN McDOWELL Auburn and Candia school boards say a new joint joint middle school will cost taxpayers $14.8 million, a figure residents in both towns have been waiting for as School District Meetings approach. In March, voters in Candia will be asked to approve a tuition agreement for the school,  which will include their contributions ...

BY JENN McDOWELL A petition containing the signatures of 76 registered voters in Candia will require an article be included on this year’s town warrant asking whether voters are in favor of the Exit 3 land sale. Candia Planning Board member William  Byrd dropped the petition, containing about 90 signatures, in front of selectmen at a ...