BY CHRIS QUARTARONEBedford resident Gus Garceau says his proposed amendment to Warrant Article 2 will solve the school emergency access issue and save taxpayer money. Garceau said he will present his amendment at the Tuesday, Feb. 5, deliberative session of the School District Meeting, when voters will be asked to approve or amend Article 2, ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAuburn residents will vote on two major school warrant articles this year, with the statemandated public kindergarten decision added to a planned joint middle school bond. Auburn is one of 11 school districts in the state without a publicly funded kindergarten program. Given a decision made at the state level in the spring, the ...

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 DARRELL HALEN Pelham voters will soon have their chance to speak on a revised three-year teacher contract. A deliberative session will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Pelham Elementary School. Voters will debate and discuss a special school district warrant article that calls for an increase of salaries and benefits of $283,514 in ...

BY DARRELL HALEN Pelham voters will go to the polls in October to approve or reject a revised teachers’ contract. A Superior Court judge granted permission to the Pelham School District to hold a special election on Tuesday, Oct. 23. “All parties are very excited by the decision and look forward to the special session,” ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYVoters came through for the Bedford School Board as all 10 warrant articles passed on Election Day, March 13. For the new Bedford High School and middle school, voters approved bonding $2.7 million for first-year furniture costs, an initial library collection and athletic grandstands. Also approved was the district’s ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYVoters elected two new town councilors, Mike Izbicki and Bob Young, and re-elected incumbent Michael Scanlon to another three-year term. In the race for two three-year council seats, Scanlon came away with 1,476 votes, Izbicki received 1,844 votes and Christopher Bandazian received 1,341 votes. “I was a little surprised, ...

BY DARRELL HALEN The voters were given three options. They chose Option B. By doing so, they approved a $4 million bond article and using $3 million in interest money to provide enough classroom space at Windham High School to accommodate 1,000 students. “I’m happy to have this vote behind us,” said school board member Al ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYThough the school board hasn’t faced many contentious issues for the upcoming March 13 elections, this year’s operating budget and the opening of the new middle school depend on one warrant article. When voters go to the polls, they will decide whether to pass 10 school district warrant articles, and choose one school ...

BY KEVIN SHALVEYThe 11 school board warrant articles include contractual salary increases, choosing a school board member, the 2007-08 operating budget and whether to bond high school start-up costs. Bedford voters will meet to discuss the articles on Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the school district deliberative session. School board members have endorsed ...