BY DERRICK PERKINS Selectmen held off on making a decision to petition for a special town meeting in the fall that would allow them to move toward rebuilding two bridges on the state’s red list. During the Monday, June 23, meeting, selectmen discussed a possible special vote, which would allow the board to contract with an engineering ...

BY STEPHEN BEALE The town has hired a firm to design a new fire station, recommend where it would be best to build it and help officials educate voters about the project, if they choose to follow through with it. That decision on the design was made by the Board of Selectmen at its weekly meeting Monday, May 12. The board also approved ...

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 STEPHEN BEALEThe voters have had their say, now the town must carry out their wishes. On Monday, March 17, the Board of Selectmen poured over the results of the March 11 town election. The message the public sent about the Fire Department was clear: the town can expand it as long as it does so in small steps, not giant leaps. Previous ...

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 ...