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Proposed Police Contract Goes to Town Council

Police Chief William Hart, Town Manager Kevin Smith and police union steward Sgt. Adam Dyer outlined for the council a proposed three-year contract with the police union. “There are three significant items,” Hart said. “One is a 1.8 percent annual…

Council Discusses Ways to Hire More Firefighters

Budget Committee Chairman Chris Melcher found little positive from the results of a cost benefit analysis into hiring four additional firefighters. Fire Chief Darren O’Brien told the Town Council at its budget workshop Monday night that it would do no…

Looking After the Taxpayer

When you get a new job, is your first concern your exit strategy? During your interview, did you negotiate salary and vacation, or insist on a multi-month severance package? If you’re a public official, it was probably the latter. The…

Penny Wise, Pound Foolish

For months, the Town of Londonderry expendable trust fund has been paying for repairs to various town buildings. The north and south fire stations, both of which are far from old, regularly need repairs for work that should have been…