Deliberative sessions are the times specifically set aside under the SB2 form of government to discuss and potentially change warrant articles. Residents don’t vote on whether or not to approve the warrant article at deliberative session – they vote instead…
Serving in public office is far more than an ego boost. It’s a big responsibility, both to the voters and to the future of the community. Getting up to speed – on documents, budgets and personnel – is a major…
Leadership Londonderry, which has trained residents in the inner workings of their government and given them the background as well as the skills to volunteer for their community, is taking a break. New Hampshire’s many forms of government all share…
According to Pollyann Winslow, one of the founders of Leadership Londonderry, the program still exists in concept, but other issues have replaced it temporarily. Its purpose is to educate participants about the operations, fiscal management, and issues of local government.…
When there’s an overriding need – skyrocketing use of heroin and resulting crimes, expansion of the interstate to handle gridlock, failing bridges, funding to boost economic development (think Pettengill Road), the place we all turn to is the federal government,…
Town Manager Kevin Smith says the spending freeze he implemented in February seems to be working. He told the Town Council Monday night that “at the end of March, we should have been at about 75 percent. We’re at 77.4…
Londonderry resident Laura El-Azem asked the school board for a status update on a waiver of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) testing that is scheduled for next year. The tests replace the New England Common Assessment Program (NECAP). Superintendent…
Whenever we hear that people are ordered not to talk to the press, we wonder what they wish to hide. And whenever we hear the press blamed for “bad publicity,” we’re pretty sure public information has been reported that some…
Open and transparent government – it’s what the public should expect from officials at the local, state and national level. And providing information about the operation of government at the local level is a job this newspaper takes seriously. March…
Londonderry Supervisor of the Checklist Geraldine “Gerry” Van Grevenhof wants people to come out and vote March 11. “The elections affect everybody within the town,” Van Grevenhof said. “The money that’s being spent is their tax money and they should…
