The Town Council approved with a 3-0 vote an amendment to the Municipal Code that ensures the town’s hiring practices aren’t biased by nepotism. Council Chair Tom Dolan and Vice Chairman Jim Butler were not present for the meeting. The…
As part of its process for finding a replacement for Hampstead Middle School principal Patti Grassbaugh, who is retiring, the school district has invited its three finalists for the post to a public meeting with the community. The names of…
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…
Town Manager Kevin Smith has ordered a spending freeze. He told the Town Council at its Monday, March 3 meeting that not much has changed with regard to the snow removal or other budgets as of Feb. 28. “We’re up…
Every time the Londonderry Fire budget comes up and the need for four additional firefighters is aired, the Town Council responds with a warning that residents would never support that financially all at once. Members say they have to find…
The Derry Town Council has been asked to ban smoking on all of its public properties, including parks and recreational fields. Concerned about the effects of second-hand smoke, the petitioner to the Council said she had been unwilling to take…
The search for a new Town Manager continues. The Town Council had whittled down the candidates in its latest search to four applicants, but since then one dropped out, according to Acting Town Manager William Hart, who is also Londonderry…
Wendy Hastings, Assistant Principal at Londonderry Middle School has been chosen as the new principal in a process that saw 18 candidates apply for the job of principal of Goffstown
Acting Fire Chief Darren O’Brien said that since he took command of the department on March 1, he and staff have been “tearing the budget apart to see where we are at and the overall budget is at 70.33 percent…
