Town Clerk’s Office Closed for Two Days in May

Also: Property tax prepayment; dog tags; state park plates

By Joanna Sumner, Town Clerk and Tax Collector

The Town Clerk’s office will be closed on Wednesday, May 22, as both Wanda and I will be attending a training session offered by the state Department of Motor Vehicles. We will also be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day. We will be open as usual on the last Saturday of […]

Town Minutes for March 2013

Here are the minutes for Town committee meetings that took place in March 2013. Board of Selectmen March 5 March 18 Planning Board March 12 March 26 Zoning Board of Adjustment March 19 Recreation Committee March 12 Conservation Commission March 13 School Board March 5 meeting canceled due to storm

Planning Board, March 26, 2013

Condensed from approved minutes

March 26, 2013 Members present: Jon Warzocha, Chair; Paul Currier, Vice Chair; Nancy Teach; Pat Moyer; Don Gould; Wood Sutton; and Duncan Coolidge, ex-officio. Joint Planning Board, Zoning Board of Adjustment, and Board of Selectmen Work Plan The work plan was discussed and Currier stated that a Web committee for the Town Web site has […]

Safety Services Exercises at The Parsonage

Andover, Franklin, Wilmot, and Salisbury practice as a team

Safety Services Exercises at The Parsonage

The Parsonage, a 19th-century extended cottage on Proctor Academy’s campus on North Street, was used until recently as a faculty residence but has since been gutted in preparation for demolition and the construction of a new dormitory. The school made the facility available to the safety services teams from Andover, Franklin, Salisbury, and Wilmot for […]

Merrimack Officials Sworn In by David Souter

Merrimack Officials Sworn In by David Souter

Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter presided over the swearing-in of Merrimack County Officials. Pictured: Justice Souter, County Treasurer Leo Bernier of Loudon, County Commissioner Elizabeth Blanchard of Concord, County Commissioner Peter Spaulding of Hopkinton, Register of Probate Court Jane Bradstreet of Hopkinton, Sheriff Scott Hilliard of Northfield, County Attorney Scott Murray of Dunbarton, Deputy […]

Cons Comm Explains “Taking Action for Wildlife”

Cons Comm Explains “Taking Action for Wildlife”

At Town Meeting Day, outgoing Conservation Commission member Sandra Graves (left) explains the state’s Taking Action for Wildlife program to JoAnn Hicks. Taking Action for Wildlife is a collaboration between New Hampshire Fish and Game and University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension to help communities, conservation groups, and landowners conserve wildlife and habitats in New Hampshire. The […]

Board of Selectmen Minutes, February 19, 2013

February 19 Condensed from approved minutes Present: Selectmen Gross and Danforth, Town Administrator Roy, Road Agent Champagne, guest Jeff Miller. Selectman Mishcon was absent due to illness. Road Agent’s Report – Jon Champagne Jon presented an estimate for drainage, catch basins, etc. on Valley Road. He also presented a quote from Clarke and Company for […]

Board of Selectmen Minutes, February 4, 2013

Condensed from approved minutes

February 4 Condensed from approved minutes Present: Selectmen Mishcon, Danforth, Gross, Town Administrator Roy, Road Agent Jon Champagne Road Agent’s Report Jon reported that he visited the logging operation on Valley Road when the operation was first established. Since then, he has received a report of severe ruts in Valley Road and tree damage in […]

Board of Selectmen Minutes, January 21, 2013

Condensed from approved minutes

January 21 Condensed from approved minutes Present: Selectmen Mishcon, Selectman Gross, Selectman Danforth, Marjorie M. Roy Department Reports Jon Champagne, Road Agent The measurement from edge of asphalt to the corner pin at the sandpit on White Oak Road is 640 feet. Grader hours as of January 7 were 4,830. Jon asked the Board to consider allowing him […]