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Francestown, Antrim complete stages of master plan work
As regional planning boards update their visions for the future, Francestown is launching a resident survey following successful workshops, while Antrim prepares to present its revised master plan…
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Peterborough Conservation Commission recommends sale of contaminated well site
The Peterborough Conservation Commission voted unanimously Thursday to recommend the Select Board accept a $110,000 purchase offer from New Hampshire Ball Bearings for the South Municipal Well site. NHBB offered to buy the town-owned property for $95,000 above its assessed value following more than three decades of unsuccessful efforts to clean the contaminated well. Constructed in 1952, the well supplied drinking water to Peterborough residents for 30 years until the N.H. Department of Environmental Services identified NHBB as the source of contamination in 1982. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency designated the location a Superfund site in 1984. NHBB has since worked […]
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4mEverything you wanted to know about political signs but were afraid to ask
Where can you put political signs? Where can't you? Who can take them down (probably not you)?
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5mHancock committee proposes new overlay district to boost local water control
Alarm over shoreline clear-cutting and stormwater runoff into Nubanusit Lake last spring has prompted local residents to form a grassroots effort aimed at strengthening water quality protections across Hancock’s lakes and ponds. Sharon Schuur remembers seeing sediment funnel into the lake during the clear-cutting, even as the construction team seemed to follow state regulations. That, along with Nelson’s current regulations on its half of Nubanusit, motivated the neighbors — including Schuur — to form the Hancock NH Shoreland Protect & Water Quality Committee, whose goals were to protect water quality and strengthen local control. The group has expanded to include residents […]
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2mNew town road paves way for duplexes and workforce housing
The Jaffrey Select Board voted 2-0 to accept a new town road at the former St. Patrick's School property to facilitate grant funding for a major housing development.
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Senator Ricciardi, Select Board discusses challenges facing Greenfield
Senator Denise Ricciardi met with the Greenfield Select Board on Wednesday to discuss challenges such as declining volunteerism, property taxes, and the need for state resources to support small towns.