Hancock committee proposes new overlay district to boost local water control

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 […]

Everything 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)?

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 this fall.

New 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.

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.