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In This Issue
Jim Coffey ‘inappropriate’ but ‘not guilty’
Former Hillsborough Town Administrator Jim Coffey was acquitted on charges of theft for taking his own personnel file from the town office. The Judge found that although Coffey did take the file without authority, he did not intend to keep it from the town or receive compensation for its return. Coffey was Hillsborough’s Town Administrator for 14 years, until the Selectmen did not…
Newport officials upset with state plans
Newport officials are unanimously opposed to the state’s proposal to eliminate the truck lane on Claremont Hill. Selectman Gary Nichols didn’t pull any punches when he said, “Slowing down traffic would be awful.” Town Manager Paul Brown agrees, and has asked for a meeting with representatives of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation to…
Hillsborough voters approve union contracts
It took Hillsborough voters less than 3 hours to approve all 28 articles on the warrant, including a $6,672,389 operating budget and two bonds for Water & Sewer improvements. A pair of union contracts with the police union and the municipal employees were…
Newport police arrest pair for attempted theft
Newport police have arrested Lucas F. Macdonald, 29, of Sunapee, and Matthew Creswell, 32, of Grantham and charged them with with criminal trespassing and attempted theft, both misdemeanors. Newport Police Chief Jim Burroughs credits an alert citizen’s call for alerting the police. When officers arrived at the former…
Weare police officers capture burglar
On March 14th Weare Police Officers Kenneth Cox and Kim McSweeney responded to Route 77 Motors for the report of an active burglar alarm. Upon arrival, the officers could hear a commotion inside the service garage area. Officer McSweeney covered the front of the building while…
Little debate, no controversy in Warner
Michael Cutting, Chairman of Warner’s budget committee gave voters the good news. Officials were able to decrease the tax rate to $8.31/$1,000 of assessed valuation because department heads kept their expenses down and town officials decided to use $204,000 from last year’s surplus toward this year’s budget. After hearing the news, the budget of…
Newbury voters support veterans’ projects
Newbury voters approved the town’s $3.45 million operating budget in about three hours, along with a pair of articles supporting veterans. By a margin of 77-32, voters approved an amended article asking for $125,000 to renovate veterans hall, adding amenities including bathrooms and a kitchen so it could be used for…
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