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In This Issue
Little discussion and no debate at New Boston session
Approximately fifty voters at the New Boston Deliberative Session on February 3rd gave support to the municipal budget as presented by the selectmen. The warrant was easily accepted without any debate.Selectman Rodney Towne explained the driving points leading to the…
Voters give overwhelming support to H-D School Board proposals
What a difference a year makes. Last year voters at the Hillsboro-Deering School District deliberative session cut the Board’s proposed budget by $1 million. On Monday night, voters approved a $19,922,285 budget which is up 1.5 % from the current budget. Hoping to keep the budget flat, Mary Lannon moved to reduce it by…
Newbury man crashes evading police
Christopher Fortugno, 39, of Newbury lost control of his 2007 Suburban and hit a tree while trying to elude a deputy sheriff. Police say, the 39-year-old starting driving faster after…
4H International Food Day in Newport
Exploring communities near and far is what 4-H International Foods Day is all about. The children, parents and leaders of eleven 4-H clubs representing Acworth, Charlestown, Claremont, Lempster, Newport and Plainfield came together in the cafeteria of the Newport High School to share International food, friendship and…
Police Department funding dominates Weare’s session
Only about 50 Weare voters attended the town’s deliberative session on Saturday. Much of the discussion on the 31 Warrant articles, centered on those requesting additional financial support for the police department, which faced more than its share of controversy last…
Boys’ Basketball
Newport 81 Monadnock 52 Andrew Houde had 32 points and Spencer Coronis 20 as the Tigers recovered from their only loss of the season. The Tigers led 15-13 after one quarter and used a 12-2 run to start the second quarter to open it up, leading 64-42 heading into the fourth…
Girls Basketball
Sunapee 73 Newport 58 The Lakers took a 19-11 lead after one, but the game was far from over, as the Tigers hit on 10 straight points to take the lead at 21-19. Erika Waterman netted a game-high 33 points for the Lakers, and Katie Frederick added 17. Stephanie Carl finished with 26 points for the Tigers…
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