Lyme Rejects Renovation

Lyme — Dashing the School Board’s hopes, voters at the annual School Meeting last night narrowly rejected a $3.6 million renovation project for Lyme Elementary School, with the warrant article falling 29 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to pass. Lyme residents turned out to the meeting …

Dresden Teachers Contracts, Budgets Pass

Hanover — After going two years without a contract, Dresden and Hanover teachers yesterday won voter approval for new contracts as residents also approved the Hanover and Dresden school budgets and all accompanying warrant articles. The Dresden contract passed by a ratio of 2-to-1 with 1,221 in favor …

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Hanover Questions Proposed Ray School Expansion

Hanover — Residents questioned the School Board yesterday about the possible renovation and expansion of the Ray School, where enrollment is declining. Most of the warrant articles presented at yesterday’s deliberative session generated little public comment from the 25 residents in attendance — including the $11.5 million budget …

Dresden Contracts Questioned

Hanover — The number of School Board members rivaled the number of attendees at last night’s annual meeting for the Dresden budget, and it might have been because people didn’t receive mailers announcing the meeting. At the end of last night’s hour-long meeting, former School Board member Kari …

Lyme to Vote On School Renovation

The Lyme School Meeting will be held at Lyme Elementary School on March 7 at 6 p.m. The Town Meeting will be held at the Lyme Community Gymnasium on March 12 at 9 a.m. with voting by ballot on four articles from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. ∎ …

• Health Costs Drive Lyme Town Increase

Health Costs Drive Lyme Town Increase

Lyme — The proposed municipal budget is up by $50,000 this year, driven mostly by cost increases outside of the town’s purview. “Basically, we’re running everything as lean as we can,” said Selectboard Chairman Simon Carr, who attributed the rise in the budget to the cost of health …

• Lyme to Vote On School Renovation

Elementary Schools Plan Renovations

Voting for Dresden, Hanover and Norwich school budgets will take place Tuesday, March 5 from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Hanover residents can vote at the Hanover High School gym and Norwich residents can vote at Tracy Hall. ∎ Hanover — Both the Ray School and Marion Cross …

Harriett B. Caney

Lyme, N.H. — Harriett B. Caney, 95 of Lyme and formerly of Easton, Mass. passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013. She was born in Brockton, Mass. on May 10, 1917, the daughter of Charles and Jessie (Eagan) Taylor. Harriett was one of nine children and was a …