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Springfield, NH

Springfield, N.H., Upgrades Its Police, Fire Vehicles

Monday, March 18, 2013

Springfield, N.H. — A speedy Town Meeting saw the passage of every article on the warrant, including a convincing “yes” vote on a bond request to purchase a $99,000 rescue vehicle for the fire department. The bond article, which was the only one of the day done by paper ballot, received 79 “yes” votes and 15 “no” votes. It needed 67 percent of the vote to pass; it got 84 …

Kearsarge Declines Safety Officer

Thursday, March 14, 2013

New London — Kearsarge School District voters didn’t appear to take kindly to a proposal that included money for a school resource officer, as a rare third budget option on the ballot received less than a quarter of the total vote. Instead, voters at Tuesday’s polls went for a $37.3 million proposal put forth by the school’s Budget Committee. That option received 1,012 …

Springfield: Former Selectman Returns to Board

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Springfield, n.h. — A former selectman bested a two-decade Springfield resident for a spot on the Selectboard at Town Meeting polls yesterday. George McCusker took 210 votes, compared with John Trachy’s 91. The two men were running for the seat left open by Selectboard Chairman John Chiarella, who decided not to seek another three-year term. McCusker, 61, a retired pharmacist who ran unsuccessfully …

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Family members talk with a Cabot Funeral Home employee at the scene of an accident that killed Norma Sawyer, of Bridgewater, in Woodstock yesterday. (Valley News - Sarah Priestap) Another Route 4 Tragedy: Bridgewater Woman, 84, Is Fourth to Die on Road Since March
Volunteer Wendy WIndsor, of Hartford, talks over dress choices with Hartford High School senior Jordan Schaal, 18, while volunteer Betsy Durkee ,of Lebanon, back left, mends a dress and Hartford senior Rhyan Mavilla, back right, searches the racks at the Cinderella Project shop in the Raq-On Dance Studio on the Lebanon Mall Wednesday. The Upper Valley Cinderella Project is an all-volunteer effort providing a choice of about 250 donated prom dresses to girls attending the spring dances throughout the Upper Valley. The shop is open Wednesdays from 5 - 8 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 - 2 p.m. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Preparing for Prom
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Springfield, N.H. Budget to Stay Steady

Saturday, March 2, 2013

Springfield residents will vote on town officials by Australian ballot from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 12, at Springfield Town Hall. The business portion of the meeting will be held at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, at the town hall. ∎ Springfield, n.h. — …

Kearsarge School District to Vote on Resource Officer, Merit-Based Pay

Friday, March 1, 2013

Australian ballot voting for the Kearsarge Regional School District will take place in each of the district towns on Tuesday, March 12. ∎ New London e_SEmD Although the ballot is short this year, residents in the Kearsarge Regional School District have a lot to grapple with when they …

Letter: Cluelessness of a High Order

Friday, November 16, 2012

Cluelessness of a High Order To the Editor: As I read my Nov. 7 Valley News, I couldn’t help but be totally amazed at the “cluelessness” of the Sullivan County Republicans, to borrow their term, as to why they lost the election. Well, let me clue you folks …