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CLAREMONT — The City Council voted 9-0 to give City Manager Yoshi Manale a 5% pay increase on Wednesday.The vote came after a performance review, which took place in a non-public session.The $7,000 raise brings Manale's salary to $147,000. He was...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — In a 5-4 vote, the City Council approved $75,000 capital spending for upgrades to bathrooms at two city parks but left out funding for a splash pad, which the Parks and Recreation Department and the city manager had proposed.Some...

CLAREMONT — The city council unanimously approved an amended ordinance that prohibits construction and demolition material at permitted recycling facilities in the city on Wednesday.The ordinance, which specifically states that "the collection,...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — This summer, the city did not install colorful outdoor furniture that was included in plans when Pleasant Street was reconstructed two years ago.City Manager Yoshi Manale explained the circumstances at the end of the council meeting...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — Residents will have to wait another year before voting on a petitioned amendment to add a citizen referendum provision to the city charter.The City Council did not take a vote at Wednesday’s council meeting, but did agree to leave in place...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — In a 5-1 vote, the City Council approved a new ordinance that will give the city control over short-term rentals by requiring a conditional use permit from the Planning Board.The final approval and adoption at the second reading is...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council unanimously approved a $19.6 million budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.The budget is projected to increase the municipal portion of the tax rate by 19 cents to bring it to $10.49 cents per $1,000 of assessed...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — City Manager Yoshi Manale is proposing a $19.6 million operating budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.The proposal represents an increase of $100,000 or about a half of one percent over the current year. Costs for road maintenance...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The City Council has taken the first step toward placing a special assessment on Washington Street properties to pay for a majority of the estimated $1.2 million cost to repave the city’s main commercial strip.The council, at its meeting...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — In identical 5-3 votes Wednesday, the City Council removed Jonathan Stone from two committee appointments based on a recently released report alleging he threatened to murder and rape fellow officers and their family members while working...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — City councilors are saying little about a scathing statement read by a local business owner at this week’s City Council meeting demanding the council remove their former colleague, Jon Stone, from two appointed positions he holds with the...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — In a reversal of its decision last month, the City Council voted 8-0 to put a proposed amendment to the city charter on the November 2025 ballot.The amendment seeks to institute a citizen referendum process that would give residents the...

CLAREMONT — City Councilor Spencer Batchelder has resigned his position. Batchelder said in a text on Monday that graduate school and work do not allow him enough time to devote to city government. He also serves on the council’s Policy Committee and...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — In defiance of state law, the City Council rejected a motion this week to put a citizen-proposed charter amendment before voters, despite the city clerk informing the council that the law requires it to do so.If approved by voters, the...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The Claremont Development Authority could be back in business in a couple of weeks, more than two months after its work was suspended by the City Council.On Wednesday, the council voted 9-0 to approve a revised ordinance that brings the...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — After hearing residents speak for and against privatizing the city’s transfer station, the City Council voted, 5-4, on Wednesday to authorize interim City Manager John Bohenko to begin negotiations with DeCamp Waste Services to operate the...

By Patrick O’Grady

Claremont — The City Council resolution listing the reasons for the firing of City Manager Ryan McNutt earlier this week cited his “failure” to give the council advance notice of issues that could be of concern to the public and to communicate...

By Patrick O’Grady

Claremont — Claremont City Manager Ryan McNutt was dismissed by the City Council in a 7-2 vote on Wednesday night, Mayor Charlene Lovett said following another nonpublic meeting on personnel that lasted about two hours.McNutt, who was hired in...