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By PATRICK O’GRADY

CROYDON — In town and school meetings on Saturday, voters approved all warrant articles, but cut an appropriation of $100,000 for a capital reserve fund for school improvements to $5,000.The reduced amount passed after more than an hour of debate in...

CROYDON — Voters elected Selectboard and School Board members in contested races at the polls on Tuesday.Susan Kimball and Edward Spiker each won a three-year position on the Selectboard with 158 and 132 voters, respectfully. They beat Shawn Douglas,...

Article of note: An article on the town warrant asks whether voters will authorize the Planning Board to review and approve or disapprove site plans for housing developments.Contested races: Three people are running for two three-year positions on the...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The Claremont School Board this week unanimously approved a motion to negotiate an agreement with the Croydon School District that would establish Claremont as a so-called anchor district for the town.Wednesday’s vote, which included no...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The new tuition agreement between the Newport and Croydon school districts now requires Croydon students to complete an application to attend Newport schools, which is the same process Croydon must follow with other districts.“That is the...

By ALEX HANSON

CROYDON — Avoiding a repeat of last year, voters here turned out in relatively large numbers Saturday to approve the annual school budget.But that doesn’t mean there weren’t a few proposals at the Croydon School District Meeting to alter the budget....

CROYDON — Angi Beaulieu handily defeated Jody Underwood for a three-year term on the School Board.Beaulieu received 229 votes to Underwood’s 36. Edward Spiker (142 votes) bested Ryan Ball (64 votes) and Ryan Shackett (46 votes) for a one-year term on...

By ALEX HANSON

CROYDON — Jody Underwood and Angi Beaulieu were allies on the Croydon School Board during a fierce battle over education policy that led to a major change in state law.That they are now opponents, with Beaulieu challenging Underwood, the current board...

Article of note: A petitioned article on the town warrant, which is not recommended by the Selectboard, asks whether voters will support recording and live broadcasting all public meetings in town at a cost of up to $10,000.Contested races: There are...

By JAMES M. PATTERSON

Photo of the year: The ‘ayes’ had it in Croydon

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Controversial Croydon figure Ian Underwood announced his resignation from the Selectboard in a letter to the board members on Aug. 16. Underwood’s letter provided no explanation why he was stepping down.Chair Russell Edwards read the letter into...

By ALEX HANSON

CROYDON — Nearly 60% of Croydon’s registered voters filled the vast dining hall at Camp Coniston to standing-room-only capacity on Saturday and reinstated the small town’s $1.7 million school budget.The vote count was 377-2, and its announcement by...

By DARREN MARCY

CROYDON — The Croydon School Board got an earful Monday evening as about 75 people turned out to oppose what 20 town voters had approved days earlier.On Saturday, during the school portion of Town Meeting, a motion from the floor reduced the...

CROYDON – Two people were seriously injured on Sunday afternoon when their snowmobile crashed into boulders, authorities said.Anna Sandell, 21, of Portola Valley, Calif., was driving a sled with passenger, Jack McMahon, 20, of Hamilton, Mass., around...

By ANNA MERRIMAN

CROYDON — The town police chief stripped down to his briefs and boots and left the Croydon town offices — and his job — after he was ousted by the Selectboard on Tuesday night.The three-member board voted unanimously to abolish the police department,...

By JARED PENDAK

CROYDON — The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department last week finalized the purchase of nearly 3,200 acres on two parcels to be known as the William B. Ruger Wildlife Management Area.Spanning parts of Grantham, Croydon and Newport, the land will be...

By Jordan Cuddemi

Newport — A Sullivan County jury on Wednesday found a 23-year-old Sharon woman not guilty of causing a head-on crash in September 2017 on Route 10 in Croydon that resulted in the deaths of two Newport residents.Kristin Lake had no visible reaction...