LACONIA — Ward 1 residents, located on the city’s western and central side, will have the opportunity to vote for one of three candidates in the upcoming primary on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
LACONIA — Four people applied to serve as interim mayor in the seat vacated by former Mayor Andrew Hosmer.
LACONIA — Residents of Laconia Ward 2 have a choice of three candidates — two newcomers seeking change, and the incumbent — during the Municipal Primary on Tuesday, Sept. 9.
LACONIA — After two deadlines to fill the Ward 5 seat on the Laconia School Board passed at the end of last week, nobody has stepped up for the role.
LACONIA — While all but one city council seat will be contested in the November election, the September primary will be for only the office of mayor, and council seats in wards 1 and 2.
LACONIA — Mayor Andrew Hosmer said his final day in office will be Monday, Aug. 25, during a meeting of the city council on Monday night.
LACONIA — Movers and shakers were out and about Friday as the first week of the municipal filing period comes to a close.
LACONIA — A resolution to eliminate the municipal primary election died without debate at Monday evening’s meeting of the city council.
LACONIA — There are a number of city seats up for election this fall, and even more openings for volunteers on various boards and commissions.
FRANKLIN — In front of a room filled with 120 supporters, family and friends, Glenn Morrill, 73, shared his intent to run for mayor.
GILFORD — The race for mayor of Laconia just added a contender.
LEBANON — Andrew Hosmer, mayor of the City of Laconia, is the new city manager in Lebanon.
LACONIA — A handful of amendments to the city charter — including doing away with municipal primary elections — could be on the ballot come November.
LACONIA — Bruce Cheney, who serves the city as councilor in Ward 1, announced his run for mayor at a press conference on the WinniDeck of T-BONES Great American Eatery on Thursday morning.
LACONIA — Mayor Andrew J. Hosmer intends to resign his position before the November election. He’s likely the next city manager of Lebanon in Grafton County.
LACONIA — Democratic Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) fielded questions and addressed concerns from constituents at the headquarters of the Belknap County Democratic Party on Union Avenue Saturday afternoon.
LACONIA — Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH-01) will visit Laconia on Saturday, March 22, as part of his “Grounded in Granite” tour of all 10 counties in New Hampshire.
HEBRON — Voters elected Jennifer Larochelle to the school board in the only contested race in the new Pasquaney School District. Larochelle, who is serving as the town’s representative to the Newfound Area School Board until June 30, defeated Robert Dakel, 104-23, to begin a three-year term …
BRISTOL — The 122 voters attending the town’s 206th annual Town Meeting on March 15 easily passed the $9.66 million budget, along with several other warrant articles. The only real controversy was around a proposal to hire as many as four additional full-time firefighters to enhance the town…
BARNSTEAD — The people of Barnstead met for Town Meeting Saturday morning, and passed 25 of 27 articles on their town warrant.
BRISTOL — Voters in the Newfound Area School District defeated the proposed $26.48 million operating budget for fiscal year 2025-26, which leaves the district to work within the default budget of $26.25 million next year.
BARNSTEAD — There are 27 warrant articles up for vote at the Barnstead Town Meeting Saturday, mostly focusing on vehicular purchases. Voters will meet at 9 a.m. at the elementary school.
MEREDITH — Saying "yes" to everything on the budget would cause an increase in the town’s taxation by 12%, Selectboard member Steve Aiken cautioned the sparse field of voters who attended Wednesday night’s Town Meeting.
BELMONT — For the second year in a row, the Belmont town budget failed at Town Meeting on Tuesday. The proposed budget was $11.4 million, but the vote means the town must adopt a default budget of $10.82 million.
GILFORD — Voters were able to look past the $11.2 million price and see the need for a new Department of Public Works garage. The article at Tuesday’s Town Meeting asking voters to authorize the funding passed with 67% of the vote, easily clearing the three-fifths majority required for the i…
MEREDITH — Voters in Meredith approved several proposed changes to the municipal zoning ordinance during the town election Tuesday, most by a wide margin.
GILFORD — Voters in this town seem to agree with rationale for spending $11.2 million on a new public works building, but those who agreed to answer a reporter’s questions at the polls revealed much less support for a proposal to spend a half-million dollars on improvements to the town’s bas…
BELMONT — Residents voted in town elections and for articles on the warrant at Belmont High School on Tuesday, with the town budget at top of mind.
MEREDITH — The townspeople of Meredith gathered at the community center Tuesday morning to decide on their local elections.
Town Meeting season is here, with Lakes Region municipalities gathering Tuesday to choose their local elected positions.
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