LACONIA — Members of the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment next week will hear a request from developers for a special exception to the ordina…
It has been months since Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a suite of bills intended to help housing construction, but Matt Mayberry says he’s already seeing results. Mayberry, the outgoing president of the New Hampshire Home Builders Association, said Wednesday a slight uptick in the number of new listings and homes sold in the past month […]
In late December, The Washington Post reported that Merrimack is one of 23 sites across the United States where the Trump administration plans to build a new ICE detention facility as part of its aggressive deportation campaign, citing a leaked document from the Department of Homeland Security. The local response over the ensuing weeks has […]
MEREDITH — Sen. Tim Lang (R-Sanbornton) and Rep. Matt Coker (R-Meredith) met with the selectboard Monday, and discussed with members, along wi…
In 2018, a cluster of southern New Hampshire towns decided to join forces on drinking water. The proposal: to connect their water systems with the city of Manchester to allow more than 1 million gallons of water to flow to the towns per day. The project, which involved Atkinson, Derry, Hampstead, Plaistow Salem, and Windham, […]
LACONIA — While elected positions in city government are selected through elections this week, numerous appointed positions on city boards and…
LACONIA — Most candidates for city council and mayor participated in a forum at the Belknap Mill Wednesday evening, where the discussion trave…
The roads are usually dirt, often pocked with holes, sometimes gated off. By law, they don’t need to be maintained by the town or city. Common to rural New Hampshire, they seldom draw attention. But this year, Class VI roads could play a new role in the push to reduce the state’s housing shortage. A […]
LACONIA — In the upcoming Municipal Election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, the Ward 5 seat on the city council is sought by incumbent Steven Bogert and …