*** Event Highlights ***
Contra Dance at the Riverside Park - Raymond
Jr. Miss & Little Miss Raymond Pageant - Raymond on Thursday, August 12
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Raymond Recreation is looking for enthusiastic Summer staff.
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*** OPINIONS: LTE’s & Editorials ***
Opinions: Letters to Editor and Editorials
******** NEWS ********
Sandown Planning Board Hears Two Applications for Diane Lane from David Hoyt
Hampstead Planning Board Workshop Decisions and Master Plan Survey Information
Drowne Gravel Pit Discussion Continued Again at Chester Planning Board
Hampstead Selectmen Learn School Street Crosswalk Cost at $50,000
Sandown Selectmen Accept American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA)Funds
Raymond Selectmen Appoint Christine Rousseau as Deputy Town Clerk and Deputy Tax Collector
Chester Selectmen Approve Plow Contracts and Fire Department Lieutenant's Position Still Unfilled
Chester Academy School Board Discuss Summertime Academic Programs
Hampstead’s New Superintendent Robert Thompson Provides Entry Plan
Raymond School Board Reviews Staff Resignations and One Hire
Hampstead Selectmen Approve Discretionary Preservation Easement
Chester Selectmen Review Operating Budget and Warrant Article Encumbrances
Raymond School Board Discuss Capital Reserve Fund Expenditures
Raymond Board of Selectmen Discuss Cemetery Issues and Route 27 Bridges
Sandown Selectmen Return all Boards and Commissions to In Person Meetings
Sandown Planning Holds Conceptual Review of Five Lot Subdivision on Titoranko Property
Stevens Hall Project Continues to be an Issue for Chester Selectmen
Hampstead Selectmen Decide that Masks are Now Optional in Town Hall
Chester Selectmen Address Unlicensed Dogs Issue in Chester
Chester School Board Approves Re-Opening Plan
Chester Planning Board Held Conceptual Discussion about Detached B&B
The Hampstead School Board Lifts Masks for Out of Doors
Sandown Selectmen Approved Fire Engine Tank Replacement
Raymond Selectmen Approve All Model Growth Plans and 4th of July Volunteers Needed
Raymond Planning Board Reviewed and Discussed Onway Lake Village Conceptual
Chester Selectmen Decide Opening of Chester Municipal Buildings to Take Place on June 7
Raymond School Board Discussed Year End Events Policy Decision
**************************** June 2021 ****************************
Chester Selectmen Remove Six Selectman Liaison Assignments
Sandown Selectmen Accept Phillips Pond Association $15,000 Contribution
Hampstead School Board Accepts $318,179.00 in Unanticipated Funds
Hampstead Selectmen Approve Official Code Enforcement Vehicle
Chester Selectmen Reorganize and Welcome New Board Member Steve Couture
Raymond Board of Selectmen Proposed Land Use Fee Schedule Discussed
Raymond Planning Board Approves Jackson Lumber 13,750 square foot Addition
Raymond School Board Approves "No Cost" Athletic Trainer Services
Sandown Planning Board Holds Conceptual Discussion on Little Mill Road Development
LRES 2nd Grade Letters From The Heart 2021 to Raymond Residents
Chester 2021 Town Meeting Results
Raymond Planning Board Approves Clifford Lot Line Adjustment and Continues Old Ham Rd Sub-division
Sandown Selectmen Hear from Police Department About Combining Two Part Time Positions
Hampstead Board of Selectmen Tabled Cell Tower Lease Sale
Chester Selectmen Discuss Mask Requirements and Zoom Meetings Will Continue
Chester Academy School Board Reviewed the April 21 School Openings
Chester Planning Board Held Conceptual Discussion with Ark Animals Homecare Veterinary
Raymond School Board Learns About Project Aware
Hampstead School District 2021- 2022 Calendar Approved
Hampstead Planning Board Address Accessory Dwelling Unit Requests and Subdivisions
Raymond Selectmen Fill Barnes’ Vacant Selectman Seat and Appoint Bean Tavern Steering Committee
********************** April 2021 **********************
Sandown Selectmen Discuss Mask Mandate, Phillips Pond and Pot Holes
Hampstead Selectmen Appoint Firefighters and Promote Officers
Raymond Selectmen Discuss Mask Requirements and Interview Board Candidates
Chester Selectmen Approve Manchester Water Works Gate on Old Chester Turnpike
Raymond School Board Plan To Provide Student Learning Support and Recovery
Sandown Planning Board Reorganizes and Hold Three Public Hearings
Raymond Planning Board Rescinds Previous Decision About Town Engineer Reviewing All Subdivisions
Chester Selectmen Approve 20 Acre Conservation Property Purchase
Building Fire Alarm Interrupts Chester Planning Board Meeting
Hampstead School Board Learns that Schools Are Reopened Fulltime
Raymond Selectmen Address Capital Reserve Fund Requests
Wal-Mart Donates Thousands of Masks to Sandown Fire Department
Hampstead Selectmen Approve Library Pavilion Proposal and Fireworks in June
Chester Board of Selectmen Decide to Reopen Chester Cautiously
Chester School Board Vote for Chester Academy to Return to Five Day Schedule
Chester Planning Board Approves Two Applications: a Beauty Salon and a Short Term AIRBnB Rental
Raymond School Board Hears That Transportation is the Biggest Issue for Spring Sports
Hampstead Planning Board Approves East Road Lot Line Adjustment
Raymond Planning Board Continues Blaisdell Subdivision for the Fourth Time
Chester Selectmen Ask Town Manager to Reorganize and Number Warrant Articles
**************************** March 2021 ****************************
Raymond School District Superintendent Tina McCoy Resigns
Hampstead School Board Vacant Seat Filled
Sandown Selectmen Concerned about Old Home Day Date
Chester Board of Selectmen Send Warrant to Budget Committee
Raymond School Board Calendar Changes Dominates Meeting
Chester Planning Board Public Hearing on Pulpit Rock Road Subdivision Canceled When Variance Denied
Longtime Raymond Selectman Jack Barnes Retires
Controversial Conservation Parking Lot Discussion Dominates Hampstead’s Selectman’s Meeting
Chester Resident Robert St. Amand to Clean up Town Pound
Raymond Planning Board Delays Solar Ordinance Discussion
Raymond School Board Reorganizes and Resolves Default Budget Issue
Hampstead School Board Reorganizes and Addresses Safe Learning Plan
Sandown Planning Board Conditionally Approves Hoyt Subdivision
Sandown Selectmen Reorganize and Appoint Other Board and Committee Members
The Raymond Board of Selectmen Move Forward with Bean Tavern Purchase
Chester School District Names Dr. Sharon Locke, Ed.D. as New Superintendent
Chester Selectmen Approved Window in Building Inspector Office
Chester Planning Board Holds Conceptual Discussion of Processed Glass Aggregate Proposal
Sandown Election and Warrant Article Results March 2021
Hampstead Election and Warrant Article Results March 2021
Hampstead Selectmen Raise Some Municipal Service Fees and Look for Stormwater Committee Members
Chester Selectmen Approve the Town Administrator to Handle Impact Fees $5,000 or Less
Chester Planning Board Hear Jenkins Farm Residents' Concerns
Raymond School Board Discussed the Raymond High School Class Sizes
Chester School District Warrant Approved Without Comment
Sandown Selectmen Draft Updated Hazardous Mitigation Plan
Hampstead Planning Board Continues All Four of Its Hearings
********************** February 2021 **********************
Chester Selectmen Looking for Hard Numbers for Stevens Hall Project
Chester Planning Board Approves Wellness Counseling and Retail Herbal Sales
Sandown Selectmen Decide to Holdoff On Phillips Pond Treatment Prepayment
Hampstead Selectmen Hear Civic Club Plans to Hold Fishing Derby
The Raymond Selectmen Push Getting RCTV Cable Server
Raymond Planning Board's Blaisdell Hearing Continued Again to April
Chester Academy Changes School Reopening Plans
The Raymond School Board Support Plans to Hold Safe Senior Prom
Abutter Questions Legality of Lot Line Adjustment Request to Hampstead Planning Board
Lot Line Adjustments Dominate the Sandown Planning Board Meeting
Chester Board of Selectmen Approve Use of Jack Road
Hampstead School Board Hears Safe Learning Model Still Undetermined Following February Vacation
Chester Planning Board Move Zoning Amendments to Ballot and Warrant
Sandown Selectmen Decide to Holdoff On Phillips Pond Treatment Prepayment
Hampstead Selectmen Accept Labrador Lane as Town Road
Raymond 2021 Deliberative Zoning Amendment Articles Challenged
Raymond Planning Board Continues Blaisdell Subdivision After Discussion
Parents Push Chester School Board for In Person Schooling
All Articles Moved to the Ballot at Hampstead Town Deliberative
Chester Selectmen Approve Maintenance Department Truck Purchase
Raymond School Board Hears About Support for Students Struggling with Remote Learning
Hampstead Public Library News for February thru March 2021
Chester Public Library Programs for February 2021
Hampstead School District 2021 Deliberative Moves All Articles Unchanged
********************** January 2021 **********************
Chester Selectmen Move Dates of Election and Deliberative to May
Raymond School District Operating Budget Was the Most Contentious Article at Deliberative
Sandown 2021 Deliberative Runs Smoothly
Hampstead Has Two Candidates for Superintendent
Teaching Kindness Begins At a Young Age
Chester Planning Board Reviews Zoning Amendments
Hampstead's Central School Principal Collins Retires After 40 Plus Years
Sandown Board of Selectmen Assign Articles to Members
Hampstead Selectmen Continue Discussion On Labrador Lane
Raymond Planning Board Continues Blaisdell's Bald Hill Road Project
Chester Selectmen Still Undecided on Town Deliberative Date
Raymond School Board Tackles Several Important Issues
Sandown Planning Approves and Moves Stormwater Ordinance to Warrant
Chester Board of Selectmen Vote to Extend CARES Act Coverage
Raymond Planning Board has Design Review on 4 Freetown Road Project
Chester Planning Board Public Hearings Continued or Withdrawn
Sandown Selectmen and Budget Committee Hold Joint Public Hearing
Hampstead 2021 Budget and Warrant Articles Public Hearing
2021 School Budget Approved by the Hampstead School Board
Sandown Selectmen Vote on Per Diem Firefighters
Raymond Budget Committee Addresses both Town and School Budgets
Raymond Board of Selectmen Continue Discussion of Cable Committee Budget
Service Organizations Speak to Hampstead Board of Selectmen
Hampstead School Board Approve Central School 60s Wing Project Article
Chester Selectmen Vote to Send Out Stevens Hall RFP
Hampstead School Board Need to Identify Funding for Project
Chester School Board Told Part Time Superintendent Search Is Underway
Raymond School Board Reviews 2021 Warrant Articles
Sandown Board of Selectmen Reviewed 2021 Warrant Articles
Hampstead Planning Board Reviews Zoning Amendments
