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Raymond Recreation is looking for enthusiastic Summer staff. We need Camp Counselors, Senior Leaders and Directors for camp and after-camp programs. Want to have fun while getting paid? Where else can you enjoy 7 weeks of amazing kids, tons of fun, sunny days, and many outstanding field trips?
Adults, High School and College Students...
If you are interested in applying for a fun filled summer, stop by Raymond Recreation for an application or you can pick on up in the Raymond High School office. You must be entering at least junior year in HS to apply for a paid position. Anyone entering sophomore year in HS is eligible to be a Counselor in Training.
For more information call Tammy at Raymond Recreation at 895-7030 or email treardon@raymondnh.gov
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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
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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
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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
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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
