The Derry Town Council has unanimously approved the purchase of two easements in order to facilitate the expansion of town water and sewer down Route 28 South. At the May 6 meeting the Council heard a presentation from Public Works…
The Derry Town Council has unanimously approved a zoning change to a portion of Folsom Road and Laconia Avenue, in order to bring the parcels in line with a rapidly growing business and commercial district. The two parcels were rezoned…
With several members citing the need for a Town Administrator and a firmer plan, the Derry Town Council voted 4-3 to remove the funding for a Community Development Coordinator from the proposed FY 15 budget. The Council removed the funding…
In the spirit of “Use it up, wear it out, make it do,” the Derry Town Council voted to remove $8,000 from the FY 15 budget for an additional lawnmower for Forest Hill Cemetery. The Council met April 29 to…
The Derry Town Council has approved working budgets for Human Services, Finance, the Tax Collector’s department, Assessing and “Other Municipal Obligations.” The departments are grouped under the heading “Finance” and are supervised by Chief Financial Officer Frank Childs. The heading…
The Derry Town Council has approved the working budget for Derry Community Television, while expressing the need for a workshop to discuss the relationship between the town’s cable department and the school district. Chris Martin and Debbie Roy, cable coordinator…
The Derry Police Department has been involved in trying to prevent 16 drug overdoses since January, with 12 from heroin and the other four from other opiates. Five deaths resulted, four from heroin and one still under investigation. “These are…
As part of its process for finding a replacement for Hampstead Middle School principal Patti Grassbaugh, who is retiring, the school district has invited its three finalists for the post to a public meeting with the community. The names of…
After extensive discussion, the Derry Fire Department survived a challenge to its overtime line in the April 22 budget meeting. Fire Chief George Klauber presented the working budget for Prevention and Emergency Services. While Town Councilors questioned several expenses, in…
The Derry School Board conducted first readings on several policy updates at its April 8 meeting. Superintendent Laura Nelson presented the policies. In most cases, she said, the policies clarified language; in some cases they condensed it. One policy, BEDC,…
