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…
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…
When there’s an overriding need – skyrocketing use of heroin and resulting crimes, expansion of the interstate to handle gridlock, failing bridges, funding to boost economic development (think Pettengill Road), the place we all turn to is the federal government,…
A few months ago, we wrote about town officials’ “golden parachutes,” negotiated deals that allow high ranking officials to leave office but continue to collect their salary, receive medical benefits, and get other perks. We noted that plenty of taxpayers…
The Town Council is closer to determining what it wants in the next Town Administrator, thanks to a menu of options prepared by Acting Town Administrator Larry Budreau. Budreau, who is also Human Resources Director for the town, presented a…
While the Derry Cooperative School District is proposing a budget lower than both last year’s approved budget and its default budget, residents at the Jan. 21 public hearing implored them to cut even more, including the possibility of closing a school.…
While Derry state representatives had varied reactions to the Rockingham County Commissioners’ decision to close the county Adult Medical Day Care facility, they agreed that New Hampshire’s frail elders need their and their constituents’ – support. The Adult Medical Day…
Derry taxpayers can expect to pay an average of $235 more, or 3.3 percent, on their tax bills for 2013. The New Hampshire Department of Revenue Administration released the 2013 tax rate for Derry this past Friday in a press…
When you get a new job, is your first concern your exit strategy? During your interview, did you negotiate salary and vacation, or insist on a multi-month severance package? If you’re a public official, it was probably the latter. The…
Teachers within the Derry Cooperative School District who seek to widen the technology horizons of their students were recently awarded with Game Changer Grants from the 21st Century Learning Community Corp.
