The Derry Town Council swept a new carpet for the Municipal Center under the carpet and trimmed several requests for overtime in Public Works Director Mike Fowler’s budget request for 2015, but otherwise approved the working budgets for eight of…
Students at Pinkerton Academy will not have to adhere to a Unified Dress Code offering a variety of clothing items. The semi-private high school will maintain its current dress code instead. The concept of a unified dress code was first…
The Derry Planning Board has put the final touches on its updated livestock ordinance, with a public hearing and adoption scheduled for the near future. Code Enforcement Officer Bob Mackey and Animal Control Officer Marlene Bishop appeared before the board…
A longtime Derry resident was asked to fine-tune his plans for a Unitarian-Universalist retreat center on his property before the Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) endorses them. Paul Doolittle of 33 Old Chester Road appeared before the Zoning Board of…
The site of the proposed Dumpster Depot at 41 Ashleigh Drive has changed hands. Assessor David Gomez and Morgan Hollis, an attorney for Dumpster Depot owner David Paul, confirmed last week that the property has passed from the Yvon Cormier…
The Town of Derry, in particular its Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA), has been served papers in a lawsuit filed by the Dumpster Depot, doing business as Accurate Transport Inc. Dumpster Depot owner David Paul is contesting a Nov. 7,…
The Planning Board has reviewed the final changes to a revised Livestock Ordinance and will vote on it at its first meeting in March. The board discussed the updated ordinance with Code Enforcement Officer Bob Mackey and Animal Control Officer…
Larry Budreau wants to set the record straight. In a recent Town Council meeting, Budreau, who is Acting Town Administrator, explained why he supported the recent Employee Recognition Luncheon, and why it was necessary to close the Municipal Center for…
The Derry Town Council and the Derry Planning Board held a joint workshop to hammer out their mutual goals. The agenda was developed by each body contributing questions and issues, and most of them turned out to be mutual. The…
The Derry Town Council will have a list of ideas to work on when it holds a joint meeting with the Planning Board on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Council members discussed their concerns at the Nov. 19 meeting, and Chairman Michael…
