The Derry Town Council has declined to institute a leash law after extensive discussion in the Monday, Dec. 2 meeting. The leash law was brought up several weeks ago by Councilor Phyllis Katsakiores, who said she had received calls from…
Plants classified as invasive species or “invasives” cannot be collected, transported, imported, exported, moved, bought, sold, distributed, propagated or transplanted, according to Douglas Cygan, Invasive Plant Coordinator for the New Hampshire Department of Agriculture. So how do they reproduce themselves?…
A discussion on easements needed to expand town water and sewer down Route 28 South turned into whether the expansion was appropriate at this time. Michael Fowler, Director of Public Works, and Thomas Carrier, Deputy Director, discussed the easements at…
Serving in public office is far more than an ego boost. It’s a big responsibility, both to the voters and to the future of the community. Getting up to speed – on documents, budgets and personnel – is a major…
One of Derry’s newest Town Councilors has questioned the process by which the Council reviews budget requests. Councilor David Fischer, representative for District 3, asked for a budget process discussion to be added to the agenda for April 15. Fischer…
A fox that frightened two local families and caused the closing of Don Ball Park on Thursday, April 10, was caught and euthanized. Derry Police Capt. Vern Thomas said at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesday, April 9, police received a call…
The Derry Highway Safety Committee will recommend three town roads to the Town Council for “striping,” while doing a traffic count in the spring on three more. Alan Cote, Derry superintendent of highway operations, discussed the striping and traffic count…
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…
The members of the collective bargaining unit for the Derry Professional, Administrative and Technical Employees (PATE) will have their first contract since 2011 after a split Town Council vote Tuesday, Feb. 18. The contract was first presented to the Council on…
An effort to lower an already-amended Derry School District budget failed in a secret ballot, and the budget proposed by the School Board will go to the voters March 11. The School Board’s working budget of $80,817,146 was reduced to…
