NEWRY — Newry Holdings has appealed to the State Board of Property Tax Review over being denied tax abatements by the town, according to town officials. The town is represented in the appeal by attorney James Katsiaficas. Newry Holdings purchased the Sunday River Country Club golf course last year, although original owner Harris Golf has […]
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Cost-sharing issue on SAD 44 agenda for Feb. 12, not Jan. 22
BETHEL — School Administrative District 44 directors will take up the issue of a possible third referendum vote on a change to the local school cost-sharing formula at its Feb 12 meeting, not at the Jan. 22 meeting, according to Superintendent Dave Murphy. He said the item was mistakenly placed on the Jan. 22 agenda. […]
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Newry looks to School Board on formula
NEWRY — Town officials said Tuesday they plan to attend the School Administrative District 44 board meeting Monday to hear its decision on re-establishing a committee to review possible changes to the cost-sharing formula. The meeting is at 6:30 p.m. at Crescent Park Elementary School. Town Administrator Amy Bernard, Selectman Jim Largess and Newry Withdrawal […]
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More money approved for Newry Withdrawal Committee
NEWRY — Residents voted 26-15 Monday night to appropriate $24,500 from the surplus account to finance the Newry Withdrawal Committee for the rest of fiscal year 2017-18. Committee Chairman Jim Sysko said the money will go almost entirely to consultants Mark Eastman and Dan Stockford. Eastman is the educational consultant, and Stockford is the legal counsel. “We need […]
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Newry Town Meeting expected to be postponed to Monday
NEWRY — A special town meeting scheduled for Thursday was expected to be rescheduled for Monday, Jan. 8 at 6:30 p.m. because of the snowstorm. Selectmen said Thursday that procedurally they had to briefly convene the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Thursday with a few town officials, and then have a motion to formally postpone it […]
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Newry reschedules special town meeting on funding request
NEWRY — The Newry select board Tuesday rescheduled a special town meeting to vote on funding for the Newry Withdrawal Committee. The special meeting is now planned for 6:30 p.m. on Jan. 4, 2018, at the Bear River Grange Hall. A regular meeting of the select board will begin at 5 p.m. Originally scheduled for […]
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Newry postpones special town meeting
NEWRY — A special town meeting scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19, has been postponed. A new date is expected to be set by selectmen at their regular meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday. According to town officials, the meeting was not posted seven days beforehand. The purpose of the meeting is to vote on […]
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Santas shred the slopes for a good cause
NEWRY — The bells were jingling and the ho-ho-ho’s were jolly at the 18th annual Santa Sunday at Sunday River this weekend. The event raised more than $2,500 for the Sunday River Community Fund. “Whenever you can combine giving and a great time, you should do it,” skier Mark Hitchko of Portsmouth, N.H., said. Participants […]
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SAD 44 funding formula will remain the same
BETHEL — Voters in School Administrative District 44 towns Tuesday rejected changing the formula for sharing costs, according to Superintendent David Murphy. The tally from Bethel, Greenwood, Woodstock and Newry was 760-779. The measure failed by 19 votes. Newry voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new formula, 123-41. Bethel voted down the change, 374-427; Greenwood […]
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SAD 44's second attempt to keep Newry
BETHEL — A new cost-sharing formula proposal for School Administrative District 44 will be on the Nov. 7 ballot, marking a second attempt from the district to keep Newry. The cost-sharing formula for the $11 million school budget is calculated entirely on property values, resulting in Newry paying nearly 40 percent of the local share. […]