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By CLARE SHANAHAN

NEW LONDON — A decision to have voters reconsider two items from Town Meeting means no votes taken during the session earlier this month are valid until the outstanding articles are reconsidered.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The Selectboard is seeking public support for an $11.1 million budget this year, after voters rejected the board’s proposal last year.

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

SUNAPEE — After voters rejected a proposed town budget earlier this month, officials are scrambling to make the nearly $800,000 in cuts required to operate under a default budget.

PIERMONT — The approximately 30 voters at Tuesday night’s annual school meeting reduced the proposed school budget by about $50,000.

WOODSTOCK VILLAGE — In Australian ballot voting on Tuesday, Village voters elected Brenda Blakeman and Lisa Lawlor to trustee positions in uncontested races.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

HANOVER — The Selectboard is scheduled to hold a public hearing on Monday to discuss a proposed $39.1 million town budget for the fiscal year starting July 1.

HAVERHILL — During Saturday’s floor meeting, voters rejected an article that would have adopted an SB2 form of voting, which would have allowed for ballot voting on all town issues on the second Tuesday of March.

SPRINGFIELD, N.H. — During Saturday’s floor meeting, voters approved a petitioned article calling on state elected officials to reject expansion of taxpayer funding for private education.

DORCHESTER — Voters approved a raise of $8,000 for the town clerk and tax collector position during Town Meeting on Saturday.

PIERMONT — Residents approved a $1.05 million proposal to build a new town office building during Saturday’s Town Meeting at Piermont Village School.

UNITY — Voters easily approved a proposal to withdraw from SAU 6 with Claremont at the annual school meeting on Saturday.

By LUKAS DUNFORD

PLAINFIELD — The future of education was a point of contention during Saturday’s annual School District and Town meetings.

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CROYDON — Beginning with the 2026-27 school year, Croydon’s one-room school will be for preschool and kindergarten, and students in first grade and up will be tuitioned to other districts.

By EMMA ROTH-WELLS

CORNISH — At Saturday’s annual Town Meeting, residents rejected an effort to rescind a two-year-old decision to convert the former Cornish General Store into a new library.

By CHRISTINA DOLAN

ORFORD — After more than two hours of debate, Rivendell voters approved a $15.8 million school budget, but defeated an article that would have moved future budget votes to an all-day Australian ballot format.

By LIZ SAUCHELLI

ENFIELD — Residents voted to switch to an Australian ballot style of voting for Town Meeting during the annual floor meeting Saturday.

NEW LONDON — During a floor meeting on Wednesday, voters rejected a $955,000 bond to continue planning for a new police facility on Seamans Road.

ORFORD — At a floor meeting Tuesday night, Orford voters directed the Selectboard to continue researching the proposed replacement of the High Bridge Road bridge to convert it into a walking bridge.

ORANGE — During a Tuesday evening floor meeting, voters approved all articles except for a petitioned article that would have designated the second floor of the Orange Town House as a mixed-use room to be shared by official town committees, boards and commissions subject to restrictions in the types of displays and items stored in the room, and a schedule maintained by the Selectboard secretary.

GRAFTON — In ballot voting on Tuesday, voters narrowly rejected, 106-103, a warrant article that would have changed the police chief position from elected to appointed by the Selectboard, effective next March.

By CLARE SHANAHAN

GRANTHAM — Two Upper Valley towns supported petitioned warrant articles calling on legislators to stop any expansion of the state’s school voucher program in Town Meeting voting on Tuesday, while four more will decide before the end of the week.