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Board of Assessors approves prior minutes; discusses 14% budget increase

New Salem Assessors approve prior minutes, review 14% budget increase. Board members Bill Lafley and Eric Hamm, with RRG representative Adam Hemingway present, approved December minutes and discussed cost drivers including RRG annual increases, newly added Vision software cloud services, and rising

Select Board Establishes Full-Time Police Chief Position

New Salem Select Board restructures police department with full-time chief position. The board voted unanimously to accept the Police Futures Committee's recommendation to transition the Police Chief position from part-time to full-time while maintaining approximately the same total departmental

Police chief position becomes full-time in New Salem

New Salem Board of Selectmen restructures police chief position to full-time. The board voted unanimously to establish the full-time position and voted separately to post it as an open posting with internal candidates encouraged to apply. Selectboard member Mailande DeWitt recused herself from both

Finance Committee reviews preliminary school budget proposal

Finance Committee discusses preliminary school budget with 9 percent increase. The New Salem Finance Committee, meeting jointly with Wendell Finance Committee members, reviewed the Swift River School's preliminary budget proposal and sought a 2.5 to 3 percent reduction target. Superintendent

Finance Committee approves 13 warrant articles and deficit spending

Finance Committee approves $101,000 in warrant articles from Free Cash. The committee voted unanimously to recommend 13 articles for a special town meeting on January 12, totaling approximately $101,000 from certified Free Cash of $1.2 million. Department of Public Works received the largest