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Newport selectmen approve consent agenda with $2.79M in manifests

Newport Board of Selectmen approves $2.79M in manifests at routine meeting. The board processed General Fund manifests dated January 15, 23, and 31, 2026, totaling $2,790,834.30, and approved an Assessing Official's Response to Credits and Exemptions. The board scheduled three budget review

Commission approves Elm Grove electrical project at Cross Street

Newport Conservation Commission unanimously approves Elm Grove electrical project at Cross Street. The Commission voted 6-0-0 to permit Eversource to install utility poles and wiring across town property in a 50-foot span, determining the work will not restrict future trail development or town use

Board Opposes HB 751 School Transfer Bill

Newport board opposes HB 751 open-enrollment bill. The Board of Selectmen voted unanimously to oppose House Bill 751, which would allow student open enrollment while home districts receive only 80 percent of per-pupil funding. Kathy Hubert warned that five Newport-to-Sunapee transfers would cost

Planning Board hears multi-unit housing water requirement proposal

Planning Board holds first hearing on multi-unit housing ordinance. Planning Board member Scott Stanton proposed a warrant article for the May 2026 town meeting requiring residential projects with more than three dwelling units to connect to municipal water and sewer to concentrate development in

ZONING BOARD APPROVES DWELLING VARIANCE AND FARM STAND EXCEPTION

Newport zoning board approves dwelling and farm-stand exceptions. The Zoning Board of Adjustment voted unanimously (6-0-0) on January 21 to grant Joe Branch a variance for two dwellings at 55 Redstone Road and Jessica Cole a special exception for a farm stand at 64 East Mountain Road. The Board