To the Editor: Dean Shalhoup’s article, in last Thursday’s Cabinet, covering the SB2 issue coming before both Mont Vernon and Amherst voters on March 9 was a comprehensive report on both sides of the issue. My comments are addressing the opinions voiced by Mr. Kunkle, interviewed for that article, regarding …

To the Editor: I’m writing this letter in support of Robert “Bob” Willette, a candidate for the Milford School Board. Bob has been a resident of Milford for 65-plus years. Bob raised his children in Milford and they attended Milford schools. He was a Cub and Boy Scout Master, MCAA …

To the Editor: The Souhegan High School administration, department heads and School Board worked very hard to bring in a budget that reflected the difficult economic times and little to no change in student enrollment. They were aggressive in their reductions in order to present a budget which has an …

To the Editor: I am encouraging Amherst voters to support Dwight Brew on March 9 for the position of selectman. For the past 10 years, Dwight has demonstrated his commitment to Amherst as he served first on the Town of Amherst Ways and Means Committee for three years and then …

To the Editor: Over the nearly two decades we have lived in Amherst, we have gradually come to know Marilyn Peterman. We completely agree with the many letters of support she has received in recent editions of local papers. Her many years of service give her an experience background and …

To the Editor: I want to invite you to join me in voting for Carolyn Halstead for the one-year position on the Milford School Board. Carolyn is a young, energetic, fiscal conservative who believes in delivering quality education at an affordable price. With the school budget up 10 percent in …

To the Editor: The Milford Downtown Ongoing Improvement Team/DO-IT is asking Milford residents to consider voting in support of warrant articles 16 and 17 on March 9. Warrant Article 16, Pumpkin Festival, Holiday Decorations and Plantings, allocates $15,000 for police, fire, ambulance and public works personnel necessary to the coordination …

To the Editor: The Milford fire station was new in 1974. In 2010 it is old, crowded and insufficient for today’s needs. The Milford Ambulance Department moved into Town Hall in 1975 when the fire department left. They have definitely outgrown their quarters. You can read about each department’s urgent …

To the Editor: I urge you to vote for Dwight Brew for Amherst selectman. I have had the pleasure of working with Dwight on the Amherst School Board for the last three years and it has been an outstanding experience. Dwight’s leadership ability has caused everyone to understand and focus …

To the Editor: I am running as a write-in candidate for Town of Wilton Cemetery Trustee. I have lived in town for 17 years and have been a volunteer on the Wilton Fire Department since 1992, currently as a deputy fire chief. I am interested in working with the trustees …

To the Editor: I understand it is expensive to educate a child. I also don’t mind paying for something if it is a quality product. What I do object to is shelling out thousands of dollars of property taxes each year on education that continues to sink to some of …

To the Editor: I would like to respond and clarify some quotes credited to me by Mark W. Altner in his letter to the editor. The first of the Consolidation Facilities Committee’s recommendations was to relocate both sixth grades from the elementary schools to the middle school wing of the …

To the Editor: Years ago selectmen imposed a 3 percent franchise fee on cable subscribers. These fees have since been deposited into the general fund, where they have been used for general expenses of the town, resulting in cable subscribers paying proportionally more in general fund taxation than non-subscribers. Since …

To the Editor: On March 9, I urge Milford voters to support every article on the school district ballot. The proposed operating budget is basically a maintenance budget, similar in amount to a normal default budget calculation. The proposed operating budget is a responsible compromise between the need to keep …

To the Editor: Voting “yes” on Article 12 for Milford voters (in Amherst it is Article 43) will continue these towns participation in the Souhegan Valley Transportation Cooperative. This cooperative provides a low-cost, door-to-door, wheelchair- accessible bus service for non-emergency medical, and other important transportation needs, for residents of Milford, …

To the Editor: For the benefit of the Milford population who do not know Walter Murray, I would like to cite his qualifications for reelection on March 9 as a water-wastewater commissioner for a three-year term. He served Milford since 2006 as one of the three original commissioners elected to …

To the Editor: I would like to encourage the voting public in the town of Milford to review the AFSCME Local 3657 Chapter 9 Milford Police Employees and the Town of Milford 2009 Fact Finding Report, regarding Warrant Article 11 and accessible via the town’s Web site at www.milfordnh.info, prior …

To the Editor: Of the candidates running for Amherst selectman this year, I know three of them and respect and admire all three, but the candidate that I know best and consider to be exceptional is Dwight Brew. I have worked closely with Dwight for the past five years on …

To the Editor: As voters consider the services provided by the town and the level of taxes needed to support those services, the trustees of the Amherst Library would like to offer some information about the value of those library services provided to our residents. The total circulation of all …

To the Editor: We are pro-playing fields, pro-Rec department, and recognize the need for the kids of Amherst to get outdoors and have active lifestyles. We also appreciate the many volunteer hours that the members of the Rec Department Commission put into that organization, and believe them to be well-intentioned. …