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Cabinet Editorials

Thumbing the Files for Dec. 21

75 years ago, 1942 “Hostile” aircraft swooped over Milford, dropping high explosives and incendiaries everywhere, in a theoretical raid to furnish practice for local civilian defense. The first blue war bond banner to flutter in the Souhegan Valley was atop the People’s Laundry ...

Budget slashing is not necessary

Milford school officials, like those in the Wilton-Lyndeborough district, have decided to put full-day kindergarten on the March town warrant in the hope that voters will see the importance of such a program and understand that what appears to be a fairly minimal tax impact is worth a “yes” ...

Thumbing the Files for Dec. 14

75 years ago, 1942 Cpl. Caesar Falsani of Milford was in North Africa. There were four Rounala brothers, of Milford, in the service. Eli left for Fort Devens; Eino was at Camp White in Oregon; Henry was at Camp Claiborne, La., and Walter was at Fort Hancock, N.J. All were the sons of the Mr. ...

School costs prime driver of property taxes

When I ran for the Milford School Board last year, I was committed to making sure we could reign in increases to our school budgets and the ever-increasing property tax burden. Since then, I’ve been laser-focused on those issues which force any increase in our property taxes. The local ...

The view from the roof of the Kremlin

Well, I’m relieved. Vladimir Putin has announced that he will seek re-election to the presidency of Russia. Whew. I was afraid he might decide to ride off into the sunset and camp out at a ritzy dacha on some lake near the Urals but, no, he’s going to run again. I probably shouldn’t ...

‘Let the voters decide’

The school board and budget committee that oversee Wilton and Lyndeborough schools, along with the district’s Strategic Planning Committee, have made the right choice in deciding to put the issue of full-day kindergarten into a warrant article for March town meetings. “Let the voters ...