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Hartnett Lot tower hearing resumes Thursday; Pinkerton and Bedford meet Saturday

Plus, Pinkerton and Bedford will play for the Division I girls soccer title on Saturday.

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Planning Board

If you want to follow the 16-story tower on Lowell Street, the Planning Board's continued hearing is Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. It's one of two continued hearings at the top of the agenda; the other is for a 34-lot single-family subdivision on Manchester Water Works land off Wellington Road, listed first, and both have drawn dozens to attend and comment before. New Hampshire Union Leader

Girls soccer

Top-seeded Pinkerton beat Exeter 2-1 in double overtime on Riley McClellan's goal in a 110-minute semifinal. Second-seeded Bedford blanked Goffstown 1-0 on Adra Casey's free kick. The Division I final is Saturday, Nov. 7, at 3 p.m. at Memorial High. Eagle-TribuneNew Hampshire Union Leader

Cross country

Hanover won its fourth straight NHIAA Division II boys state title at on Saturday, and senior Ben Groves defended his individual title in 15 minutes, 58.5 seconds. ConVal freshman Ari Pape finished 60th in 19:53 as the Cougars placed 14th. Concord MonitorMonadnock Ledger-Transcript

Bedford budget

Bedford Town Manager Rick Sawyer's proposed $39.7 million budget would set an estimated tax rate of $14.73 if approved. Councilors are starting workshops ahead of a Dec. 9 deadline. New Hampshire Union Leader

Bedford's estimated $14.73 tax rate is mostly the school rate

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School$10.4170.7%
Municipal$3.3822.9%
County$0.946.4%

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Hartnett Lot tower hearing resumes Thursday; Pinkerton and Bedford meet Saturday

Plus, Pinkerton and Bedford will play for the Division I girls soccer title on Saturday.

The TLDR

  1. Planning Board hearings on the Hartnett Lot tower and Wellington Road lots resume Thursday at 6 p.m.
  2. Pinkerton and Bedford play for the Division I girls soccer title Saturday at 3 p.m.
  3. Bedford's proposed $39.7 million budget would set an estimated $14.73 tax rate
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