Government

Rindge selectmen approve $35,000 Ward Trust grant for Meetinghouse repairs. The board voted unanimously on July 1 to accept the unanticipated revenue from the trust to restore the horse shed roofs at the Rindge Meetinghouse. Karla MacLeod, a trustee of the Ward Trust Fund and Chair of the Library

Rindge Conservation Commission approves $1,500 invasive knotwood treatment. The eight-member commission unanimously voted to spend up to $1,500 treating Japanese knotwood at four town conservation locations, with treatment costs between $400 and $750 per site per season. Commission member Deni

Rindge ZBA denies variances in fractious session. The Zoning Board voted 4-1 to deny a variance from Alvah Reida to subdivide a Village District property (Tax Map 25, Lot 2) into a 147-foot-frontage lot, with Chairman George Carmichael arguing the applicant failed to demonstrate hardship and the

Rindge selectmen advance tax abatements for 10 properties, deny seven. Chairman Larry Cleveland and the three-member board voted unanimously to grant relief on properties including Map 17 Lot 36 and Map 27 Lot 4, with Selectboard Member Tom Coneys recusing himself from one separate denial. The

Rindge Conservation Commission approves maintenance contracts and membership spending for the year. The board authorized $65 per hour for mowing by Gordon Services and $60 in membership dues for the Monomonac and Contoocook Lake Associations. Planning Board member Matt Olson presented a proposal to