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Sunday, October 25, 2026 Canterbury, New Hampshire · Change town
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Government · misc

Agricultural Commission Backs Carriage House Proposal

Canterbury Agricultural Commission backed Tricentennial Committee's carriage house proposal at the library parking lot. Commission members, including Jill McCullough and Mark Stevens, agreed to support the 16-by-50-foot structure and help gather community support for a warrant article.

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Conservation Commission Approves 2027 Budget Request

The Canterbury Conservation Commission approved a $14,372 budget request for 2027, with increases for land management. Chair Kelly Short received authorization to refine the easement monitoring allocation once contractor proposals are received. The commission agreed to track volunteer hours for

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Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Nearly $659,000 in Spending Manifests

Canterbury's Select Board voted unanimously to approve spending manifests totaling $658,668. Chair Scott Doherty, Beth Blair, and Calvin Todd voted on motions to approve an Accounts Payable Manifest of $586,272.44, which included $559,000 to the Shaker Regional School District, and a Payroll

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Government · Zoning Board

Zoning Board Rejects LLC Claim, Orders Special Exception

Canterbury Zoning Board rules LLC's proposed use requires special exception. The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a letter to Canterbury Community Market LLC concluding that its proposed use constitutes a restaurant and requires special exception under town ordinance, overruling the

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Government · Planning Board

Planning Board approves Baptist Hill Road subdivision into three lots

Canterbury Planning Board approves Baptist Hill Road subdivision into three lots. The board voted 5-0 to create three residential lots from Tax Map 208, with Vice Chair Megan Portnoy abstaining, following review of corrected plans addressing sight distance and driveway access. Applicant Mark

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Government · Select Board

Selectboard backs planning for tricentennial carriage shed

Canterbury Selectboard backed planning for a 300th-anniversary carriage-shed reconstruction. Tricentennial Co-Chairs Naomi Scanlan and Heidi Southard proposed a 16-by-50-foot timber structure at Elkins Library with $25,000 pledged and $78,000 more needed; Steve and Betty Fifield committed $20,000

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