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HAMPTON Michael McMahon is the new leader of the Hampton Fire Department in the aftermath of the resignation of fire chief Jamie Ayotte.
McMahon will serve as acting chief until an independent study on the Fire Department is completed, according to Town Manager Jamie Sullivan.
McMahon, who was acting deputy chief since the retirement of Justin Cutting in February, assumed responsibilities for Ayotte, whose last official day was on Friday, May 21.
Ayotte resigned from his position in April without giving a reason and before a study on his department by an outside consultant was completed.
Selectmen hired consultant Richard Marinucci, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, in February to look at the department in its entirety after concerns were expressed by Fire Department employees with Ayotte’s leadership.
Hampton voters reject $15.7M project to fix pothole plagued streets
HAMPTON – A $15.7 million bond project to reconstruct pothole-plagued Winnacunnet Road and High Street hit a roadblock at Tuesday’s Town Meeting.
While the majority of voters supported the project by a vote of 1,576 to 1,353, it didn’t receive the 60% needed to gain approval.
“I’m disappointed,” said Selectman Rusty Bridle. “Some of the biggest complaints in this town in the last three years has been the condition of the roads.”
“I guess they want to drive on those roads,” said Selectman Regina Barnes.
The article, which included funds to replace sewer/drainage and sidewalks, called for the town to bond $13.7 million over 30 years. The remainder of the balance would have come from the Road Improvement Capital Reserve Fund and the town’s unassigned fund balance, at a million each.
Hampton selectmen candidates weigh in on Facebook posts controversy
HAMPTON The four selectmen candidates running for two seats on the board in the town s March 9 election answered questions from the public Monday, including whether elected officials should be held to a higher standard for posts they make on social media.
The selectmen s race features incumbents Mary-Louise Woolsey and Jim Waddell, along with former state rep. Sharleen Page Hurst and retired Hampton police chief Richard Sawyer. All four participated in a virtual Zoom video conference candidates night hosted by the Hampton PTA.
The question regarding social media was in response to a non-binding petition article on the March 9 ballot calling for selectmen to add a social media policy and to create an ethics committee to field complaints from residents. A group of Hampton residents put forward the petition citing Selectman Regina Barnes’ political posts made on Facebook and Twitter that some, including Bl
HAMPTON – A former president of the International Association of Fire Chiefs will be coming to Hampton to perform a study of the town’s Fire Department as the fire chief s leadership is being questioned by the firefighter s union.
Selectmen voted unanimously recently to hire retired fire chief Richard Marinucci as an independent consultant to perform a comprehensive study for a sum not to exceed $25,000.
Marinucci, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, has 39 years of experience in the fire service, 32 years as chief for the Farmington Hills Fire Department and the Northville Township Fire Department. He also was the author of the “Fire Chief’s Guide to Administration and Management” and the editor of the seventh edition of the “Fire Chief’s Handbook.”