“Be it resolved that Francestown has the best road crew in the State of New Hampshire.” That was the opening remark of Town Moderator Paul Lawrence at the 2023 Francestown Town Meeting. With the meeting only a few days after more than two feet of snow.
In a season where the state Department of Transportation has 100 openings for full-time snowplow operators and highway maintenance crews, some local towns are feeling the same squeeze.“We’ve had a position pretty much open on and off for the last.