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Forum: General Discussion 09-14-2025, 09:45 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 16,792
Posted By Weekend Pundit
One of the last site plans brought forward by the...

One of the last site plans brought forward by the owners included a driveway from Rte. 11 up to the grounds of the Castle, the driveway being a switchback style. That certainly would have reduced any...
Forum: General Discussion 09-13-2025, 02:55 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 16,792
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Talking The true story?

Unofficially, it appears the fire may have been set by 'kids' trespassing on the property. No word on whether the fire started outside or inside the castle.

I have also heard 'talk' that it might...
Forum: General Discussion 08-30-2025, 06:49 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 16,792
Posted By Weekend Pundit
What was left was unsound now that the interior...

What was left was unsound now that the interior support was gone. Once the State Fire Marshal had finished examining the wreckage as part of their investigation it was knocked down as per the...
Forum: General Discussion 08-27-2025, 02:27 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 16,792
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Quite a bit of work had been done to ensure the...

Quite a bit of work had been done to ensure the structural integrity of the castle. I know the owners had plans for a full restoration but it seems work had been stalled for a while. It didn't help...
Forum: General Discussion 08-22-2025, 08:06 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,766
Posted By Weekend Pundit
The morning cleanup of the windshield on my truck...

The morning cleanup of the windshield on my truck to remove the accumulated sap has been going on since late July...and it isn't even parked underneath the surrounding oaks.

I used to use the...
Forum: General Discussion 08-14-2025, 11:51 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,766
Posted By Weekend Pundit
That's what I've been seeing, the micro droplets....

That's what I've been seeing, the micro droplets. I have to clean the windshield on my pickup every morning. Just before I closed up the house for the night I stepped outside and my driveway felt...
Forum: General Discussion 08-14-2025, 03:46 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,766
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Question Acorns and Sap

Is it just me or has anyone noticed the acorns are falling from the oaks about a month earlier than usual? I've also noticed a 'sprinkle' of sap appearing on the windows of my pickup and 'dotting'...
Forum: General Discussion 05-18-2025, 10:05 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 67,710
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Hub66 is installing service on Locke's Island...

Hub66 is installing service on Locke's Island and, as you mentioned, they will be using optical fiber to distribute the signal to all the homes on the island.
Forum: General Discussion 05-16-2025, 07:10 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 7,039
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Made The Change Once and Will Do It Again When...

I had Metrocast/Atlantic Broadband/Breezeline for years (Gilford). Once Comcast came into town and was available I switched over due to my increasingly frustrating issues with Breezeline. I haven't...
Forum: General Discussion 03-28-2025, 08:02 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,730
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Design Update

Some plans changes have been made to the original design that will cut some costs from the original estimate, those plan changes dealing primarily with the roof pitch on the equipment bay and...
Forum: General Discussion 03-21-2025, 12:35 PM
Replies: 96
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Posted By Weekend Pundit
I noticed a few holes in the ice along Belknap...

I noticed a few holes in the ice along Belknap Point Road and Scenic Drive in Gilford yesterday afternoon. I did see some open water along the Ellacoya State Park beach. I haven't checked Smith Cove...
Forum: General Discussion 03-12-2025, 07:54 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,730
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Post Bond Issue Passed

Just a quick note that the Bond Issue for the new Gilford DPW Building, Article 3 on the Gilford Town Warrant, passed with 2/3rds of those voting doing so in favor during yesterday's Second Session....
Forum: General Discussion 02-08-2025, 12:34 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 67,710
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Most folks won't even notice the difference in...

Most folks won't even notice the difference in speeds without running a speed test. As we say in our engineering department, "All higher data speeds do for you after a certain point is allow you to...
Forum: General Discussion 02-01-2025, 09:12 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 67,710
Posted By Weekend Pundit
They are an adaptation of the old BPL (Broadband...

They are an adaptation of the old BPL (Broadband over Power Line) equipment that was tried by the electrical utilities to get into the Internet provider business years ago, but it had a number of...
Forum: General Discussion 01-31-2025, 07:03 AM
Replies: 89
Views: 67,710
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Even when they were 'just' Verizon, Fairpoint, or...

Even when they were 'just' Verizon, Fairpoint, or Consolidated and running twisted pairs for phone service they weren't likely to go through attics for the reason you cited. It's one thing if they...
Forum: General Discussion 01-30-2025, 11:59 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 67,710
Posted By Weekend Pundit
May I take it the utilities attach to the house...

May I take it the utilities attach to the house near an access to the attic? I am assuming your home has the utilities coming to you home by aerial cables? Or do your utilities come in underground?...
Forum: General Discussion 01-30-2025, 04:20 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 13,730
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Post Gilford DPW Building Proposal

Article 3 of the Gilford Town Warrant is asking for a $11.2 million bond to demolish the old Gilford DPW building and replace it with a new building to be constructed on the same site.

A lot of...
Forum: General Discussion 12-20-2024, 12:26 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 62,355
Posted By Weekend Pundit
I can't speak to how Wolfeboro funded its rink,...

I can't speak to how Wolfeboro funded its rink, but Gilford just got a grant to help renovate its rink. The town has to match the grant funds, something that has to be approved by voters in March....
Forum: General Discussion 12-19-2024, 09:56 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 62,355
Posted By Weekend Pundit
I have seen deliberative sessions in our town...

I have seen deliberative sessions in our town with a couple of hundred attending and others with less the 50. Some of that depends upon what's on the town or school warrant.

During the voting...
Forum: General Discussion 12-18-2024, 02:26 PM
Replies: 114
Views: 62,355
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Post For SB2 towns (like mine), there are also the...

For SB2 towns (like mine), there are also the deliberative sessions in February which goes over the town and school warrants. They can be amended during those sessions which means there are two...
Forum: General Discussion 12-18-2024, 11:44 AM
Replies: 114
Views: 62,355
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Angry As best I can tell everyone's taxes went up. I...

As best I can tell everyone's taxes went up. I would need to take a look at my past few tax bills to see the breakdown over the past 10 years.

The tax rate in Gilford has decreased every year...
Forum: General Discussion 12-16-2024, 12:23 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 74,878
Posted By Weekend Pundit
My comment was aimed at towns in general, not...

My comment was aimed at towns in general, not specifically Meredith. Yeah, it was off-topic. My bad.

Goodness knows workforce housing is needed across the state. That's certainly true of Gilford.
Forum: General Discussion 12-15-2024, 05:36 PM
Replies: 127
Views: 74,878
Posted By Weekend Pundit
Who said anything about the taxpayers doing any...

Who said anything about the taxpayers doing any of this? Mostly it's a matter of making it less difficult for such housing to be built. I have seen far too much of the NIMBY (Not In My Back Yard) and...
Forum: General Discussion 12-15-2024, 10:27 AM
Replies: 127
Views: 74,878
Posted By Weekend Pundit
The last thing needed is more high-end housing,...

The last thing needed is more high-end housing, regardless of what town we're talking about. What we really need is workforce housing (not to be confused with subsidized housing).

When a typical...
Forum: General Discussion 12-14-2024, 08:36 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 5,164
Posted By Weekend Pundit
All I've been able to garner is that it started...

All I've been able to garner is that it started in the ceiling of the pool house, possibly electrical in origin. Other than that I haven't heard anything else.
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