In 1997 the Towns of Bridgewater and Hebron realized an extraordinary and unique

achievement. They created a political subdivision, the Bridgewater-Hebron Village

District (B-HVD), which allowed a school building to be built and owned independently

from a school district. B-HVD is a separate municipality governed by a board of three

commissioners elected by the two towns. It is the only village district of its kind in New

Hampshire.

The construction of the Bridgewater-Hebron Village School began in 1998, and it

opened its doors to students in the fall of 1999. The school helped address classroom

overcrowding in the Newfound Area School District (NASD or SAU4) and resulted in

reducing long travel times for students, especially in the northern areas of the school

district. The school building and grounds were leased to NASD for $1 per year.

In 2024 the Towns of Bridgewater, Hebron, and Groton voted to leave NASD and

become their own three-town school district. The newly formed Pasquaney School

District (SAU108) officially began on July 1, 2025. At that time a new lease agreement between

B-HVD (the landlord) and SAU108 (the tenant) began, also at $1 per year.

Although B-HVD, the owner of the school building and grounds, works in partnership

with SAU108, its role remains separate from the educational responsibilities of the

school district. SAU108 is in charge of the daily operations of the school and has full

authority for all the educational programming.