Hebron Resident: Property Appeals Process Unfair

by Frank M. Handibode, Hebron NH Hey, New Hampshire property owners, get a load of this. The Board of Taxation and Land Appeals (the BTLA) has ruled that if you appeal your assessments to them, it is perfectly okay for a town or assessor to use comparables against you...

Evan Nappen, NH’s Second Amendment Secret Weapon

I guess you have heard about the innocent NJ man, Brian Aitken, who was jailed for possessing politically incorrect guns – that didn’t even look especially scary. Well, he has been freed by the Governor of New Jersey, Chris Christie, correcting an...

And The School Board Is Even Worse

by Ed Naile A Bedford pizza shop owner had the audacity to ask for a variance for a very small LED OPEN sign for his Rt. 101 business, which for some reason is located in the town’s historic district. It looks as though the Bedford Historical Commission has given...

Legislation 2011

The list of 573 introduced bills are here. House Bills

The Tea Party Targets… Sustainable Development?

The Tea Party Targets… Sustainable Development? Yer darned tootin’! It’s town meeting time again in NH, and people are preparing petitioned warrant articles and mailers. You may not have been elected to the NH House of Representatives or NH Senate,...

Proponents Say High Court Ruling on Tax Cap Not the Last Word

DOVER — For local supporters of a tax cap, the recent Supreme Court ruling that tax caps are in conflict with state law is not the final word in the matter. The decision was made Wednesday in response to a yearlong case involving the Manchester and the citizen group...