N.H. has lowest birthrate in nation
August 22, 2008 Boston Globe WASHINGTON – The stork apparently has trouble landing in New England. New Hampshire has the lowest, Vermont the second-lowest, Rhode Island the third-lowest, Massachusetts the seventh-lowest, and Maine the eighth-lowest birth rates...Somersworth considers new school, bonding explained
August 20, 2008 Fosters SOMERSWORTH — City officials have three options in bonding for the new elementary school, if they choose to move forward with that plan. Recently, Sheila St. Germain, executive director of the New Hampshire Municipal Bond Bank, spoke to the...Rochester Councilor Tries to Block Ballot Question
From Fosters… ROCHESTER — He knew he had no chance of blocking the citizen-initiated tax and spending cap, but Councilor Chuck Grassie said he was taking a principled stand Tuesday when he voted against putting the question on the Nov. 4 ballot. He said voting...Greenland police union dispute gets hearing date
August 19, 2008 Seacoast Online GREENLAND — A date has been tentatively scheduled for a hearing to determine if police department employees will be allowed to form a union. Town Administrator Karen Anderson said the matter is scheduled to go before the Public...Politics get personal Town critic’s car vandalized over the weekend
August 19, 2008 Eagle Tribune ATKINSON, N.H. — An outspoken critic of selectmen and the Police Department reached a breaking point over the weekend when his car was vandalized. “My focus now is just fixing up my house and getting out of town,” Mark Acciard...VISITORS