Rollinsford voters nix $400G land deal

August 24, 2008 Fosters ROLLINSFORD — Voters on Saturday rejected a proposed bond for a $400,000 land purchase at a special town meeting, shrugging off appeals to look to the town’s long-term goals. With 63 yes votes and 94 no votes, it was clear most voters...

Atkinson police chief weathers another storm

August 24, 2008 Eagle Tribune ATKINSON, N.H. — Police Chief Philip Consentino may be a little bruised, but he has survived the latest in a round of attacks, this one focused on his handling of various police donation accounts. A 40-year veteran of the Atkinson Police...

State House Dome: Workers Upset Over Possible Info Leak

STATE WORKERS, firefighters and the N.H. Troopers Association are upset they weren’t warned their personal and medical information might have been compromised. They complain the New Hampshire Municipal Association’s benefits administration operation should...

Citizens Should Question Local Authority

To the Editor: I fail to understand the level of hostility the editorial board of The Cabinet has displayed towards the Amherst Citizens Association. By referring to the group, of which I am a member, as a “small group” and the “so-called Amherst Citizens Association”...

A Skunk By Any Other Name…

…is still a skunk. In the spirit of full disclosure, for those of you who may not know, here is who the “Local Government Center” really is… They were formerly known as, the “NH Municipal Association”, a group of government workers...

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...