Grafton jail plan might be shrunk

February 1, 2009 Valley News North Haverhill — With at least 15 towns calling for a delay in construction of a new county jail, two of the three Grafton County Commissioners last week said they are open to scaling back the size of the $38 million project. But,...

Concord tax cap case will be heard before court

January 27, 2009 Merrimack County Superior Court will hear the City of Concord’s case on why Spending Caps should not be allowed in the State of NH. The voters of Concord have submitted the required number of signatures to put the tax cap on the ballot, but the city...

Hudson pushes ahead with kindergarten suit

December 9, 2008 Nashua Telegraph HUDSON – Instead of meeting its Dec. 1 deadline by submitting a plan to implement kindergarten by fall, the Hudson School District sent a letter to the state Department of Education reminding it the district is suing instead....

County Commissioners’ Wrists Properly Slapped

Caledonian Record Late in November, the Grafton County Commissioners managed to get a $38 million bond vote passed after officials pushed and shoved in public and private meetings. Two citizens, Robert P. Hull and John J. Babiarz, brought suit, charging that the...

Tax Cap Headed to Court

The city of Concord wants a judge to weigh in on whether a proposed tax cap is constitutional. Leaders of three state agencies sent the city a letter in September saying a tax cap set to be voted on by Concord residents next November would not conflict with state...

Kindergarten Suit Filed in Hudson

October 11, 2008 Hudson-Litchfield News Hudson School Board has voted to file suit in New Hampshire’s Supreme Court because they believe that legislation passed and signed into law by Governor John Lynch is unconstitutional. “It’s not that we are against...