Give them enough rope

September 27, 2008 by Ed Naile As usual, I got a tip that a public body was going to have a “non-public” meeting which was in all likelihood a public meeting that just innocently wandered off the path. In this case it was this Friday, Sept. 26 morning at the Attorney...

Atkinson police fund transfer not as simple as thought

September 2, 2008 Eagle Tribune ATKINSON, N.H. — Residents who have contributed to police Chief Philip Consentino’s donation accounts in the past must be part of the next step in legalizing how the funds are handled. And if those donors have since died, the town...

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...

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...

Atkinson Police Chief Responds to AG

August 19, 2008 This is the letter that Chief Consentino wrote back to the AG’s office with regard to the 5 accounts he supposedly manages. Terry M. Knowles August 6, 2008 Assistant Director-Charitable Funds Dept. of Attorney General 33 Capital Street Concord,...

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...