Parental Rights Bill (HB 180)

Next Tuesday in Concord there will be a Public Hearing on HB 180: 1/25/2011 at 11:00 AM in LOB 104 From NH’s Parental Rights group: HB 180 is coming before the House Legislative Administration Committee for a public hearing. This is a very important bill for...

Peter Kucmas Seeks Office in Hills District 4

Peter Kucmas (R) is running for State Representative in the special election in Hillsborough’s District 4. This seat was formerly held by Bob Mead who left to take a position with the Speaker, Bill O’Brien. Peter has taken CNHT’s Taxpayer Protection...

Coffey Cuffs

by Ed Naile Here is an odd one. Newly elected State Rep. Jim Coffey of New Ipswich, NH, and a local official there at one time, was arrested for taking his own personnel file from the Hillsborough Town Office where he was the Town Administrator for 14 years. He simply...

No local lawmakers on education funding panel

Although four area towns are among the 11 communities most affected by the state’s education funding formula, they don’t have local representation on a legislative panel formed to tackle the issue. House Speaker William O’Brien announced yesterday...

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...