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...County commissioners propose tax reduction
August 19, 2008 Fosters DOVER — County commissioners will propose a $977,417 property tax reduction at Wednesday’s Strafford County Delegation hearing. The reduction comes after almost six months of negotiation between George Maglaras, president of the New...Spending Cap Heads to City Ballot
From the Union Leader… MANCHESTER – A group battling what it says is government spending run amok has submitted enough signatures to place a city spending cap on the general election ballot Nov. 4. The New Hampshire Advantage Coalition delivered an additional...Concord to Get More Tax Cap Signatures
From the Concord Monitor… The group pushing for a municipal tax cap in Concord expects this morning to officially pass an important threshold needed to put the measure before voters in November. The New Hampshire Advantage Coalition plans on submitting a final...City Council: Eminent domain OK, but shrink middle school plan
August 18, 2008 Fosters PORTSMOUTH — The City Council voted to move forward with the eminent domain process Monday night, but very clearly stated the size and cost of a new middle school must come down. The issue of whether to use eminent domain to expand Portsmouth...VISITORS