Governor Lynch: He’s no Craig Benson

January 27, 2008 Union Leader Gov. John Lynch will not rule out raising taxes this year. Why not? Citing a hole in the state budget he says will be as large as $50 million, Lynch has twice warned legislators he won’t support any new spending or new state jobs....

Abatement: Deering

by Ed Naile Ten days ago I represented myself, unless that is a debatable point as well, in Hillsborough Superior Court in Manchester, NH in a Motion to Dismiss my appeal of a property tax abatement request denial for 2006. It gets weirder. The corrupt town I live in,...

Lunch Lady Land

by Ed Naile Last week the Manchester Paper had a FRONT PAGE article about how softly our judicial system treats people who abused their position as a municipal employee. The $250,000.00 stolen from the Derry Economic Development Corp. by “Cherri” Crawford landed her...

Living Room Lockup: Gutting Truth in Sentencing

From the Union Leader… If you’re sentenced to do time in a New Hampshire prison, you might just luck out and wind up doing time in your living room. Truth in sentencing? That’s the law, but not always the practice. New Hampshire Union Leader...

Eminent Domain Rears Its Ugly Head

Update August 15, 2007 On August 10, 2007, the Carroll County Superior Court found in favor of Sam Bourne. The road does not exist, and there is no provision in the easement for such activities. Therefore, there is no right for motorized vehicles to be allowed to run...

Big Brother Meets Grandfathered

by Ed Naile It looks like we have a small victory for property rights in Weare, NH. July 3, I represented a homeowner in front of the Weare ZBA. He had a Cease and Desist Order placed on his property because the Code Enforcement Officer, Chip Meaney (not kidding)...