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“Our taxes don’t go to public schools, our money doesn’t pay for the roads here; we do not truly consider ourselves Grafton County-ites. When people ask where you go to school, you say Dartmouth. You never say you’re from Hanover, but some far-off place you call “home.” And by voting for one of our carpet-bagging compatriots, we’ve done Grafton a great disservice.” ~ Zachary Gottlieb, Dartmouth College Newspaper on the election of a non-resident to the office of Grafton County Treasurer
Former Kerry ’04 Worker Sentenced to Prison
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former New Hampshire state legislator who processed checks for John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign was sentenced Thursday to a year and a half in prison for stealing more than $100,000 of the money. Shane Tessimond of Lincoln, N.H., admitted he...
Home Schoolers Update (HB 368)
HB 368 was retained in committee. Chairman Emma Rouse described HB 368 as a "vehicle" to continue to "study" the homeschool laws in New Hampshire. Retained Bill - Survey to Superintendents Subcommittee Work Session: 6/2/2009 10:00 AM LOB 207 There will likely be no...
Grafton County Officials Preparing for the Worst
The saga of the out-of-state treasurer in Grafton continues. As the Valley News continues doing their “fluff” stories I would like to say that all hell is breaking loose at the Grafton County Government level. Between the Commissioners meeting dated 05-05-2009 and the...
NH School Districts to Feds: Pay Up
PEMBROKE – Several New Hampshire school districts have sent out a bill that they say is way past due. The five districts of SAU 53 recently submitted invoices totaling more than $23 million to the U.S. Department of Education for unfunded special education expenses...
Nice View Proves Costly to Gilsum Homeowner
GILSUM, N.H. -- A Gilsum woman said she's watched her taxes nearly triple in the past five years because of the so-called view tax, a property tax assessment that places a value on the view from her home. Last month, Tina Nicholson's view of the hills of Marlow was...
Obama’s Tax on Everyone
Your representatives in government are preparing to levy a tax on everything. Everything that’s made, everything that's motorized, everything you use or eat or buy. You’ll be taxed more every time you travel, whether it’s to work, to see friend, or to go on vacation....