County Commissioners’ Wrists Properly Slapped
Caledonian Record Late in November, the Grafton County Commissioners managed to get a $38 million bond vote passed after officials pushed and shoved in public and private meetings. Two citizens, Robert P. Hull and John J. Babiarz, brought suit, charging that the...Audit Reveals Poor Supervision of State Vehicles
CONCORD (AP) — New Hampshire does a poor job keeping track of the nearly 2,000 passenger vehicles used by state employees, according to a recent audit. There is no formal statewide monitoring of the vehicles, nor is there any statewide agency in charge of...Wants vs Needs and a big screen TV
December 7, 2008 Union Leader Liquor Commission Chairman Mark Bodi is in hot water with the Executive Council for spending federal grant money that was available but not specifically needed or approved in buying a drunken-driving enforcement van. Although his use of...The Ongoing Saga of Paul Beecher
by Ed Naile Once again it was the action of taxpayer activists from all over the country that contributed to exposing former Dover, NH City Manger Paul “Leecher” Beecher to the Hingham, Ma. news outlets and Board of Selectmen BEFORE the vote to hire a new Town Manger,...Up in Arms Over Taxes
RINDGE — Suanne P. Yglesias, one of the co-owners of Lily’s on the Pond Restaurant in Rindge, was planning to be at her business from 9 a.m. to midnight on an unusually busy Saturday. In the midst of a national economic downturn Yglesias, who, at 60, says she’s “not a...VISITORS