Guest Shot: 17.5% hike in state taxes is not a lie

July 18, 2008 Seacoast Online By Rep. Chris Nevins One can really tell that the election season is upon us when our local papers start to fill their editorial pages with letters from “concerned citizens” who often turn out to be our own elected officials....

Court gives go-ahead for special vote

July 17, 2008 Keene Sentinel Monadnock election will coincide with primary SWANZEY CENTER — Dueling factions in the Monadnock Regional School District may still not agree on exactly what constitutes an “emergency” in their schools. But the law has sided with teachers...

Monadnock is looking at some significant construction projects

July 17, 2008 Keene Sentinel SWANZEY CENTER — When money’s tight in schools and homes alike, where do you spend a dollar that might already be stretched too thin? Monadnock Regional School District voters will have to consider this as school officials move closer to...

Lynch take a stand? No, so insurance rates rise

July 17, 2008 Union Leader GOV. JOHN LYNCH knows he should have vetoed Sen. Bob Clegg’s bariatric surgery bill. He understands that health insurance mandates raise the cost of health insurance. That’s why he has said he opposes them. And yet he let...

Former NH candidate Gary Dodds back in jail

July 17, 2008 Fox News DOVER, N.H. (AP) – Former New Hampshire congressional candidate Gary Dodds is back in jail, after a trip to the hospital when jail officials found him unresponsive in his cell. Dodds had been in jail since July 3 following his arrest on...

State Police Put Brakes on Chaos in Windsor

WINDSOR – The smallest town south of the White Mountains has become a hotbed of hostility lately, and New Hampshire State Police have stepped in to bring order to the community. Windsor, a triangle of land located at the northwestern tip of Hillsborough County with a...