Merrimack Town Council Says NO! to Spending Cap

New Media Militia The Merrimack Town council sent Mike Malzone’s motion to put a spending cap charter amendment on the ballot down in flames. With a vote of 6 to 1 against, with only Councilor Malzone in favor, the councilors made it known that they were uncomfortable...

Local Control an Issue for Raymond School Board Members

Seacoast Online RAYMOND — School board members debated a number of topics ranging from special education to the possibility of a statewide teachers’ contract as they prepared for the New Hampshire School Board Association’s 2009 assembly last weekend....

City budget directive to shake up process

January 22, 2009 Nashua Telegraph Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau wants department heads to keep increases in spending to no more than 1 percent in the next city budget. What can she do for an encore? That’s one of the major questions facing Nashua Mayor Donnalee...

Attendance at town meetings essential

January 22, 2009 Seacoast Online This letter to the editor sums up nicely why it is so essential for everyone, not just North Hampton residents, to attend town and school meetings this spring. This is where you can control spending and taxes. Just DO IT. Absence from...

Merrimack to Revive Tax Cap

MERRIMACK – A property tax cap proposal fizzled out in Merrimack last year, but there are efforts to resurrect it in 2009. Mike Malzone tonight will ask his six fellow town councilors to back a ballot item for April that would ask voters if they support a tax cap. The...

Superintendent Apologizes for Email Sent to Parents

Goffstown News – Superintendent Apologizes for Email Sent to Parents A Goffstown School District email notice about a meeting backfired when some residents accused the administration of political campaigning on behalf of the School Board. Superintendent of...