Hooksett councilor wants others to resign over contract flap

December 30, 2008 Union Leader HOOKSETT – Town Councilor Pat Rueppel is calling for the resignation of five fellow council members who signed an employment contract outside of an official meeting. “There are seasoned councilors who signed it. They knew...

New Hampshire Educational System Heads for Troubled Waters

N.H. plays key role in education overhaul report: ‘significant and meaningful’ proposals lauded by ed commissioner. Commissioner Lyonel B. Tracy says the ‘Tough Choices or Tough Times’ report ‘could very well be a prelude to rewriting the No Child Left...

Two Dems accused of NH’s budget woes

December 29, 2008 Seacoast Online How fierce will the political fight be over the state budget crisis? House Speaker Terie Norelli, D-Portsmouth, barely had announced her choices last week to chair the 22 House committees for the upcoming legislative session before a...

NH fishermen and captains taking it on the chin again

December 28, 2008 NH.com There hasn’t been a hotter subject for Granite State fishermen in years than the proposed saltwater fishing license. Aside from NH Fish and Game’s seeing this as a chance to fill in the growing financial deficit it is facing because of...

Saltwater anglers off the hook for license, for now

December 27, 2008 Eagle Tribune WASHINGTON — Fishing off of local beaches or off of a boat in saltwater will not require a federal license for another year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced. After reviewing nearly 500 comments on its...

N.H. saltwater fishing license fees appear imminent

December 26, 2008 Seacoast Online PORTSMOUTH — A bill that could require New Hampshire saltwater anglers to pay a $15 license fee may have a strong chance at passage. That’s because a federal registry requirement for the fishermen will take effect in 2010. The...