Warrant Article Would Increase Elderly Exemption

Seacoast Online HAMPTON — The Board of Selectmen will put forth a warrant article in March to raise the current elderly exemption and make it easier for those residents in town to qualify. The board voted last week to recommend the article to voters after receiving...

We always knew Craig Benson was a great guy

December 18, 2008 Fosters Former NH gov Benson helps beat Grinch in Rochester toy theft The Grinch Almost Stole Christmas in Rochester Someone stole presents this week that The Salvation Army had been collecting for children through its Wish Upon A Star program. The...

RGGI based on junk science

December 17, 2008 Nashua Telegraph If it’s true that the country tends to follow New Hampshire’s lead – which is the whole idea of our presidential primary, after all – then today’s auction of the right to send 1.2 million tons of carbon into the air...

Consortium of reformers to change NH high schools

December 15, 2008 EdWeek The education commissioners of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Rhode Island today launched a joint effort to remake the high school experience in their states. News conferences were scheduled in three of the four states today to detail the...

NH will not escape ‘reformers’

December 15, 2008 Seacoast Online AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine is joining three other New England states in a partnership that hopes to boost graduation and decrease dropout rates, while putting more emphasis on learning experiences outside the traditional classroom, Gov....

John H. Sununu: Democrats have mismanaged the state

December 14, 2008 Union Leader The Democrats have controlled the New Hampshire governor’s office for 10 of the last 12 years and will control it for the next two. They will also control the New Hampshire Senate and House for two more years. Last week, the...