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...

Seacoast Towns Facing Unpaid Tax Bills, Declining Property Values

Seacoast Online In a tight economy, some area towns have been left struggling with their budgets, dealing with rising costs, dropping property values and unanticipated revenues. Seacoast towns, including Exeter, Stratham and North Hampton, recently mailed their...

Jackson NH Town Tax Collector Hasn’t Paid Taxes

JACKSON, N.H. — Some residents of Jackson said they were surprised to learn that the town’s tax collector has not been paying his own property taxes. According to town records, tax collector Bill Botsford owes taxes and interest dating back to 2006....

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...

Derry Will Level Fund 2009-10 Budget

DERRY — Next year is going to be tough on everyone’s wallets. That’s why the Town Council unanimously decided on Dec. 2 that it would like to level fund next year’s budget, so that property owners will not see an increase caused by the town budget...

Tax Revolt Leads to Hampton Tea Party

Seacoast Online HAMPTON — Hampton Beach residents came together Wednesday morning, Dec. 3, to have their own Boston Tea Party of sorts in revolt over a recent town revaluation that saw their property assessments and tax bills skyrocket. “We are being taxed out of our...