The Ongoing Saga of Paul Beecher

by Ed Naile Once again it was the action of taxpayer activists from all over the country that contributed to exposing former Dover, NH City Manger Paul “Leecher” Beecher to the Hingham, Ma. news outlets and Board of Selectmen BEFORE the vote to hire a new Town Manger,...

Local Control

by Ed Naile One out of three, it is a simple problem. You are a selectman and have to choose one of three finalists for a job as Hingham Ma., Town Administrator on December 4, 2008. Ah, but then the past of one of the finalists comes up, sooooooo sad. Too bad for...

Paul Beecher Back in the News

It has come to CNHT’s attention that Paul Beecher, once city manager in Kansas, Dover NH, and most recently, booted from that position in Kingman, Arizona, is now a finalist for city manager of Hingham, Mass. See: Patriot Ledger This article from the Kingman...

Perennial Orgy of Greed

by Johnna Grzywacz, CPC The Reauthorized Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) is one of many legislative reforms since the inception of nationwide job training and job search assistance programs more than six decades ago. The goal: better response to the workforce...

Budgets cuts but not the fat?

November 23, 2008 Union Leader New Hampshire has recklessly spent beyond its means, and Gov. John Lynch’s new budget cuts confirmed that last week. The governor said of his $53.6 million in spending cuts, “We are not cutting fat; instead we are making the...