City meetings, minus minutes

August 11, 2008 Seacoast Online PORTSMOUTH — The School Board has been court-ordered to record minutes at every meeting it holds, and to pay $225 in court costs to the city man who brought the board to court. “I’m satisfied with the outcome,” said...

Oyster River Questions RTK

Residents of the Oyster River Community (Durham) are questioning the behavior of some in their school district. They are concerned about the wasting of taxpayer money by the Oyster River School District. An audit of all purchases will be done this coming Tuesday and...

Durhams Seek H-D Nonpublic Minutes in Superior Court

From the Villager Newspaper Deering resident Ed Naile, representing Joel and Cynthia Durham confronted the Hillsboro-Deering school board on Thursday July 24 with their last request for non-public meeting minutes regarding their son, Joel Jr., who is severely...

‘Nonmeetings’ bad for good government

July 30, 2008 Nashua Telegraph Let’s open today’s editorial with a brief history quiz: Q: Who made the following statement: “People don’t trust what they can’t see and don’t understand. Sunshine is a good thing. Open government is a...

District Again Rebuffs Parents’ Calls for Info

From the Concord Monitor The parents of a severely disabled Deering boy say they will file a lawsuit against the Hillsboro-Deering School Board after it again refused to discuss a decision to put their son into the public school district. Ed Naile, chairman of the New...

Portsmouth resident sues school panel

July 23, 2008 Fosters Portsmouth resident sues school panel over right to know: Says board didn’t file minutes from May work session PORTSMOUTH — A local resident filed suit last month against the city School Board citing a violation of the state’s...