More on Merrimack Spending Cap
MERRIMACK – Councilor Mike Malzone is helping lead a drive to add a spending and tax cap amendment to the town charter. Malzone and New Hampshire Advantage Coalition representative Matt Murphy filed the petition paperwork yesterday. At least 600 signatures must be...Mortgage Defaults on Steep Rise
Number of foreclosures up more than 300 from 2004 If there’s any doubt the national mortgage crisis has hit New Hampshire, consider this: Four years ago, there were 32 foreclosures in Merrimack County; last year, there were 376. And while there were no statewide...40 Strafford County layoffs confirmed; budget to be unveiled today
January 5, 2009 Fosters DOVER — County commissioners this morning will unveil a budget featuring only a 2.85 percent tax increase from last year, but it doesn’t come without a cost — 40 full-time county employees were laid off Friday, County Commission Chair...Environmentalist admits reason for global warming hoax
January 2, 2009 Investor’s Business Daily Green Comes Clean Propaganda: The global warming alarmist in chief has unveiled the environmentalists’ real objective. And no, protecting the planet is not their top concern. In a letter addressed to...Businesses fear possible tax hikes in ’09 legislative session
January 2, 2009 NH Business Review David Juvet, senior vice president of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, best summed up the stance of many business groups awaiting the start of the 2009 legislative session: “First, do no harm.” While the...VISITORS