Beecher Out as Interim City Manager Pick

Eastern Arizona Courier – Beecher Out as Interim City Manager Pick After being unable to negotiate terms with their choice to be Safford’s interim city manager, the council decided to explore a new direction, according to Interim City Attorney William J....

Former County Director Jailed for Theft

From the Laconia Citizen Former Belknap County Finance Director Nancy Cook was sentenced Tuesday to 12 months in the State Prison for Women after she pleaded guilty to stealing more than $40,000 from the county. Under the negotiated agreement with the state, Cook...

NH Retirement System Director Steps Down

From the Union Leader… CONCORD – The executive director of the New Hampshire Retirement System has resigned her position less than five months after taking the job, the New Hampshire Union Leader has learned. Constance Donovan, who took the helm at the $6...

NH Local Government Center Worker Arrested

From the Boston Globe… CONCORD, N.H.—A worker at the New Hampshire Local Government Center, which administers benefit plans for public employees, has been charged with four computer-related crimes. Ruthanne Bradley 46, of Concord, who was arrested Friday, is...

Democrat Legislator Had ‘Life of Crime’

From the Boston Globe… Franklin, N.H. – A New Hampshire legislator in jail for violating an order in a forgery conviction has a criminal record in several states that goes back two decades, according to court records. James Ryan, 50, of Franklin is in jail...

Franklin Rep Jim Ryan

From the Concord Monitor… Franklin Rep. Jim Ryan remained in the Carroll County jail yesterday on unpaid restitution of nearly $9,700 from a 16-year-old criminal case. But that’s only a portion of what he owes. Ryan is also delinquent on two debts in...