Category Archives: Local NH Politics
Coos County To Consider Assertion Of ‘Unpermitted’ Cog Road Up Mount Washington
The Coos County Commissioners plan to review an environmental group’s claim that the owner of the Cog Railway didn’t have the necessary permit to build a “road” to the top of the mountain that may be used to give tourists … Continue reading
Manchester Pays $275,000 To Man Wrongly Arrested for Recording Police
Concord, NH – The City of Manchester has paid $275,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit brought by the ACLU of New Hampshire (“ACLU-NH”) on behalf of Alfredo Valentin. Valentin was wrongly arrested in March 2015 for criminal wiretapping after … Continue reading
Posted in Free Speech, Local NH Politics
Tagged ACLU, Alfredo Valentin, Manchester, Police
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Hearing on Springhill Farm Eviction to be Held December 6th
We have been following the case of the Springhill Farm which is run currently by tenant and relative of the trust owner Jay Sweet, and his family. The Sweets filed a discrimination complaint with the NH Commission for Human Rights over the … Continue reading
Proposed school budget features $1.7 million jump
CLAREMONT — Claremont School District administration released on Wednesday night an initial draft of the proposed 2018-2019 school year budget to include a more than $1.7 million increase from the current operating budget. In total, the proposed budget would cost … Continue reading
Posted in Budgets, Debt/Spending, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Budget, Claremont, School District
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Manchester school board implements spending freeze
MANCHESTER — City school board members voted Monday night to implement a spending freeze in the district on non-essential materials. The motion approved by board members authorizes the spending freeze, while giving Superintendent of Schools Dr. Bolgen Vargas “the latitude … Continue reading
Posted in Debt/Spending, Education, Local NH Politics
Tagged Bolgen Vargas, Manchester, Public School, School Board
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See which Manchester Reps didn’t sign sex harassment policy
MANCHESTER, NH – Ten Manchester state legislators are among those who have not yet signed a form acknowledging they’ve read the official Statehouse 2016 sexual harassment policy, according to an NHPR report. The nine-page form, which defines sexual harassment as unwelcome sexual advances, … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Manchester, Sexual Harassment, State House
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Budget Season at Sanborn
On November 15, the Sanborn Regional School District Budget Committee joined the School Board to hear plans and spending proposal details from the Administrative leaders of the Elementary and Middle Schools as well as from the Athletic and Technology Departments. … Continue reading
Rochester Keno vote recount ends in tie, meaning initiative fails
ROCHESTER — A recount of the Keno votes in Rochester revealed Wednesday that the ballot question tied at 1,037. City Clerk Kelly Walters said that means the resolution on the game failed because it needed a majority vote to pass. … Continue reading
Timberlane Budget Committee Tells Metzler to Cut Spending
In an astonishing turn of events, the Timberlane Budget Committee voted tonight to instruct Dr. Metzler to cut $5.5 million from the next budget draft. The superintendent has been instructed to return with a $69.6 million draft II budget. The first … Continue reading
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