Category Archives: Local NH Politics
Planning Board Member’s Seat in Jeopardy
Lebanon — A member of the Lebanon Planning Board could be thrown off the nine-member committee after he signed a petition related to the impact of a major development in his neighborhood and, according to a former mayor, suggested that … Continue reading
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Plainfield to Get $36,000 From Feds’ Sale of Brown Compound
Plainfield — The town of Plainfield will receive $36,334 from the federal government as proceeds from the sale of the former home of tax protesters Ed and Elaine Brown. That total amounts to just 16 percent of the back taxes … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics, National News, New Hampshire News
Tagged Ed Brown, Elena Brown, Plainfield, taxes
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A Standardized Assessment That Breaks State Law ?
Some schools are transitioning from the Smarter Balanced Assessment to the PACE Assessment. An assessment of “competencies.” Today I spoke before the New Hampshire Board of Education about the concerns I had going forward with the PACE Assessment based on … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Girard At Large, Local NH Politics
Tagged Ann Marie Banfield, Assessmentsm, PACE, Smarter Balanced
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Full-Day vs. Half-Day Kindergarten
The following research report is written by Dr. Jody Underwood, a Croydon School Board member since 2010 and Education Fellow with the Granite Institute. Dr. Underwood received her B.S. in computer science from Hofstra University, her M.S. in computer science with … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Legislation, Local NH Politics, School Choice for NH
Tagged Croydon, Jody Underwood, Kindergarten, Michelle Levell
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Lebanon Approves Transgender Policy
The City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a resolution calling for greater protections of New Hampshire’s transgender population and changes to city policy. The resolution calls for the City Manager’s Office to create an anti-discrimination policy that protects … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Lebanon, New Hampshire, Transgender, Valley News
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Drought Conditions Improve Across NH
In the latest report Thursday morning, most of the southern half of the state is no longer in a severe drought. The state was gripped in an extreme drought – which is more serious than a severe drought — from … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News
Tagged Drought, Weather
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Should Manchester Make Schools a City Department, Like Public Works, Police or Fire?
As reported Wednesday by the New Hampshire Union Leader, aldermen voted late Tuesday night to put a question on the municipal election ballot next November asking voters if they favor making the school district a city department — and putting … Continue reading
Posted in Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, Union Leader
Tagged Manchester, School Board
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NH Senate Goes after NHMA in Bill to Certify Town Elections
The [NH State] Senate voted 21-2 today to pass a bill designed to allow towns that postponed town or school elections, due to the March 14 snow storm, to ratify the results. … Sen. Dan Feltes, D-Concord, opposed the bill … Continue reading
Posted in Elections, Legislation, Local NH Politics, New Hampshire News, Union Leader
Tagged NH Senate, NHMA
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The New Media Militia 