Gorham settles resident’s suit alleging violation of rights for $6,500

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

GORHAM — To “buy peace,” the town has settled a lawsuit brought by resident Robert Balon, who sought $875,000 in damages and to have Police Chief Paul Cyr Jr. fired for allegedly violating Balon’s “constitutional rights with demands and threats.”

Under the terms of the settlement agreement and general release filed May 17 in Coos County Superior Court and accepted by Judge Lawrence MacLeod, Balon, through attorney Seth Hipple, will receive $6,500 from Primex Inc., the town’s insurer. More…

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St. Paul’s School: dozens of staff sexual misconduct claims, allegations

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

CONCORD – An independent investigation commissioned by St. Paul’s School found substantiated claims of sexual misconduct by 13 former faculty and staff members at the elite prep academy.

St. Paul’s released the findings of the investigation Monday. More…

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NH Right to Life: Fetal Homicide Hearing on Tuesday

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

We need your help! Please contact members of the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee and ask them to support HB 156 – FN in its original form. This bill will offer justice and closure to families who lose a pre-born baby (8 weeks or older) due to a criminal act.

It is way past time New Hampshire join the 38 other states who currently have fetal homicide laws on the books.

Governor Sununu has promised his support of a fetal homicide bill here in New Hampshire.

Contact information for the Criminal Justice Committee members can be found here. You can also email the whole committee at once by sending an email to HouseCriminalJusticeandPublicSafety@leg.state.nh.us

Meeting Information
CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY, Room 204, LOB 11:30 a.m. Full committee work session on retained HB 156-FN, including a fetus in the definition of “another” for purposes of certain criminal offenses.

For Life,
NH Right to Life

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Making Collective Bargaining Negotiations Public

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Salaries and benefits are the biggest expenses in public education. They are also the biggest drivers for the continually increasing costs of running our schools with fewer and fewer students.

In my school district, salaries and assorted benefits will cost us $52 million next year. That’s 73% of our 17/18 budget. Despite this enormous expenditure by the public, there is no transparency whatsoever in how these salaries and generous benefits are arrived at with our teacher and support staff unions. More…

Donna Green | SDGANH

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Urgent Call to Action!!! Help With Tomorrow’s Special Elections

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

 

There are two special elections this week and it is very important that we win these seats!
AFP-NH is doing phone banking in Dover and could use all the help we can give. Below is an email from Sarah Scott, their field director, with details.

Also, if you know of any republicans in Hillsborough 44 (wards 8 and 9 in Manchester and Litchfield) or Carroll 6 (Wolfboro), please give them a call and ask them to vote this Tuesday!

If you have any questions please contact Sarah Scott or me.
Thank you!

Sincerely,

Joe Hannon, Chair
Strafford County Republican Committee
Joehannon4nh@gmail.com
603-418-5531 cell

 

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Last Weeks Top 5 Most Viewed and Clicked Content

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

The New Media Militia added 114 new articles last week and over 320 links to new content (so far) in the month of May. With that in mind, starting today, every Monday will include a post on the top 5 from articles from the previous week.

So here are the top 5 favorite posts on New Media Militia for the past 7 days.

5. UNH student arrested for damaging impromptu campus artwork

4. Democrat Campaign Worker Describing Voter Fraud Schemes

3. NHGOP angered that Associated Press reporter attended, reported on closed fundraiser

2. Former Exeter High counselor indicted in sexual assault

1. Deerfield state Rep. Spillane charged with Pembroke DWI

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No evidence of voter fraud in NH

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

This is a real knee-slapper.

Despite the ridiculous claims by Donald Trump in the aftermath of this past election, there is absolutely no evidence to support the claim that New Hampshire has a problem with voter fraud. To this point, supporters of SB3 have been unable to offer any concrete evidence to support their claims that such a problem exists. More…

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With populations thriving, are bobcats the next urban pest?

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — As someone who has studied bobcats for almost four decades, wildlife ecologist John Litvaitis remembers many times returning from the field without spotting a single one of these solitary and shy creatures that often hunt at dusk.

But bobcats are less elusive now as their numbers rise and they become more comfortable around humans. Joining the likes of foxes, coyotes and even mountain lions in rare cases, bobcats are making a home in small towns and suburbs — and realizing there is plenty to eat in the cities. More…

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Indivisible Portsmouth to discuss resisting Trump agenda

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

Which rich progressive is behind funding this I wonder?

PORTSMOUTH — After the 2016 presidential election, the Indivisible Guide was published to empower citizens to organize and resist negative aspects of President Donald Trump’s political agenda. Thousands of Indivisible groups formed across the nation. Indivisible Portsmouth became active in March.The nonpartisan Indivisible Portsmouth will host a social gathering for political discourse… More

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Yale Students Concerned About University’s Involvement in NH’s Northern Pass Project

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Steve Mac Donald

As the Northern Pass application makes its way through the state’s Site Evaluation Committee, students opposed to the project are sounding the alarm of their own university’s involvement in the power plan. Students from Yale University recently toured the North Country to see how the 192-mile hydroelectric transmission line from Canada to Deerfield would affect the area. More…

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