New Hampshire Business Review - February 27 2009
Aldermen OK public access station
NASHUA - Public access television is coming to the city. Maybe. The Board of Aldermen on Tuesday voted 11-4 to endorse a resolution that would create the public access station. However, the vote was deceptively lopsided, as two aldermen who…
Hudson voters nix plan to fund Kindergarten
HUDSON - Voters left few survivors in their wake on Tuesday, but their most resounding "no" could have been the one that would have brought public kindergarten to town in the fall. Article 9, originally drafted as a petition article…
Voters don't mince words on budget
MERRIMACK - Here's how short the town Deliberative Session was Tuesday: The Pledge of Allegiance was one of the longest parts. In 15 speedy minutes, two spending articles totaling about $34 million moved forward to Election Day without a single…
Amherst says no to town, yes to schools
AMHERST - Voters on Tuesday defeated the town operating budget, a $6 million road bond, and an open-space purchase but were more generous with the schools, passing its operating budget, teacher contracts and a new agreement with Mont Vernon. About…
Hollis selectman easily captures seat
HOLLIS - Incumbent Selectman Peter Band clobbered his two opponents Tuesday, taking 503 votes while neither of his two opponents broke 90 votes for the open one-year seat on the Board of Selectmen. Dennis Johnson, a 44-year-old newcomer, took 87…
Newcomer ousts School Board chief
HUDSON - A political newcomer unseated the longtime chairman of the School Board during Tuesday's town voting. In a two-person race, Laura Bisson, a mother who has been active in local parent groups, defeated David Alukonis, chairman of the board…
Retired nurse wins school board seat
Ingrid Howard, a retired nurse, defeated Alexander LoVerme, owner of Elishas' Restaurant in Milford, 265-121, for a three-year seat on the Wilton School Board. LoVerme did get a seat on the budget committee for the cooperative school district, after he…
Modular classrooms voted down
MILFORD - The town might have to offer kindergarten but doesn't have to build permanent classrooms for it, voters seemed to say Tuesday, as they narrowly rejected a plan to construct four modular classrooms to accommodate the additional students. The…
