Adapting to the changing role of police
As I reflect upon my first year as the Sheriff for Merrimack County, I am humbled and honored to report to you the successes and changes that we have undergone to adapt to the changing role of police operations and services in our county, state and our country. Members of the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office […]
In just a few weeks we can plant our main gardens. Very exciting until then to be working outside. In the April Beacon, Mary Ann Broshek wrote an opinion regarding the need for voters to pay attention to what is happening with bills, etc. in the state, and I totally agree with her. The voters […]
Happy April! I have positive and exciting news to share with you. On March 10 we held our first House Session at Representatives Hall in the State House since 2020. Sessions were also held on March 15, 16, 17, and 31. I was passionate about sitting in my assigned chair and being a part of […]
New Hampshire teachers rank sixth in survey
Nearly everyone in Andover with personal knowledge of our Andover Elementary/Middle School gushes about what a great place it has been for their children and how fabulous the teachers have been for their kids. Yet public schools and teachers in our town, and all across our state are under fire today. Why? New Hampshire has […]
It is a wonderful feeling when 400 state representatives can come together and for the most part agree on bills. Of course, most of the time, the number is usually around 375. One of these bills was HB579 (Y-254, N-85). “Requiring Notice to the Public Before Immigration checkpoints are conducted”. I voted yes, as this […]
Happy February! Maple Syrup season is just a few weeks away, and then comes spring! The House had the first sessions of 2022 on January 5 and 6 at the Doubletree in Manchester. There was much debating and voting on bills. I am going to dedicate most of this article to several bills and the […]
The Governor’s Advisory Commission on Intermodal Transportation (GACIT) consists of five Executive Councilors and the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation. GACIT, along with the Regional Planning Commissions, have an initial role to provide input into the Ten-Year Highway Improvement Plan. Also, the Executive Council votes to accept and expend all federal transportation funds. GACIT […]
But it won’t happen without cooperation
High-speed internet is coming to rural New Hampshire. It can’t happen too soon! Before COVID-19 hit last year, residents of many Granite State communities were raising their voices about the need for 21st-century broadband so they could enjoy the kind of connectivity people in more densely populated areas take for granted. When the pandemic sent […]
November is here and the 11th is a very important day. That is because it will be Veterans Day. Thank you to each and every veteran for your years of service in the military protecting our country and keeping us free. Thank you to every veteran’s family as you gave your loved one to serve […]
Can’t believe September and fall are upon us. The weather this summer certainly has been at extremes at times. There was so much rain and wet in July it was impossible for the farmers to cut and put the hay in as usual, and gardeners saw many vegetables not growing and producing as they usually […]