Right to Know

Does Nashua Need Another Lawyer to Handle Public Document Requests?

Mayor Jim Donchess vented at a recent Nashua Board of Aldermen meeting to justify the new legal manager positions to process Right-to-Know requests. He came down hard on myself and another citizen who are simply requesting public documents to understand what is happening in our city government.

Nashua Mayor Wants to Force Businesses to be the Mask Police

Nashua Mayor Jim Donchess is supporting a proposed amendment to the city mask ordinance, which requires that masks be worn in all public places in Nashua. The existing mask ordinance has a fine up to $1,000 and it is enforced by local law enforcement but the amendment would turn businesses into the mask police.

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Nashua Municipal Election Results

Incumbents fared well in Nashua aldermanic elections Tuesday night. None lost, while incumbent mayor Jim Donchess was unopposed. The Nashua Board of Education results took another direction, with incumbents Doris Hohensee and Howard Coffman losing their seats.

Priorities? for Nashua? How’s that work?

CHASER: Walking Hazards: Funding an issue for city sidewalks in disrepair  As they age, many of the sidewalks around Nashua are falling into disrepair. While city officials are aware of the issue, the problem persists due to a lack of available funding…“The city is responsible for the sidewalks. We realize that there are a lot … Read more

Will Gov Chris Sununu veto SB241?

Our standard of measure (an engineering term that Gov. Sununu should know well) here at GraniteGrok includes the NH Constitution.  SB241 is yet another attempt to implement a 19th-century technology, a choo-choo train, for the benefit of a very few at the expense of very many. And of course, they are at it again with a … Read more

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Bloviating Billionaire Bloomberg Pushes Gun Control Democrats in NH

On Saturday, the “Godfather of Gun Control,” New York City billionaire Michael Bloomberg, spoke at a “Moms Demand” event in Nashua to push several hardcore gun control candidates for the November election. All candidates are Democrats, of course, and Bloomberg’s visit is thought by some to be a glimpse of a possible presidential run in … Read more

Nashua Must Like Getting Sued

Our own illustrious Beth Scaer is pushing the buttons and pulling the triggers of the snowflakes cluttering up Nashua City Hall. She has requested that they fly another flag, and they’ve returned with a hard no.

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My Candidate Position on the Charter Change: Police Commission

The Three reasons I am voting against this Charter Change The Board of Aldermen voted against putting it on the ballot – a big RED flag The Board of Aldermen voted (8-6) (Note 1) against placing this Charter Change on the November 2nd ballot and instead supported forming a working committee to vet this issue … Read more

Wrong road turn back

Do Kids Need to Get Sick?

I have been attempting to talk with my kids’ private school, as well as starting with their religious school, into – at the least – setting criteria for when the mandatory mask-wearing can be dropped.