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ORTOLANO: How Many Times Can One City Blame One Woman for Its Own Legal Bills?

August 21, 2026August 21, 2026 Laurie Ortolano

A field report from seven years inside Nashua’s Right-to-Know trenches I’ve filed hundreds of Right-to-Know requests in this city. I’ve sat through more Board of Aldermen meetings than some Aldermen have. I have, at this point, a working knowledge of Nashua’s assessing department, its Trust funds, its Community Development office, the construction and costs of … Read more

MACDONALD: The Eleven-Minute Rule

August 5, 2026 Steve MacDonald

I smell a lawsuit coming. Something along the lines of a First Amendment violation. Abridging the freedom of the press. The People’s Republic of Burlington, Vermont, has instituted a 10-minute rule in city hall. The City Hall Code of Conduct and Trespass Policy. It is quite unprogressive. For example, a city that favors progressive vagrancy … Read more

Deliberate Design? – City Hall Remodel Makes it Harder To Hold Them Accountable

September 2, 2021 Laurie Ortolano

COVID, taxes, and surplus dollars have allowed the City of Nashua to give City Hall a makeover. They’ve added Fort Knox like 2-inch thick bulletproof glass – impervious to bullets and (COVID?), and Keypad locks on virtually every door in City Hall.

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It’s a Bad Look To Arrest Citizens in City Hall

August 13, 2021July 23, 2021 Laurie Ortolano

At the June 30, 2021 Board of Assessor’s meeting, Deputy Attorney Celia Leonard made a statement on record regarding my February 17, 2021 arrest in City Hall.

Residents Are Afraid to Do Business in Nashua City Hall – Even with a Confirmed Appointment

April 7, 2021 Doris Hohensee

Several Nashua citizens have been charged with trespassing in public buildings during normal business hours. Sadly, the animosity of City officials towards citizens has escalated over the last three years under Mayor Donchess.

Enough Already! We Need to Hold Our “Leadership” in Nashua Accountable.

March 27, 2021 Laura Colquhoun

First, Nashua residents should insist that our City Hall be open. There is not another community around Nashua that is locked down like Nashua. Enough!

Nashua Enters the Twilight Zone

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 Doris Hohensee

NH RSA 91-A:4 governs the public disclosure and inspection of governmental records. The statute requires that records must be available for inspection and copying during the regular business hours of the public body or agency – unless a record is temporarily unavailable because it’s actually being used.

Another Citizen Activist Arrested At Nashua City Hall

March 21, 2021 Doris Hohensee

A second Nashua resident, another woman, was arrested at Nashua City Hall for “criminal trespass” while seeking public information. That’s two arrests in less than a month at the Nashua City Hall, so we’re starting to see a pattern.

Nashua Group Plans Protest over Mandatory Mask Ordinance in Nashua

May 23, 2020May 22, 2020 Steve MacDonald

The City of Nashua has issued an ordinance this week, requiring the wearing of masks in public places. The order, passed Thursday evening, requires masks to be worn when customers visit any business in Nashua. The Group Nashua Liberty has announced that it will hold a protest in response to the order.