Rich Dowd Archives - Granite Grok

Smith: Free Speech Much, Alderman Dowd?

July 8, 2025 Julie Smith

Great theologians and secular philosophers alike have advised us to “practice gratitude.” I think it’s a great idea and I know I should do more of that myself. One sign post reminder of that appeared in my inbox as a group email from a Ward 3 watchdog. What is high on my “gratitude list” today? … Read more

Nashua Taxes and Next Year’s Election

December 14, 2024 Julie Smith

I opened this morning’s email to a group memo from former Alderman Teeboom, known locally as the author of the original cap. There’s so much to say about the cap, its history (SB 52 of 2021 and HB 1342 of 2022), and city baggage (including litigation) associated with it, but I’ll cut to the chase … Read more

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Night Cap: Voter’s Regrets?

February 12, 2024February 11, 2024 Julie Smith

Let me first say that this statement is about the incompetent finance committee chair and my former opponent, Alderman Dowd, and not me. I want to get that disclaimer on record before I get accused of being a sore loser. Last November, I lost to him 830-1003 with 182 undervotes.

Alderman Dowd Is Out of Touch With His Constituents and the City of Nashua

September 23, 2024September 28, 2023 Julie Smith

While not everyone reading this lives in Nashua, and not every local votes in Ward 2 (which is at Charlotte Ave School, to those who don’t know where they vote), it’s well past time for Alderman Dowd to retire. He is just one vote out of a body of 15, but a serial “problem one” … Read more

The Added Cost of Another Traffic Light Right Up Nashua’s Middle (School)!

August 2, 2021 Op-Ed

I recently noticed that my usual shortcut into the inner city is under attack. A new light is being built on Manchester Street at the intersection of Pennichuck Middle School and Ferry Street.