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FASHIONISTAS
Strafford County 4-H members model their togs at the recent Fashion Revue event. Next stop Fashion Week.
BE BEETLE-AWARE
Governor Hassan has declared this week Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week. She is urging citizens to get involved in preventing the spread of this invasive insect.
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GREEN$ IN WINTER?
Greenhouse operators typically have lots of unused space during the winter months. But maybe not for long.
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ORCHARD WISDOM
Many turned out for the recent Twilight Meeting in Hollis. June and July Twilight Meeting dates have been set.
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ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER BUG
It's neither green nor as destructive as the emerald ash borer, but this invasive bug has been confirmed in 11 New Hampshire communities.
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Voices
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Over a century ago, Gifford Pinchot, the first chief of the U.S. Forest Service, observed that the strength of our nation lies in the public’s ability to guide policy decisions and action, whether at the local or national level. It should come as no surprise that New Hampshire towns have followed this strong tradition of public participation in local governance for over three centuries. In fact, New Hampshire is one of only a handful of states that still has in place the town meeting form of government, whereby town residents come together to legislate local policy at an annual town meeting. During this meeting, residents debate—and ultimately decide upon—town budgets, local laws and ordinances, and other matters of local import. But this strong tradition of public participation in local governance has hit its fair share of bumps in the road, as many New Hampshire towns have adopted a ballot-vote form of government known as Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), which is replacing the town meeting form of government. Instead of debating local policy, budgets, and other matters, they come to a vote in SB 2 towns. |
