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CNHT article: Arrogant school board ignores wishes of voters
HEADS UP! SB2 is under attack. |
| School District Town Meeting 2009 part 1 |
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| School District Town Meeting 2009 part 2 |
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(Video requires Flash enabled.) Because we can't rely on our public access channel, I'm posting what I have here. |
| Deliberative session 2009 part 1 |
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(Video requires Flash enabled.) Because we can't rely on our public access channel, I'm posting what I have here. |
| Deliberative session 2009 part 2 |
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(Video requires Flash enabled.) Because we can't rely on our public access channel, I'm posting what I have here. |
| The Ice Storm of 2008 |
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| Pond Lane Christmas lights |
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| Memorial Day 2008 video |
| School District 2008: Who's On First? |
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The case for SB2 for the school district. |
| SB2 has passed! |
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The SB2 battle, documented in video |
| 2009-Mar-23 "Arrogant school board ignores wishes of voters" |
| / I've tended to downplay the politics on this site because I'd hoped it would serve as an adjunct to our PEG channel and I didn't want to give the selectmen a reason to refuse my videos which advertise this site. But this is big enough that I feel I must link to it here. Many Fremont residents...... |
| 2009-Feb-19 Deliberative Session 2009 |
| Fremont's first ever deliberative session. I tried to record the entire thing for our public access channel but my batteries ran out. The town rules won't let it air unless it's gavel to gavel. Someone else else also taped it but we haven't heard from him. Town election is coming up. The point...... |
| 2009-Jan-02 Sb2 for school will be on ballot! |
| Keith Stanton writes me that the school district has accepted the warrant article, per orders from Heidi. In other news Fremont is implementing Follow The Child: / |
| 2008-Dec-29 Delaying tactics on SB2 for school? |
| I gather that the school board has omitted to appoint a school clerk and that this stymies the process for SB2 for schools. The Secretary of State's office says they're required to appoint a clerk and we can take them to court over it but the talk is that this would be too late to get on the ballot...... |
| 2008-Nov-04 A less than smooth election in Fremont |
| See: the police chief attack a vote tabulating machine with a spatula! See: a dog voting for Obama? See: carpetbaggers from Tufts holding signs for New Hampshire state candidates they know nothing about! |
| 2008-Oct-30 Candidates' night tonight |
| Epping Town Hall, 7PM. |
| 2008-Oct-27 PEG cable to be discussed at Selectmen's meeting. |
| Thursday, November 6th. I plan to be there with a camcorder if I can manage it. |
| 2008-Mar-12 Looks like SB2 passed. |
| YES: 424 NO: 239 63.95%, a comfortable margin. I'll have video later at / |
| 2007-Nov-14 Two notable Fremonters |
| There are many citizens in Fremont who are active in local affairs. But I would like to give special mention to two whose activities reach beyond the town: Dan Itse and Peter Bearse. Dan Itse is a state representative and the new political director of the New Hampshire Liberty Alliance. He is...... |
| 2007-Aug-21 The fight for public access cable in Fremont |
| I would like to salute the committee in charge of negotiating Fremont's upcoming contract with Comcast. This group, officially known as the Fremont Cable TV Contract Renewal Committee, but perhaps more efficiently described as the Fremont cable committee, is a group of ordinary Fremont citizens who have...... |
| 2007-Aug-08 The fight for cable PEG heats up |
| For those who missed the Cable committe meeting August 7th, here's the audio: A selectman (woman, actually) from Sandown was there with lots of helpful advice, giving us some hints just how badly we've been screwed. Cathy Reardon from Rockingham News was also there. Notably absent were Jay...... |
| 2007-Jul-31 Fremont cable committee meets Tues August 7th |
| Safety complex at 7:30PM. Public as always is encouraged to attend. This committee is doing a fine job of bringing real public access TV to Fremont. Though they've only been tasked with negoitiating the new aggreement with Comcast, they've already gotten some tangible results. It's still mostly blue...... |
| 2007-Jul-16 Fremont cable meeting Tuesday 7:30PM |
| The Fremont Cable TV contract Renewal Committee is meeting Tuesday night 7:30PM at the Fremont Safety Complex. The public is strongly encouraged to attend. The future of public access TV is Fremont is at stake. Details: Brande 895-8487 |
| 2007-Mar-14 A most eventful school district meeting. |
| It started out blandly enough, with special presentations by the kids and a chain made of construction paper. Then it got interesting. First Peter Bearse ( . The school board also complained that Mr. Bearse ought to have brought this up privately before the meeting, to avoid all this fuss. Later,...... |
| 2007-Mar-07 Joanne Sullivan pushes for gifted children program |
| You may have seen her letter in the latest Carriage Towne News. She also spoke at the school budget public meeting Tuesday, and again at the school board meeting later that night. I recorded both. They're available at: Members gave her moral support, but were unwilling to push publicly for...... |
| 2007-Feb-11 Fremont citizens push back on school spending |
| Not yet an open revolt, but some pointed questions asked at the budget committee's public hearing. Peter Bearse, Brande McLean, myself and others expressed concerns about the lack of accountability, in particular the fact that contract negotiations with the teachers' union are closed to the public. Brande...... |
| 2006-Apr-12 Fremont Planning Board audio |
| Agenda: Fremont Village District Ordinance review - some minor changes made. Seacoast Farms complaints. Owner Robert Kelly was a no-show, deferral to May 10. Site Plan review - Jeffrey and Angel Lesiczka |
| 2006-Mar-21 Notes and audio from Fremont town meeting |
| (Also at ) There were no fewer than three contentious warrant articles. First, the bond for open space conservation barely managed the needed two-thirds majority, and there was a move to reconsider. Last, there was a long and boring back and forth over mosquito spraying. My laptop batteries ran...... |
| 2006-Mar-20 Audio of school district meeting |
| Attendance was low, the SAU withdrawal and budget passed without controversy. The real fireworks were at the town meeting that evening. The audio this time turned out mostly decent. |
| 2006-Mar-08 Fremont school district public forum |
| We got our questiones answered Tuesday on warrant articles 1 and 2. And there plenty of questions. The issue with SAU withdrawal is the other towns are doing it, and if we don't do it we'll get saddled with the bill to run the school building and for the administrator salaries. Warrant article...... |
| 2006-Mar-05 Audio of SB2 (absentee ballot) hearing |
| This is my first effort at audio blogging. I'm regretting my choice of mic and mic placement, but some post-production magic helped to make this audible. In the future I'll use a better mic. There were six residents facing three selectmen. The residents disagreed amongst each other in a sometimes...... |
| 2005-Sep-05 Meeting times of various town departments |
| Board Of Selectmen: Thursdays, 6PM main floor Conservation Commission: first non-holiday Monday, 7:30PM basement Open Space Advisory Committee: first non-holiday Tuesday, 7PM Parks and Recreation: 2nd Wednesday, 7PM main floor Planning Board: 2nd & 4th Wednesdays, 7:30PM basement Zoning...... |
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