I was thinking that but wasn't quite sure! I knew it looked familiar. It's been years!

I’m in Deering half a mile from Hillsboro, I have Comcast and it sucks!! $130 a month just internet. I believe it was 80 a month for the first year, but it just keeps going up.

Bars in Jackson, NH are 30 mins away. But drive safely!

Don't look and just keep running. That was the lesson.

Fidium swears they are around. Though their kiosk is at the mall 10 minutes from my house yet they dont support the area.

I do know the son of the owner (who manages it now) is really hoping to win this for his dad, who has owned this particular franchise for 50 years

Is that really what we want NH to make headlines with?

No idea, other than bragging rights and probably a plaque 🤷🏻‍♀️

Do they get a prize if they win?

Manchester wouldn't. I'm going to give Matheson a call on Tuesday.

There's a reason why Windham schools are so well funded and have the "best" education while Manchester is laughed upon and struggles to make do. New Hampshire be better.

Never ending story. :)

Why do you have such a problem with affluent people and towns?

I’ve never even been to Claremont Or Franklin. But from what I hear they are very unsafe places to be.

You explained it in an excellent way that actually has made me completely see how the way I was thinking was narrow minded. People literally move (buy houses) we don’t have apartments complex’s into this area when their kids hit school age and will move when they graduate.

No one is doing that.

Why am I struggling severely to figure out what this is from!?

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The state has a statewide education property tax called SWEPT. The plaintiffs want it ruled unconstitutional. They wanted the judge to grant a preliminary injunction in December but the Judge said no. The tax is levied by municipalities and given to the school districts without passing through the state coffers.

The 3 questions asked by the case are

1- is $3,706 enough per student

2- if it's not enough, are the varying property taxes required to fund the shortfall

3- Is it paid out correctly per the constitution?

Since 2011 towns that paid more in SWEPT taxes than what the state deemed an adequate education cost of got the excess returned to them. Taxpayers in municipalities that didn't meet the cost had higher property taxes.

NH Supreme Court: “to the extent the State relies upon property taxes to fund a constitutionally adequate public education, the tax must be administered in a manner that is equal in valuation and uniform in rate throughout the State” in conformity with the Constitution, which requires taxes be “proportional and reasonable.”

Even though the NHSC said that, the state keeps trying to make it so wealthier towns pay less in taxes, even though they keep losing.

See this is the problem with the conservative mindset, only understanding the value of things that DIRECTLY benefit you without understanding how much value you get from indirect benefits. The fact is, the schools in affluent areas will still be the best ones, even under a more equitable model. The kids of affluent parents will always have more opportunities, more life experiences, less college debt, more opportunities to be a home owner etc, but God forbid someone undeserving benefits somehow. You benefit from the education and expertise of others every single day that you didn't pay for, and a better educated population helps you even if it's in those towns, like Claremont, and Franklin, so gross. Lower crime rates, highly skilled workforce, more livable communities, better public health, these are all benefits that make our state and community a safer, nicer, healthier place to live even when funding other local communities, which makes all of our lives better

They have already cinched the "most ice cream sold" and are neck and neck with the one in Georgia for "most total sales" a title they have just missed out of on in the past...

There’s always Ned’s

It’s been a few years but when i was up that way a Sunday River was a pretty good spot to go(sorry i know not in NH)

I second this, Brian is great and honest.

Do you mean Gorham?

Check out Sunday River Ski resort. 30 minutes from Gorham. I’ve had some really awesome new years eves in ski lodges. Sunday river is the biggest resort in your area, and I’m willing to bet they have a party going on. Ski lodge NYE parties tend to be pretty youthful, a lot of the staff will be there and college kids on winter break frequent ski resorts for the holiday. Try and get a room there if there’s any vacancy in town. Driving through small ski towns on a holiday with a few drinks in you is asking for trouble.