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The Upper Valley Democrats will be holding its caucus on Tuesday, November 25 at 5 PM on zoom. All Democrats registered in Lebanon, Hanover, Lyme and Orford are eligible to vote and run in the caucus elections for the Upper Valley Democratic committee officers and at-large delegate(s).
We will be electing a chair, vice chair, a secretary and a treasurer as well as up to 10 Member at large/delegates. We welcome anyone from these towns in the Upper Valley to run for these positions. You don’t need any political experience and it’s a great way to meet people across the Upper Valley. We work close closely with the Lebanon Dems, the Hanover/Lyme Dems and the Orford Dems.
You can register here for the caucuses.. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/jsCNN3DqQ6uk3ED3ATQbeQ
For more information please reach out to Mary Hakken Phillips at mhp4nhrep@gmail.com.
Thank you for participating in our FEED Grafton initiative.
Items in the graphic below are welcome at any of the food pantries listed in this email. Food items, personal care items and monetary gifts are greatly appreciated.
1. DHHS Snap Food Pantries and Food Box Pick-up Locations list in Grafton County:
2. Grafton County Senior Citizens Council:
Each of the seven senior centers will be collecting nonperishable food items to support local older adults and their families. You can drop off donations at any GCSCC location during regular hours. This food drive will run through the end of the year, giving community members plenty of time to contribute and make a lasting impact
Click for GCSCC Locations:
3. Regional resources
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Tuesday, November 4, Evans Drive and Rte. 120
| Plymouth Regional Senior Center, 8 Depot Street, Plymouth The speaker will start at 6:30. Jon’s top priorities all revolve around two core values: Granite Staters deserve to be able to live an affordable, happy, and healthy life, and that our democracy must properly represent and respond to the people’s problems. Jon understands that it’s not left versus right, it’s the wealthy elites versus the working-class, because he doesn’t just understand working-class struggles, he LIVES them. |
IF YOU REGISTER—YOU WILL BE COUNTED IN THE TOTAL TURNOUT NATIONWIDE!
UV Hanover Seniors
9-10:30 am, register here
Plymouth Common
9-11 am, register here
Orford-Fairlee Bridge
10 am to 12 pm, register here
Enfield
11 am, register here
West Lebanon,
12:30-2pm, Upper Valley Indivisible, register here
Lincoln, 1-3, register here
Littleton area,
3:30-5 pm, Littleton, register here
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 8 at 7PM: Plymouth Senior Center – 8 Depot St. Plymouth, NH 03264;
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15 at 7PM: Littleton Community Center – 120 Main St. Littleton, NH 03561; and
TUESDAY, OCT. 21 at 7PM: Lebanon Senior Center – 10 Campbell St. Lebanon, NH 03766.
Valley News Article: Grafton County considers $47.3 million new courthouse
As you may know, the Grafton County Commissioners have been through a multi-year process of evaluating and summarizing the many critical failures of the Grafton County Courthouse Complex in terms of health, safety, and usefulness.
Last Monday, the Commissioners held an informational meeting with the delegation and the architecture/design firm that prepared the project proposal. The Commissioners have voted 2-1 to recommend a new building on/near the current parking site because it is a more fiscally responsible option than renovating the existing, outdated building (in ~2021 pricing, the renovation would have cost $2 million more than a new build!).
The GOP members are against the new building project because – as they describe it – they believe it will unduly burden the taxpayers. The Democratic members believe the new building is the fiscally responsible best course of action given the known renovation costs and unknown downside risk of delay or doing nothing. Bottom line:
The Democratic members of the County Delegation fear that the GOP will use its statewide majority powers to circumvent local decision-making and prevent our Courthouse project.
Let’s encourage people to attend the Grafton County Courthouse Project Public Hearings to build support.
The New Hampshire GOP’s push to impeach Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill has escalated with the filing of an LSR—a preliminary proposal signaling their intent to introduce legislation to pursue impeachment. Republican Sweeney Files Bill Aimed at Impeaching Dem Councilor Liot Hill
The Grafton County Dems need your help to go on the OFFENSIVE in support of Executive Councilor Liot Hill. If you wish to participate, please use these talking points and graphics to point out the partisan nature of the GOP attackers and failed policies. We must call out Representative Joe Sweeney for using this assault to advance his own agenda.
As reported Thursday by Todd Bookman of NHPR, the U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against New Hampshire in an ongoing dispute over access to confidential voting records.
While basic voter information—such as names, addresses, and party affiliation—is already public in New Hampshire, the Trump administration is demanding additional data, including partial Social Security numbers and driver’s license numbers.
Secretary of State David Scanlan has repeatedly refused these requests, citing state law. On Thursday, the Justice Department sued Scanlan, along with election officials in five other states: California, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania. Federal officials argue the data is needed to safeguard against voter fraud, despite extensive efforts by New Hampshire’s elections office to ensure the integrity of its elections.
Scanlan has stood firm for months, saying: “New Hampshire law prohibits the sharing of this information with the U.S. Department of Justice in the manner you request.”
We need to support our Secretary of State. Here are ways you can contact him and thank him.
Phone: 603-271-3242—Email: administration@sos.nh.gov
Address: Secretary of State, State House, Room 204, 107 North Main Street, Concord, NH 03301-4989
OR YOU CAN CLICK THIS LINK—An automatic email to SOS Scanlan from Open Democracy