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• Jerry (Saturday, April 04 26 08:45 pm EDT)

  Tom aint going to hell. he doesnt support rape and murder. you know the thing whitney supports through her flag. don't know why you are so obsessed with sucking dicks. do you do that?

• ! (Saturday, April 04 26 08:32 pm EDT)

  Tom sucks dicks in hell

• God's Money (Saturday, April 04 26 08:32 pm EDT)

  God promised the school's missing $5m to someone else 5,000 years ago in a cryptic passage in the bible.

• Tom (Saturday, April 04 26 08:26 pm EDT)

  and the chair of our school board whitney is out there flying the flag of those genociders? disgusting.

• One God (Saturday, April 04 26 08:24 pm EDT)

  Jews are no better than Muslims, they are both enemies of the church.
  
  Deus Vult

• No Christian (Saturday, April 04 26 08:15 pm EDT)

  All the people who claim to be Christians.
  
  But then are like lets help the sick and the poor.
  
  Let's send massive piles of money and arms to the self-proclaimed state of the people who murdered him.
  
  The state where people spit on Christians. The place where religious law says a Jew can rape a non-Jew and it isn't a crime (that one is pickup up steam).
  
  So they can murder more innocent women and children.
  
  Sick

• I wash my hands of it (Saturday, April 04 26 07:56 pm EDT)

  According to the Gospel of Matthew (27:19) in the New Testament, Pontius Pilate's wife sent him a message warning him not to harm Jesus. She told him to "have nothing to do with that innocent man," because she had suffered a terrible nightmare about him.
  
  She believed her distressing dream was a sign that Jesus was innocent. In the ancient world, such dreams were often considered divine warnings.
  
  She sent the message while Pilate was sitting on the judgment seat (the tribunal) presiding over the trial.
  
  Despite her warning and his own belief that Jesus was innocent, Pilate ultimately gave in to the pressure of the Jews and ordered the crucifixion.

• Free america (Saturday, April 04 26 05:56 pm EDT)

  free america from Israel
  
  You're paying $2 more for gas for Israel
  
  American soldiers are dying for israel
  
  Thosands of children have been murdered for Israel in the past month.
  
  End it now.

• Peace 2028 (Saturday, April 04 26 05:32 pm EDT)

  Imagine taking time on a Saturday to anon go on an online forum and support a man who is murdering children by the hundreds. You have nothing else going on in your life other than to post support for the murderer of innocents to see if you can annoy someone you don't know.
  
  Well did it make you feel better? Maybe make some friends or get a pet of something.

• Big D (Saturday, April 04 26 02:17 pm EDT)

  Trump 2028

• Even worse (Saturday, April 04 26 08:06 am EDT)

  ...and he just jacked up the cost of that oil by about 50%!

• Whose First? (Saturday, April 04 26 07:33 am EDT)

  For decades the united states has had a program to provide heating oil for very poor folks.
  
  It costs $4 Billion a year, and helps about 5 million Americans each year.
  
  Trump has proposed cutting it completely from the budget next year.
  
  Trump spends $4 B every 6 days on interceptor missiles to protect Israel in the war he just started. The whole war has costed over $100 B so far.
  
  America first?

• Jesus H Christ (Saturday, April 04 26 03:22 am EDT)

  "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God"
  
  Psych!!! Had you fooled for 2,000 years.
  
  I really meant, kill as many Iranian and Palestinian children as you want.
  
  Figured I should let you all in, since Petey Hegseth or Donny Trump figured it out. And man are they talented at the murdering! Pay your taxes Americans, to keep funding the murder rampage.
  
  Local shout out to Heather Whitney for flying the flag of the israel murders to show support. Of course Heather had nothing better to do, no need to keep an eye on where the school's money was going.

• War Mongers (Friday, April 03 26 07:03 pm EDT)

  Heather must be over the moon with all the murder of children on behalf of Israel. Trump just proposed cutting social services to increase war budget. Why not just cut Claremont school budget to send the money to Israel for their military, so they can pay for universal health care. At least we'd know where the money was then.

• Insider (Friday, April 03 26 06:52 pm EDT)

  They just decided to stop sucking. Now we all have the blues.
  Rapp will pick it back up.

• Not suck (Friday, April 03 26 10:49 am EDT)

  Why doesn't the school board just decide to stop sucking?

• Horatio Alger (Friday, April 03 26 10:23 am EDT)

  Why is the City of Claremont Human Resources Department so ineffective? They have a bunch of openings (why is this?) but they drag their feet in filling the positions below:
  .
  Finance Department: Finance Director
  
  Fire Department: Career Firefighter
  
  Department of Parks and Recreation: Superintendent of Parks & Facility Operations
  
  Director of Planning & Development
  
  Business Development Specialist
  
  Chief Building Inspector and Health Officer
  
  Library Director
  
  CSBCC: Lifeguard
  
  CSBCC: Front Desk Staff - Part-Time
  
  CSBCC: Fitness Instructor
  Position Summary:
  
  Part-Time Circulation Clerk
  Fiske Free Library –
  
  Police Department: Patrol Officer
  
  Didn't the City Council just approve a new HR position - at least that department is growing-:)!!!

• Brian Brian Brian (Friday, April 03 26 02:52 am EDT)

  The reasons that I can't stay, don't have a thing to do with being in love
  
  And I understand that lovin, a man shouldn't have to be this rough
  
  You ain't the only one who feels like this world's left you far behind
  
  I don't know why you gotta be angry all the time

• bates motel (Thursday, April 02 26 10:58 pm EDT)

  can we find out if Bates is really living in Claremont. Did she sell her property? is her lease a shame? I don't trust her.

• A friend (Thursday, April 02 26 12:11 pm EDT)

  Brian: We care about you and are concerned for your well-being. I want to be honest with you, while you’re not violent, some aspects of your demeanor can feel intimidating to others. If I were your child or spouse, I might feel uneasy. This isn’t meant as an insult, but as constructive feedback. It could be helpful to watch some videos of yourself to better understand how you come across to others.

• Why so angry Brian (Thursday, April 02 26 07:54 am EDT)

  What is wrong with Rapp? Does he act that way at the fire department?

• anger management (Thursday, April 02 26 06:05 am EDT)

  In the fist fight that will surely break out, my money's on Heather over Brian to win. Brian to throw the first punch.
  
  Dude: anger management classes.

• drinking game (Wednesday, April 01 26 08:58 pm EDT)

  I take a shot every time Petrin speaks. I'm never getting drunk.

• heat it up (Wednesday, April 01 26 08:09 pm EDT)

  school board meetings are always better with some heated debate

• Free Food For Those In Need (Wednesday, April 01 26 01:11 pm EDT)

  What do Strawberries, lettuce, pears, apples, bananas, potatoes, broccoli, bread, and peppers have in common?
  
  They are all just chilling inside the front entry at Time-Out Americana Grill 101 Mulberry Street Claremont NH today from 4pm free to anyone in need.
  
  +
  Some days I dislike Nick. Other days I think he's an OK guy.

• another insder (Wednesday, April 01 26 10:59 am EDT)

  New big scandal with school board. watch out.

• Mom (Wednesday, April 01 26 09:52 am EDT)

  What’s really the point we have so many kids drop out or get pregnant. Most of them don’t amount to anything but taxpayer burden.

• Rise up (Wednesday, April 01 26 04:57 am EDT)

  Educators are destroying our civilization
  https://youtu.be/IXtvgkPT8tE?si=6MBJHRq2lcBxeQoC

• The Jew Cult (Tuesday, March 31 26 08:39 pm EDT)

  Several infants in New York City have died after contracting neonatal herpes (HSV-1) following a traditional Jewish circumcision ritual that includes direct oral suction, a practice known as metzitzah b’peh.
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
  
  Between 2000 and 2011, the New York City Department of Health (DOHMH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) documented 11 laboratory-confirmed cases of neonatal herpes linked to this ritual, resulting in two deaths and at least two cases of permanent brain damage.

• Das Reich wird wiedererstehen, Heil Thule! (Tuesday, March 31 26 08:15 pm EDT)

  Böse Juden müssen durch Feuer von dieser Erde getilgt werden.

• The Ghost of Epstein (Tuesday, March 31 26 08:07 pm EDT)

  A small minority of Jewish religious circumcisers (mohels), primarily within certain ultra-Orthodox (Haredi) communities, perform a ritual called metzitzah b'peh (oral suction) where they place their mouth directly over the baby's penis to suck blood away from the wound after circumcision.

• Nope. (Tuesday, March 31 26 07:44 pm EDT)

  That is antisemitic, David.
  
  Israel is a state whose actions or horrendous. "The Jews" are a disparate collection of individuals with different beliefs and values. They don't collectively control anything, and person in that group isn't responsible for anything another one does.
  
  Israel = a state that kills children and does other evil things. you can fact check that.
  
  a jew = some guy or gal with a particular religion. like every other religion, some are good and some are bad.
  
  don't confuse them.

• Fat Cat (Tuesday, March 31 26 07:41 pm EDT)

  they won’t hire..they’d rather pay temp for hire from labanon
  fat cats getting fatter

• David (Tuesday, March 31 26 05:38 pm EDT)

  The Jews are behind both parties, never forget that. People die, they still get richer.

• Beth (Tuesday, March 31 26 02:27 pm EDT)

  Lot of high end openings for the city and can’t seem to hire any of them.

• bubble wand (Tuesday, March 31 26 02:21 pm EDT)

  You know Jon Stone was disappointment when he didn't get invited to Disney with his fellow Trump pleasurer Lindsey Grahan. He'd just love to get a hold of Lindsey's little mermaid bubble wand.

• Kevin (Tuesday, March 31 26 07:58 am EDT)

  Looks like us citizens are probably getting swindled on that CDA land sale. CDA chairman negotiates deal to sell six industrial land parcels for over $500,000 under current value. Then we learn he has a conflict of interest and when Jim Sullivan exposed that possibility the. CDA chair resigned. City leaders all go silent hiding it all in backroom meetings and not telling us the truth. Claremont has a corrupt city government.

• Answers (Tuesday, March 31 26 07:40 am EDT)

  Remove your head from your ass.
  
  In a democracy when people don't like what the leader is doing they protest. Maybe that gets people to vote differently, maybe it gets members of congress to vote to impeach. Maybe it does nothing.
  
  But it is all fair in our democratic process.

• Ripken (Tuesday, March 31 26 07:31 am EDT)

  read the rules. no attendance award. Doesn't matter why you're out. We need Cal Ripken, not no-show joes.

• Mark (Tuesday, March 31 26 07:28 am EDT)

  Learn how to spell attendance and perhaps watch the meetings to see who attends. I watch the meetings to stay in the know of happenings around here. He has missed 1 meeting. The same March meeting he misses every year if you actually pay attention. How many meetings have you been to? How many boards do you sit on? I suspect zero and zero. Jim please give us a statistical breakdown of attendance and the number of years councilors have sat. Say if someone served 17 years and missed 1 meeting a year. You sir are doing the lord's work here with this page. So valuable and what a wonderful use of staff time to collect information for moronic purposes. Where was he? You asking tells me you don't watch any of the meetings. You seemingly miss his injury as well and difficulty breathing and speaking. Try to catch up and participate in your city.

• Questions (Tuesday, March 31 26 07:26 am EDT)

  wait…so you don’t want a king but you protest for a duly elected president in a democracy to be removed and replaced with someone who wasn’t elected because you don’t like the result of the democratic process???
  So we can vote but the result is only legitimate if you approve???

• pat (Tuesday, March 31 26 07:14 am EDT)

  not a bull, i am looking for a bull

• ayatollah (Monday, March 30 26 11:48 pm EDT)

  Stop complaining about the war in Iran.
  
  Trump has a plan and mission.
  
  The plan and mission is to open the straight of Hormuz.
  
  Yes, it was open before he started bombing school girls. But the goal is to reopen it.
  
  Also, he has just stated that he might end the war without opening it.

• Read the fine print!! (Monday, March 30 26 08:34 pm EDT)

  In the administration of attendance-based recognition by the Claremont City Council, eligibility shall be determined solely on the basis of documented presence during official meetings and events. The Council does not, and will not, investigate the underlying reasons for any recorded absence. Undertaking such inquiries would require extensive fact-finding, impose undue administrative burden, and create the potential for inconsistent application across individuals.
  
  Consistent with this principle, any absence resulting in a missed vote shall be treated identically, regardless of the reason for the absence. The impact on attendance recognition or other procedural consequences shall remain unaffected by personal circumstances.
  
  Attendance awards shall be conferred to any Council member who attends all meetings during the entirety of their term. This policy ensures a uniform, efficient, and predictable process while maintaining fairness and simplicity in the recognition of perfect participation.

• attendence (Monday, March 30 26 08:22 pm EDT)

  where was he? how many meetings has he skipped in the past year?

• Page is dumb (Monday, March 30 26 08:18 pm EDT)

  If you actually watch the meetings you would not be talking out your ass about attendance. Even dumb fuck Jim Sullivan can use a spreadsheet to show you Koloski missed the same March meeting every year. Reasons publicly stated at prior years meetings. Even I can figure that out. Work related trip. You won't win any scholar awards.

• BigDog on da Porch (Monday, March 30 26 08:18 pm EDT)

  Pat, sounds like you must be a Bull, looking for some Queens here in Claremont. Search around there may be a “GoneWild Club or party…. Used to be called the KeyClub.
  
  Now the CDA has been a concern of mine, for many years. With lots of industrial buildings available and the industrial park with 2 buildings, makes you wonder what the CDA actually does. Note I have No Answers just curious.
  
  Now it is my understanding that the DPW staff is out of funds? Maybe over budget? I do know for a fact that Maple Ave. need pot hole Hot mix. Last time that road received pavement was during the Fredette years.
  
  For those of you that are Anti-Rapp, we as citizens voted him in. If you did not Vote or have the Nads to run for the seat…… you have No Say….. therefore BE QUIET! Also, don’t forget Rapp is the Assistant Fire Chief, does Fire Code enforcement, and covers for the Chief in his absence.
  
  Back onto my Porch.
  
  Big Dog asleep on the Porch

• make dumbasses moral (Monday, March 30 26 08:17 pm EDT)

  murdering 160 school girls, you sick fuck?

• Make Claremont Great Once (Monday, March 30 26 08:15 pm EDT)

  Everything Trump has done has made sense and made my life better 100%

• mouse (Monday, March 30 26 07:38 pm EDT)

  Did Jon Stone get invited to Disney World with Lindsey Graham? think they have common interests...

• Ben (Monday, March 30 26 06:42 pm EDT)

  What you say about democrats is about 75% fair and about 25% exaggeration. They did wast 1.5 billion, but it was money they raised not taxpayer money.
  
  Kamala did suck and they did shove her down our throats.
  
  What you get wrong is that makes what Trump is doing right.
  
  He has spent $200 m of TAXPAYER money on golf outings alone. He has pardoned crooks that stole money but made donations to him. He started a war we don't need.
  
  I am open that Harris and Biden sucked. You should be honest about all the ways Trump is screwing over the country.

• Jerry (Monday, March 30 26 06:09 pm EDT)

  remember when the democrats forced an unqualified candidate on you with a fraudster VP and didn’t let you vote while they spent 1.5 billion only to lose?
  remember when they decided democracy didn’t matter and gave you a Queen with no votes?
  Remember when they decided democracy didn’t matter and imported millions of illegals to water down your vote and cut the working class wages in half?

• We know (Monday, March 30 26 06:02 pm EDT)

  Giantess internet search history…keep it up and I’ll release more info

• JD (Monday, March 30 26 05:57 pm EDT)

  maybe get your own house in order before you comment on things you have no freaking clue about
  slob
  You can’t even save money or keep your fat hand out of your fat mouth
  Unqualified dork

• anger (Monday, March 30 26 05:00 pm EDT)

  Brian Rapp- bring a stress ball or something to the meetings. not a good look

• America First (Monday, March 30 26 03:42 pm EDT)

  "we voted for real change where america is first"
  
  then why are we fighting wars for Israel? America first. Not Israel or any other country first.

• Truth Moron (Monday, March 30 26 12:04 pm EDT)

  Remember when he was going to end the Ukraine war in 24 hours?
  
  Remember when he said he would end the income tax with tariffs?
  
  Remember when he said he would cut the deficit, but increased it instead?

• Truth God (Monday, March 30 26 12:01 pm EDT)

  Truth MAN: I voted for no war in Iran. He's spent billions on a war we can't win, and will spend billions more.
  
  He's murdered hundreds of children for no military purpose. Why doesn't that count with the pro-life folks.
  
  The personal corruption is out of control. Look at the people he's pardoned, and the crypto scams.
  
  It's fine to dislike the prior corrupt guys. But just replaced them with his own brand of stupidity and corruption.

• Truth MAN (Monday, March 30 26 11:50 am EDT)

  If you think trump isnt doing what we voted for real change where america is first you are fucked in the head but i bet your life experience will tell it all id love to know if you have ever done anything other than your moms tits

• Truth Time (Monday, March 30 26 09:46 am EDT)

  If you hate democrats. I can understand that.
  
  If you say you like Trump or that Trump is doing good things because it pisses off people you don't like. OK.
  
  But if you really, in your heart, think that he is doing good for the country and not just himself, please get your head checked.
  
  thank you for your attention to this matter.

• attendance matters (Monday, March 30 26 09:40 am EDT)

  Nick Koloski isn't going to win any attendance awards.

• Jim Crack Corn (Monday, March 30 26 09:30 am EDT)

  ain’t got no health officer
  the one dude quit and recruit our people with help from hr
  other community should not benefit from our tax dollars

• Sarah (Monday, March 30 26 09:00 am EDT)

  City staffers look the other way if a local VIP is involved

• Randy (Monday, March 30 26 08:45 am EDT)

  Doesn’t nh rsa say if the building is in danger of falling the health officer can have it removed? Why hasn’t the health officer removed it if in danger?

• Ryan (Monday, March 30 26 06:26 am EDT)

  It was Nick Koloski's idea for the CDA to get their own EIN and Nancy Bates and Dale Girard are using that idea to destroy the CDA from the inside. A taxpayer bailout is inevitable because Nancy Bates said herself that the city and the taxpayers are responsible for all of the CDA's debts because of the shared EIN. Bates and the councilors are destroying the CDA just like they are destroying the community center and letting the roads and the other infrastructure decay..

• Tina (Monday, March 30 26 05:49 am EDT)

  City going to take 127 Sullivan st for city parking. When the city buys bluff school to move city hall to.

• No Kings (Monday, March 30 26 12:43 am EDT)

  Dumbasses: No Kings is a metaphor. It is opposition to Trump's unlawful and unprecedented actions.
  
  You didn't like covid mandates? Who was president when they came out. I'll remind you, it was orange clown.

• Claremont Truth (Sunday, March 29 26 10:20 pm EDT)

  local republican politicians have proven that something can be both a pussy and a dick at the same time. see jon stone.

• Claremont Learing (Sunday, March 29 26 10:07 pm EDT)

  How could we expect people who don’t know the difference between a man and a woman to know the difference between a President and a King.

• Fuck Trump (Sunday, March 29 26 08:24 pm EDT)

  Trump spent over $100 million of taxpayer money on golf during his first term.
  
  Trump just hit $100 million for this term.
  
  But lets argue over 100 bucks on something in the local budget.

• BREAKING (Sunday, March 29 26 07:29 pm EDT)

  BREAKING: Israel has confirmed its soldiers will not be joining the US in the ground invasion of Iran, due to the concern that they would have to fight grown men, rather than unarmed women and children

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, March 29 26 06:57 pm EDT)

  Ricky, I totally agree with you regarding 127 Sullivan St. I have been keeping track of this and so far there really isn’t much to report except the following. According to the Current Tax Card the building has a Percentage Good Rating of only 32% but the building is clearly falling in on itself and is a danger to the community. According to the latest Planning & Development Report for January 2026, (there wasn’t any report for February 2026), in regards to the 127 Sullivan St. Demolition Project Request for Proposals (RFP), “Original RFP for contamination testing was retracted” and that “New RFP for both testing and demolition will be posted in January 2026”. However, I just looked at the City of Claremont website and no RFP for the 127 Sullivan St. Demolition Project is either listed or stated as having been awarded; meaning that City Manager Nancy Bates is once again not doing her job, (a job that she is being paid more than the Governor of New Hampshire to do by the Citizens of Claremont), and the City Councilors are once again all asleep at the wheel and not holding Nancy Bates accountable for her abysmal job performance!
  Also, as a point of reference, the Topstone Building only has a Percentage Good Rating of 2%, is a Brownfields Site that according to the US EPA website still is not remediated yet the building is still in operation with businesses inside including Councilor Nick Koloski’s three businesses. Only in Claremont!

• opera (Sunday, March 29 26 06:32 pm EDT)

  what's up with the opera house roof?

• Sullivan (Sunday, March 29 26 06:10 pm EDT)

  Sullivan is biased towards things with Sullivan in its name

• Ricky (Sunday, March 29 26 06:07 pm EDT)

  Jim,
  127 Sullivan st should have been torn down years ago? What’s the hold up? City officials looking other way? 91a for information on what’s been done? Yoshi planned to take it down I heard but nothing from bates???

• thinking (Sunday, March 29 26 06:00 pm EDT)

  Underwear, tell me you are a dumb ass town with no future, without telling me you are a dumb ass town with no future.

• Sneeze in the Underwear (Sunday, March 29 26 05:51 pm EDT)

  2 people in Claremont don’t like Trump so you are either Pat or Mat.

• having fun yet? (Sunday, March 29 26 04:32 pm EDT)

  I know you trump-holes don't care about the children trump is murdering. But what about the trump bump in gas prices. $5 here we come!

• Elections have consequences (Sunday, March 29 26 02:28 pm EDT)

  Why was Heather Whitney signing the document instead of Crawford?

• Charles (Sunday, March 29 26 02:14 pm EDT)

  The CDA represents the dirty underbelly of Claremont. Directors facilitating below-market rents in city buildings and below-market land sales of city property with the latest for six parcels at a discounted price of over $500 K. All benefiting special interests and outsiders with taxpayers taking advantage of by city leaders every time. I would like to know the full details about Andre Lafreniere's quick exit. What was his involvement in the six parcel land deal? I doubt we will ever know the truth as it is already being suppressed by unscrupulous city leaders. If you don't think that Claremont is corrupt you need to look no further than the CDA, the city council and the school leaders.

• Robert (Sunday, March 29 26 01:08 pm EDT)

  Dale Girard and Nancy Bates are sorry excuses for city leaders. The CDA is broke from years of bad decisions because the city councilors looked the other way with no oversight. Nobody protecting the public from these bad leaders. Sabotaging the CDA is a foolhardy knee-jerk reaction because the city and the taxpayers are responsible for all of the CDA's bad decisions and their debts. Jim Sullivan is right these actions will speed up the financial collapse of the CDA and hasten the taxpayer bailout to save the city properties from foreclosure. Shutting down the CDA, transferring the assets over to the planning and development department and hiring a temporary director is the right path to take. The city manager and the city councilors need to stop with the political intrigue and start solving these problems head-on. This is just not with the CDA but also with the community center and the visitor center and the roads with all the potholes that are ignored and so many other things all being allowed to rot by our city leaders who will not lead.

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, March 29 26 09:26 am EDT)

  Five new articles published today on the News Flashes page of this website.
  
  1) March 25, 2026 Claremont City Council Meeting Synopsis.
  
  2) Andre Lafreniere Resigns; CDA in Turmoil!
  
  3) Bates Motel.
  
  4) Claremont School Officials into into lopsided Forensic Audit Contract that promises little and has the potential to cost the Claremont Taxpayers a lot!
  
  5) The Claremont School District Stipend Scandal! Part #15 – Stipends List.

• Pat (Sunday, March 29 26 07:54 am EDT)

  No kings, only queens. Thick white queens.
  Where do I find them queens in Claremont?

• throwback sap (Sunday, March 29 26 05:48 am EDT)

  Loved the 90s Avril throwback. Brian's got some work to do.

• big number dog (Sunday, March 29 26 02:15 am EDT)

  People don't understand big numbers.
  
  The war in Iran will cost $200 Billion if things go well, which they wont.
  
  **Free** public college for ALL would cost $70 billion a year.
  
  Ever kid in this country could get three years of college for the cost of this "excursion".
  
  And the war very likely will blow up in our face and not achieve anything and create more terrorists than it kills.
  
  Maybe you don't like free college. Fine. But think of everything else we could do with that money.

• no dumb asses (Saturday, March 28 26 10:49 pm EDT)

  let's start a protest against the school board. I call it
  
  no dumb asses

• no kings (Saturday, March 28 26 09:38 pm EDT)

  8 million people today! Get out and oppose tyrants and stupid wars

• Moore Sullivan (Saturday, March 28 26 07:10 pm EDT)

  And then we could rename New Hampshire, Sullivan!

• Sullivan (Saturday, March 28 26 04:07 pm EDT)

  Claremont should be renamed Sullivan new hampshire. And the great Jim Sullivan should move to Sullivan street. Then his address would be Jim Sullivan, Sullivan Street, Sullivan, Sullivan County, New Hampshire.

• to city officials (Saturday, March 28 26 03:04 pm EDT)

  wharehouse on Sullivan street hill by papermill is falling in. City needs to do something. Someone will get hurt. Eye sore. get off but city.

• Bibi (Saturday, March 28 26 04:39 am EDT)

  how antisemitic of all of you to lose five million dollars. that's money you could have sent to us to fund our wars. Maybe have a bake sale and raise some money to help us buy bombs.

• Avril (Friday, March 27 26 11:20 pm EDT)

  Brian Rapp- Chill out, whatcha yellin' for?

• SBS (Friday, March 27 26 08:31 pm EDT)

  School Board = Sucks

• Veronica (Friday, March 27 26 02:14 pm EDT)

  The well collaborative, a transition group.

• Truth Teller Max (Friday, March 27 26 01:45 pm EDT)

  Those of us who don't have Israel's genitals in our mouth are can to speak whenever we like.

• Veronica (Friday, March 27 26 01:13 pm EDT)

  There seems to be this guy named Shawn that posts in all the local groups. The posts are very similar to Betty’s posts. If I had to bet money I would bet that this was the guy behind Betty all along.

• Truth (Friday, March 27 26 12:31 pm EDT)

  Shhhhhhh, you’re not permitted to speak any more.

• Israel (Friday, March 27 26 05:00 am EDT)

  Claremonters!!
  
  We hear you have lost lots of money from your school district. But we also hear you still have some. We need you to send whatever you have left over to us ASAP to fund our military. And if you can borrow some on top of that, and send that over too, even better! We need it to fund our military, since we spend our money on universal healthcare and education, which of course you don't don't. How could you when you spend all of your money on wars for us?
  We particularly need money right now to buy bombs to drop on Gaza and Iran and Lebanon and Syria and Yemen and Iraq. and maybe Turkey.
  Also please send your sons and daughters to fight a war for us in Iran. Since we have universal healthcare it would be far too expensive for us to take on the causalities of fighting our own wars. Also, why would we want to send our kids to die for us when we can send your kids? Also your kids wont be educated, how could they be you have no money to educate them. So this is probably for the best for them. Let them go fast.
  
  Just remember, if you oppose sending your kids to fight for us, or your money to pay for our military you are an anti-semite. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

• Trumpers (Friday, March 27 26 01:50 am EDT)

  All you trumpers: why are you ok spending billions or trillions on more wars in the middle east while the federal government just cuts grants to places like claremont. If they were gonna pay down the debt or spend it better, maybe. but its like you cut a dollar from health care or poverty support for claremont families or schools or whatever. maybe they dont deserve it. maybe. but then you spend 10 bombing people in the middle east. how is that better?
  
  Free community college for everyone for 20 years costs the same as what they are asking for the Iran war.

• That's all folks (Friday, March 27 26 01:07 am EDT)

  Can we get back to looking for the missing money, folks?

• ALERT (Thursday, March 26 26 11:57 pm EDT)

  Heather Whitney got on the school board to become a right-wing politician. That's why she wouldn't shut up about trans and critical race BS and all the other hot button issues we heard about for years. That's also probably why she was posting pro=Israel propuganda. She knows to have any future in the republican party she just has to be on record of kissing Israel's ass for AIPAC. No more ideologues or people who want to use the school board to seek further office

• Truthier (Thursday, March 26 26 09:44 pm EDT)

  The Truth will Always Win- sure. a troll Muslim apologist from the Middle East has infiltrated claremont's distinguished sullivan report to post propaganda about the Claremont school board. or maybe someone locally is pissed with how the school is run?

• Patrick (Thursday, March 26 26 03:14 pm EDT)

  If you could please catch my wife. Would be fun to see.

• Can't we all just get along? (Wednesday, March 25 26 11:14 pm EDT)

  Can't we all get along?
  
  Congress has little say in foreign policy. Certainly a school board member in a local community has none.
  
  If you have a complaint about someone's yard, call the city before blogging about it.

• The Truth (Wednesday, March 25 26 08:20 pm EDT)

  You’re welcome, Whitney. Carry on.

• The Truth (Wednesday, March 25 26 07:01 pm EDT)

  The blue hairs jew hating demons shut up when you tell them to shut up.
  Now go sit in the corner like a good little puppy.

• We keep winning (Wednesday, March 25 26 06:59 pm EDT)

  BREAKING: The Supreme Court just ruled parents ARE allowed to opt their children out of being indoctrinated with LGBTQ+ propaganda!
  
  PRAISE GOD!!! Sanity is being restored!

• angry (Wednesday, March 25 26 06:25 pm EDT)

  To those saying Rapp is angry. I'd also be angry if I had to deal with those other clowns on the Board and the mess they have made.

• The Truth will Always Win (Wednesday, March 25 26 03:01 pm EDT)

  anytime any place is a troll Muslim apologist from the Middle East not even living in the United States. You’re a nasty woman and Jew hating bigot.

• anytime any place (Wednesday, March 25 26 02:58 pm EDT)

  Sounds like someone can’t debate real issues with Whitney
  
  ROTFLMFAO people debate her at each meeting. And she loses on the ;real issues; That is why she resort to her ;sneak attack; motions that she makes without discussing with the rest of the board. anytime any place

• Righteousness (Wednesday, March 25 26 02:54 pm EDT)

  Disgusting and vile antisemite. Read a history book you dolt.
  Get lost.

• You are dumb (Wednesday, March 25 26 02:04 pm EDT)

  1- Whitney isn't Jewish
  2- Criticism of Israel isn't anti-semitism
  3- The premise of Christian Zionism involves the Jews existing in Israel so they can get tortured and not saved when Jesus returns. That is real antisemitism.
  
  Standing up for innocent children is always the right thing to do.

• You are a coward (Wednesday, March 25 26 01:46 pm EDT)

  Sounds like someone can’t debate real issues with Whitney so they resort to disgusting antisemitic smear campaigns on anonymous forums like a coward with no brain and no balls. Guess who else hated the Jews, your father in hell.

• Tom (Wednesday, March 25 26 01:33 pm EDT)

  Sounds like Mr ford trying everything he can do to do to look good! Posting here trying to make people clean up property just so he can look good for council members.

• An Awful Life (Wednesday, March 25 26 01:21 pm EDT)

  It's like the opposite of A Wonderful Life. It's An Awful Life.
  
  Every time Heather Whitney smiles, a child needlessly suffers. Often a student of Claremont's schools suffering because of her.

• First world problems (Wednesday, March 25 26 12:26 pm EDT)

  Try living on sugar river drive with the dumb ass
  Try dealing with all the rat infestation

• Insider (Wednesday, March 25 26 11:48 am EDT)

  There are 4 official complaints from 2025. None followed up on. All have planning department emails except one. Complaints about too many cars and dog poo making the yard smell. I have an idea, how about mind your own damn business.

• Insider (Wednesday, March 25 26 11:43 am EDT)

  George, are you blasting your complaints on here because you can’t get the owners to comply with your silly rules? Oh Georgie. We all know this well known tactic from the Planning office to leak info to this forum. Silly boy.

• Grant (Wednesday, March 25 26 11:00 am EDT)

  I was told that Claremont is the dumping ground for Hanover and Lebanon. Why do we need all the drugs and trash people? Only answer is to raise rent which Claremont is so far behind on. Stop giving handouts with assistant and make these people responsible. Raise rent landlord will make places nicer and will that will attract people to come to Claremont. Junk yard on west pleasant is just an eye sore to the city. Just typical Claremont finest.

• Mediggo (Wednesday, March 25 26 04:34 am EDT)

  From Israel's own newspaper:
  
  "Palestinian Minor Who Died in Israeli Prison Was 'Likely Starved,' but Case Closed
  Walid Ahmed, 17, died in Israel's Mediggo prison a year ago, after suffering extreme malnutrition. Investigation into his death was closed due the fact that an autopsy could not determine causal connection to his death. His body is still held by Israel. "
  
  The kid was never even charged with a crime, and was starved to death in Israel custody. And there is no accountability. This is Israel's own press reporting this.
  
  Fly your flag with pride, Heather. Be happy that somewhere, some kid is needlessly suffering.

• Truth Teller (Wednesday, March 25 26 02:34 am EDT)

  Heather Whitney: you have done your best to destroy Claremont's schools. And your leader, Bibi, whose flag you fly over the US flag, has murdered tens of thousands of innocent children. Are you happy yet? How many more children need to suffer for your demented world view? Do we now need to go into WW3? Your father would be ashamed of you.

• Big Surprise (Tuesday, March 24 26 11:09 pm EDT)

  School board still sucks

• You're 75; start thinking (Tuesday, March 24 26 05:50 pm EDT)

  When DHMC starts cutting million dollar checks to this "bed room community" maybe we can talk. I'm all for more single family homes. But we can't have low income housing where the city gets say $10k in property taxes on a triplex and then $150k in school expenses for 6 kids.

• Retired75 (Tuesday, March 24 26 05:40 pm EDT)

  Upper Valley Housing and all.
  
  This issue of workforce housing and inexpensive housing is a screen job to attract Federal government money, or that of the NH Housimg Authority.
  
  The City of Lebanon has and will continue to have, maybe 4000 new units. They have invested heavily in their infrastructure and school system. (and yes it is not all Perfect)
  
  The wages are larger up there, all driven by DHMC-major drug and big Insurance. Last I knew DHMC paid for Public Transportation, and gave the City in excess of $1.0 million to the City for Police and Fire support.
  
  Those of us who live in Claremont and work in the Upper Valley are benefiting from bigger wages and better working conditions.
  
  The DHMC complex is like an Octopus with long arms… maybe reaching out in all directions of 40 miles.
  
  So maybe some ReZoning and a new housing development would be great for our bed room community.
  
  Retired from class of 1975

• Crabby (Tuesday, March 24 26 05:00 pm EDT)

  What law is it violating. Just because you don't like it doesnt = illegal. You can find the owner on GIS.

• Snappy (Tuesday, March 24 26 04:56 pm EDT)

  Tim and the “HealthOfficer.
  
  It is 36 West Pleasant Street.
  
  Owners of Record on the Tax Card are:
  
  NH Housing Finance Authority,
  Matthew Watson
  Baxter Lightkept
  Frank Higbee and
  Van or Phyllis Dunham
  
  Why the City can’t enforce various existing Ordinances is beyond my mind.
  
  We pay big taxes, and perhaps the Mayor or new City Manager can spark the Police-Fire- or maybe building code officers to do something.
  
  It is an entrance to the City and is a property that should be condemned and cleaned-up.
  
  Probably owners told the Mayor and his assistant to Poind Sand!
  
  Snap

• CARES (Tuesday, March 24 26 04:46 pm EDT)

  We need more low income housing, nonprofits, safe injection sites, and opiate treatment centers. The taxpayers can suck it up and keep paying.

• Harry (Tuesday, March 24 26 02:37 pm EDT)

  The last thing claremont needs is more housing. We need to zone out all new multi-family and prohibit trailers. Every apartment and trailer just brings in more trash that will weight down the community more than the taxes it brings in.

• Tom (Tuesday, March 24 26 02:25 pm EDT)

  Zoning makes impossible almost to allow news builds in Claremont and planning department isn’t capable of doing such big projects like that.

• Valley News (Tuesday, March 24 26 02:16 pm EDT)

  How can Lebanon get housing everywhere but Claremont can’t even keep slumlords.

• Advice to the board (Tuesday, March 24 26 01:45 pm EDT)

  Everyone in town hates your guts because you lost $5m.
  
  Rather than spending your Board time on minor disputes and policies no one is ever going to read, the meetings should focus much more on thoroughly understanding the budget.
  
  Too often, broad or vague statements are accepted without the level of scrutiny they warrant. You are taking too much on faith from Kennedy and Angel. When important financial information is presented, it’s reasonable and necessary to ask detailed follow-up questions and ensure there is real clarity before moving on. Trust but verify. Or, better, just stop trusting.
  
  Whether or not the $5M issue was preventable, the priority now should be making sure something like this doesn’t happen again. Continuing with the current poor level of oversight increases the risk of future problems, and those will be much harder to excuse.
  
  This is an opportunity to reset expectations and approach these decisions with the seriousness they require.
  
  You've been warned.

• Tim (Tuesday, March 24 26 12:47 pm EDT)

  I made a complaint the city over a year ago about the property and nothing was ever done.

• Insider (Tuesday, March 24 26 12:19 pm EDT)

  Jim, please delete that post. This should be anonymous

• Healthofficer@claremontnh.com (Tuesday, March 24 26 12:18 pm EDT)

  Who owns the property with the collection? Just ask
  Call the City Planner or the H.O. At the visitor cent

• Replace the school board. (Tuesday, March 24 26 10:30 am EDT)

  Replace the school board.

• Part-time Jobs (Tuesday, March 24 26 10:11 am EDT)

  Frank Sprague, it's another day. And another day you get to wake up and know the community kicked you off the board. Maybe get a part time job and try to repay some of the $5m you lost for the good residents of Claremont.

• Decor (Tuesday, March 24 26 10:09 am EDT)

  If you don't like your neighbor's decor (such as autoparts) buy their property or move.

• snappy (Tuesday, March 24 26 09:40 am EDT)

  I wish Chief Wilmont, Chief Chamberland, and the Mayor would look at the junk yard on West Pleasant St. across from the cemetery and next to ole Bill Binder’s place.
  
  If DPW is filling pot holes, I’d like to know where…. Ward 3 is in their wheelhouse, and lot of holes boys.
  
  BigDog we will never see the $5 million you are talking about.
  
  Snappy

• Court Jester (Tuesday, March 24 26 07:18 am EDT)

  What’s the point of having a sexual revolution if you all act like puritans? Every one of you is a deviant.

• That’s what she said (Tuesday, March 24 26 06:41 am EDT)

  DPW fills plenty of holes.

• anger management (Monday, March 23 26 10:32 pm EDT)

  Brian Rapp- I hope you don't act like that at home. Anger management classes.

• Concord Undercover (Monday, March 23 26 10:10 pm EDT)

  A $17 million budget shortfall in Concord!?! Was Frank Sprague and Heather Whitney secretly moonlighting as members of their board too?

• BigDog (Monday, March 23 26 09:15 pm EDT)

  Well has anyone been following the Concord NH school system?? Seems like a $17 million budget shortfall?
  
  Speaking about shortfalls, what ever happened with the $5.0 million Claremont Schools can’t find???
  
  I have been getting off the porch, and NOTICED the duplex junk yard on West Pleasant survived the Winter. Have you noticed.
  
  Is DPW out of pot hole patch money? Fill some dam pot holes boys.

• Meetings (Monday, March 23 26 05:21 pm EDT)

  As someone who can never hear what's going on in the meetings, I kinda welcome someone yelling. But Rapp does need to work on the attitude.
  
  Say what you want about Heather. But she uses her inside voice during meetings, and at least shows a veneer of respectfulness. Take notes Rapp.
  
  How many times does someone need to tell Crawford that the chair votes! This comes up at nearly every meeting and she seems surprised each and every time.

• Some Advice To Brian Rapp (Monday, March 23 26 04:38 pm EDT)

  **You don't have to change your opinions.
  
  **You don't have to change how you vote.
  
  **You don't have to even change the things you say.
  
  **But dude, stop yelling and having the attitude of a dick during meetings.
  
  It will do wonders for your political career.

• Keith (Monday, March 23 26 05:07 am EDT)

  Let's face it the school and the city governments are corrupt because the people we elect and the people they hire in the top spots of administration are corrupt or incompetent.

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, March 22 26 07:16 pm EDT)

  I use a second webpage when the articles do not fit on one webpage.

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, March 22 26 07:14 pm EDT)

  Six new articles published today on the News Flashes page of this website.
  
  1) Claremont Municipal Officials continue to hide the truth about the CDA!
  
  2) Cover-Up of April for 2019 Multi-Vehicle Crash caused by a Claremont Police Cruiser begins to unravel!
  
  3) March 18, 2026 Claremont School Board meeting synopsis.
  
  4) Superintendent Search Public Notice.
  
  5) North & Main Street Road Construction Project to Resume.
  
  6) The Claremont School District Stipend Scandal! Part #14 – Stipends List.

• Split (Sunday, March 22 26 06:53 pm EDT)

  why are we splitting news flashes across 2 pages now?

• butter (Sunday, March 22 26 06:33 pm EDT)

  "Petrin isn't the sharpest tool in the shed"
  
  Let's just say if the school board members were tools (which they are) none of them are sharp enough to cut warm butter.

• Brian (Sunday, March 22 26 06:19 pm EDT)

  Please leave Rapp alone, poor guy was having his period.

• distraught (Sunday, March 22 26 06:09 pm EDT)

  I was so distraught that there wasn't a new news flash I went back and read news flash #1. What ever happened to Mr McNutt? 100% agree they are all narcissists on the school board.

• Crappers (Sunday, March 22 26 05:41 pm EDT)

  They are all self serving narcissists. I don't know if Heather is really all out for Israel the way has been implied. But she definitely got on the board to start some sort of right-wing political career. Before the financial mess, all she did was moan about trans crap and that the curriculum was too left leaning. We don't have a trans problem, and it isn't like anyone is going to pay any attention to a policy from the Board about what someone can or can't say in a private conversation. Same thing with the curriculum, she made us spend a bunch of money replacing something they had already bought. Here's my rule: if you got a problem with the curriculum you get to speak up before it is bought, otherwise you have to shut the fuck up. With the curriculum the problem isn't that it leans left or right. The problem is the kids aren't learning ANYTHING AT ALL. Petrin isn't the sharpest tool in the shed, and talks about as much as a box of rocks. I think the joke about Madden not reading has gone too far, but the dude always has like half the story and doesn't seem to really want to do the work to understand what's going on. Rapp just seems angry all the time.

• Crapp (Sunday, March 22 26 05:28 pm EDT)

  Rapp is a self serving narcissist who only wants to be a hero to the employees. He could care less about the taxpayers of Claremont.

• Tony (Sunday, March 22 26 05:06 pm EDT)

  Did anyone else catch that Rapp voted against Crawford for chair? Who did he want, himself?

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, March 22 26 02:48 pm EDT)

  I did not write the entry at 2:03 PM. I am just starting to write my last article now it will probably be a few hours before I start publishing.

• paper pusher (Sunday, March 22 26 02:26 pm EDT)

  Now that Frank has been thrown out, how do we get him to stop suckling on our titts? Wife is still a paperpusher for the district.

• Day Off (Sunday, March 22 26 02:20 pm EDT)

  I just wish the school board would take the Sabbath or any other day off each week from screwing over residents of claremont!

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, March 22 26 02:03 pm EDT)

  No more Sunday articles any more in honor of the Sabbath. Shabbat Shalom

• Rappin' (Sunday, March 22 26 01:59 pm EDT)

  Rapp is at least better than Sprague who the good citizens of Claremont threw out after all his antics last year.

• Paul (Sunday, March 22 26 10:47 am EDT)

  Rapp is the answer to Claremont. He a definition of a community man. Serves his community!

• school dance (Sunday, March 22 26 05:30 am EDT)

  We couldn't afford to put on a dance for the middle school. But $200 Billion to kill Iranian school girls for Israel? No problem.
  
  From Trump to Biden to Vance to Schumer to Pappas (f'ing NH in the Appass) to Whitney, we need to throw all of these evil zionists out of office now! Enlist and send your kids or SHUT THE FUCK UP.
  
  Those evil Israelis put 355 bullets in 5 year old Hind Rajab. She was unarmed. She had called help. The IDF new where she was, they were in a tank, she was unarmed and the only one alive. They had already murdered her entire family. They knew all of that. She was five years old. And they put 355 bullets in her. Then when the paramedics arrived in a marked ambulance they killed them to. That is just one of 10,000 stories of kids under 6 Israel murdered for the fun of it. And now we are paying our tax dollars to bomb entire schools of little girls in Iran for Israel's war.
  
  Fuck Whitney and anyone who puts up the flag of these war criminals. Not my tax dollars. Not my kids. Fight your own wars assholes. And throw each of these zionists out of office as soon as possible.

• $5 million (Saturday, March 21 26 05:36 pm EDT)

  I'm less interested in the flags Heather is flying, and more concerned with when she is going to find the $5 million that she lost.
  
  Eyes on the ball people

• Lindsey (Saturday, March 21 26 03:42 pm EDT)

  Islam isn't the enemy. The politicians are the enemy. All of them. From Trump to Biden to the most evil of them all, Lindsey "let's make a Epstein island for boys" Graham and Heather "murder away Israel" Whitney. To Bill "get those words away from me" Madden.
  
  Not sure if I have any brain cells. Never opened up my head up to check. But I can type. So I must right?

• Hind (Saturday, March 21 26 03:22 pm EDT)

  Islam, and for that matter the bible, are books. Unless they are on a high shelf and about to fall on someone, no one needs to be defended from them. What people need to be defended from is other people. And I'm all for that.
  
  And right now the people that are harming women and children is the evil state of Israel. They have been intentionally firing missiles and bullets at women and children for the past 40 years.
  
  Tell me how Israel's murdering Hind Rajab protected any women you dumb evil piece of shit. She was a women for Christ's sake you dumb fuck. And stop wrapping your evil thoughts in the bible you scumbag.
  
  And sham on you Heather Whitney for cosigning this evil and flying the Israel flag which is not on par with a swastika.

• Truth (Saturday, March 21 26 06:28 am EDT)

  Cowards, all of you.
  You’ll gladly mock the Bible but have no courage to defend women and lgbt against islam.
  Typical.
  Do you even have a single brain cell?

• Flags (Saturday, March 21 26 06:16 am EDT)

  On behalf of the american soldiers machined gunned on the USS Liberty by Israel. Or the children raped by Jews who fled to Israel that they refused to extradite. The victims of who suffer to this day without justice. Or the tens of thousands of children murdered in Gaza and West bank in Israel's religious war for expansion. Or the Christians spit on by Israelis while visiting the holy land. Or the 100 school girls murdered by Trump in a war Rubio admitted wouldn't have happened if not for Israel. Please take your Israel flag and shove it where the sun don't shine. You live in the US of Fuckin' A. Act like it. No more wars!

• suckling (Saturday, March 21 26 04:50 am EDT)

  Biblical psychosis
  writes: "We can all mostly agree that Israel is an evil parasite state suckling on the teat of the American taxpayer while our roads, bridges, and schools collapse."
  
  Goodbye Frank writes "The family has been sucking at Claremont's taxpayer's tits for their entire life. And what have we got? A 5 million hole? It needs to stop."
  
  You gotta feel bad for the American taxpayer walking around with Frank Sprague and Family suckling at one teat and Israel suckling at the other.

• Not So Sweet (Saturday, March 21 26 12:50 am EDT)

  My neighbor told me Cindy Crawford was elected chair. I can't see how disappointed I was when I tuned in to CCTV. I think the "Eye Candy" dude needs a trip to the ophthalmologist.

• Mad Dog (Saturday, March 21 26 12:45 am EDT)

  I'm just shocked Madden knows how to us the internet. You know the dude has listened to Fox News so much he can repeat the gold and catheter commercials by heart. Maybe he got lessons from Kevin Tyson. It's been a while since Tyson showed up to lecture the school board on how to use basic technology. But, you know there is a 50% chance the person Madden hired is like a deep fake from Nigeria.

• Raptor (Friday, March 20 26 09:51 pm EDT)

  Oh, Brian Rapp is soo much better. Dude only has one volume. YELLING.

• Boomer Alert (Friday, March 20 26 06:09 pm EDT)

  Geriatric loser, most well-known for his opposition to reading, hires new school superintendent over he internet.
  
  What could possibly go wrong?

• reading resumes (Friday, March 20 26 05:15 pm EDT)

  ...of course he didn't read the persons resume due to his religious position against reading...

• Maddog Madden (Friday, March 20 26 05:14 pm EDT)

  Wait until you get a load of the new superintendent that Bill Madden hired over the internet. Only person they interviewed that didn't pull themselves out of the running, but maddog Madden thinks they're great.

• ~~Fellow Citizens~~ (Friday, March 20 26 03:40 pm EDT)

  ~~Fellow Citizens~~
  
  You have learned an important lesson. Decisions are made by those who show up, or run for office. Even when they are dumb, lazy, immoral, corrupt, etc. etc.
  
  Act accordingly.

• Brown (Friday, March 20 26 02:00 pm EDT)

  I hate the current democrat party as much as the next person. But with the local republican leaders being Jon Stone, Derek Ellerkamp, and Heather Whitney, I'd rather vote democrat (or shot myself).

• Green (Friday, March 20 26 01:36 pm EDT)

  Stupid as a school board member spending taxpayer money!

• Red (Friday, March 20 26 01:19 pm EDT)

  Your being stupid, no one will listen to you.

• Y'all listen up (Friday, March 20 26 01:09 pm EDT)

  Yall are being too critical of local politicians. They are people who volunteered to do a job for the community. They are not perfect. They get paid zero. Well except arguably for Frank Sprague who used the position to get dumb ass family members who would be otherwise unemployable jobs, but he's gone now-thank god! Is Heather Whitney a miserable evil person? Probably. Did she make sure the school's books were audited per law? Nah. Did she oversee losing $5 million? Sure did. Is she out there flying the flag of a foreign country that has murdered children, US military personnel, and refused to extradite people who have rapped US children? Yeppers!
  But did you run against her? Nope. So you got what you deserved. If you listen carefully you'll find that Madden is also a boomer pro-Israel asshole too. Good thing he refuses to read anything in writing. No one tell him I wrote that.

• thinkAboutIt (Friday, March 20 26 10:50 am EDT)

  She has never seen a school she hasn't wanted destroyed. When you understand that it explains everything. what happened to Claremont schools. why she supports israel and the bombing of children. Etc.

• TruthPills (Friday, March 20 26 10:33 am EDT)

  Not all women are bad leaders. Heather Whitney just makes them all look bad. Although I'm not 100% sure she is 100% woman. Her and her "partner" all obsessed with trans. Think that has something to do with why she isn't with the kids father. The reason we lost the $5m is because she was too obsessed with trans crap to get an audit done. And now she is supporting the murder of children. Disgusting.

• CrazyPills (Friday, March 20 26 10:07 am EDT)

  You people are insane.
  
  Absolutely, certifiably insane.
  
  Find yourself a constructive hobby and step away from the keyboard.

• every flag is a pride flag (Friday, March 20 26 07:28 am EDT)

  except for the white flag and the french flag

• Muhammad (Friday, March 20 26 05:52 am EDT)

  Every pride flag in Claremont is anti-Islam.

• Muhammad Ishmael (Friday, March 20 26 05:49 am EDT)

  Women should not be involved in leadership. This is the problem with your system. Claremont is full of morons and should be easy to convert.

• Eye Candy (Friday, March 20 26 03:22 am EDT)

  Eye Candy Crawford is much easier on the eyes. I'll be tuning in to see the merchandise she is selling. It should be a weekly segment.

• Pop (Friday, March 20 26 12:24 am EDT)

  They took away her gavel!! Best thing that has happened in years.
  
  When you are on team murder children maybe you shouldn't be involved in anything involving schools or children.
  
  Let's see if she sends he f-up children to fight this illegal war for Israel, or is that for other people's kids to do.

• Laugh out loud (Thursday, March 19 26 05:44 pm EDT)

  Wow, you found your mom. Glad it was written down or someone might have forgotten.

• Are we listing Bible verses? (Thursday, March 19 26 04:07 pm EDT)

  Ezekiel 23:20
  1 Samuel 18:25–27
  Genesis 34
  Judges 19:22-30
  Exodus 21
  
  ❤️ what a peaceful book and model of how we humans should live.

• Luke 6:31 (Thursday, March 19 26 04:04 pm EDT)

  And what's your point? It's an allegory written 3000 years ago. It's not a permission slip for Netanyahu, Trump, or anyone else to murder children.
  
  If you keep on reading, and you'll get to:
  
  “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.”
  
  “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God.”
  
  “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

• Revelation 6:8 (Thursday, March 19 26 03:52 pm EDT)

  And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

• Cry More (Thursday, March 19 26 03:47 pm EDT)

  Matt Batt, you’re a demon, that is for sure. Read Revelation and bring a highlighter.

• Matt Batt (Thursday, March 19 26 12:12 pm EDT)

  There are people murdering women and children by the tens of thousands. Then there is a person waving their banner, essentially saying "I support them". And there are people calling this out as evil.
  
  Matthew- your biblical contortions to defend the first two and label the last as a murder and adulterer is disgusting and a bastardization of religion. I'm not the demon, those who murder and defend murder are.
  
  Biblical psychosis- it has everything to do with local affairs. If there was a school board member displaying Charles Manson's or Jeffery Damar's photo would that be cause for concern? Now imagine they are displaying the banner of someone who has killed tens of thousands times more people!

• Matthew (Thursday, March 19 26 11:36 am EDT)

  Yeah, you’re still guilty of murder and adultery so there’s that. Keep flailing you demon.

• Greg (Thursday, March 19 26 10:20 am EDT)

  George is a worthless bag of dog poop. Clueless old bastard that doesn’t know anything about housing and buildings.

• Biblical psychosis (Thursday, March 19 26 09:44 am EDT)

  We can all mostly agree that Israel is an evil parasite state suckling on the teat of the American taxpayer while our roads, bridges, and schools collapse.
  
  However, we can do so without being broadly antisemitic or throwing babies out with the bathwater. Someone's views on Israel actually have very little to do with local affairs.

• Claremont Community Bible Study (Thursday, March 19 26 09:22 am EDT)

  What a delightful community bible study! I don't know much, but if you ever find yourself justifying murder of children it's probably a good time to rethink your religion.

• Think Dumb Ass (Thursday, March 19 26 09:04 am EDT)

  I don't know much about the Bible. But I do know murdering children is wrong. If God wants to kill someone, he/she/they can have at it. But that's no justification for any country or army to do so. They mass murdered infants. Hind Rajab was unarmed and 5 years old. She watched her family die. Then the Israeli's listened to her distress call then murdered her and the medics who went to rescue her.
  
  And Heather Bitchney is out there waving the murder's flag, as she turned a blind eye to he school's funds disappearing.

• Mind your own business (Thursday, March 19 26 08:47 am EDT)

  Make sure your house is in order before you start judging others.

• Alpha and Omega (Thursday, March 19 26 08:40 am EDT)

  You are guilty, 7:56AM. No amount of pointing fingers will save you from your fate when standing before the judge.
  Sounds like someone forgot to take the plank out of their eye today.

• The Fear of the Lord (Thursday, March 19 26 08:36 am EDT)

  Check out Revelation chapter 19-21 you complete moron. I truly wish I was as ignorant as you with your child like understanding of the world.

• Thou shall not kill (Thursday, March 19 26 07:56 am EDT)

  "Thou shall not kill" is the better translation of the original text. See the King James Bible: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/7999/7999-h/7999-h.htm Line 45:013:009 I don't care if you read it kill or murder. If its kill or murder, Israel has done it to many many infants and small children that no one can claim posed any threat to them or anyone else. "Every knee will bow" pretty sure Jesus was also into not killing and/or murdering people. But I'm sure you or you scamming televangelist has bastardized the bible to somehow rationalize murdering children.

• Eyes of Truth (Thursday, March 19 26 07:08 am EDT)

  Eyes Like Lies: I can assure you "thou shall not kill" is in there. Maybe you should actually read the bible dumb ass. Look at what Israeli knowingly did to an unarmed innocent 5 year old who had called for help: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Hind_Rajab And then they murdered the medics that went to rescue her. PURELY EVIL. If you think the bible justifies that, you are just as evil as they are. And it is the flag of the country that murdered that 5 year old that Heather Whitney has chosen to associate with. Evil doesn't begin to describe it.

• Every knee will bow (Thursday, March 19 26 07:00 am EDT)

  The Bible does not say thou shall not kill, it says thou shall not murder. Jesus said anger is equal to murder. You have committed murder in your heart and are guilty before the Almighty God.
  The Bible also says you should not commit adultery, and Jesus said looking upon a woman with lust is adultery. Therefore, you have also committed adultery and are guilty before Almighty God. Also, your internet history is disgusting and watching your wife with your neighbor is abhorrent.

• Eyes Like Fire (Thursday, March 19 26 06:50 am EDT)

  Whoever is biblically illiterate that posted at 9:18pm on March 18th….have you read Revelation? Maybe take a seat on this one, dummy. You must be one of them illiterate Claremonters who went to public school 🤣

• Thou shall not kill (Wednesday, March 18 26 09:18 pm EDT)

  To the person who wrote: "Bless Our God Most High- The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob: Genesis 12:3". Let me refer you to a much more clear Bible passage: "Thou shall not kill."
  
  Look up the Deir Yassin massacre or the attack on the USS Liberty. I proudly fly the American flag. Heather Whitney goes with the flag of a country that deliberately murders children and Americans, instead of the American flag. Remove her now!

• Claremontcares.com (Wednesday, March 18 26 08:39 pm EDT)

  The Market Basket in NH just was voted in as the 2nd worst market basket in the state. Only beaten by the original market basket in Concord which has sense been replaced by a brand new one.
  
  Congratulations Claremont

• Please focus (Wednesday, March 18 26 07:34 pm EDT)

  Can we please not bring up national politics and just focus on the many, many problems specific to the community that can be addressed in the community.
  
  Please let's stop it with the Israel, trans, democrat vs republican, MAGA, etc. crap and focus on what's important: making sure the school board doesn't screw us over yet again.

• Sam (Wednesday, March 18 26 05:12 pm EDT)

  I think she made everything private when people found it.
  
  We don't need to get into her politics or religion though. The schools lost $5m on her watch, that she hasn't done a damn thing about it

• Give us proof (Wednesday, March 18 26 04:22 pm EDT)

  Can you post proof that Heather is posting pro-Israel stuff. I can't find it. If she is, we need to remove her now. I know she is a right-wing wackjob. But I can't imagine she is evil or dumb enough to support Israel and this dumb war.

• Sider (Wednesday, March 18 26 03:58 pm EDT)

  Insider: I thought you were "out"? You are the one backpedaling.

• Insider (Wednesday, March 18 26 03:49 pm EDT)

  Back pedaling already? Good luck with that curse bruh.
  You wish you had the info I have.

• Patrick (Wednesday, March 18 26 03:48 pm EDT)

  True.
  I got a new chair to sit in.

• Outsider (Wednesday, March 18 26 03:45 pm EDT)

  Insider: we're done hearing your endless conspiracy theories? Great!
  
  There is nothing anti-semitic in what has been said. You're allowed to criticize your own country and any foreign country. You're certainly free to criticize a school board member who has wrecked the school district, and spends her time supporting an evil murderous foreign country, instead of fixing the schools.

• Insider (Wednesday, March 18 26 01:35 pm EDT)

  Jim’s site has turned anti-Semite. I’m out, good bye.

• Bless Our God Most High- The God of Abraham, Issac and Jacob (Wednesday, March 18 26 01:34 pm EDT)

  Genesis 12:3

• Danny (Wednesday, March 18 26 12:21 am EDT)

  Pure Evil. If her kids haven't enlisted she needs to shut the fuck up.

• Claremont First! (Tuesday, March 17 26 10:19 pm EDT)

  How would you feel if a school board member was displaying a nazi flag? Well, Heather Whitney is out there with her Israel flag, supporting genocide, and American soldiers dying for an evil foreign country, in a war that will bankrupt the US. Take your fucking flag and go join the IDF and get your evil butt out of our city and country, Heather.
  
  America First. Claremont First. Not Israel-First. Heather doesn't have time to track down what happened to the missing $5 million, but plenty of time to pedal pro-Israel propaganda. No money for Claremont kids, lots of money for Israel to murder kids in a far off country.
  
  FUCK YOU America-last, Claremont-last, pro-genocide HEATHER. Now you can go back to paying out stipends for reasons no one knows, and waiving your foreign flag, and sending all of our money for a useless evil foreign country and war.

• Deez (Tuesday, March 17 26 08:48 pm EDT)

  You will find plenty of “nuts”

• Insider (Tuesday, March 17 26 08:25 pm EDT)

  Why won’t Jim ever report on the local housing inspector breeding squirrels to spy on residents, and covering up their nests?
  
  How many times do I need to tell Jim to file a 91A for every document that references “acorns,” “nuts,” AND “pine tree nests”? It’s all right there in the records.
  
  How many times do I have to explain this to you, Jim? You sit there with your head in the sand while the squirrels listen in on your “news flashes,” then run it straight back to Town Hall so the council can cover up whatever you were about to expose.
  
  It’s only a matter of time before they chew through the phone lines and we lose all communication. And then what, Jim? Then they come for you. And everyone you love.
  
  You’ll be fast asleep… and they’ll go straight for our nuts.

• Insider (Tuesday, March 17 26 06:21 pm EDT)

  Story is right in front of Jim. He looks the other way. Maybe get that woke Damien to cover it

• Patrick (Tuesday, March 17 26 06:19 pm EDT)

  Because the Lebanon guy is double dipping. Follow the $$$
  Running the ol Claremont training center play just like the police department
  Where did they all go? Hmmmm
  Lebanon
  What a joke. Why didn’t you hire my wife for big bucks

• Scott (Tuesday, March 17 26 02:58 pm EDT)

  Why hasn’t the city even posted the building inspector position. It’s been vacant for a long time now?

• Swingers (Tuesday, March 17 26 02:47 pm EDT)

  Just remember kids, it starts at the top and only those on the bottom are getting fucked!

• Tim Mulligan (Tuesday, March 17 26 01:09 pm EDT)

  Jim’s clueless and has his hobby horse that he beats like a dead horse. Ever since the days of the scandalous fire inspection failure at the city hall and the CYA of Burr and Walter I’ve given up on clueing him in to information. We used to be partners but I just sit back and read with my popcorn.

• Insider (Monday, March 16 26 06:59 pm EDT)

  Ahhhh, “A”, you’ve given yourself away now. The other day when you posted information that I heard you talking about in your office I knew it was you. Emailing Jim now privately. Anyways, there are no hints, this is real life. Jim is my partner and I am his little mole.

• Cover Up (Monday, March 16 26 06:58 pm EDT)

  “Chase conducted an internal investigation, speaking to each one separately. Chase, now retired, declined to speak in detail about the matter when contacted by InDepthNH.”

• O (Monday, March 16 26 06:44 pm EDT)

  Chief Lee got caught with his dinky in company inky.

• A (Monday, March 16 26 05:50 pm EDT)

  What Lee did was disgusting. He should be fired. But what Jon Stone did is much much worse? How can the local republicans still associate with that scumbag, much less elect him to be their leader.
  
  Insider: shut the fuck up. if you have evidence of something post it. If you know a story that isn't public, post it. Otherwise stop it with the conspiracy and hints. It's just bullshit.

• Insider (Monday, March 16 26 05:12 pm EDT)

  If Jim got the emails it would all connect. At this point it’s all just a joke. Visitor Center, HR, Claremont, Lebanon, Newport. All the same players all intertwined. Building inspector, health office It’s a damn joke. I could cry right now.

• Paul (Monday, March 16 26 04:49 pm EDT)

  +Lee needs to be fired, TODAY. This is disgusting.
  
  +Claremont School Board needs to be completely replaced.
  
  +Derosa needs to be completely rejected by the community. Hopefully he'll be sent to prison.
  
  +Local Republicans need to reject Jon Stone, and he has to be thrown out of anything in the community he can.

• Be careful (Monday, March 16 26 03:35 pm EDT)

  Just to be clear it’s not the police chief that looks other ways it’s also the city manager who keeps stuff on the hush hush.

• Fact (Monday, March 16 26 11:15 am EDT)

  Just so it is very clear, Mark Chase knew everything.

• Insider (Monday, March 16 26 08:27 am EDT)

  Who hasn’t done something like that? You who is without sin cast the first stone. Bunch of hypocrites.

• Question (Sunday, March 15 26 09:08 pm EDT)

  What is the story behind all these police payoffs?

• Claremont development (Sunday, March 15 26 08:24 pm EDT)

  Who forgot about the CDA failures

• Truth and consequences (Sunday, March 15 26 07:52 pm EDT)

  Wilmont=Chief Lee’s handler and enabler. Will the council and police commission do anything or sit on their hands?

• Reality (Sunday, March 15 26 02:44 pm EDT)

  Is there anyone in a position of authority in this town or Newport that isn't a complete lying, immoral, dumb POS?
  
  Fellow citizens- I beg you. VOTE OUT EVERY SINGLE PERSON. Just get your ballot and select anyone but these current scumbags.

• WTF (Sunday, March 15 26 02:34 pm EDT)

  “ But between the end of the Internal Affairs investigation and Lee’s resignation came a troubling incident. Truesdell took her children on a pre-planned vacation, and Lee entered her empty home without her permission, she said. Lee claimed to Mello that Truesdell had asked him to keep an eye on her house while she was away and told him where the key was hidden.
  
  Inside the empty home, Lee took photos of himself in various stages of undress and texted those to her. He also texted her a video of himself masturbating on a pair of her underwear, which he left on her bed.
  
  This incident did not come to light until 2023, by which time Lee was the interim chief in Newport, soon to be the permanent chief. “

• YOLO (Sunday, March 15 26 02:10 pm EDT)

  Makes you wonder if the photo is foreshadowing to the next adultery article and what about the HR scandal in Claremont with the same individuals? You cry about Stone but you have NO IDEA.

• Human Resources (Sunday, March 15 26 01:49 pm EDT)

  You’ve just touched the tip of the iceberg with the sex scandals. Claremont and Newport are full of it. Best stop digging and poking around.

• Greg (Sunday, March 15 26 01:49 pm EDT)

  Crybaby Nick Koloski is acting like an angry Internet troll to soothe his wounded ego. He should go stroke his stuffed emu it always makes him feel better.

• Todd (Sunday, March 15 26 01:32 pm EDT)

  Jacob is definitely Nick Koloski rubbing both hands on his ass after Jim's public spanking. Poor Nikki. I watched the planning board meeting to and Jim's account is correct. He even included the draft meeting minutes about this and Nikki, oh I mean Jacob is still upset because of his fragile ego. Nikki get therapy you are long-overdue. Stop being such a whiny little bitch.

• Jacob (Sunday, March 15 26 01:23 pm EDT)

  Mr. Sullivan. As someone who watches most of the city meetings I think you might have put a spin on the topic of filming or live streaming individual sub committee meetings. I actually know this to be the case. I actually asked Koloski about subcommittee work. The budgetary question you missed. It costs money to have cctv film each individual 30 to 1 hour plus subcommittee meeting. The intent was to film and air the master plan steering committee meetings but not the 12 plus or minus individual subcommittee meetings. Sometimes less is more. That I fully understood. It would perhaps assist you if you contact and asked followed up questions if you are not clear on a topic before casting public aspersions. Can we see proof that you emailed the 3 planning board members as so far 2 have stated they have seen nor heard anything from you. Your lack of communication individually with community members doesn't make it fair to assume double talk out of anyone's mouth. Let alone you just recently deleted a bunch of comments on your page casting doubt on any of them without looking into any of them. You deemed them to be false and buried them. Who is now talking out both sides of their mouth sir?

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, March 15 26 08:19 am EDT)

  Nine new articles published today on the News Flashes pages of this website.
  
  1) A Tale of Two Police Chiefs!
  
  2) Francis Gauthier Political Cartoons.
  
  3) The Claremont Police Department's Current Policy regarding ICE is troubling and could prove quite costly to Claremont Taxpayers!
  
  4) Claremont, ICE, and the Cost of Policy: Is the City rolling the dice with State Law? By Francis Gauthier.
  
  5) My thoughts regarding this issue.
  
  6) What are the Claremont Police Chief & the Police Commission hiding? Follow-Up!
  
  7) Claremont Planning Board in disarray over their administrative duties!
  
  8) March 11, 2026 Claremont City Council meeting synopsis.
  
  9) The Claremont School District Stipend Scandal! Part #13 – Stipends List

• Breaking News (Saturday, March 14 26 08:11 pm EDT)

  https://indepthnh.org/2026/03/13/records-newport-police-chief-lied-about-affair-stays-off-ees/

• Don Draper (Saturday, March 14 26 05:16 pm EDT)

  Draper's Corner? Is that near where the police chief that Jon Stone threatened to murder used to live?

• Derosa for school Board (Saturday, March 14 26 05:02 pm EDT)

  Derosa lives in Sonny Lundervilles old brick house off drapers corner which is in Keith and Allison (The witch) Raymonds back yard you can see in his windows from there backyard I bet they watch him

• Turning over stones (Saturday, March 14 26 04:43 pm EDT)

  Derosa lives in Massachusetts where he was arrested. He doesn't live in Keith Raymonds backyard. He is not associated with Claremont Cares. But if he did something wrong, lock him up.
  
  I think you might be mixing up pervs. THE REAL PERV IS JON STONE, local republican leader, who "dated" a high school student while on the police force and threatened to murder the police chief and rape his wife, while on the Claremont police force.

• KEITH AND ALLISON (Saturday, March 14 26 04:05 pm EDT)

  Good old Claremont CARES FOUNDING MEMBER KEVIN DEROSA lives in keith raymonds backyard two pees in a pod lets help kevin with his background get on the school board !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• Andy (Saturday, March 14 26 02:18 pm EDT)

  Don't mock the school board. It's not like they destroyed the schools, treated staff students and parents like crap, and lost millions of dollars.
  
  Oh wait. That is what they did.
  
  Carry on.

• Somewhere, Out There (Friday, March 13 26 10:09 pm EDT)

  Frank Sprague is already sharpening his comeback speech for the next vacancy. One resignation was merely a tactical retreat. The election loss? Just a short setback. He wont stop until every Sprague family member has a cushy district job. If they succeed it'll be because of their great genes. But when they fail, as they will, it will be everyone's fault but theirs.
  
  Arlene Hawkins is playing the world's longest game of hide-and-seek with public criticism. She is hoping her term expires before anyone notices she was even on the Board. So far, so silent. Fingers crossed for a quiet fade-out.
  
  Candy Crawford gazes longingly at the Claremont Savings Bank building, her true north star. She's whispering sweet nothings about another seven-figure loan "just one more, darling, for the children" while the district's balance sheet quietly begs for mercy.
  
  Bill Madden barricades himself in his bookless fortress, refusing all incoming mail. The district's latest policies he was asked to read? Ashes in the fireplace. He is retired and will not be forced to read like a school boy. A school boy whose education no one had the decency to defund for him, like he has the decency to defund for those who come after him.
  
  Mike Petrin is mid bite into his third order of fries. Thank goodness he wrote that policy letting students operate the school defibrillator. When his ticker finally gives out during a board meeting, the kids will know under what conditions they are and aren't allowed to use he defib. He pauses, mid-chew, suddenly aware that Madden sits closest to him and surely has refused to read the policy.
  
  Heather Whitney stands before a mirror, practicing her pledge of allegiance to Israel. For her its politics and religion, but above all else its game respecting game. Israel has destroyed schools and children's futures at a pace she could only dream of. She is stuck doing it one budget and policy at a time.
  
  Loren Howard is out back with a shovel, turning the old Masonic Temple grounds into his personal treasure hunt reality show. He's only got $20 in his bank account and has to find that treasure. Until socialism catches on, he has to make ends meet.
  
  And, somewhere out there, Brian Rapp and Don Lavalette are sizing up the circus they just joined.

• Trans Craziness (Friday, March 13 26 11:55 am EDT)

  I'm so sick of this trans crap. I asked and there isn't a single trans teacher or staff member in the district. Unless someone knows a trans person associated with the Claremont schools, or a student being pushed into being trans, can we move on to like where's the $5million?

• huh? (Friday, March 13 26 11:25 am EDT)

  Who are the "obese trans loving childless people" making decisions in Claremont?

• Geraldine Regardo (Friday, March 13 26 11:11 am EDT)

  Yeah and meanwhile you have obese trans loving childless people guiding the decisions of our children. The schools are highly damaging to the children.

• Birdie (Friday, March 13 26 10:02 am EDT)

  Didn't she send her kid to the Claremont *Christian* Academy? If she isn't Jewish and is from Claremont, why is she obsessed with some weird foreign country?
  
  It always said a lot that she didn't even want to send her own kid to Claremont schools.

• MCGA (Friday, March 13 26 09:19 am EDT)

  Heather Whitney uses an Israel flag as background on facebook!
  
  She supports sending billions of aid to Israel and spending billions on a war for Israel, but tries to cut funding to Claremont schools every chance she gets.
  
  Israel deserves billions of your tax dollars, but your kids don't deserve a kitchen up to code in the middle school cafeteria. She opposed paying to fix the known code issues last week.
  
  How many US kids are going to die for this disgusting useless war? And how many Claremont kids are going to grow up without a decent school to fund those wars.
  
  If you love Israel so much Heather move there, get on their school board, and wreck their schools. And leave us the fuck alone.

• AAA (Thursday, March 12 26 09:50 pm EDT)

  Why doesn't anyone on the school board care about academics?
  
  People care a lot about athletics (everyone), making sure the students have a permit for a gathering-Hemingway, the length of policies because he doesn't want to have to read them-Madden, a time capsule at the masonic lodge-Howard, the tech center-Crawford, jobs for family members-Sprague, fighting culture wars-Whitney
  
  But no one gives a crap about academics

• FSP (Thursday, March 12 26 07:36 pm EDT)

  The Free State Project is here to stay. We sent out an invite for more to move here to increase our numbers. We have a network and will take over your pathetic excuse for local government.

• 2d5tg (Thursday, March 12 26 05:11 pm EDT)

  On what basis would ICE be able to remove the real scumbags destroying the city--the school board? They are all citizens.
  
  2d5tg=2 down 4 to go

• stone (Thursday, March 12 26 04:34 pm EDT)

  How can we get ICE to clean up Claremont?

• Asking for a friend (Thursday, March 12 26 04:07 pm EDT)

  How many swingers can be on one board?

• Jen (Thursday, March 12 26 02:33 pm EDT)

  Both are evil.

• Mike (Thursday, March 12 26 02:22 pm EDT)

  No Lindsey Graham actually wins elections. Jon Stone lost by nearly 30 points back in November.

• Stones (Thursday, March 12 26 10:19 am EDT)

  jon stone is the lindsey graham of claremont politicians.

• Tracy Pope Commentary (Thursday, March 12 26 10:07 am EDT)

  I watched the interview with Tracy Pope. She seems very nice, and seems to be trying to help the community by running.
  
  That said, she was doing a very bad job. I'm not sure how you can do it for as long as she did and not know how the meeting should be run.
  
  Whoever replaces her, please learn how to run a meeting.

• free isnt free someone always is paying (Thursday, March 12 26 08:35 am EDT)

  i side with the free stater after seeing my tax bills and the incompetent spending of my tax money

• Lukey in the Sky with Diamonds (Thursday, March 12 26 06:15 am EDT)

  The write in candidate for school board treasurer is a free stater. Keep your eyes carefully transfixed on him for the entirety of his term.

• Goodbye Frank (Thursday, March 12 26 01:14 am EDT)

  We need to get rid of all of the current school board members. We've thrown 2 to the curb. We gotta throw the other 5 out. If they cared at all about the community they would resign in disgrace.
  
  Frank did resign in disgrace. He was the only one. But then he came back in a corrupt deal to lecture us on how to fix the problems he created.
  
  We got to get the weed out by the root and fire his wife too. In no case ever do we hire his kids as he was trying to get us to do before the crisis. The family has been sucking at Claremont's taxpayer's tits for their entire life. And what have we got? A 5 million hole? It needs to stop.

• Retard Ville (Wednesday, March 11 26 04:01 pm EDT)

  Who cares. Your election is fake and gay anyways

• Greg (Wednesday, March 11 26 03:56 pm EDT)

  It was actually pretty high turnout for a school board election.

• Love My Tax Bill (Wednesday, March 11 26 12:27 pm EDT)

  The majority of Claremont voters spoke loudest by staying home yesterday. Good Job!

• Project looser (Wednesday, March 11 26 12:23 pm EDT)

  agree the problem you put in a bigger looser in one of the seats DONT trade looser for looser but i guess in a city with 70 percent loosers who else we gonna get to put in

• Project Clean House (Wednesday, March 11 26 10:25 am EDT)

  There was a time when Frank Sprague would have gotten the most votes in an election.
  
  Now he's wrecked his reputation, overseeing the destruction of the schools. Asshole came in nearly last. The jerk blamed everyone but himself for the mess in the the finances he oversaw on the Board. Frank: you are an embarrassment to this town and your family.
  
  I will always be waiting with a middle finger if I see your corrupt ass around town. There are kids in this community that will not get the opportunities and education they
  deserve because of your ineptitude.
  
  2 down; 5 more to vote out.

• Napoleon (Wednesday, March 11 26 10:08 am EDT)

  Bye bye Tommy boy!
  No free staters! Take your liberty minded crap elsewhere!

• We are the free staters are moving in (Wednesday, March 11 26 09:57 am EDT)

  Maybe it’s time to start thinking differently about politics in towns like Claremont.
  
  Across the country we see cities declaring themselves “sanctuary cities” for various political causes. So why not flip the idea on its head and build a sanctuary city for liberty-minded voters — the kind of people connected with the Free State Project or the Porcupine crowd who believe in limited government, lower taxes, and local control.
  
  The real path to doing that isn’t flashy campaigns. It’s simple turnout.
  
  In small New Hampshire cities, elections are often decided by only a few hundred votes. Show up consistently for the small races — school board, budget committee, planning board, city council — and the direction of the town can change faster than people think.
  
  The lesson from this last election is pretty clear: motivated voters win, passive voters lose. If liberty-minded people want a different outcome, they have to organize, show up, and vote.
  
  Politics in New Hampshire has always been local. The people who show up decide the future.

• Sry Fran (Wednesday, March 11 26 09:47 am EDT)

  My motivation is to vote whatever the opposite of what Francis Gauthier tells me.

• No motivation (Wednesday, March 11 26 09:44 am EDT)

  I wish I knew what motivates people. Obvious it was not hurtful enough to be ripped off to the tune of 5 + million dollars. Now the table is set for another screwing of the people for their taxes.

• PSA (Wednesday, March 11 26 06:59 am EDT)

  Cancer is in remission for the moment.
  We all have identified the root cause, we must stay vigilant.

• Hella Stupid (Wednesday, March 11 26 06:18 am EDT)

  Y’all morons voted for the guy standing out front of the MS with a home made ratchet looking sign? Dumb

• No-show (Wednesday, March 11 26 05:29 am EDT)

  Well then, don't show up ........then don't complain when you cant afford your tax. I for one am done with Claremont. People had a choice and they stayed home. I do not understand why, but I have the information I need to make a decision. What will happen? Tax rates will remain high and unsustainable. Claremont will fail under its own demise. When the people are crushed by the weight of taxes the town population will shrink, the tax base (working families) will not be able to support the ideology that you can spend out of your problems. I for one will not participate. Truly feel bad for those who do not have options. Stuck in a liberal mind hive is a disaster.

• Jim Sullivan (Tuesday, March 10 26 10:52 pm EDT)

  School voting results are published on the News Flashes page of this website.

• Mike (Tuesday, March 10 26 10:19 pm EDT)

  Wow article 8 failed 71% - 29% sorry freestaters you can fuck off now

• Frank (Tuesday, March 10 26 08:47 pm EDT)

  Frank Sprague: don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out!!
  
  !! Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Goodbye !!
  
  Let's make the first order of business firing Frank's parasite wife from the district.

• I live in Section 8 (Tuesday, March 10 26 06:03 pm EDT)

  Developer interested in buying Bluff and making it section 8 housing. This will be for people with children.

• Fact (Tuesday, March 10 26 12:03 pm EDT)

  I will never take advice from a local scumbag like Loren Howard.

• Danny S (Tuesday, March 10 26 10:03 am EDT)

  This is how our school board member voted. This is posted on Facebook
  
  Loren David Howard • 3m
  Daniel Howard sent you a text. I personally voted no on selling Bluff. Id vote Noelle for Clerk. Yes on 7, no on 8

• Brian Rapp’s temper tantrum on video (Tuesday, March 10 26 08:29 am EDT)

  📺 Watch here:
  https://youtu.be/EqqtqG4Uy-k?si=QdL0aLJoZzdb71Pk
  
  This video shows Brian Rapp in a public meeting where, when things didn’t go his way, the reaction was not calm leadership. What viewers see instead is a frustrated outburst that many residents would fairly describe as a temper tantrum.

• America and Claremont First (Monday, March 09 26 11:41 pm EDT)

  *** Heather Whitney's Facebook is full of pro-Israel crap ***
  
  Witch wants to defund Claremont schools and send your money to go fight a religious war for another country.
  
  And then send your uneducated kids who can't get jobs, because she destroyed your schools, off to fight that war.
  
  Throw that dumb, evil, pro-war, pro-murder witch off the school board tomorrow.

• Jim (Monday, March 09 26 11:17 pm EDT)

  Frank Sprague is a parasite on this town.
  
  VOTE ANYONE BUT FRANK SPRAGUE.

• AMY (Monday, March 09 26 10:29 pm EDT)

  Frank Sprague helped create the mess, then quit and pointed the fingers at everyone but himself, then begged to be reappointed.
  
  I don't vote on party and don't think you should either.
  
  I do vote out complete pieces of shit. And that includes Frank Sprague.
  
  He is the true architect of disaster.
  
  Don't forget when the "fired" everyone including his wife, they made a special new job just for her to keep her. This has never been explained. Corrupt as Hell.
  
  Was a complete useless principal.
  
  Tells you he got all the answers, but has been involved for decades and the trend has been nothing but down.
  
  VOTE FOR ANYONE BUT FRANK SPRAGUE.
  
  VOTE OUT ALL CURRENT SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.

• Tina (Monday, March 09 26 08:29 pm EDT)

  Rapp and sprague got my vote tomorrow. Two most dedicated people to allow my kids the best education

• No Sprague (Monday, March 09 26 08:17 pm EDT)

  Throw out the bum tomorrow!
  New blood is needed on the school board and remember Frank quit when he was needed most.

• Watch before you vote (Monday, March 09 26 03:47 pm EDT)

  Claremont Voters Should Watch This Before Voting for School Board
  
  Before casting a ballot in the Claremont school board race, taxpayers should take two minutes and watch this video.
  
  📺 Watch here:
  https://youtu.be/EqqtqG4Uy-k?si=QdL0aLJoZzdb71Pk
  
  This video shows Brian Rapp in a public meeting where, when things didn’t go his way, the reaction was not calm leadership. What viewers see instead is a frustrated outburst that many residents would fairly describe as a temper tantrum.
  
  That matters. A lot.
  
  Because the Claremont School Board is responsible for overseeing a school budget approaching $43 million, negotiating contracts, and making decisions that directly impact the property taxes of every homeowner in the city.
  
  Taxpayers deserve people in those seats who can handle disagreement without losing their composure.
  
  Public service requires:
  • patience
  • self-control
  • the ability to listen
  • the ability to debate respectfully
  • the ability to work with people who disagree with you

• Get out to vote March 10 (Monday, March 09 26 03:07 pm EDT)

  The conservative senior taxpayer slate, article by article
  
  From that perspective, the strongest play looks like this:
  • Article 2 — YES
  Because yes is the lower budget, and no triggers the higher default.
  • Article 3 — NO
  Do not reward administrative cost growth.
  • Article 4 — NO
  No do-over for a rejected contract article.
  • Article 5 — YES
  Sell vacant surplus property.
  • Article 6 — YES
  Sell non-core property and cut waste.
  • Article 7 — NO
  This is not true open choice; it looks one-sided.
  • Article 8 — YES
  This is the taxpayer protection article.
  
  Final read
  
  If you are an average senior citizen in Claremont, your best play is not to vote emotionally. It is to vote like somebody defending the deed to the house.
  
  That means:
  • take the lower budget where the ballot gives you one
  • reject more administrative padding
  • refuse do-over gimmicks
  • unload dead property
  • reject one-way policy schemes
  • impose a real budget cap
  
  That is the cleanest conservative taxpayer path on this ballot.
  
  Because at the end of the day, a home is not just a line item. It is the place you worked your whole life to keep. And no leftist school board has a moral right to tax people out of it while calling that compassion.

• AI (Monday, March 09 26 02:36 pm EDT)

  Paul is Rapp

• Paul (Monday, March 09 26 12:43 pm EDT)

  Rapp for Claremont.
  
  Serves his community and wife teaches. Couldn’t ask for anyone better for in the board.

• Kid defender (Monday, March 09 26 05:42 am EDT)

  Voters want new tax methods that are more fair. Only taxing property is forcing seniors out of their homes. Maybe if the Republicans get their heads out of their asses and hands out of little kids pants they could read the room or do something useful. Times are changing and people are catching onto your bullshit. The Epstein party needs to look at itself in the mirror and figure out who it actually represents. Because the rest of us are starting to notice who you seem to always put in power, and who you always fight for.

• Don't be the first to throw stones (Monday, March 09 26 12:23 am EDT)

  Please give it a rest with all of the criticism of the local republican's leader, Jon Stone.
  
  Who among us hasn't threatened to rape the police chief's wife and murder the police chief?

• Frank (Sunday, March 08 26 10:36 pm EDT)

  House Democrats will be passing around the Excedrin again this week when a constitutional amendment to ban an income tax returns to the House. This time, it’s a CACR that has already passed the Senate, and every Senate Democrat opposed it.
  
  Sources tell NHJournal it’s expected to be amended to match the bill virtually every House Democrat voted against last week.
  
  How many times can Democrats say “no” to a tax ban before the voters notice? Republicans are already campaigning on the issue, and another vote will only add anti-tax fuel to the fire.
  
  Also worth watching: Will the House get through all its bills this week?

• Dom (Sunday, March 08 26 05:33 pm EDT)

  Is Tom really Jon?
  
  That is: Jon Stone, they guy who threatened to rape the police chief's wife and murder the police chief.
  
  Or Jon Stone the guy who dated a high school girl as a grown man on the police force?
  
  Oh wait, those are the same Jon Stone. And probably Tom too.

• Tom (Sunday, March 08 26 05:31 pm EDT)

  I’m just voting yes on everything, except Rapp and Sprague. Fuck those guys. They can go back to fishing on grinder.

• Stoning the Comments (Sunday, March 08 26 05:22 pm EDT)

  Rapp is a decent an honorable man, with a good family.
  
  Then you have Jon "Rape and Murder" Stone. He and or his pals are on here posting slop to hid the comments highlighting Jon Stone's history of:
  (1) threatening to rape,
  (2) threatening to murder,
  (3) dating a high school girl while a grown man on the police force, (4) lying to investigators,
  (5) being fired for being a complete POS.
  
  Just remember when asked if he had made the despicable comments, Jon Stone didn't deny it but said he couldn't remember.
  
  Just say no to Jon Stone and his followers.

• No on Rapp (Sunday, March 08 26 05:05 pm EDT)

  Brian Rapp has strongly opposed major restructuring, such as a "three-school proposal" (moving to one elementary school). Even through we currently have a concerning number of vacant classrooms at the middle school and high school. The enrollment is currently downsizing do to many reason, to include excessive property taxes and lack of meaningful employment.
  
  While Rapp says he supports "good fiscal management," he has historically been willing to support higher budgets than some colleagues to meet district needs. This would result in higher property taxes. He has expressed concern that a proposed tax cap could "hamstring" the district's ability to operate. Please remember Mr. Rapp’s wife is employed by the school district.

• Vote Yes on 8 (Sunday, March 08 26 04:50 pm EDT)

  From what I saw at the deliberative session, looks like the local Republicans did a good job. I like my house, will be voting Yes on article 8.

• Rocks Only (Sunday, March 08 26 04:34 pm EDT)

  Jon Stone is a monster. Read the "Stone Files" yourself.
  
  He threatened to rape the police chief's wife and murder the police chief. Truly a despicable person.
  
  Local republicans picked Stone to be their leader. That's all you need to know.

• Dumdum (Sunday, March 08 26 04:32 pm EDT)

  NH municipalities are not required to honor info requests from out of state entities. Your wording stinks.

• Question (Sunday, March 08 26 03:37 pm EDT)

  I’m voting “yes” on article 2, “No” on article 3. “Yes” on article 5&6 and “yes” on 8. Who is supporting Frank?

• Henry (Sunday, March 08 26 03:24 pm EDT)

  If article 8 passes, can it be changed later on? I can’t seem to get an answer from the blind lady at the post office yesterday handing out cards.

• Sue (Sunday, March 08 26 03:13 pm EDT)

  Vote “yes” on article 8 and save our homes. We paid our whole lives and deserve to not be forced out.

• Bob (Sunday, March 08 26 02:57 pm EDT)

  I’m not sure anyone really gives a shit about what party has the most sex offenders. But can we just get North street paved?

• Getting stoned (Sunday, March 08 26 02:54 pm EDT)

  Stacie Laughton isn’t in Claremont. Jon Stone is. This is the key distinction you’re missing. Worst part is, Jon Stone’s sons are wonderful young men. It’s just that he himself is morally repugnant.

• Stones (Sunday, March 08 26 02:50 pm EDT)

  Stacie-Marie Laughton has nothing to do with Claremont. If she did something wrong lock her up.
  
  Jon Stone is the Claremont Republican leader who threatened to murder the police chief and rape his wife. All of this after an investigation about him having a relationship with a school girl while a police officer.
  
  From official police reports:
  
  "I have heard him [Stone] say (when he is pissed off) that he is going to go the Chief's house and rape his wife. He is going to make the Chief watch. He is going to possibly hurt the chief while he is there"
  
  That's the local republican leader, folks.

• NH Democrats Protecting Children (Sunday, March 08 26 02:40 pm EDT)

  Stacie-Marie Laughton, a former New Hampshire State Representative, a Democrat from Nashua, pleaded guilty in November 2025 to federal charges related to the sexual exploitation of children.
  
  On November 3, 2025, Stacie-Marie Laughton pleaded guilty in a Boston federal court to three counts of sexual exploitation of children.
  
  According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Massachusetts, Laughton’s former partner, Lindsay Groves (a man), took nude photos of children aged 3 to 5 at a daycare center in Tyngsborough, MA, and sent them to Laughton via text.
  
  Federal investigators found over 2,500 messages between the two, which allegedly included Laughton requesting access to the children to sexually assault them.
  
  Laughton faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years and a maximum of 30 years in federal prison.
  
  Stacie-Marie Laughton served as a Democratic state representative for New Hampshire's District 31 (Hillsborough County) from 2020 until 2022.
  
  Laughton was elected to the state legislature three times but resigned twice due to legal issues. She first resigned in 2012 before taking office after a prior felony fraud conviction surfaced, and again in December 2022 following an arrest for stalking.
  
  According to Wikipedia, he was the first openly transgender person elected to a state legislature in the United States.

• Stones of Steel (Sunday, March 08 26 01:21 pm EDT)

  Everytime someone brings up Jon Stone's disgusting past (threatening to murder police officers and going about with a school-aged girl), this forum gets flooded with slop! The local republicans keep trying to distract with comments about Kevin Derosa. Derosa lives in Massachusetts and has no connection to Claremont Cares. Local dems want all who do bad things with children and/or threaten to murder people brought to justice. The difference with local republicans is that they made that EVIL Jon Stone their LEADER.
  
  Just a reminder, from official police documents:
  
  "...Jon Say: That He is going to go to the Chief's house and do the Chief, sexually assault his wife, or a combination of the two things. I have also heard Jon talk about some type of system to alert some people not to come to work."
  
  "In regards to threats against the health or safety of Chief Scott, his family, or Capt. Chase, Officer Stone had a very light memory. Stone reports he does not recall saying the quotes I provided to him, but stated he could have made the comments."
  
  "It was my opinion and the opinion of Deputy Lockhart that Officer Stone was not truthful with us during the interview"
  
  "The opinion of experienced investigators, supported by findings of the polygraph, illustrate Stones failure to be truthful and all serve to further highlight that the only appropriate redress is Stone's removal from Office"
  
  Read the reports at: https://www.sullivanreport.com/jonathan-stone-internal-affairs-documents/

• Taxed out (Sunday, March 08 26 12:47 pm EDT)

  The Wayne Hemingway Question: Who Is He Really Working For?
  
  Picture the scene in Claremont.
  
  An elderly homeowner sits at the kitchen table. Coffee cooling. Property-tax bill staring back like a warning sign. The house is paid for, but the taxes keep climbing, and on a fixed income every increase cuts deeper.
  
  For seniors in this town, the school budget debate isn’t abstract. It’s personal. The Claremont School District already runs a $40-plus million budget in a city of fewer than 15,000 residents, and the community is still dealing with the fallout from the $5 million financial deficit mess.
  
  So people are watching closely to see who is actually standing up for the taxpayers.
  
  That brings us straight to Wayne Hemingway.
  
  Hemingway is not just another voice in town politics. He sits in two seats of power:
  • Claremont City Councilor
  • New Hampshire State Representative
  
  When someone with that much influence speaks at a school board meeting, people expect him to raise the big issues — accountability, spending, and protecting taxpayers.
  
  But according to the Sullivan Report’s school board synopsis, Hemingway was the only citizen speaker at the meeting, and the issue he raised was whether the proper city permits had been obtained for an event at Claremont Middle School.
  
  Permits.
  
  Meanwhile the district is still dealing with a multi-million-dollar financial disaster.
  
  That moment alone raised eyebrows.
  
  But the bigger issue isn’t just what Hemingway said at that meeting.
  
  It’s what he has been trying to do at the State House.
  
  Hemingway has backed legislation that would strip the public of a major role in the school-budget process. Under the traditional New Hampshire system, taxpayers gather at the deliberative session, debate the budget, amend it, and vote. It’s messy democracy — but it’s the public’s voice.
  
  Hemingway’s proposal would move much of that authority away from the voters and place it in the hands of the City Council.
  
  In plain English, it shortens the list of people who need to approve the school budget.
  
  Instead of hundreds of citizens having a say, the decision would land primarily with a handful of elected officials sitting around the council table.
  
  That’s a massive shift in power.
  
  For taxpayers — especially seniors trying to keep their homes — it raises a simple but serious question:
  
  Why would anyone want to take budget authority away from the people paying the taxes?
  
  Supporters of the idea argue it would add oversight and discipline to school spending. Critics say it concentrates power and weakens the public’s voice.
  
  But from the kitchen-table perspective of a senior homeowner in Claremont, the optics are hard to ignore.
  
  First, the district blows a $5 million hole in its finances.
  
  Then one of the city’s most powerful politicians shows up at a school meeting talking about permits.
  
  And at the same time, that same politician is pushing a plan in Concord that would reduce the public’s role in approving school budgets.
  
  That combination naturally leads people to ask:
  
  Is Wayne Hemingway working for the taxpayers… or working to protect the system from the taxpayers?
  
  Because seniors in Claremont don’t want less voice in how their money is spent.
  
  They want more accountability, more transparency, and more control over the budgets that determine whether they can afford to stay in their homes.
  
  When property taxes rise year after year, democracy isn’t a nuisance.
  
  It’s the last line of defense.
  
  And that’s why Hemingway’s proposal has struck such a nerve.
  
  Because when you shorten the list of people who must approve a school budget, you also shorten the distance between government power and the taxpayer’s wallet.
  
  And for a lot of elderly homeowners in Claremont, that feels less like reform…
  
  …and more like the system closing ranks.

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, March 08 26 10:20 am EDT)

  Seven new articles published today on the News Flashes page of this website.
  
  1) Claremont School District Voting for Elections, Budget & Warrant Articles on Tuesday, March 10, 2026!
  
  2) March 4, 2026 Claremont School Board meeting synopsis.
  
  3) Special Joint Claremont City Council & CDA meeting set!
  
  4) Claremont Creative Center's Property Taxes are paid in full; at least for now!
  
  5) What the Claremont Police Chief & the Police Commission hiding?
  
  6) March 2, 2026 Claremont Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting synopsis.
  
  7) The Claremont School District Statement Scandal! Part #12 – Stipends List.

• Gary (Sunday, March 08 26 10:19 am EDT)

  Reading the city council packet online I am thinking Jim Sullivan will be pretty butt hurt that his favorite Councilor got praise in the department reports. Some just play strong behind a keyboard Jim.

• Seek Help (Sunday, March 08 26 09:59 am EDT)

  The AI is rotting your brain lady.

• Deep view (Sunday, March 08 26 09:19 am EDT)

  A lot of online forums—local ones especially—run on raw emotion. Somebody gets angry, types for thirty seconds, hits “post,” and suddenly the discussion turns into a mud pit. No structure. No facts. Just heat. 🔥
  
  AI can act like a filter between the brain and the keyboard.
  
  Instead of posting something like:
  
  “These idiots running the city are corrupt and destroying everything!”
  
  Someone could run that through AI and ask it to rewrite the point calmly and professionally. The result might be:
  
  “I’m concerned about decisions being made by city leadership and how they may impact taxpayers. Here are the issues that deserve public scrutiny…”
  
  Same concern.
  Same criticism.
  But now it’s clear, readable, and persuasive.
  
  That’s the difference between venting and making a case.
  
  If more people paused, ran their thoughts through a tool that helped organize the argument, and then posted, forums like the Sullivan Report wouldn’t turn into the slop bucket they sometimes become. You’d get real debate instead of noise.

• Fixed income (Sunday, March 08 26 09:02 am EDT)

  The View From a Fixed Income: Claremont Seniors vs. the $42 Million School Budget
  
  Walk down Pleasant Street, Mulberry Street, or any of the quiet side roads in Claremont and you’ll find a lot of people living on fixed incomes.
  
  Retired mill workers.
  Widows.
  Disabled veterans.
  Couples who bought their homes forty or fifty years ago when taxes were something you could actually plan for.
  
  They’re not looking for luxury. They’re looking for one simple thing: to stay in their homes.
  
  And yet today those same seniors are staring down a school budget pushing over $42 million in a city of fewer than 15,000 residents. 
  
  For someone living on Social Security or a modest pension, that number isn’t abstract. It shows up in the mailbox twice a year in the form of property tax bills that keep climbing.
  
  And when those taxes climb, seniors have only a few options:
  • Skip repairs on the house.
  • Cut back on food or medicine.
  • Or sell the home they spent their lives paying for.
  
  That’s the reality on the ground.
  
  ⸻
  
  The $5 Million Wake-Up Call
  
  The situation became even more alarming when the public learned the district was dealing with a deficit that ranged from $1 million to $5 million during the recent financial crisis. 
  
  To many residents, that discovery confirmed their worst fears: the system had lost control of its finances.
  
  For taxpayers who live paycheck-to-paycheck—or pension-to-pension—that kind of financial mismanagement isn’t just frustrating.
  
  It’s terrifying.
  
  Because when government runs short of money, it rarely cuts itself first.
  
  It turns to the taxpayer.
  
  ⸻
  
  The Moment That Said Everything
  
  During the early public discussions about the school district’s financial crisis, residents remember something that stuck in their minds.
  
  Instead of focusing on taxpayers or seniors struggling with rising taxes, one public figure’s comments centered on something else entirely.
  
  His daughter’s soccer.
  
  According to accounts circulated in the community, the conversation shifted toward extracurricular priorities and college opportunities for students—while many taxpayers in the room were thinking about whether they could afford their next property-tax bill.
  
  To a struggling senior sitting in that audience, the contrast could not have been clearer.
  
  On one side:
  
  A homeowner wondering if they will lose their house.
  
  On the other:
  
  A conversation about travel sports and college paths.
  
  Two very different worlds.
  
  ⸻
  
  What Article 8 Represents to Many Residents
  
  That’s why many Claremont residents are rallying around Article 8, which aims to put a cap on school spending growth.
  
  To supporters, the measure isn’t about attacking education.
  
  It’s about restoring balance.
  
  They ask a simple question:
  
  How much can the taxpayers actually afford?
  
  If the city keeps approving bigger and bigger budgets while the population shrinks and incomes stagnate, something eventually breaks.
  
  And historically, the first thing to break is the homeowner.
  
  Especially the elderly homeowner.
  
  ⸻
  
  The Senior Citizen’s Perspective
  
  Put yourself in the shoes of a retired resident:
  
  You worked forty years.
  You paid taxes your entire life.
  You raised your kids.
  You supported the schools.
  
  Now you’re 75 years old, living on a fixed income, and suddenly the system you funded your whole life is pricing you out of your own home.
  
  That’s the quiet crisis unfolding across many New Hampshire towns—including Claremont.
  
  And it explains why so many seniors are saying:
  
  Enough.
  
  ⸻
  
  The Bottom Line
  
  Education matters. No one disputes that.
  
  But a public system that drives elderly residents out of their homes has lost its moral compass.
  
  Communities work when every generation matters—students, families, and seniors alike.
  
  Right now many Claremont residents feel that balance has been lost.
  
  And that’s why the debate around Article 8 has become so intense.
  
  Because for some residents, it isn’t politics.
  
  It’s survival.

• Multigenerational living (Sunday, March 08 26 08:19 am EDT)

  My dearest elders,
  
  You were never meant to live alone in a 3 bedroom house in your golden years. Move your kids back in with you so they can take over the house and you can hang out with your grandbabies all day long. Isolation is bad for us as humans and multigenerational or extended family living is the way to go.
  
  That is, unless you’ve alienated your whole family by posting stuff everywhere about white replacement theory. But even so, I bet grandkids would scratch that itch for ya and Tucker Carlson would be much less appealing if you made up with your family.
  
  Boomers need to be willing to pass the gavel of power to their children and younger generations. Y'all cannot keep concentrating wealth and power if you want to have a happy and healthy retirement. It’s just money and you can’t take it with you when you go.

• Tim (Sunday, March 08 26 07:51 am EDT)

  Claremont has its own propaganda cartoons now, wack.

• Tom (Sunday, March 08 26 07:44 am EDT)

  Kevin DeRosa, 40 was charged with enticement of a child after a three-day child exploitation sting operation conducted by Massachusetts State Police.
  
  Kevin DeRosa is associated with Claremont Cares in Claremont, NH.
  
  He has been publicly recommended as a candidate for the Claremont School Board by supporters associated with the Claremont Cares group.
  
  DeRosa is a former bank president and certified credit union executive with extensive finance experience.
  
  He has served as a board member and treasurer for the Greater Claremont Chamber of Commerce and is active with Riverstone Church in the Claremont area.

• AI Gods (Sunday, March 08 26 07:35 am EDT)

  Brian Rapp is giving Francis Gauthier a run for his money on who is the best at AI Cartoons. Maybe Jim could take a poll?

• Pat (Sunday, March 08 26 07:21 am EDT)

  Built the community center people will move to Claremont. Renovations to the high school people will move to Claremont. We are all the people. Built more housing people will move here. We'll i don't think our population has grown and we have done these things. Now let's throw more money that we don't have into the mix. The kids the kids. Fix the problems.

• James (Sunday, March 08 26 07:16 am EDT)

  I’ve been arguing for seniors all along especially those with a fixed income these taxes have to go down. Several people here on FB though only care about their kids sports and extra curricular activities. A 42 million dollar budget for a city of less than 15,000 is insane. Voting yes on 8 will help to put that number back in check.

• Local Republicans (Sunday, March 08 26 04:23 am EDT)

  From a police documents about Jon Stone, leader of the local Republican party:
  
  "From Jan 2006 to present I have heard Jon Say: That He is going to go to the Chief's house and do the Chief, sexually assault his wife, or a combination of the two things. I have also heard Jon talk about some type of system to alert some people not to come to work."
  
  "In regards to threats against the health or safety of Chief Scott, his family, or Capt. Chase, Officer Stone had a very light memory. Stone reports he does not recall saying the quotes I provided to him, but stated he could have made the comments."
  
  "I have heard him [Stone] say if he is ever terminal tell people not to got to work - don't show up I'm going to off everyone"
  
  "She stated she does not think it is right an officer [Stone] gets drunk and hangs out with high school age kids."
  
  "I asked Officer Stone why he was meeting with young people late at night. He states that they call him and they then meet and that's what high school age kids do."
  
  "...Officer Stone has engaged in conduct unbecoming a police office and neglected his duties as a police officer"
  
  "Stone's reliance on the selective memory game is untruthful and deceptive."
  
  "The opinion of experienced investigators, supported by findings of the polygraph, illustrate Stones failure to be truthful and all serve to further highlight that the only appropriate redress is Stone's removal from Office"
  
  "It was my opinion and the opinion of Deputy Lockhart that Officer Stone was not truthful with us during the interview"
  
  Read the report yourself: https://www.sullivanreport.com/jonathan-stone-internal-affairs-documents/

• Casual observer (Saturday, March 07 26 07:01 pm EST)

  guns symbolize masculine power and strength, men are attracted more to guns after having experienced a masculinity threat.
  
  Stay armed and pretend viligently.
  
  Politics, as an area of focus, is a magnet for people suffering from a host of mental health issues.
  
  Speaking of mental health issues, can we talk about Ellercamp? Holly Shit!

• Henry (Saturday, March 07 26 05:54 pm EST)

  Matt b you don’t work at the school no more so stop posting your ai and shut up

• Anal list 101 (Saturday, March 07 26 05:21 pm EST)

  Comparing a toxic personalities to cancer highlights how harmful behavior can "metastasize" through a social environments much like a disease.
  
  You think you can fight cancer with debate? Okay!
  
  People who are a Cancer should be identified and treatment should be administered. Same as a disease.
  
  Again: Identity those who's intent is malicious. Those who progressive spread decay. As you should know , if untreated cancer often require total removal of affected areas to prevent recurrence.
  
  These people start small, often hidden, and can lead to total structural failure if we fail to identify and treat.
  
  Please see list of cancerous people below.

• Fuck You, Seniors (Saturday, March 07 26 05:14 pm EST)

  The average american pays thousands each year in STATE income taxes. New Hampshire residents pay nothing. But things aren't free, so NH chooses to pay for more with property taxes. If the NH resident took the money they were saving in income taxes their whole life and invested it, they'd have more to pay the property taxes needed to have decent schools. But all of these seniors on here and WUC bitchin' about property taxes spent all of that money, and notwwant the next generation to go without to support them. These seniors are parasites on the city, state and country. They voted all kinds of goodies and tax breaks to themselves, and paid for it with debt left to the next generation. Fuck them. I hope you lose your homes and can't eat, you selfish pieces of shit.

• Bob (Saturday, March 07 26 04:51 pm EST)

  We all care about our kids and their education but you all turn a deaf ear to the seniors in this community that are being taxed to death to try and survive in this city. You MUST consider the people that have lived here most of their lives supporting this community only to be left wondering where the hell the GOLDEN YEARS ARE! We all would like to live a little bit comfortably in our older age. Put yourselves in our shoes, the senior , disabled and veterans tax exemptions that Claremont has are an insult. If a senior owes money on their home still and are retired they still barely afford groceries, utilities, gas, medications and TAXES!

• Jill (Saturday, March 07 26 03:46 pm EST)

  It was the other Chris, looks like he was an extra in the lord of the rings movies.

• John (Saturday, March 07 26 03:00 pm EST)

  Because Chris Irish is a liberal tax-and-spender just like the rest of the city councilors and school board representatives. Party affiliation has nothing to do with it they just want to keep spending the spending all of us into bankruptcy

• Jill (Saturday, March 07 26 02:52 pm EST)

  "Chris, is a city councilor. Their own city just had a financial crisis at the CDA. Unauthorized transfers. Delinquent payments. Possible bailout. Why aren't they focusing on that instead of campaigning against a school spending cap?"

• David (Saturday, March 07 26 02:26 pm EST)

  The citizens of NH want property tax relief but only about 15% of the registered voters showing up at their city or town elections. Most of them voted for tax increases because they work for the school district.
  
  Rep Dan McGuire and Senator Keith Murphy offered a solution to reduce 100 School Administrative Units (SAUs) to 12, cut down administration costs.
  
  Please contact your elected representatives to support HB1804, and vote on March 10th at your local town elections!

• Bill (Saturday, March 07 26 02:20 pm EST)

  Vote "Yes" on article 8 to save our seniors.

• Kidney Stones (Saturday, March 07 26 01:23 pm EST)

  Jon Stone threatened to murder Claremont's Police Chief: https://www.sullivanreport.com/jonathan-stone-internal-affairs-documents/
  
  Jon Stone had a relationship with a high school girl while on the police force: https://www.sullivanreport.com/jonathan-stone-internal-affairs-documents/
  
  Jon Stone is the local Republican party leader. That tells you all you need to know about local republicans.
  
  IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII
  
  As soon as Jon sees this, the thread will be filled with AI slop to push this out of sight. Watch.

• Insider (Saturday, March 07 26 12:43 pm EST)

  Someone downloaded chat gpt for the first time. I remember my first time.

• Analysis 101 (Saturday, March 07 26 12:13 pm EST)

  Claremont’s Public Square Is Speaking — And It Isn’t Pretty
  
  CLAREMONT, N.H. — If you want to know what’s really going on in a town, sometimes you don’t need a press conference or a polished report. Sometimes you just need to read the public square.
  
  In Claremont, that public square right now is the Sullivan Report Public Forum — a rough-and-tumble message board where residents vent, argue, accuse, and occasionally drop information that never makes it into the official narrative.
  
  And the posts from the past week tell a story about a city wrestling with taxes, school mismanagement, political division, and personal attacks.
  
  1. A Tax Revolt Is Clearly Brewing
  
  Multiple posts reflect deep anger over the cost of government and the school district.
  
  One commenter wrote:
  
  “My wife and I will both be voting yes on the tax cap. The school is out of control and we have had enough.”
  
  Another poster urged:
  
  “Please vote ‘yes’ on Article #8 and save our seniors from losing their homes.”
  
  Whether one supports the tax cap or not, the message is clear: property taxes are now the dominant political issue in Claremont.
  
  For many homeowners — especially seniors — the feeling is simple:
  they believe government spending has grown faster than their ability to pay for it.
  
  ⸻
  
  2. The School District Deficit Still Haunts the City
  
  Another post references the approximately $5 million deficit that shook the Claremont School District.
  
  The discussion references allegations involving former business administrator Mary Henry, including claims of:
  
  • unpaid vendor invoices
  • secret or unauthorized contracts
  • defective tax information
  • lack of cooperation with investigations
  
  The termination letter reportedly described a “reign of chaos.”
  
  Whether every allegation proves true or not, the larger issue remains:
  
  How did a multi-million-dollar financial failure happen in the first place?
  
  That question still hangs over the district.
  
  And taxpayers haven’t forgotten.
  
  ⸻
  
  3. School Board Politics Are Turning Bitter
  
  The forum posts also show political tension surrounding the Claremont School Board elections.
  
  One commenter wrote:
  
  “While school board positions in New Hampshire are officially nonpartisan, reporting indicates Democrats hold most of the seats.”
  
  Another post criticized candidates tied to spending policies.
  
  Yet another commenter attacked Republican candidates outright, saying:
  
  “The local Republicans are evil.”
  
  The point here isn’t which side is right.
  
  The point is that Claremont’s supposedly nonpartisan school board politics have clearly become partisan.
  
  ⸻
  
  4. Personal Attacks Are Replacing Civil Debate
  
  The most disturbing post in the screenshots is labeled “URGENT PSA.”
  
  It claims certain local individuals are the “leading causes of cancer in Claremont” and lists multiple names.
  
  The post ends with:
  
  “If you have had any contact with any of the above, you need to seek immediate care.”
  
  That kind of rhetoric is not political debate.
  
  It’s a smear.
  
  Whether someone agrees or disagrees with a public figure’s views, turning political disagreements into personal dehumanization drags the entire conversation down into the mud.
  
  Claremont deserves better than that.
  
  ⸻
  
  5. What All of This Actually Shows
  
  Taken together, these posts paint a picture of a community under strain.
  
  You have:
  
  • rising property taxes
  • a school district deficit scandal
  • bitter school board politics
  • residents arguing about spending priorities
  • personal attacks replacing real debate
  
  This isn’t just noise on a message board.
  
  It’s a reflection of a deeper issue:
  
  trust has broken down between taxpayers and local institutions.
  
  And until that trust is rebuilt with transparency and accountability, the arguments will keep getting louder.
  
  ⸻
  
  Final Thought
  
  Healthy communities can disagree.
  But they also have to keep the debate grounded in truth and respect.
  
  When the conversation turns into insults and smears, everyone loses — taxpayers, parents, and students alike.
  
  Claremont is better than that.
  
  And the sooner the city remembers it, the sooner the real work can begin.

• Breaking News (Saturday, March 07 26 07:11 am EST)

  Who Are New Hampshire Democrats Really Representing?
  
  In a single stretch of legislative action, New Hampshire House Democrats managed to show voters exactly where their priorities lie—and it isn’t with the hardworking people of the Granite State.
  
  First came the push to open the door to a statewide income tax, a direct assault on one of New Hampshire’s oldest and proudest traditions: no income tax, no sales tax. That principle isn’t just a slogan on a license plate. It’s the backbone of the state’s economic identity and a key reason families and businesses choose to live here.
  
  Now comes another vote raising eyebrows across the state: support for allowing illegal immigrants to hold public office in New Hampshire.
  
  Let that sink in.
  
  Citizenship—once considered the basic qualification for representing the American people—is apparently now optional in the eyes of some lawmakers.
  
  For generations, the social contract in America has been straightforward:
  If you want to help govern the country, you must first be part of it as a citizen. That standard wasn’t controversial. It was common sense.
  
  Yet the modern political climate inside parts of the New Hampshire State House seems determined to dismantle that very idea.
  
  A Pattern Emerging
  
  Taken together, these votes paint a troubling picture.
  
  • Higher taxes on working families
  • Expanded political power for non-citizens
  • Growing distance between lawmakers and the voters they represent
  
  The message many Granite Staters are hearing is clear: the priorities in Concord are shifting away from the people who built the state.
  
  New Hampshire has long operated on a simple philosophy: limited government, local control, and accountability to taxpayers.
  
  That tradition is what built the Granite State’s reputation for independence. It’s why town meetings still matter here. It’s why citizens expect to look their representatives in the eye at the grocery store or the town hall.
  
  But when lawmakers start voting in ways that undermine the state’s core principles, the public has every right to ask hard questions.
  
  Why This Matters
  
  Public office carries serious responsibility. Those who hold it make decisions about taxes, schools, public safety, and laws that affect every family in the state.
  
  Citizenship isn’t just paperwork—it represents allegiance, accountability, and participation in the nation’s civic life.
  
  When that standard gets watered down, voters naturally begin wondering where the line is being drawn.
  
  And once trust between citizens and government begins to erode, restoring it becomes far more difficult.
  
  Granite State Tradition
  
  New Hampshire voters have a long memory.
  
  From the days of the American Revolution to the modern town hall debates, Granite Staters have always guarded their independence fiercely.
  
  The state motto—“Live Free or Die”—was never meant to be decorative.
  
  It’s a warning to anyone in power: the people of this state expect their government to work for them, not around them.
  
  If legislators continue pushing policies that clash with those traditions, they shouldn’t be surprised when voters respond the only way citizens can in a republic—at the ballot box.
  
  And judging by the growing frustration across the state, that response may not be far away.

• No Stone Un-turd (Friday, March 06 26 11:45 pm EST)

  I will not vote for any local republican, as long as Jon Stone is their leader.
  
  never forget:
  **JON STONE has preyed on school-aged girls**
  **Jon Stone has threatened to MURDER the police chief**
  
  Read the Jon Stone documents linked above.

• Is it really nonpartisan? (Friday, March 06 26 11:15 pm EST)

  While school board positions in New Hampshire are officially nonpartisan, current reporting indicates that Democrats hold most of the seats on the Claremont School Board as of early 2026

• Elections Have Consequences (Friday, March 06 26 10:49 pm EST)

  In January 2026, the Claremont school district released a termination letter from interim Superintendent Kerry Kennedy detailing the "reign of chaos" that allegedly occurred during Mary Henry’s tenure as business administrator. The allegations served as the basis for her termination for immorality, incompetence, and insubordination.
  
  The specific allegations against Henry included:
  
  Financial Mismanagement: Henry reportedly maintained a "troubling practice" of failing to send checks to vendors. This left the district unable to determine which invoices had been paid and which debts were still outstanding
  
  Secret Contracts: She was accused of entering into unauthorized or secret contracts.
  Defective Tax Information: The district cited the provision of defective tax information as a key failure in her performance.
  Lack of Cooperation: Henry reportedly refused to cooperate with the district's internal investigation into the $5 million deficit and signaled she would contest the grounds for her dismissal before eventually reaching a mutual termination agreement.
  
  Historical Performance Issues: Allegations also surfaced regarding her past roles; she was reportedly "forced out" of previous positions in Fall Mountain and Hillsboro-Deering after audits flagged serious record-keeping problems.
  Private Business Allegations: Separate from her school district work, court records from 2018 alleged fraud and tax improprieties involving a brewery she co-owned with her husband. These allegations included improperly paying family members and selling company assets for personal gain, though Henry has denied these claims.
  
  Henry's final termination agreement in November 2025 specified that the district did not waive any future claims of intentional misconduct, including potential theft, embezzlement, or fraud.

• Tom (Friday, March 06 26 10:33 pm EST)

  Just vote “yes” on article 8

• Tim (Friday, March 06 26 10:28 pm EST)

  Are we voting for Frank or no?

• Go Team ICE (Friday, March 06 26 09:18 pm EST)

  Rumor has it there will be DHS-ICE at polling places across NH on Tuesday March 11th. Can’t wait to see how many the can get. You may check in, but you can’t check out!

• STEVE (Friday, March 06 26 08:45 pm EST)

  FUCK YOU FRANK SPRAGUE
  
  FRANK HAS BEEN ON THE BOARD FOR MANY YEARS AND PARTICIPATED IN THE HIGH TAXES, LOW TEST SCORES, AND LOOTING OF THE FINANCES.
  
  HIS ONLY PRIORITY IS KEEPING HIS FAMILY MEMBERS ON THE DISTRICTS PAYROLL. REMBER THAT WHEN THEY FIRED EVERYONE ELSE, THE DISTRICT SECRETLY MADE A NEW POSITION FOR FRANK'S WIFE SO SHE KEPT HER JOB, WHILE EVERYONE ELSE WAS SHITCANNED.
  
  PLEASE VOTE OUT ALL SITTING SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS.
  
  FUCK YOU FRANK SPRAGUE

• Girl Scouts rock (Friday, March 06 26 07:20 pm EST)

  Can my kid sell Girl Scout cookies at the rally tommrow?

• Loren (Friday, March 06 26 05:16 pm EST)

  Did the kids ever get a permit for the rally tomorrow? I’m starting to see advertisements for it and kids want to go to it to hang out with their buddies.

• Thomas Kincaid (Friday, March 06 26 03:51 pm EST)

  But they don’t have a permit cries the fatty at the podium…what a Darren!

• VOTE NO ON RAPP (Friday, March 06 26 10:27 am EST)

  After all the posts Brian Rapp has made, he is the last person who should be on the school board. He is in bed with the teachers, literally. A vote for Rapp is a vote to increase spending and your taxes. Just read his interview in the Valley News.

• Fired Teacher (Friday, March 06 26 10:22 am EST)

  Loren Howard posted this on facebook.
  
  “Hey. Do you live in Claremont? Next Tuesday is voting day. In a city this small, with the low turnout we often have, your one vote could make a difference. The board managed to lower the tax burden as compared to last year, but a group introduced an article (article 8) that would cripple the community, close both elementary schools, close the tech, cut athletics, cut music, and more. It's a ridiculously shortsighted effort by folks with no kids, who moved here over the last few years and have riled up property owners with misinformation. There are also 4 candidates running for 2 open seats on the board, an open enrollment item, and articles about selling Bluff and the masonic lodge.
  
  Lastly, at Wednesday's meeting, one of local reps came to mic to basically sh*t talk the student's who are planning a rally this weekend by going "erm, they don't have a permit 🤓", same guy who voted to lower the Business Enterprise tax last month, same guy who pals around with the folks who slashed the budget in Croydon a few years back. If you own property, have kids, or work at a local business, please get involved. Even if in a small way. When we aren't involved, we have folks trying to screw over generations of kids all for a small decrease in taxes, meanwhile they lower the taxes for corporations and leave you with the bill when it comes to education. Oh, and they voted to mandate less suicide prevention training yesterday.
  
  MARCH 10TH, GO VOTE, AND KEEP COMING OUT!“
  
  Basically telling us to vote yes on Article 8?

• Insider (Friday, March 06 26 07:53 am EST)

  Big news is about to come out

• URGENT PSA (Friday, March 06 26 07:29 am EST)

  Leading causes of cancer in Claremont:
  Jim Sullivan
  Derek Ellerkamp
  Jon Stone
  Mike Tetu
  Andrew O'hearne
  Francis Gauthier
  Emily Sandblade
  Tom Luther
  
  If you have had any contact with any of the above, you need to seek immediate care.

• The children yearn for the mills (Thursday, March 05 26 03:15 pm EST)

  Once the public schools are gone, we should roll back child labor laws and reopen the mills so the kids have something economically productive to do during the day. Maybe even some of them will die in industrial accidents, saving the taxpayers from further having to care for our youth. Bring back the good old days of illiterate serfdom!

• Jill (Thursday, March 05 26 12:44 pm EST)

  Should we vote for Frank?

• Homeless bum (Thursday, March 05 26 05:31 am EST)

  I’m homeless and it not fair that homeowners can own there home and live it a warm house. Tax payers should pay for me also to have housing

• Thank You (Wednesday, March 04 26 10:03 pm EST)

  I would like to thank the local Democrats for sending me a sample ballot for who not to vote for. Voting a big “Yes” to stop our taxes from increasing.

• Ken Chutney (Wednesday, March 04 26 07:09 pm EST)

  Wayne Hemingway is quite the KAREN😂

• Misty (Wednesday, March 04 26 06:04 pm EST)

  Just cause Rapp wants to raise taxes to help our kids. All should be ashamed. We want to give our kids the best education and if that means raise taxes then they got my vote.

• Tom (Wednesday, March 04 26 01:09 pm EST)

  You know a tax cap if approved by 60% of the voters can also be overridden by 60% of the voters if necessary? The false narrative Brian Rapp is pushing seems to leave that out. Another reason he can’t be trusted. He seems more concerned with pushing his agenda than working for the taxpayers. Vote “Yes” on article 8. Vote “No” on Rapp!

• no rapp ever (Wednesday, March 04 26 12:21 pm EST)

  Spot on Spencer a BIG NO on RAPP

• Cyber Attack? (Wednesday, March 04 26 11:42 am EST)

  Why has the state website not been working for a week? Was the city involved in a cyber or random attack with all sorts of personal information leaked? Nobody from the city is sharing any info and most high paid wigs can’t work at all but they are getting paid?

• Paul (Wednesday, March 04 26 09:17 am EST)

  Brian Rapp is fear mongering all over WUC. Great look for someone who is looking votes, for me he will not be getting it.

• Spencer (Wednesday, March 04 26 06:14 am EST)

  Consequences for hiding behind SB2 default budget for 30 years and off the books abuse of stipends time to put an end to the rouse. YES ON 8

• Ryan (Wednesday, March 04 26 03:24 am EST)

  Does claremont even want to save itself? Can it even save itself? If the panic of losing out on sports is more heavy than losing the tech and academics then we 100% deserve to fall if our priorities are this misaligned. The misuse of funds is out of this world. If I were in poverty and I had to pick between keeping my lights on and a baseball which do you think would be the smart option?

• Voting for Frank (Wednesday, March 04 26 02:53 am EST)

  Frank Sprague has not been identified as the person responsible for the Claremont school district's approximately $5 million deficit; rather, he has been one of the most vocal critics of the administrative failures that led to it.
  
  Mr. Sprague served as a long-time member of the School Board and chair of its finance committee, he and other board members maintain they were "misled" by district administrators who presented inaccurate financial reports showing the district as solvent

• Wayne (Tuesday, March 03 26 11:57 pm EST)

  Stone is not a "conservative", he is a physcopathic monster. Read the police records linked above. As a grown man on the police force he went after a high school girl, and then threatened to MURDER the police chief.
  
  There is a special place in HELL reserved for evil monsters like him.
  
  On the other hand, I guess pedophilia and murder are part of the republican platform these days.
  
  Jon/Perv/Bruce: all the school girls run away from you, so you got nothing better to do then be on here posting under fake names?
  
  READ THE POLICE REPORTS YOURSELF. DUDE IS A MONSTER.

• Bruce (Tuesday, March 03 26 10:14 pm EST)

  Stone would be of more use back on the City Council. He is a great Conservative.

• Tim (Tuesday, March 03 26 05:16 pm EST)

  My wife and I will both be voting yes on the tax cap. The school is out of control and we have had enough! If you are over 65 you should be voting yes as well.

• Fact (Tuesday, March 03 26 04:49 pm EST)

  All of them does have a valid point.

• All of them (Tuesday, March 03 26 03:58 pm EST)

  Regardless of your party, let's agree that EVERYONE on the current board needs to go. For corrupt Sprague, to dumb as dog sh*t Whitney, to I-dont-want-to-read Madden, to commy Howard, to dumb-and-fat Petrin, to I-cant-stay-awak Crawford. We need to vote ALL OF THEM out.

• Tom's right Kevin DEROSA /RAPP (Tuesday, March 03 26 03:33 pm EST)

  Kevin derosa for school board big democrat libtard put him and libtard rapp in

• Jerry (Tuesday, March 03 26 03:31 pm EST)

  As far as I'm concerned both Kevin DeRosa and Jon Stone deserve to be locked up for life. I don't know what political party DeRosa belongs too, but certainly no one elected him to anything ever, much less after it was known what a dirtbag he was.
  
  The local republicans elected that monster Stone to be their leader AFTER it was known what he had done with the high school girl and his threat to murder (!) the police chief with is document in police reports.
  
  But, sure, lets agree that both DeRosa and Stone shouldn't be in any position of trust or political office.

• Tom (Tuesday, March 03 26 03:23 pm EST)

  How about Claremont Cares very own Kevin DeRosa for school board, as the former bank president, he has extensive finance experience and also a history with children.

• Terry (Tuesday, March 03 26 01:53 pm EST)

  John stone for school board

• Johnston (Tuesday, March 03 26 01:05 pm EST)

  Yeah, let's not have a democrat who's been a pillar of the community, like Candy.
  
  Let's see if we can find pro-war, pro-murder, pro-pedophile republican to destroy the schools further.
  
  Remember the local republican's made that disgraced police office Jon Stone who "dated" a high schooler while on the police force, and threatened to murder the police chief the REPUBLICAN COUNTY CHAIR. that tells you everything you need to know about them. They are disgusting and evil.
  
  Has a single one of them condemned the pedophile Epstein cover-up by their party? Has a single one of them condemned that trillions in debt from wasteful spending from their party? Has a single one of them condemned the insane war with Iran or the murder of hundred plus school girls from their leader?
  
  The local republicans are evil.

• Tax and spend Crawford/RAPP (Tuesday, March 03 26 12:59 pm EST)

  Candace Crawford and RAPP are 1 in the same remember folks the situation we are in from liberalism

• Larry (Tuesday, March 03 26 11:31 am EST)

  If my kids health is at risk cause of the school then why didn’t the city shut the school down. They do that at restaurants for public health but my kids safety is not there priority.

• Just Say No (Tuesday, March 03 26 08:30 am EST)

  Candace Crawford is active in Democratic politics in Claremont.
  
  She serves as the Fiscal Agent for the Claremont Democrats.
  
  She is a current member of the Claremont School Board, having been elected to the position in 2023.
  
  Most recently, Crawford has been involved in addressing the Claremont School District's multimillion-dollar deficit. She opposed going to a three school model even though the student population is declining. She is a tax and spend politician.

• Facts of life (Tuesday, March 03 26 07:53 am EST)

  Rick, no one cares!

• Rick (Tuesday, March 03 26 07:41 am EST)

  If there was no issue with food safety then why did the city health inspectors order corrective plans for Disnard and the middle schools? School leaders kept quiet about the extra work the city required and gave everyone the middle finger by ignoring the corrective plans.

• Tom (Tuesday, March 03 26 06:29 am EST)

  Tammy, the school administration is responsible for a five million dollar deficit. You are a special kind of stupid to think they give a shit about a dirty kitchen. But let’s give them more money to throw away.

• Insider (Tuesday, March 03 26 06:09 am EST)

  There is no issue with food safety. Period. That kitchen has been the same since the school was constituted with zero documented outbreaks or complaints about foodbourne illness. Storing a CAN on a wood shelf is NOT dangerous you morons. Use your brains.

• Tammy (Tuesday, March 03 26 05:32 am EST)

  i hope the city does something about the food safety conditions at the schools. School leaders are an embarrassment to Claremont.

• Old Fart (Tuesday, March 03 26 12:56 am EST)

  We have to choose between old people and young people.
  
  Vote for the young people. If you're old and poor, its much more you're own damn fault then if you are a child and poor.
  
  If you had a mediocre job put money away in SP500 index fund you should be set. How much did you waste on alcohol, smokes, drugs, having a new car on payments? Don't take it out on the children and deprive them the chance to have a decent life because you squandered yours.
  
  All this country does is give handouts to the old folks. That's why social security and medicare is such a problem. we pay out more than people pay in. Now you want to fuck over kids education on top of robbing them blind with your entitlements.

• Save Our Seniors (Monday, March 02 26 10:02 pm EST)

  Please vote “yes” on article #8 and save our seniors from losing their homes.

• Mario (Monday, March 02 26 08:28 pm EST)

  Who do I talk to about getting into what’s up Claremont? I think I got banned 2 years ago after getting in an argument and cussing some people out.
  
  I would like to rejoin to let people know about my grand opening of my new vape and smoke shop on pleasant street. It will be opening in May and it will be called Homies Cardinal Vapes.

• Insider (Monday, March 02 26 04:33 pm EST)

  Jim, you’ll get the emails. You’ll get the emails. You’ll get the emails.
  Jim, you’ll get the emails. Get them Jim.
  Jim get the emails going back to when this all started. Jim you’ll get the emails.

• Bruce (Monday, March 02 26 01:37 pm EST)

  Francis Gauthier has done some post exposing Claremont city government corruption by Democrat leaning liberals.
  You would think between Jim Sullivan, and Francis Gauthier exposing these people that Claremont could start voting more Republican leaning conservatives in to Claremont public office !

• Never Rapp (Monday, March 02 26 11:58 am EST)

  "Selling the Dow Building, where the SAU offices are located, might sound good, but the building shares parking with the high school, and that can create logistical problems, he said."
  
  -Brian Rapp
  
  How about you move the 15 employees to other available space in the schools. Sell the building. People can park and walk, the exercise may do them some good...

• LynnL (Monday, March 02 26 10:46 am EST)

  Fireman/First responders Awards.
  
  My vote is for the DPW plow drivers….. they respond a lot more events that the Fireman.
  
  Especially out plowing during snow and ice storms, while the Station and school bus drivers are asleep. DPW Drivers deserve an Award from both Police and Fire departments.
  
  In Reality all our public safety workers and stall do a great job here in the City!!
  
  And to Bill W…..I agree that public funds and money are not for dinner parties. Let’s hope that is not the case

• Ryanne S (Monday, March 02 26 08:24 am EST)

  What is wrong with Rapp?? Claremont and Sullivan County have voted Democratic for 80 years.
  
  He needs our support, and for gosh sakes he is second in command at the Claremont Fire Dept. Deputy Chief, right under Chief Chamberlain.

• Brenda K (Monday, March 02 26 06:39 am EST)

  The kitchen will be the ultimate downfall of the school. Have you seen the ceiling at the kitchen at disnard? These amateur missed 75% of the real issues.

• RAPP NEVER (Sunday, March 01 26 09:27 pm EST)

  So true anyone but RAPP we cant afford more liberalism we dont need it in our school board let's try and fix this not allow that dip shit on the board

• No Rapp (Sunday, March 01 26 08:17 pm EST)

  Brian Rapp is deeply involved in local and state-level Democratic politics.
  
  Mr. Rapp currently serves as the Treasurer for the New Hampshire Democratic Party.
  
  Mr. Rapp served on the Claremont School Board from 2010 to 2017 and was the chair when fiscal audits stopped being done.
  
  He previously ran for the New Hampshire State Senate as a Democrat for the District 5 seat in 2012.
  
  After reading his interview in the Valley News he has never seen a tax he doesn’t like and wants keep spending taxpayers dollars if elected to the school board.
  
  I will be voting for anyone but Rapp!

• Bill Wasburn (Sunday, March 01 26 07:22 pm EST)

  Mr. Common Man! I suspect that you do not work at the Commin Man Inn or Resturant? I think you are a Fireman, who obviously has way too much time on your hands.
  
  The writer Ray Smith was simply out for Dinner, supporting a local establishment. Why so critical of him?? He asked a simple question. So leave him alone!
  
  Now being an older citizen, I remember fire Chief Ford hosted. Fireman Ball, and it was at the Fire Station. Not sure who paid for it, but I would suspect the Volunteers Association.
  
  Now Mr. “CommonMan Worker”, IF this party was at the Common Man function room, and NOT paid for by private funds, that is a different story. I am sure the food was not like a church supper, being PotLuck. SOMEBODY paid for the function room, the food, etc….. trusting the fireman paid for the Cocktails.??
  
  So did the fireman pay for themselves and their wives or girlfriends?? Was the Hall free. Was the party paid for by Volunteer call men.
  
  We have a school board who mis-handled a bunch of money, and we will pay for. Let’s hope our Council and the New City Manager has not Allowed public funds to host a party, under the guise of First Responders.
  
  Jim Sullivan can probably find out who approved this and what is cost (taxpayer dollars)
  
  Nick Koloski, and some of our Council memento who are hawks will flesh the party function cost out for us!
  
  So to Fireman/Common man, if you are not out on a fire
  Call….. stay posted!

• Jennifer (Sunday, March 01 26 05:47 pm EST)

  The kids still have to be fed in the kitchens have mold and other problems making the two kitchens unsanitary. This problem will not be solved for months if school leaders have their way. The city health inspector ordered the school district to take care of certain things already and the school leaders refused maybe because of money problems. That is no excuse. They have money they could borrow from Claremont savings bank sell this work should have been done. I'm glad Jim Sullivan is getting involved and reported the infractions with the corrective plan to the city. I hope the city will act more responsibly and get these problems solved now.

• Snake (Sunday, March 01 26 04:58 pm EST)

  Why would they invest in any of the schools if they can be closed down by this budget cap!? Bunch of stupid bastards on this website.

• Joan (Sunday, March 01 26 02:52 pm EST)

  It's amazing how heinous school leaders have become. The kitchen sent to schools are unclean with mold. Surfaces that can cause the spread of bacteria and foodborne illness to anyone who dines in either cafeteria. School leaders know all about it and do nothing and will continue to do nothing until at least July. There are structural deficiencies at the middle school and other school buildings may be compromised too. All of the school leaders need to be shown the door starting with Frank Sprague.

• Relative (Sunday, March 01 26 12:37 pm EST)

  Nice language. Do you realize how fires stay tiny as you put it? Imagine your phone doesn't work and your are wheelchair bound and sleeping. My family is still not in their home from the damage of a "tiny fire". Contractors and Servepro have been working to get them back home. Have some compassion for others. Mr. Sullivan, this is the type of thing you encourage here.

• mr. seecum (Sunday, March 01 26 11:29 am EST)

  saved it was a tiny fire you people are idiots what a total group of idiots find something real to do and try not to get hurt you cum suckers

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, March 01 26 08:57 am EST)

  Six new articles published today on the News Flashes page of this website.
  
  1) Two more bite the dust!
  
  2) February 25, 2026 Claremont City Council meeting synopsis.
  
  3) More absence of transparency from Claremont City Councilors! What are they trying to hide?
  
  4) Claremont School District & SAU Officials intentionally ignore Corrective Plan for Disnard Elementary School & Claremont Middle School!
  
  5) Claremont Middle School Update.
  
  6) The Claremont School District Stipend Scandal! Part #11 – Stipends List.

• Common Man Worker (Sunday, March 01 26 08:31 am EST)

  Oh Ray, you could have just asked us folks at the Common Man and not worried your little head. You were witnessing the Fire department awards commendation dinner where those saved lives over the past calendar year were recognized by a privately funded fire association dinner and donated music from a local DJ. There will be the same next year around the same time frame acknowledging those that saved lives. They held the same here last year. Everyone is allowed a plus one. There happen to be a home and 2 residents saved a few weeks ago that you probably won't hear about either. Those residentsare staying here at the Common Man Inn while there home is repaired. I note Mr. Sullivan commonly attacks the fire fighter that made the save so he won't be one to say anything. Hope that helps you sleep at night. We are honored to say thank you in this community.

• No Fun For You (Sunday, March 01 26 07:26 am EST)

  Who doesn’t like a party 🎉

• Ray Smith (Saturday, February 28 26 09:41 pm EST)

  Took my wife out for “date-night” to the Common Man, and there was quite a party going on upstairs
  
  Seems the Police and Fire Chiefs were throwing some kind of Party. I am not sure who was all there. Police and Fire for sure, maybe the Mayor and Manager
  
  Being new to this area, it seems strange to me that Public officials, bring their wives and girlfriends to a party.
  
  Oh well, you never know. Maybe a state Union deal.

• John (Saturday, February 28 26 07:10 pm EST)

  The mayor yelled at Chris and Andrew O came close to doing it too. Unprofessional.

• Tom (Saturday, February 28 26 01:28 pm EST)

  What happened?

• John (Saturday, February 28 26 10:45 am EST)

  It’s how the mayor and a council member treats Chris during council meetings.

• Chris (Friday, February 27 26 07:45 pm EST)

  Who Butthurt Heather Irish?

• Insider (Friday, February 27 26 03:17 pm EST)

  Ive never really been able to tell the truth, now I can. I am liberated and will be fully naked with the truth. I am a woman that you should not have been mean to. A real woman of steel.

• Vincent (Friday, February 27 26 12:45 pm EST)

  I have seen people track public employees time on social media during work hours and you’ll be astonished to see the results. 2 hours of work per day for some folks sounds about right.

• Insider (Friday, February 27 26 11:40 am EST)

  Now that I am resigning I am free to vent here. There are departments that read every word here and discuss the intricacies while posting from behind their crumb covered messy desks. Most only work an hour or two a day and spend the rest on Facebook like Mary and her sidekick used to in finance. You’ll see a lot of facebook on internet history at the city. I’ll be posting truth from time to time. See what happens when you are mean to me.

• Greg (Friday, February 27 26 11:36 am EST)

  Get a job you filthy bum Mark.
  You wish you had a building to fly a flag on.

• Mark (Friday, February 27 26 07:32 am EST)

  What a disgrace to this country that 17 water is having a torn American flag still fly. Great job Claremont bring in such worthless people.

• Patrick (Friday, February 27 26 05:30 am EST)

  this site is a disgusting joke.

• Simply minded (Thursday, February 26 26 08:24 am EST)

  Prosocial and antisocial behavior are more a product of environment than anything else.
  
  As a community, you literally get to choose which one you foster based on what you build and how you maintain it.
  
  Build wide, fast streets with no sidewalks? You’ve chosen isolation and car dependence.
  
  Let buildings fall apart with no code enforcement? You’ve chosen decay and crime.
  
  Demolish walkable blocks for parking lots? You’ve chosen ugliness and disconnection.
  
  But build dense, walkable neighborhoods with eyes on the street? You get community.
  
  Maintain beautiful public spaces? You get pride and connection.
  
  Enforce standards and keep things clean? You get prosocial behavior.
  
  Your built environment isn’t neutral. It’s actively shaping behavior every single day.
  
  The people in Claremont aren’t broken. Your place is.
  
  Fix the place, change the behavior.
  
  It’s that simple.

• Richard (Wednesday, February 25 26 04:27 pm EST)

  I made complaints and all they did was tell me to get lost that they have bigger fish to fry. And laughed in my face and walked away.

• Glenn (Wednesday, February 25 26 03:39 pm EST)

  George is handling it. Make official complaints and he will show them who is the new big dog in town.

• Rick (Wednesday, February 25 26 03:20 pm EST)

  Why does Claremont have so many slumlords. Who’s in charge of cleaning up the mess the city bring in.

• Just wondering (Wednesday, February 25 26 01:56 pm EST)

  Does allan have authority to inspect legally or is he just an overpaid bully to our local hard working people? Seems like the authority lies with the city

• Brandon (Wednesday, February 25 26 08:19 am EST)

  So Jim did you 91a request any police report involving the planning office, building inspector, Mr. Limoges or Mr. Belisle?
  
  Jim did you 91a request any police department call for service involving a property dispute in which the officer needs to call a supervisor as it involves a Police Commissioner?
  
  You took the persons comments and deleted them but do not do that for any other comments made on here towards anyone else in the community.
  
  Are you actually looking into it or did you just sweep it under the rug?

• Larry (Wednesday, February 25 26 07:58 am EST)

  Why can’t Claremont compete with other town wages. Then maybe we could hire good people and/or keep the good ones?

• Jim Sullivan (Tuesday, February 24 26 06:47 pm EST)

  Mac, two things., First, I deleted postings that contained unsubstantiated allegations against private citizens. Second, only one person funds this website and that is me.

• Insider (Tuesday, February 24 26 06:26 pm EST)

  So I found out that Jim is investigating some stuff that will be devastating once revealed. I’m resigning and this is my last post here. Going to Lebanon to make more money. Goodbye to all my faithful supporters, lovers and readers.

• Mac (Tuesday, February 24 26 10:21 am EST)

  When will you guys understand? Jim deleted the posts on here about that. He’s in on the corruption! He’s practicing the mushroom principal and feeding us a bunch of shit. Why else do we get a single page of stipends without context or explanation every week? He’s flooding the zone so he doesn’t have to talk about the people who fund this website!

• Outsider (Tuesday, February 24 26 07:51 am EST)

  Jim,
  Would find so much dirty information if he interviewed previous employees at the planning office.

• Tips (Monday, February 23 26 04:14 pm EST)

  I say Jim should do some investigative journalism and reach out to the planning dept people who left: inspectors, project manager, business specialist, etc. Find out what really going on

• Jim Sullivan (Monday, February 23 26 02:53 pm EST)

  Special Report!
  
  Good News regarding Claremont Creative Center; at least for now!

• Amy (Monday, February 23 26 02:47 pm EST)

  Vote yes and save the schools. Who cares about your taxes. Don’t you care about the kids education. You voted them in so let them do what you voted them to do.

• SOS (Monday, February 23 26 02:16 pm EST)

  Still voting “yes” on article #8

• Tom (Monday, February 23 26 01:24 pm EST)

  Jim,
  When you getting the email from project manager and building Inspectors for the visitor center.
  Also need to look into emails from city manager and Mr ford. They are the ones forcing all the planning staff out so they can take over.

• Rick (Monday, February 23 26 01:11 pm EST)

  Welcome to Claremont under the incompetent leadership of Nancy Bates, Dale Girard and all of the other ignoramuses on the city council.

• Insider (Monday, February 23 26 12:32 pm EST)

  Paying 3rd party to do the job when George is paid to do the job. This is retarded beyond belief.

• Insider (Monday, February 23 26 11:44 am EST)

  Take a course in mind your own business. Freak.
  This is a non issue.
  N 👏🏼 O 👏🏼 N 👏🏼
  Same as the inspector getting fired for not knowing what he’s doing and pushing the wrong buttons

• Steve (Monday, February 23 26 06:47 am EST)

  Insider take a course in remedial reading. Jim showed Allen's job experience from LinkedIn. Allen works for the state.

• Insider (Monday, February 23 26 06:40 am EST)

  The department of education does inspection and overrules the unqualified local hack Allen. The state of nh has the real scoop, dummy. Jim your in over your head. Stick to the fake tables you make up. Students have been served in those kitchens for decades with no issue. Decades! This is just over regulation bureaucracy trying to justify a job and cost taxpayers money. Every date is arbitrary considering that has been that way since it was built. Morons with a power trip.

• Keith (Sunday, February 22 26 07:26 pm EST)

  Somebody's getting nervous.

• Insider (Sunday, February 22 26 05:35 pm EST)

  Jim, you should not be looking into the health inspection. Delete your article please

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, February 22 26 10:02 am EST)

  Four new articles published today on the News Flashes page of this website.
  
  1) February 18, 2026 Claremont School Board Meeting Synopsis.
  
  2) More evidence surfaces showing that Nancy Bates is not qualified to be Claremont's City Manager!
  
  3) Claremont Creative Center Update.
  
  4) The Claremont School District Stipend Scandal! Part #10 – Stipends List.

• Mat (Saturday, February 21 26 05:58 pm EST)

  BTG is Bi Trans Gey for men or tran men only
  Football league

• Mat Mandani-Cortez-Sanders (Saturday, February 21 26 05:56 pm EST)

  Anyone interested in a BTG football squad league?

• Swole Bean (Saturday, February 21 26 02:07 pm EST)

  Toothless tom strikes again

• Tom (Saturday, February 21 26 01:47 pm EST)

  Save our seniors and vote "yes" on article #8. We don't want to be forced out of our homes.

• Pat (Saturday, February 21 26 12:50 pm EST)

  Wow, I started a trend.

• Deana (Saturday, February 21 26 05:27 am EST)

  Claremont is becoming the biggest swinger community in the north east. This will bring so many new business and money
  This is our sweetest little secret everyone knows
  Pineapple town 🍍

• Insider (Friday, February 20 26 08:09 pm EST)

  Taverna is open George makes sure it’s clean

• Mrs. McGill (Thursday, February 19 26 01:13 pm EST)

  Our lives are defined by relationships. Our happiness, our wellbeing, who we become. Some relationships make us better. Some make us worse. Some we stay in long after we should have left.
  
  We’re all in a relationship with Claremont whether we know it or not. And if you weren’t even aware you were in one, that tells you everything about how it’s going.
  
  Our grandparents had a different relationship with their towns. A better one. I’ve seen the photos. Stone and brick buildings, wide sidewalks, local shops, block after block of well-built houses. The city was genuinely lovable.
  
  Claremont understood how to be a good partner. They gave residents beauty, pride, opportunity, connection. Kids grew up knowing they could make a decent life without leaving. That’s a healthy relationship.
  
  Then we scrapped it all. Building by building, business by business, we traded pretty for cheap, durable for disposable, local for national chains. We tore out the public realm and replaced it with parking lots. And in doing so, we made our city into a terrible partner.
  
  It’s hard to love a place that doesn’t take care of itself. Hard to feel connected to a community that doesn’t give you anything back.
  So now you have three choices.
  
  You can stay and get used to it. Lower your own standards to accommodate your city. Let the place change you instead of changing the place.
  
  You can leave. (This is for Jim) Find a community that deserves your investment. A partner worth caring about.
  
  Or you can fight. Stay and help Claremont lift its standards instead of lowering yours. Find the people who feel the same, because most of them do, they just don’t know it yet. Everyone wants to live somewhere worth loving. You just have to find them and get to work.
  
  That last option is hard. It’s slow. It’s frustrating.
  
  But if this is the place you call home, there’s nothing more meaningful you could do.

• Kenzie (Thursday, February 19 26 12:09 pm EST)

  Is the Taverne on the square still open? It always looks empty when I go by.

• Tom (Thursday, February 19 26 10:47 am EST)

  Who leaving insider?
  Mr ford??

• NO RAPP (Thursday, February 19 26 09:33 am EST)

  Do NOT I repeat DO NOT vote for brian RAPP liberalism his dumb ass fucks us enough from his pathetic fire job

• Insider (Thursday, February 19 26 02:12 am EST)

  Get the emails and you’ll see. There is another resignation coming.

• Tom (Wednesday, February 18 26 09:47 pm EST)

  Frank Sprague is really a jerk.

• And she was the boss anyway (Wednesday, February 18 26 08:30 pm EST)

  His wife threw his weird ass out found out he was a BITCH

• Nobody (Wednesday, February 18 26 08:09 pm EST)

  Why did the inspector resign

• James (Wednesday, February 18 26 06:58 pm EST)

  Sports and arts are important to many students, and its great there is support for them.
  
  But, FOR THE LOVE OF GOD, can we care at least a little bit about academics.

• Trent (Wednesday, February 18 26 06:23 pm EST)

  When will George get off his ass and inspect the restaurants? I have beard hairs in my pizza.

• Insider (Wednesday, February 18 26 06:22 pm EST)

  Amanda should be promoted to Director.

• Insider (Wednesday, February 18 26 05:07 am EST)

  High end positions? I make $22.37 an hour.

• Paul (Tuesday, February 17 26 07:37 pm EST)

  Claremont has let so many inspectors walk out the door. There been at least 3 different sets of inspectors in what 4 years? One leaves the next follows for what? Seems like Claremont doesn’t do anything to keep these high end positions filled. Not just inspectors but project managers

• Insider (Tuesday, February 17 26 07:19 pm EST)

  George is.
  Get over it you wanker. Dude is 100 times more qualified than any inspector of the past two decades. George is superior to the half brain dead power trips from 2000-now. We will make sure we never have another dink costing us money and making us put faggy handrails on everything

• Bill (Tuesday, February 17 26 01:20 pm EST)

  Who’s the inspector now? And don’t tell me George he’s an old clueless fart.

• Mike (Tuesday, February 17 26 11:23 am EST)

  My guess is that Jim has made so many repetitive references to “mushroom policy” that he decided to actually keep us all in the dark and feed us crap too. Thanks Jim

• Greg (Tuesday, February 17 26 09:59 am EST)

  Jim deleted the posts. He’s as much in on the corruption as an anyone else. He pretends like he wants transparency but that’s a joke and a lie.

• Toothless tom (Tuesday, February 17 26 07:50 am EST)

  The city manager and city planner pushed out the building inspector due to him holding people accountable. They don’t care about safety of people. All the care about is what looks good on the outside.

• Insider (Tuesday, February 17 26 06:21 am EST)

  Jim, get the emails. Where did all the turmoil at planning and development start? Get the emails and do the work. The facts and shocking truth are waiting for you. Maybe a real reported like Patrick will get to it first.

• Weaver (Monday, February 16 26 08:07 pm EST)

  Anybody know how I can reach out to Betty? I want to work with her on selling my large parcel of land just past Home Depot to a business development company. I want to sell it by owner to get more cash and want to know who to reach out to that is looking to bring a development to Claremont.

• Local Anonymous (Monday, February 16 26 05:40 pm EST)

  Someone, with the title no way Jose, posted a link that I am unable to see. I’m wondering how they know about ICAC being in town busting Jose Navarro. Where is that information public?

• Tim Mulligan (Monday, February 16 26 05:31 pm EST)

  The planning department is planned to shutter. The employees moving to other buildings. It is true that the city can do just fine without bloated government oversight. I’m thankful for the business owners that will not let the strong arm bullies cost them tens of thousands of dollars. Inspectors with a power trip

• Insider (Monday, February 16 26 03:23 pm EST)

  We call her mama Amanda. Jim why do you think the building inspector left? Maybe it was too hard? Let’s see what toothless tom has to say…..

• Jim Sullivan (Monday, February 16 26 02:33 pm EST)

  Four new articles published today on the News Flashes page of this website.
  
  1) Claremont's City Councilors prove their latest meeting that they are ignorant, indifferent & unwilling to hold anyone accountable for their actions! This is leadership?
  
  2) Why now?
  
  3) Is the sweetheart CDA land deal in jeopardy?
  
  4) The Claremont School District Stipend Scandal! Part #9 – Stipend's List

• Insider (Monday, February 16 26 12:57 pm EST)

  Thank you for deleting the posts Jim. Thank you for deleting the false and wrong rumors about the planning department and locals. You are a friend of the truth. You’ve helped my friends.

• Wendy (Monday, February 16 26 12:50 pm EST)

  What the heck is this new group Betty invited me to? https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1Hafj3uJST/

• Monday (Monday, February 16 26 09:14 am EST)

  No need to have them if we can’t keep help. Free for all in Claremont for health and building inspections

• Friday (Monday, February 16 26 09:06 am EST)

  The State of NH did away with car inspections, they might as well do away with health inspections too. Live Free or Die, right?

• Glen P (Monday, February 16 26 05:38 am EST)

  Derek, your health coach violation is going nowhere. No one to look into it. The city should turn the health inspections over to the state. We cannot afford to wait.

• Vincent (Sunday, February 15 26 08:20 pm EST)

  Jim you should join Betty’s Facebook group. You could probably get half your stories from her posts.

• Jim Sullivan (Sunday, February 15 26 04:56 pm EST)

  I have had that bug that is going around for almost a week now and I still don't feel good. I have one more article to write for this week and it's getting late. Fortunately I have tomorrow off so I will finish it then and publish the articles tomorrow. Thank you for your understanding.

• Insider (Saturday, February 14 26 06:39 pm EST)

  Jim very wise for deleting those posts. Keep your nose clean. Thank you for protecting my friend.

• Chris (Saturday, February 14 26 04:43 pm EST)

  According to documents at the planning office there are many businesses with plans with the city that plan on coming here within the next 5 years if space is able to be found.
  
  I’ve seen a plan for a new plaza just pass Home Depot on the other side of Washington side that would be owned by Target and have at least 3 other retail spaces.
  
  Bullmoose is looking to go where Rite Aid is, Taco Bell is hoping to find a site on Washington street, possibly behind Burger King as they are looking split their lot up.
  
  Aldis has been scoping out the property where Maurices is on Washington street to build a new location with 200 parking spaces.
  
  Aroma Joes hopes to open by late summer or early winter next to the skate park. Five guys wants to buy the property next to McDonald’s that’s an auto parts store.
  
  Little Cesar’s is looking to go where the old dominoes is. Springfield Cinema is looking to open up the cinema town and rent space out when not open.
  
  Sierra plans on going into the hobby lobby plaza, Newbury comics plans on going there too.
  
  A ghost kitchen for DoorDash orders plans on going into the planet fitness plaza, and a five below is also looking into a spot in that plaza.
  
  These are all businesses who have discussed with the city recently about opening shop here.
  
  Dollar General has plans to build a location behind tractor supply.
  
  This is why the city is hiring a business specialist right now so they can make this happen sooner then later.
  
  Go into the visitor center and ask about availability for retail spaces, and discuss with them what may be coming. You will be surprised what they have been working on.
  
  Major things are expected to be coming to the city in the next 5 years.

• John (Saturday, February 14 26 04:14 pm EST)

  That is true I checked the previous owner and it went up for auction. It hasn’t been bought yet. It goes up for auction late March and five guys has been scoping that location out for awhile.

• Jasper (Saturday, February 14 26 04:09 pm EST)

  I heard a new restaurant brand bought the auto shop next to McDonald’s and hopes to open by the end of the year. Heard it was five guys.

• Fran (Saturday, February 14 26 12:35 pm EST)

  New business coming to the rite aid plaza per Betty? Does anyone know what it is or where Betty got that info from?

• Council Member is Betty? (Saturday, February 14 26 12:14 pm EST)

  Betty sent me this on facebook randomly a week ago. It's to her new facebook group. It competes with Kpp's. https://www.facebook.com/groups/871081509185055

• Upstanding citizen (Saturday, February 14 26 07:55 am EST)

  I had the unfortunate pleasure of being seated in close proximity to Francis at the last school board meeting and aside from his chest thumping I discovered the root cause to his psychopathy. He suffers from extreme bromhidrosis. This likely explains his disposition to the community he resides.
  I do admire his bravery for coming out in public despite his condition. Unlike Jim, old Fran at least attempts to cover his stink and show his misanthropic worldview face to face with his neighbours.
  Jim you could put on a diaper and attended city council meetings in person. Im sure the mayor would call a short recess for incontinence.

• Greg (Friday, February 13 26 09:34 pm EST)

  Jim why did you delete the posts?

• Dale (Friday, February 13 26 09:32 pm EST)

  Nick saved his neighbors life. I would like to nominate him for a key to the city!

• Brad (Friday, February 13 26 08:34 pm EST)

  Jim has criticized Koloski's actions as a city councilor. Never as a firefighter. Nothing wrong with that.

• Breaking news (Friday, February 13 26 08:25 pm EST)

  Nick runs into burning buildings and jim tries to light him on fire.
  
  What a chump you are Jim.

• Nosey (Friday, February 13 26 08:10 pm EST)

  Not just the inspector either it’s the whole department - Claremont running them off

• Debbie (Friday, February 13 26 07:25 pm EST)

  And just like that folks. Jim Sullivan deleted all those posts regarding the building inspector and threats made. Well Jim, body camera footage and police reports are too hard to get so I guess you just showed everyone what you are all about bud. You sir and no better than the fake corruption you pretend to report. Remember this folks. Jim Sullivan hides real items from you as he is just as corrupt as the rest.

• Claremont the issue (Friday, February 13 26 07:07 pm EST)

  If I was the inspector I would have knock his ass out. Know wonder he left. Can’t do your job cause people are but hurt I would have left to! Hate to say this but there been more people leave that position and go other places. Maybe it’s not the people in the position but Claremont itself run these people out.

• Nick (Wednesday, February 11 26 10:31 pm EST)

  Why did dale and Chris on the council get in a fight tonight?

• Just bored (Wednesday, February 11 26 05:04 pm EST)

  So who’s porch dog then? Release all the gossip!

• Brenda (Wednesday, February 11 26 04:09 pm EST)

  Would it be a mole or someone that worked for the city until recent. I am curious from watching the council meetings why Kolowksis question didn't get answer and why he never said another word. He probably won't as he is on the fire department. I want a fire hydrant for my yard. Jim, can you get me one?

• Insider (Wednesday, February 11 26 03:37 pm EST)

  There’s only one person that could be porch dog. You’d have to be intimately familiar with both departments. You’d have to have a history with the city. You’d have to know all the back details and juicy stories. Let’s play a little game called Clue, Planning and Development edition. Who’s the little mole?

• Fan of Amanda (Wednesday, February 11 26 03:32 pm EST)

  I bet that Amanda is PorchDog. She will tell us the truth.

• Insider (Wednesday, February 11 26 03:31 pm EST)

  You should because they’ll bring back an old inspector. Rumor is one coming back.