Landfill

The point of contact for the assistance program, Pamela Kathan, is running for state office in a special election for former Rep. Troy Merner’s seat, following his resignation. This is the second year the company has offered assistance.

Casella Waste Systems submitted new permit applications for a landfill in Dalton, but a lawyer for the North Country Alliance for Balanced Change says the state should wait until court cases are resolved and new waste rules are adopted before reviewing applications.

The new proposal cuts the landfill’s size in half, but still maintains the location next to Forest Lake State Park.

Lawyers for the landfill company Casella have dropped the subpoenas, after the newspaper fought them.

Ahead of the final vote on the bill, emails between an attorney affiliated with Casella Waste Management and a state regulator came to light, showing the company’s involvement in drafting the legislation’s language.

Landfill requirements, a variety of energy policies, and the so-called "gay panic defense" are on the agenda for Thursday’s sessions.

Previous efforts to change landfill regulations have been voted down or vetoed in Concord.

Consejo Brasilero de New Hampshire ofrecerá talleres a comunidad sobre enfrentar estafas de notarios. Más de 8,000 residentes en Nashua se inscribieron en programas de energía comunitaria. Hoy se vota sobre el futuro de la expansión de Medicaid en la Cámara.

Voters in Dalton rejected an effort to abolish the town’s conservation commission and planning board this week, the latest chapter in a years-long debate over the landfill.

The plaintiffs, who serve on the town’s planning board and conservation commission, argued the warrant articles meant to abolish their jobs misled voters.