Cheshire County Candidates Forum

The Cheshire County Candidates Forum will be held October 16 at 2pm in the Ruth Huntress Auditorium of the Keene Public Library. A total of 27 candidates from 3 parties were invited, 9 candidates have accepted the invitation to attend.

This event will be recorded with plans to submit the forum to Cheshire TV for broadcast before the election. Additionally, arrangements are being made to livestream the event online.

There will be sample ballots available for all 5 Wards in Keene and a table will be available for candidates to distribute literature.

The forum schedule will be followed as closely as possible.

Cheshire County Candidates Forum Schedule:
2PM event begins introduction & explain format
Larry Phillips -State Rep. Cheshire 5 (10 minutes) – 2 minute opening statement, 8 minute Q&A with questions from moderator & audience (90 second response)
Hardy Macia – US Congress 2 (15 minutes) – 2 minute opening statement, 13 minute Q&A questions from moderator & audience (90 second response)
John Babiarz – Governor (15 minutes) – 2 minute opening statement, 13 minute Q&A questions from moderator & audience (90 second response)
Twenty five (25) minute debates will be held for each of the three races with multiple candidates attending. The debates will have 4 parts:
1) each candidate will have 90 seconds to make an opening statement;
2) 8 minute Q&A with questions from the moderator (alternating first response – first candidate to respond gets 60 seconds, second candidate gets 60 seconds, first candidate gets 30 seconds to rebut;
3) “Rapid Fire” questions from the audience – each question answered by only 1 candidate, 60 second response (each candidate will have 3 rapid fire questions)
4) each candidate 60 second closing.
Darryl W. Perry & Anna Tilton – Register of Deeds
Keith Carlsen & Tim Robertson – State Rep. Cheshire 6
Ian Freeman & Chuck Weed – State Rep. Cheshire 16
4PM event ends

Thanks but no tanks, Keene!

The residents of Keene have so far said no to the fear peddlers.
May their stand give all of us the courage to do the same.
-Robert Koehler

The purpose of this post is to share all BEARCAT-related content.
Transparency and the free flow of information are good.

Need to get up-to-speed about this issue?

Watch the excellent coverage in the video below or read the post:
Cowardly City Councilors Ignore the People, Vote for BEARCAT 9-4

Still interested in learning more? Below you’ll find:

  • an overview of Keene police chief Ken Meola and some Keene city councilors attempt to quietly acquire an armored vehicle
  • background of the not-too-surprising pushback from Keene residents
  • related videos and documents, including the 11-page grant request
  • a list of links to related content, and more

(BEARCAT stands for Ballistic Engineered Armored Response Counter Attack Truck)

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CopBlocking the Sheriff’s Department

Last week I blogged about camera bans and lack of accountability from those working inside Cheshire Co Superior. Included in that post was a video of several journalists who sought comment from a continually aggressive bailiff, B. Tebo, and others employed by the court. The media was present up to the last day of business before the holiday, and will again after the holiday.

The last day, December 23rd, Derrick and Ian were waiting for bailiffs and judges to come to work, in order to ask them a few questions. The weather was a bit harsh, compared to the past days, so the duo decided to stay in the car. That’s when Caleb came into work – he’s a sheriff – and threatened to tow the car for being parked in the judges spot. Even though no complaint had been filed, no judge was being kept from parking there or the fact that three other stalls were still open for judges. Either way, Derrick and Ian par took in a great copblock, check it out.