Redistricting committee leaves Keene in suspense

by | Oct 20, 2011 | 13 comments

Thanks to new census data and a recent amendment to the New Hampshire Constitution, voting districts are being redrawn all over New Hampshire. Keene, in particular, will experience major changes.

But, with only eight months left until state candidates begin filing to run for office, many details are still undecided.

In the last election, Keene residents voted for 7 state representatives, all running at large (that is, they represent the entire city). The new Constitutional amendment, passed in 2006, requires that, if a town or city ward has enough people to support its own state representative, it must have its own state representative. All 5 wards in Keene qualify. Thus, there will be at least 5 state representatives in Keene representing individual wards.

By itself, this will bring major changes. (more…)

Kate Sentenced for Chalking Arrests

by | Oct 20, 2011 | 10 comments

According to Ademo’s facebook post:

Kate Ager was sentence: $200 fine for disorderly – stayed for one yr of good behavior, Resisting Arrest – $200 fine (maybe – I didn’t hear the judge say that) 90 days in jail, stayed for 2 yrs of good behavior. She stated she’ll appeal.

Kidnappers Release Manch’s “Occupy Five”

by | Oct 20, 2011 | 2 comments

UPDATE from the Manch mass arrests: “Criminal Trespass” is the charge of the night, and as has happened in Keene, activists arrested in Manchester are being told to not return to Veterans’ or Victory parks via a no trespassing threat. The kidnapping victims are refusing to take the gang’s “plea deal” and are going to trial.

Videos of their release, as it happened, courtesy CopBlock.org:

The first of five, Brian:

The second of five, Matt: (more…)

Mass Arrests at Occupy Manch

by | Oct 20, 2011 | 1 comment

Tonight at Occupy Manchester, fourteen “summonses” were handed out and five arrested. Here’s the final arrest of five, a peaceful young lady named Sabbrielle, courtesy CopBlock.org. It starts at 8 mins in: