Few of life’s everyday curveballs deliver as much frustration as a parking ticket slapped to a windshield. Local authorities versus street parkers: Isn’t it obvious who always loses?
But in New Hampshire, this joust is actually favoring drivers who forget to feed their meters. Robin Hood of Keene, an activist group based in Keene, N.H., has been combating meter maids since 2009. The methods are simple enough: Trot a few paces ahead of parking enforcement, add time to expiring meters and leave a business card alerting the vehicle’s owner that the group’s efforts have spared them a citation.
Free Press Publications, the publishing company that publishes the monthly FPPNews newspaper that is available around Keene and other parts of NH, has a poll asking respondents: “If the Keene, NH Mayoral election were today, for whom would you vote?”
The poll is available on here
Area 23’s Founders Kevin Bloom, Kirk McNeil, (and Chris Lopez and others)
Free State Project early movers Kirk McNeil and Kevin Bloom are busy guys. Among other lobbying efforts in Concord, they worked to legalize nanobreweries. Their efforts paid off and nanobreweries are now legal in New Hampshire! Bloom even drafted the original law for the state rep who submitted it.
Here’s Area 23’s website and facebook page. Area 23 is located in Concord at 254 N. State St. in the Smokestack Center’s Unit H. Congrats to Kirk and Kevin on their tremendous continuing efforts to move freedom forward in New Hampshire.
Other coverage is expected from mainstream national media as the event gets rolling – stay tuned here to Free Keene for more news about the festival.
Even if you can only make it up for a day or two, the Porcupine Freedom Festival is a must-see. Many Free Keene bloggers will be attending – come on up and join us!
On June 4, 2015 the NH Senate voted on cannabis decriminalization for the first time. Similar legislation has passed the NH House 6 times in the past 8 years. After the Senate amended the bill, it was tabled. After spending 12+ hours watching the Senate, Matt Simon from the Marijuana Policy Project spent a few minutes to talk about the history of the cannabis decrim efforts in NH, and the future.
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