Legal Q&A: How State Law Regulates Volunteer and On-Call Firefighters and Other Emergency Staff
New Hampshire Town and City, March/April 2013

Legal Q&A: Be Aware of Traps at Town Meeting
New Hampshire Town and City, January/February 2013

Legal Q and A: Building on Private Roads under RSA 674:41: When and How is it Authorized?
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2012

Legal Q and A: A New Option for Town Meeting: Adding the Estimated Tax Impact to the Warrant
New Hampshire Town and City, September/October 2012

Legal Q and A: Records Compiled for Enforcement of Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations: To What Extent Are They Exempt from Disclosure?
New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2012

Legal Q and A: The Inside Scoop on Nonpublic Sessions
New Hampshire Town and City, June 2012

Legal Q and A: Hawkers, Peddlers and Door-to-Door Solicitors
New Hampshire Town and City, May 2012

Legal Q and A: Right to Know Law: Disclosure of ‘Draft’ Documents
New Hampshire Town and City, April 2012

Legal Q and A: Laws Related to Appointed Officials
New Hampshire Town and City, March 2012

Legal Q and A: Zoning Protest Petitions
New Hampshire Town and City, February 2012

Legal Q and A: Local Administration of the State Building code
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2012

Legal Q and A: The Selectmen's Authority 'To Manage the Prudential Affairs of the Town'
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2011

Legal Q & A: Capital Budgeting and the Planning Board
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2011

Legal Q & A: Recovery of Welfare Assistance
New Hampshire Town and City, September 2011

Problem Patrons in the Public Library: Can Anything Be Done?
New Hampshire Town and City, May 2011

Legal Q&A: Of Meeting Minutes and Machines
New Hampshire Town and City, April 2011

Lapse of Subdivision Performance Bond or Letter of Credit
New Hampshire Town and City, March 2011

Annual Meeting Warrants: Preparation, Voter Guides, Government Speech and Excessive Advocacy
New Hampshire Town and City, February 2011

Local Officials Making Decisions: Understanding Conflicts of Interest and Disqualifying Bias
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2011

Tax Deeded Property: After the Collector's Deed Is Accepted
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2010

Tax Deeded Property (Legal Q & A)
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2010

Sealing of Nonpublic Session Meeting Minutes
New Hampshire Town and City, September 2010

Fees for Municipal Services
New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2010

Selecting the Rules for Boards of Selectmen
New Hampshire Town and City, June 2010

The Powers and Duties of Library Trustees
New Hampshire Town and City, May 2010

Understanding the Recreation Revolving Fund
New Hampshire Town and City, April 2010

Municipal Authority and the Doctrine of Ultra Vires
New Hampshire Town and City, March 2010

Troubleshooting on Election Day
New Hampshire Town and City, February 2010

Annual Reports: A Town’s Year in Review
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2010

Winter Maintenance of Roads and Sidewalks
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2009

Special Events: Whose Party Is This, Anyway?
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2009

Work Programs as Part of a Local Welfare Program – Are They Worth the Work?
New Hampshire Town and City, September 2009

Dogs and Cats: Some of the Laws Affecting Our Four-Legged Friends
New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2009

Local Property Tax Information: Public or Not?
New Hampshire Town and City, June 2009

Special Event Permits: A Useful Tool
New Hampshire Town and City, May 2009

Mortgage Foreclosures and Property Tax Liens
New Hampshire Town and City, April 2009

Public Meetings and Freedom of Speech: When Do Citizens Have a Right to Speak?
New Hampshire Town and City, March 2009

Multi-Year Contracts: When and How Are They Authorized?
New Hampshire Town and City, February 2009

The Curious Case of ‘No Means No’
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2009

Mandatory Lot Merger Clauses in Zoning Ordinances: How Enforceable Are They?
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2008

Exercising a Public Trust: Voting
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2008

What’s in a Warrant Article? Nothing Extra, Please
New Hampshire Town and City, September 2008

Understanding the Concept of Municipal Estoppel
New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2008

Municipal Regulation of Fireworks
New Hampshire Town and City, June 2008

Welfare Appeals: Fair Hearings
New Hampshire Town and City, May 2008

Budget Shortfalls: Know Your Options
New Hampshire Town and City, April 2008

It’s Mud Season: Weight Restrictions on Local Roads
New Hampshire Town and City, March 2008

Zoning Board of Adjustment Decisions: Quorums, Voting and Fairness
New Hampshire Town and City, February 2008

The Thorny Issue of Street Names and Address Numbers
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2008

The Municipal Budget Law: Frequently Asked Questions
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2007

Ex Parte Communications and Land Use Boards
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2007

A Potpourri of Frequently Asked Legal Questions
New Hampshire Town and City, September 2007

What is the Role of Alternate Land Use Board Members?
New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2007

Meeting Minutes 101
New Hampshire Town and City, June 2007

When Does Zoning Apply to Governmental Use of Land?
New Hampshire Town and City, May 2007

Town Elections Are Over, But Is There a Vacancy?
New Hampshire Town and City, April 2007

Seeing the Forest for the Trees
New Hampshire Town and City, March 2007

Land Use Violation Enforcement Costs Can Be Recovered
New Hampshire Town and City, February 2007

Prosecutors Must Review Police Personnel Files for Exculpatory Evidence
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2007

Using Trust and Capital Reserve Funds to Make Lease Payments: Can It Be Done?
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2006

Handling Forfeited and Abandoned Property
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2006

Rehearings by the Planning Board
New Hampshire Town and City, September 2006

Dealing with E-mail Communication Under New Hampshire’s Right to Know Law
New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2006

Town Managers vs. Town Administrators: What’s the Difference?
New Hampshire Town and City, June 2006

Municipal Employee and Municipal Official – Is There a Difference?
New Hampshire Town and City, May 2006

Public Safety on the Roadways: Duties and Protections Under the Law
New Hampshire Town and City, April 2006

After Town Meeting, It’s Time for Municipal Boards to Reorganize
New Hampshire Town and City, March 2006

Supervisors of the Checklist Gear Up for Election Season
New Hampshire Town and City, February 2006

Look Before You Leap: Understanding Conditional Use Permits
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2006

A Quick Look at a Few New Statutes
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2005

Vegetation Clearance and the Insufficiency Law: What's the Municipal Responsibility?
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2005

Regulating Salvage Facilities: Balancing Community and Business Interests
New Hampshire Town and City, September 2005

Protecting New Hampshire’s Wetlands: Municipal Issues
New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2005

Regulating Drilling and Blasting Activities: Municipal Issues
New Hampshire Town and City, June 2005

Dealing with Burial Costs: Understanding A Municipality's Obligation
New Hampshire Town and City, May 2005

Dealing with Homeland Security Issues at the Local Level
New Hampshire Town and City, April 2005

Municipal Building Projects: Balancing Liability Concerns and Design Recommendations
New Hampshire Town and City, March 2005

Understanding the Special Legal Issues that Apply to Bridges
New Hampshire Town and City, February 2005

Official Ballots, Official Ballot Referendum and Secret Ballots Understanding the Differences
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2005

Town Meeting Warrant Articles
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2004

Local Officials Prepare for Election Season
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2004

Reporting Tax Abatement Interest to the IRS
New Hampshire Town and City, September 2004

Class VI Roads and Maintenance Issues
New Hampshire Town and City, July/August 2004

Adjusting Your View of Lot Line Adjustments
New Hampshire Town and City, June 2004

Policy Needed on Police Personnel Files
New Hampshire Town and City, May 2004

Municipal Records Retention
New Hampshire Town and City, April 2004

Petitioned Warrant Articles
New Hampshire Town and City, February 2004

State Building Code Update
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2004

When to Release Police Investigative Files
New Hampshire Town and City, November/December 2003

Duties of Municipal Planning Boards
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2003

RSA 91-A: Are We Having a Meeting?
New Hampshire Town and City, September 2003

Zoning Ordinance Changes
New Hampshire Town and City, January 2003

Understanding Code Enforcement
New Hampshire Town and City, October 2002