The Strafford Town Democratic Committee will host a presentation by Attorney Andru Volinsky on the topic of "School Funding & Property Taxes in New Hampshire" on Tuesday, March 3, at 7:00 p.m. at the Hill Library (1151 Parker Mountain Road) in Strafford, NH.

 Mr. Volinsky was the lead attorney in the landmark Claremont school funding case. He is talking to people throughout the state with the goal of informing New Hampshire citizens about the current school funding system and the inequities it imposes on students, property taxpayers, and the economies of many local communities.

Victor Joseph Joos Jr., age 81, of Bolan Road in Milton, died unexpectedly, of natural causes, Friday, October 25, 2019 at Frisbie Memorial Hospital in Rochester.

Born July 28, 1938 in Waltham, Massachusetts; son of Victor Joseph Joos, Sr. and Marion (Lydon) Dodds.

Victor graduated from Spaulding High School in 1956, received a Bachelors of Arts from Western Michigan University, and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of New Hampshire. He resided in Milton, N.H. since 1971.

Victor devoted much of his life to civic engagement and public service having served as a newspaper reporter for Fosters Daily Democrat; English teacher; Peace Corps Director/volunteer leader; State Legislator; and Town Administrator, Selectman, Moderator, Treasurer, Sewer Commissioner, and School Board Chair, and a long-term member of the Economic Development Committee. 
Victor was also a trustee for the New Hampshire Farm Museum, Nute Library, and an active member of the Tri-Town Democratic Committee.

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2019 Nashua Pride Festival

June 29th

Saturday at 2 PM – 5 PM

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Saturday, June 15, 2019 at 12 PM – 3 PM

• Barnes Park, 9 Bernard Way, Claremont, Nh 03743 9 Bernard St, Claremont, New Hampshire  03743Show Map

Hosted by Rural Outright  View Fbook Event SAVE THE DATE for Rural PRIDE 2019! 🏳️‍🌈 Join us Saturday June 15 from 12-3pm at Barnes Park in Claremont, NH! Interested in booth space for your business/organization? Want to perform at Rural PRIDE 2019? Visit tlcfamilyrc.org/ruralPRIDE for more information and to sign-up today! Schedule & more details to come as we have them.

From GSP: The annual NH Progressive Summit provides space for hundreds of new and veteran activists to come together and be inspired by one another as we collectively learn, train, strategize, and mobilize for the issue and electoral challenges and opportunities we face together. This year’s summit will be held on Saturday, June 15th at Manchester Community College. The day-long program will include:
• High-profile progressive electeds & leaders • National, state, and local speakers • Opening session with March for Our Lives co-founder Charlie Mirsky, Guns Down America author Igor Volsky, and nationally renowned advocate (and NH resident) Clai Lasher-Sommers • 20+ skill-building & thought-provoking workshops • 5+ Ignite presentations • Lunch forum on Health Care for All • Exhibitors hall with more than 30 progressive organizations, campaigns, and candidates • NH Progressive Summit Presidential Primary Straw Pull During the NH Progressive Summit, you can expect to be a part of galvanizing the progressive movement in our state, strengthening new and existing alliances, discussing the important issues facing us at the state and national levels, and preparing for the legislative and electoral battles ahead.

Here is a FITN NHDP calendar list of some of the upcoming candidate appearances throughout New Hampshire.  https://www.nhdp.org/events

If you know someone who might want to receive updates via e-mail I'd suggest they sign-up here: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/primary-updates-please

If you already favor one or more candidates I'd also advise signing up for their individual e-mail notifications of their events, as they may have the most up to date schedule and have last minute changes listed. They would also be the most likely to have private RSVP events listed that you might want to attend.

Farmington House of Pizza NH SCDC EC Coming to Listen to Dems & Undeclared for January Meeting

 All local Undeclared and Democrats are welcome! The Farmington Dems will be hosting The Strafford County Democratic Committee for their January meeting. The Strafford County Democratic Committee, Executive Committee, is coming to Farmington on Wednesday, January 2, 2019.

The committee members want to listen to Undeclared and Dem voters in Farmington and surrounding areas about their concerns and needs about local government and needs for the community. The meeting will be downstairs at the Farmington House of Pizza from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm.  



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 If you’ve got a favorite blueberry recipe or just love to eat blueberries, you won’t want to miss the second annual Blueberry Festival and Bake-off on Saturday, Aug. 4, from 2-4 p.m. at the historic Waldron Store in Bow Lake Village, Strafford. Admission is $8, with no additional charge to enter the bake-off competition. Tickets and contest rules are available at www.strafforddems.org. Once in the door, you can sample blueberry goodies to your heart’s content — and vote on your favorite. Prizes will be awarded for winning contestants, including a youth category. Please note that contest voting will close at 3:30 p.m. In addition to judging the region’s finest blueberry cooks, participants can purchase home-baked blueberry pies, muffins, and quarts of fresh-picked berries to take home. Adding to the fun, local craft vendors will be on hand to showcase their wares. Be sure to enter the raffle to win one of several specialty gift baskets. This year’s festival will also provide a great chance to talk to many state and federal candidates running for a spot on the Democratic ticket this fall. Come meet them in person and share your concerns over a piece of blueberry pie. The festival is sponsored by the Strafford Town Democrats and is open to the entire community. The event is on, rain or shine. The festival venue, the century-old Waldron Store, is located at 492 Province Road in Strafford, adjacent to the Bow Lake Baptist Church. Learn more about the fascinating history of this building at http://strafhist.weebly.com/waldron-store.html.

Saturday, June 30 at 10 AM - 12 PM Join Nina Turner & Andru H. Volinsky at Keene State College for an exciting conversation about how to build the progressive movement in 2018 and beyond! Tickets are $15, $20 day of - get them now! https://secure.actblue.com/donate/ninaturnercoffee Nina Turner will be visiting the state for 3 big events around NH starting in the morning in Keene for this coffee and conversation with Executive Councilor Andru Volinsky then onto St Anselm's College in Manchester for a CD-1 forum from 12-3 and then an evening program in Plymouth, NH (details announced soon). Recommended parking is at the Madison St lot (GPS 24 Madison St) off of Winchester St  https://www.facebook.com/events/169496383902768/

​The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts invites the LGBTQ+ community (and those who love them) to Hanson Street, in downtown Rochester, for a free public pride celebration on Saturday, August 25th, 2018 from 1-4pm. Celebratory remarks and a DANCE PARTY will take place afterward at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center. Our mission is to promote unity, visibility, inclusivity, equality, and a positive image of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBTQ+) community. This event is made possible by Rochester Main Street (supported in part by a grant from the New Hampshire State Council On The Arts ​and the National Endowment for the Arts.) www.rochestermfa.org/pride

Join fellow Democrats at the 2018 NHDP State Convention!

Saturday, June 23rd Cooperative Middle School 100 Academic Way, Stratham, NH 03885

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Here are the updated links for the often used items on the NH general Court website to follow legislation or legislators in 2018, that some of you asked for. We provided the main link, calendar and journal list links, roll call vote search, and the advanced bill search link.






NH General Court Website Home NH House Calendars and Journals   State of NH Senate Calendars & Journals NH House & Senate Roll Call Search   New Hampshire General Court Advanced Bill Status Search

The NH House and Senate convened last week and started the session for the year. One of the best ways to keep up with the flurry of bills coming up is to keep an eye on the AFSC-NH Program State House Watch posts that come out each week. We are linking to their Facebook home and two of the their first posts for the year below. AFSC-NH Program on Facebook

We should have the ActBlue site activated for tickets soon.  If you mail your check no later than Monday to PO Box 247, Dover, NH 03820, we should receive it in time.  View the Event

Delegates: Register TODAY for the 2017 NHDP Mid-Term State Convention. Saturday, September 16th Registration and Coffee: 8 am Convention: 9 am Trainings, Caucuses, & Issue Workshops: 2 pm Manchester Memorial High School 1 Crusader Way, Manchester, NH 03103