Archives: March 2011

Five Remedies for the N.H. Property Tax Blues

Contents; Tax havens, easements, abatements, re-assessments, exemptions and current use. Warning: Take with a grain of salt.No.1Move to a Tax HavenTax rates vary from zero to almost $32. So check our list for the lowest tax rates across the state. Warning: It is still all about location, location, location.It’s not just the custom homes on a nine-hole golf course in…

Jon Brooks – Wood, Whimsy and Re-birth

A man who carved a career out of wood now rises from the ashes of disaster with an important show of his work, beginning this month at the Currier Museum of Art.When a fire destroyed New Hampshire native Jon Brooks’ studio last winter, it robbed him of his tools, many of his works of art and, for a few desperate…

Sneezy? Wheezy?

How to find relief for seasonal allergies.Ah, springtime in New Hampshire. Gloomy darkness and biting winds morph into glorious sunshine and caressing zephyrs. Birds chirp and green shoots erupt from the earth. Hope and renewal fill the air. Only problem is, pollen also fills the air, making countless heads and noses feel as full as Granite State rivers and streams…