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The Independent ViewStatewide

As towns grow and modernize, the annual meeting remains one of the few venues where ordinary residents still hold direct budgetary power.

Rebecca Stanwood · Jul 22, 2026 · 1 min

The Independent ViewStatewide

Zoning is a local decision, but the housing shortage is a regional and statewide problem that local control alone cannot solve.

Rebecca Stanwood · Jul 12, 2026 · 1 min

The Independent ViewNorth Country

Berlin and its neighbors will not be saved by another paper mill. Their future depends on being honest about what comes next.

Rebecca Stanwood · Jul 2, 2026 · 1 min

The Independent ViewSeacoast

A city that fought hard to revive its downtown now has to decide who that revival is actually for.

Rebecca Stanwood · Jun 22, 2026 · 1 min