Alton, NH Property Tax Rate For 2012 – 2013 Set At $13.68 Per Thousand Assessed Value.
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…by Anura Guruge
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>> Did All Alton Property Assessments Go Up 7% — August 11, 2012.
Just saw it. I am shocked. Rate per ‘thousand assessed’ went up by 61 cents. So the new Alton tax rate is $13.69 when it was $13.07 last year.
They claim that the across board town assessed valuations DECREASED from $1,446,020,203 to $1,436,859, 953 a drop of $9,160,250 – drop of just 0.63%.
But, the rate increase is 4.67%.
The town, or ‘municipal’ portion of the tax rate rose 16 cents; from $3.52 to $3.68.
The school portion went up 45 cents; from $5.57 to $6.02.
The State portion just went up a penny, balanced out by the county portion going down a penny.
Wow. My taxes have gone up quite a bit. And this is supposedly the fiscally conservative Alton! Hhhmmm.
Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2012: Georges Duboeuf Will Be Available At NH Liquor Stores, November 15, $9.99.
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…by Anura Guruge
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Beaujolais Nouveau Day 2012: November 15 — Nov. 12, 2012.
Beaujolais Nouveau 2012, Georges Duboeuf & Others
— Nov. 13, 2012.

My favorite Beaujolais.
I just called the Gilford, NH ‘Liquor Store’ (the nearest to me) to check on the status of Beaujolais Nouveau.
The lady I spoke to, was very nice, but had never heard of Beaujolais Nouveau. But, she very kindly went off to find out and came back with a treasure trove of information. Wow.
They already have cases in the store BUT cannot sell them till tomorrow.
I had wondered about that. It appears that what they have is indeed from Georges Duboeuf. So it would appear that Georges Duboeuf get early shipments from France — which kind of debases the whole thing. Hhmmm. I will have to look into this.
They weren’t sure of the price, but given that I can be very persuasive I got them to open a case and scan a bottle. It scanned at $9.99. I think that is par for the course; the online $7.99 price not including shipping.
While looking for the phone number for the Liquor Store I happened to stumble upon the official NH November 2012 price list.
This is what they had for Beaujolais.
They have the G.D. ‘Villages‘ for sale at $7.99. That is a decent price for a bottle of this. ‘Villages’ is basically the ‘generic’ Beaujolais, the name itself denoting a large, diverse wine growing region.
If you want to try some ‘fancy’, but still affordable, ‘Beaujolais’ there is the ‘Brouilly’ (at the top). That is a decent wine, but not my favorite ‘Beaujolais’. ‘Fleurie’ is my favorite, though, of course, it changes from vintage to vintage, and taste is a very personal thing. I am AMAZED that they don’t have ‘Fleurie’ on the list. I even did a search on it. Nada! Wow. Must be a reflection of us in NH. ‘Fleurie’ is slightly upscale, but not that upscale.
Anyway, enjoy. Rejoice. Doing these posts is making me thirsty. I have to be in Wolfeboro tomorrow to take Devanee for her ‘Clearlakes Chorale‘ practice. The Liquor Store there is open till 9pm. I might pop down and get a bottle as a treat — for winning the election. I will keep you posted.