Nashua auctions off 10 properties, and the school tax cap heads to the ballot

Happy Friday, Nashua ☀️

Mostly sunny and breezy this afternoon with a high near 79, and it cools off in a hurry tonight, down around 45. Saturday sits at 69 with sun and clouds before rain arrives late, and Sunday is the wet one at 59.

The city is auctioning off 10 properties it took for unpaid taxes. The Nash sent the Historical Society more than $170,000 to keep up the Abbot-Spalding House. And a judge cleared the school tax cap question for your November ballot.

Hollis Old Home Days starts tonight, and Saturday brings a touch-a-truck at the airport and the recovery rally at Greeley Park.

Let’s dive in.

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What’s Happening Around Nashua

Nashua is auctioning off 10 city properties Ten properties the city took for unpaid taxes go up for bid at City Hall on October 2, from a three-bedroom condo on Coburn Woods Drive assessed at $367,400 down to a 0.05-acre sliver on Tolles Street at $2,100. Registration opens at noon and bidding is in person only. Nashua Ink Link

The Nash sends $170,000 to the Historical Society The Nashua Historical Society picked up more than $170,000 in charitable gaming money from the casino in August, and it goes toward upkeep on the Abbot-Spalding House and the collection inside it. A full building assessment is planned for 2027. Nashua Ink Link

Lamprey adds counselors at its Nashua center Lamprey Health Care hired three behavioral health providers, one of them here in Nashua, to cut into wait times that run six to eight weeks nationally. The nonprofit sees about 17,500 patients a year across more than 40 New Hampshire towns. Nashua Independent

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Upcoming Events in the Area

Hollis Old Home Days Friday, September 18 and Saturday, September 19

• Lawrence Barn and fields, Hollis, NH (28 Depot Rd, Hollis, NH 03049)

• The 30th year of the town festival, opening with a family block party tonight at 5 PM and running Saturday with a 10:30 AM parade, a midway and fireworks around 8 PM. Learn More

Wheels & Wings Saturday, September 19 at 10 AM – 2 PM

• Nashua Airport, Nashua, NH (93 Perimeter Rd, Nashua, NH 03063)

• A free touch-a-truck morning from Nashua Parks and Recreation, with fire trucks, police cruisers, planes and helicopters out on the tarmac to climb on. Learn More

Gate City Rally for Recovery Saturday, September 19 at 11 AM – 4 PM

• Greeley Park, Nashua, NH (100 Concord St, Nashua, NH 03064)

• Revive Recovery Resource Center’s free gathering to honor people in recovery, remember those the city has lost, and connect families with local help. Learn More

Nashua Farmers Market Sunday, September 20 at 10 AM – 1 PM

• Nashua Riverwalk, Nashua, NH (23 Water St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• The weekly market runs from Bicentennial Park down to the pavilion with produce, bakers, flowers and crafts, plus a different musician each week. SNAP and Granite State Market Match are accepted. Learn More

Mindful Mama’s Circle Tuesday, September 22 at 10 AM

• Arlington Street Community Center, Nashua, NH (39 Arlington St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• A parenting circle that meets every other Tuesday morning to talk through the hard parts, with childcare provided. Learn More

Natalie Cuomo Thursday, September 24 at 7 PM

• Nashua Center for the Arts, Nashua, NH (201 Main St, Nashua, NH 03060)

• The New York stand-up comic, whose first album went to number one on the iTunes comedy chart, plays the Main Street theater. Learn More

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Other Happenings Around New Hampshire

The school tax cap question stays on the ballot A Merrimack County judge tossed out a lawsuit Wednesday from a Warner taxpayer and a Campton school board member who argued the wording was confusing, calling their evidence speculative. Voters now decide in November whether to hold school tax levies to inflation and cap SAU office spending at 6% of a district’s budget. NHPR

Dartmouth Health cuts 124 jobs The state’s largest private employer eliminated 124 positions and pulled 303 open jobs off the board, pointing to operating costs up 12% and insurers paying less and taking longer to pay. Tele-ICU and tele-ED coverage are among the programs being shut down. InDepthNH

About 4,900 fewer Granite Staters have ACA coverage Enrollment in New Hampshire’s Marketplace plans fell 8% this year after the enhanced premium tax credit expired in January, part of the first national drop in seven years. Close to 50,000 people in the state were using that credit before it ran out. New Hampshire Bulletin

That’s it for today.

Saturday holds at 69 and stays dry through the afternoon, which covers Wheels & Wings at the airport, the rally at Greeley Park and the parade out in Hollis. The rain waits until late, so the fireworks should get through.

Sunday turns cloudy and cool at 59 with about a quarter inch of rain, so the market could be a damp one.

I’ll be back in your inbox Monday.

– The Nashua Note