Diamond River Currents...Monadnock Region...Keene, NH: January 2010

If you're a first-time homebuyer ready to take the plunge, this is information you need to know to determine whether or not you qualify for up to $8,000 in tax credits. Regardless of how frigid it is outside at the moment, April 30 is closer than you think (110 days and counting...)

 Everything you ever wanted to know about the First-Time Homebuyer Credit directly from the IRS can be found here!

Provided you meet the income and eligibility guidelines, you may be able to claim an $8,000 credit on your 2010 Federal Income Tax Return.

$8,000 can buy you a lot of paint, furniture, window treatments...whatever it is you need to make your new house a home...but you must have a purchase & sales agreement in place before May 1, 2010 and you must close before July 1, 2010 in order to take advantage of the tax credit.

Buying a house takes time...time to find the right property, time to complete inspections, time to obtain financing commitment from your lender, time to complete title work.  It can take 6 weeks or more to make the transition from first offer to receiving the keys to your new home.  Even though it may feel like time has stood still during this process, rest assured it has not...Tick-Tock-Tick-Tock.

Hard as it may be to believe right now, Spring is coming...Don't be left out in the cold!

This year's Flu Season and availability of the H1N1 flu vaccine has been getting an awful lot of press...for any of you who are interested in getting vaccinated against the H1N1 Flu Virus, here's a list of upcoming clinics, their locations and scheduled dates.  All clinics are free, no pre-registration is required, and all NH residents ages 6 months and older are eligible.

Schedule of Free Public H1N1 Vaccine Clinics

Sponsored by the Greater Monadnock Public Health Network

These clinics are free and no pre-registration is required.

All New Hampshire residents ages 6 months and older are eligible to attend.

Chesterfield Town Offices, 504 NH Route 63, Chesterfield, NH

Friday, January 8, 2010 - 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Boynton Middle School Cafeteria, 500 Turnpike Road, New Ipswich, NH

Saturday, January 9, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Rindge Memorial School, 58 School Street, Rindge, NH

Sunday, January 10, 2010 - 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Sullivan Town Hall, 452 Centre Street, Sullivan, NH

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

E.L.M.M. Community Center, 20-21 Durkee Street, Winchester, NH

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Great Brook Middle School, 16 School Street, Antrim, NH

Thursday, January 14, 2010 - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Troy Elementary School, 44 School Street, Troy, NH

Saturday, January 16, 2010 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Keene Recreation Center, 312 Washington Street, Keene NH

Sunday, January 17, 2010 - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Keene State College, Young Student Center - Mabel Brown Room (2nd floor), Keene, NH

Monday, January 18, 2010 - 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Marlow Elementary School, 919 NH Route 10, Marlow, NH

Tuesday January 19, 2010 - 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Monadnock Regional High School, 580 Old Homestead Highway, Swanzey, NH

Friday, January 22, 2010 - 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Monadnock Regional High School, 580 Old Homestead Highway, Swanzey, NH

Saturday, January 23, 2010 - 9 AM - 11 AM

Greater Monadnock Public Health Network

Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene

580 Court Street o Keene, NH 03431

For up-to-date flu clinic information or in case of inclement weather on a scheduled clinic day,

please call 603-354-5454 Ext. 3030.

For a complete schedule of free H1N1 clinics, visit http://co.cheshire.nh.us/PublicHealth/

WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2010!