Canterbury
Solar power will soon provide about half of the electricity for three central buildings in Canterbury. The town broke ground Aug. 9 on a federally funded project to build solar panels for the library, town offices and municipal building. The panel system, to be completed by Oct. 30, will be located at the edge of the pond behind the Elkins Library and the Sam Lake House, where…
August 27, 2010
Hillsboro
Former Hillsboro attorney and town moderator Leigh Bosse has applied for reinstatement to the New Hampshire bar after his law license was suspended three years ago following a forgery conviction. The one-time district court judge, state representative and Republican candidate for state Senate and governor was convicted in 2007 of two counts of forgery in a real estate deal. He…
August 24, 2010
Warner
There's a mystery afoot in Warner. A few weeks ago, a gaudy purple bicycle started popping up at the new bike racks around town. Covered in bright purple paint, with a tinsel star on the handlebars and a wire basket and American flag behind the seat, it's been floating from rack to rack, a raffish reminder…
August 22, 2010
IF YOU DON'T have plans yet for Labor Day weekend, consider checking out the new Gilson Pond campground at Monadnock State Park. The 35-site campground opened Wednesday afternoon. We spoke to Amy Bassett at the New Hampshire Division of Parks and Recreation. What are the amenities? They're tent sites, meaning there's no water or electricity or hookups at the sites, although we…
August 22, 2010
With its winding route, slow current and varied shoreline, the stretch of the Merrimack river between Boscawen and Concord makes an ideal lazy weekend canoe trip. We took a 10-mile trip down the Merrimack, putting in near the Merrimack County Nursing Home and finishing at the public boat launch near the Hannah Duston…
August 14, 2010
Weare
Former Weare fire senior lieutenant Harry Lamb announced his immediate resignation and read from a letter that called Weare fire Capt. Scott Dinsmore a "hypocrite" and the department an "embarrassment" at a tense Board of Fire Wards meeting last night. Lamb alleged the Weare Fire Department does not follow standard operating guidelines and "thrives on favoritism, nepotism, false…
August 10, 2010
Weare
Christopher Mosca, a Maine high school principal, was named as interim principal of John Stark Regional High School in Weare yesterday. Mosca will take over the position for the 2010-11 academic year. Former principal Michael Turmelle resigned in June after three years on the job. Mosca, who was named Maine High School Principal of the Year in 2006, was previously the principal…
August 10, 2010
Concord
Farmers, hunters, foresters, campers and nature lovers are invited to a public discussion on the environment and conservation issues today at the Grappone Conference Center in Concord. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen and Gov. John Lynch will be among those on hand. Representatives from the Department of Agriculture and the White House's Council on…
August 9, 2010
Franklin / Laconia
Three local hospitals are collaborating to significantly cut the time it takes for people suffering severe heart attacks to receive treatment. This summer, Concord Hospital, Franklin Regional Hospital and Lakes Region General Hospital instituted a program in which patients most at risk of going into cardiac arrest are sped directly to Concord Hospital without stopping at a regional…
August 6, 2010
Loudon
After hearing rumblings that Loudon may lose one of its two NASCAR Sprint Cup races next year, Concord Holiday Inn general manager Jeff Pelletier decided to do something about it. He drafted a letter to New Hampshire Motor Speedway owner Bruton Smith expressing "sincere appreciation for all that (the track) does for New Hampshire." Last Thursday, he started circulating it to business…
August 5, 2010
Christine Mostrom, a Nashua mother of a toddler with autism, said she expects the new law mandating health coverage for autistic children, signed by Gov. John Lynch on July 23, will make an immeasurable difference in her child's life. Connor's Law, which will go into effect Jan. 1, requires insurers to cover behavioral, speech and occupational therapy for autistic children.…
August 2, 2010
TWELVE BUSINESSES in Concord have teamed up with Soles4Souls, a nonprofit that donates shoes to people living in poverty. All next month, New Hampshire residents are invited to donate "gently worn" shoes to the charity, which has sent more than 10 million pairs of new and used shoes to 125 countries since its founding in 2005. Look for donation boxes at the following Concord businesses:…
August 2, 2010
The Department of Transportation is offering the public a chance to comment on its plans to rehabilitate the bridge over Interstate 93 between Exit 15 and the Merrimack River. Construction crews will replace the bridge's deck and girders and repair its abutments and piers to get it off the state's red list, according to Bob Landry of the Bridge Design Bureau. The informational meeting…
August 1, 2010
Hooksett
Drivers with E-ZPass electronic tags in their cars have benefited for years from instantaneous toll payments that allow them to whiz by cars stopped at cash-only toll booths. In New Hampshire, they'll have to slow down or pay a fine. The speed limit at toll lanes, which used to be 35 mph, has been reduced to 25 mph, announced Chris Waszczuk of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation…
July 29, 2010
