Sunday, 6/28/09
NEWS:
A Mournful Anniversary
Braintree, Vt. -- Inside the gray trailer home, just beyond the washer and dryer, the little girl's bedroom seems vibrant with life. The walls are painted purple, her favorite color, and pictures of floppy-haired teen idols jostle for space with teddy bears that sit on a shelf. See full story
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NEWS:
‘The Entire System Has Become Tougher'
White River Junction -- Although the number of sex crimes reported in Vermont last year actually dropped from 2007, the most notorious one -- the sexual assault and slaying of 12-year-old Brooke Bennett, sparked a public outrage and an overhaul of how the state deals with sex offenders. See full story
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BUSINESS:
Gun Dealers Outgunned by Demand
For the past few months, Barrows Point Trading Post has been managing a supply-demand problem in the gun sales industry. See full story
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SPORTS:
Homecoming for White River's Hayes
Burlington -- Madison Hayes has this thing about jumping skates first into places where other people might think twice about gliding. See full story
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EDITORIAL:
Balancing Act New Hampshire Teeters
What's done is done, but it wasn't pretty to watch, nor were the results pleasing. We're referring to the making of the New Hampshire budget, which lawmakers passed by narrow margins on Wednesday. The $11.5 billion two-year spending plan, which takes effect July 1, exemplifies what happens when a state has no place to turn for revenue because it refuses to adopt an equitable, broad-based tax. Not only do programs and services suffer; the hunt for alternative revenue sources becomes an exercise in desperation, bordering at times on absurdity. Call it the New Hampshire Disadvantage. See full story
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For complete story, see today's Valley News
N. Haverhill's Olsen Joins Diversity Effort
North Haverhill -- To a racing resume that includes stints as a driver and car owner as well as two NASCAR championships, Mike Olsen can now add a new entry: mentor.
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Toyota Dealer Completes Part One of Expansion
White River Junction -- White River Toyota has finished the first phase of a multimillion-dollar expansion on Sykes Mountain Avenue, and expects to begin the second phase later this summer.
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Doing It All at Everything But Anchovies
Weathersfield -- In a sense, David Bogosian has been training his whole life for this summer.
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Big Green Player Picked By Habs
Hanover -- There must be something the Montreal Canadiens like about the players Dartmouth men's hockey coach Bob Gaudet has been bringing to Hanover.
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