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Barbara Ann Balch

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Cornish, N.H. — Barbara Ann Balch, 72, of Route 12A in Cornish, who died on Jan. 3, 2013, at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H. Graveside committal service will be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 2 p.m. in the Trinity Church Cemetery in Cornish, N.H. with Rev. Dale Nicholas officiating. Arrangements are with the Stringer Funeral Home and Crematorium, 146 Broad Street, Claremont, N.H. …

Plainfield Man Purchases Cornish’s Chase House B&B

Friday, May 3, 2013

Cornish — A historic inn on Route 12A has a new owner after sitting vacant for years . At a live auction yesterday, Plainfield resident Darrell Atwater purchased the childhood home of Salmon Portland Chase, a 19th century Secretary of the Treasury and Supreme Court justice, besting one other bidder in the driveway …

Dry Spring Ignites Brush Fires in Upper Valley

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Ascutney — A spring with little rain has left the ground covered under a dangerous mix of dead grass and dry leaves that has made conditions ripe for brush fires — and that’s exactly what happened yesterday as four separate fires broke out in the Upper Valley, burning ground cover and trees. “We …

Popular Stevens High School Teacher, 58, Dies of Infection in Puerto Rico

Sunday, March 3, 2013

Claremont — Linda Beaulieu, a longtime Stevens High School teacher who was wildly popular with her students and widely respected by her colleagues, died unexpectedly Thursday while visiting Puerto Rico. She was 58. Beaulieu, who taught English and …

Practicing for Someday

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Caleb Putnam, 13, of Cornish, retrieves his ball while shooting hoops in his yard Monday. He is a seventh-grader and has been playing basketball since at least second grade. He said he usually practices for about 45 minutes …

Bertha “Betsy” Elizabeth Bennett

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Boscawen, N.H. — Bertha “Betsy” Elizabeth Bennett, born March 30, 1926, passed away peacefully at the Merrimack County Nursing Home on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2013. She was 87. Betsy was a resident of Hanover from 1972-1974 and again in the 1980’s. She resided in Plymouth, N.H. for the …

Claremont School Proposal Raises Conflict Issue for Chairman

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Claremont — Residents in the Claremont and Mascoma Valley school districts will vote March 12 on what seems at first glance to be the proverbial win-win: proposals to install new boilers and other school energy upgrades at no net cost to taxpayers. Advocates say the improvements might even …

Cardinals Embrace Their Underdog Role

Monday, February 18, 2013

Claremont — Stevens High School senior Shawn “Ditto” Fitzpatrick set the state record for junior bowlers (ages 18 and under) with an 822 series this season. Yet as good as he is, Fitzpatrick will be the first to say that Pinkerton’s Nick Skilian is “better than me and …

Peter J. Lynch

Saturday, February 16, 2013

Cornish, N.H. — Peter J. Lynch died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at home with his family at his bedside, just as he wanted. Born Aug. 4, 1928, in New York City of Irish immigrants, he and his family moved back to Ireland to escape the economic hardships of …

Cougars Nip Cardinals to Keep Playoff Dream Alive

Friday, February 15, 2013

North Sutton, n.h. — While last night’s matchup between Stevens and Kearsarge was a battle between two teams struggling down the stretch, it was also a game of some importance. The Cougars came into the game at 4-11 …

Peter James Lynch

Friday, February 15, 2013

Cornish, N.H. — Peter James Lynch, 84, died Wednesday night, Feb. 13, 2013 at his son’s home on Jackson Road in Cornish, N.H. where he had resided for the past five years. Funeral arrangements are pending at the Knight Funeral Home in Windsor, Vt. …

Letter: A Baby-Boomer Who Did Us Proud

Sunday, February 10, 2013

To the Editor: I entered law school in September of 1968, at the start of three years that would see unbelievable student unrest and unrestrained outrage over the Vietnam War. Protests upset campus life to the point where one of the law school professors told the assembled students …

Windsor Tops Stevens in Matchup of Short-Handed Teams

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Claremont — The box score will show that Windsor’s Tanner Tibbits had a great 27-point game in a 64-58 win over Stevens last night at Carr Gym. That’s terrific, but box scores don‘t show everything. It doesn’t show …