Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Newport — Newport native Sarah Josepha Hale is known to most everyone as the woman who persuaded President Lincoln to make Thanksgiving a national holiday. Though significant, that accomplishment, which was achieved after a letter writing campaign to …
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Enfield — Unseasonably icy weather yesterday wreaked havoc for the morning and evening commutes and all the hours in between, prompting fender benders, slide-offs and rollovers throughout the Upper Valley. By the evening, authorities had not reported any …
Friday, April 12, 2013
Newport — It appears the School Board won’t appeal this week’s court ruling ordering the school district to revote the annual school meeting, but it does want some clarification. The board met in a non-public session with its attorney, Kathleen Peahl, for about 90 minutes yesterday afternoon to …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Newport — Kathleen Peahl, attorney for the Newport School District, said yesterday she will meet with the School Board tomorrow to discuss the board’s options following Monday’s ruling by Judge Brian Tucker ordering a second vote on the school district ballot. “Naturally, I am disappointed with the decision,” …
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Newport — Lake Sunapee Bank is buying Randolph National Bank for $14.4 million in stock, the two banks announced last week. Following the merger, which is expected to be completed in the fourth quarter, Lake Sunapee will have $1.45 billion in assets and 38 locations in Vermont and …
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Newport — A ruling is expected Monday on whether the school district must hold a second vote on two articles from the March 12 annual school meeting or on the entire 10-article warrant, as requested by a resident. The school district acknowledged in court yesterday that Articles 7 …
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
Newport — The presence of fewer than 1 percent of the town’s 3,600 registered voters at last night’s deliberative session was a clear signal why the town needs to return to the traditional Town Meeting format, said one resident. “We need to get back to the old way …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
Newport — Voters will have an opportunity to discuss the warrant for this year’s annual Town Meeting at the deliberative session on Tuesday , beginning at 6 p.m. in the Opera House. The 12-article warrant for the May 14 Town Meeting includes a proposed town budget of $8.7 …
Friday, May 31, 2013
Newport — Fire officials said the cause of a first alarm fire at 309 Bradford Road in Newport yesterday evening was unknown. Fire Captain David McCrillis said he believed the fire started in the first floor bathroom and spread up through the wall and into the attic of …
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Newport — A second appeal was filed last week alleging the Planning Board acted “illegally and unreasonably” when it approved a site plan in February for a gun range off Route 11-103, also known as John Stark Highway. Endicott Road resident Cynthia Jachim-Gallagher, who is also part of …
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