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Co-op, Residents Discuss Mascoma

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Enfield — By the end of yesterday’s meeting with representatives from the Co-op Food Stores, organizer Dorothy Heinrichs had the names of more than 100 residents who supported her cause. She’ll need them all and more for her goal of opening a Co-op store in the Mascoma Valley to become a reality. Although Co-op Food Stores Finance Director Tony Alongi said they will re-evaluate the Mascoma Valley market numbers, he …

Haverhill Gets Fire Safety List

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Haverhill — The state fire marshal has given the Haverhill Cooperative School District a to-do list of requirements following the rejection of a warrant article by voters in March that would have paid for necessary fire safety improvements at the high school. The $330,000 warrant article failed by just two votes. If it had passed, the money would have completed the final phase …

Mascoma Officals Wait For N.H. Fire Marshal

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Canaan — Administrators at Mascoma Valley Regional High School are still waiting to hear from the state Fire Marshal’s Office after a renovation plan that would have added a sprinkler system failed in March. In March, a $21.8 million proposal to renovate the 50-year-old high school failed. It was the third renovation bond to fail since 2008. The high school received a letter …

Two Compete For Orange Board Seat

Thursday, March 7, 2013

Ballot voting to elect Orange town officers will take place on Tuesday, March 12, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Town House. Voting on the other articles will be Wednesday, March 13 at the Town House beginning at 7 p.m. ∎ Orange — A two-way race …

Letter: Mascoma High Needs Updating

Monday, May 20, 2013

To the Editor: As a 1970 graduate of Mascoma Valley Regional High School, I vividly remember when the high school was built. During the construction, I was in sixth grade and could hardly wait to enter the new school. More importantly, I recall my parents’ pride in supporting …

Column: Mascoma District Desperately Needs a Performing Arts Center

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Mascoma High School has a large number of students interested in athletics and in the performing arts. Each group is equally important, and perhaps in the eyes of their parents, most important. Yet we have a facility that can address the needs of only one of the groups …

Helping Across the World

Saturday, February 16, 2013

White River Junction — Twenty years ago, Missie Rodriguez’ desire to help athletes with mental disabilities brought her to the Upper Valley. Since then, the passion has carried her all over the world. Rodriguez, a Canaan resident, recently …

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 …

School Notes: Commuting Educators Go the Distance for Their Jobs

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

When Lynne Bates left her job as a medical technologist 12 years ago to become a high school health teacher, she probably didn’t anticipate how far she would go in her new career. Between the Campton, N.H., resident’s …

Mascoma School Renovation Bond Gets Widespread Support at Deliberative Session

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Canaan — A proposed $21.8 million bond issue that would overhaul out-of-date systems throughout the Mascoma Valley Regional School District drew hundreds of supporters to yesterday’s deliberative session. About 15 people took to the lectern in the Indian …

Mascoma Has Complex Plan For Its Voters

Monday, January 28, 2013

Canaan — One year after voters narrowly rejected a proposal to renovate Mascoma Valley Regional High School, district officials have regrouped and developed a new proposal, this time with energy efficiency upgrades broken out as a separate spending item that would lower the amount borrowed for the renovation …

School Notes: Indian River School Students Make Mural Depicting Mascoma River Watershed

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Through the eyes of an eighth-grader, the Mascoma River Valley may not seem like the most exciting place in the world. Sure, the scenery is beautiful, but entertainment options are few and cell phone reception can be spotty. …

Mascoma Football Coach Ray Kershaw Named N.H. Shrine Game Coach

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Canaan — Three years ago, when Ray Kershaw became the head football coach at Mascoma Valley Regional High School, he was told that if more players were not added to the roster, the program would have to fold. …