Sunday, December 16, 2012
Hanover — Meriden Public Library recently flipped the switch on its new computerized catalog and circulation system. The library is the first of four associate members of Howe Library’s Howe/Evergreen Project to do so. “Everything went smoothly” on …
Sunday, December 2, 2012
To the Editor: Should we be willing to pay higher taxes? There is a short answer and a very short one. Very short first: Higher taxes are necessary because the things government provides cost more than they used to, and we want them. Now the short answer. Inflation …
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Piermont, N.H. — Christine Adele Winn, 87, died on Thursday, Nov. 29, 2012, at her home surrounded by her family. Christine also affectionately known as “Chris” or “Tina” was born in Lisbon, N.H., on Aug. 28, 1925, the daughter of Clinton and G. Ethel (Taylor) Wheeler, one of …
Thursday, November 15, 2012
Ryegate, Vt. — Gerard Joseph “Gerry” Florentine, 61, of Longmoore Drive, died unexpectedly at his home on Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2012. Gerry was born on October 6, 1951, in Boston, Mass. to Daniel J. and Marie L. (Gallant) Florentine. He was a graduate of Woodsville High School, Class …
Monday, May 20, 2013
On to a Second Term To the Editor: The final results of the election are in, and I will be serving as the senator for District 2 for another two years. A very sincere thanks to the voters for your faith in me; I will continue to work …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Bethel — Whitcomb High athletic director Willy Walker is always grappling with the need to find more athletic opportunities at his tiny high school. His latest idea has everything to do with grappling. At least four Hornets will join the wrestling team at neighboring Randolph Union High School …
Monday, May 20, 2013
While Republicans were licking their wounds and trying to figure out what hit them on Election Day, New Hampshire Democrats, including those in Sullivan and Grafton counties, celebrated the retaking of the state House of Representative. Tuesday marked the third time in four election cycles that control of …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Lebanon — Tuesday was a good day for Democrats in Grafton County seats, most notably with a win for Martha Richards, who gained her seat back after Omer Ahern, R-Plymouth, ousted her in 2010. Carol Elliott, a Plymouth …
Monday, May 20, 2013
Lebanon — Democrats continued to hold onto their seats in the Lebanon-Hanover area, as they also sought to chip away at some GOP seats in the Haverhill area. In the Grafton 12 House district representing Hanover and Lyme, Democrats were unopposed, meaning state Reps. Bernie Benn and Sharon …
Friday, May 17, 2013
West Lebanon — The New Hampshire Senate seat in the heart of the Upper Valley will remain in Democratic hands for at least the next two years. State Rep. David Pierce, D-Etna, handily defeated fellow three-term state Rep. Joe Osgood, R-Claremont, by a 4-1 ratio in Hanover, a …
By Don's Early Light
