Category Archives: Around New England
Pembroke: Man’s sparkler triggers fireworks explosion in back of SUV
PEMBROKE, N.H. (AP) — A man igniting a sparkler in New Hampshire has accidentally set fire to fireworks he had in his SUV, causing them to explode and sending him and his family scrambling for safety. The Pembroke Fire Department … Continue reading
Some call for NH to walk back preambulation law
Every seven years, municipal officials are required by state law to walk their town or city’s borders to make sure boundary lines are still in place – a practice that dates back centuries. The town line marker checks, called perambulations, … Continue reading
NH flood damage extensive in Upper Valley
ORFORD, N.H. –Grafton County New Hampshire was one of the areas hardest hit by the torrential rains. Multiple towns have been impacted and road repairs will be slow going. The water has receded, but not before leaving vast destruction in … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Environment
Tagged Damage, Flooding, North Country, Rain, Weather
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41 years ago, 4 bombings swept up the seacoast from Boston to New Hampshire
Terrorism in Boston used to be a somewhat regular occurrence. And in 1976, the city saw it from all angles, from radical leftists to hardline busing segregationists. However, the violence reached its pinnacle 41 years ago (Today), when a series … Continue reading
Popular Manchester NH bakery closing after 30 years
Kathy West drove 90 minutes each way Thursday to pick up custard pita and fruited turnovers from Kay’s Bakery. “We just discovered them last week,” said West, who lives in the Sullivan County town of Washington. “I just find a good … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, New Hampshire News
Tagged Kay Skilogianis, Lake Avenue bakery, Manchester, Regis Chagnon
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Group aims to save New Hampshire farmland
KENSINGTON, N.H. (AP) – A conservation group is working to protect a family-owned dairy farm in New Hampshire to ensure that it will not be developed in decades to come. The owners of Bodwell Farm in Kensington agreed to sell … Continue reading
Posted in Around New England, Environment, Property Rights
Tagged Conservation, Easement, Farm Land, Kensington, SELT
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Survey Teams Seek to Confirm Maine, New Hampshire Tornados
Damage survey teams from the National Weather Service are heading out to determine how many tornados touched down in Maine and Vermont on Saturday. The weather service in Gray, Maine, issued seven tornado warnings, the most it ever had issued … Continue reading
Cops Seek Help Finding Missing NH Teen
PORTSMOUTH, NH — The Portsmouth Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a missing juvenile, according to a press alert. Terron Painter, 17, of Portsmouth, has been missing since June 24, 2017. He is 5 feet, 8 inches … Continue reading
4 more minor earthquakes recorded in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine —The United States Geological Society measured four minor earthquakes in Maine since Sunday, with the most recent recorded early Wednesday morning. Two 1.4 magnitude earthquakes were recorded outside Lincoln on Sunday morning. A third, measuring 1.7, was measured … Continue reading
U.S. Postal Workers Urging Leaders to Stop Transfer to New Hampshire
The American Postal Workers Union is calling on congressional leaders to stop planned changes at Scarborough’s mail distribution center. The Union says it’s been working with management for months, hoping to stop the transfer of equipment from Scarborough to a … Continue reading
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