Category Archives: Around New England

2016-17 Ski season wraps up with 31% increase in visits so far

Though final numbers are still rolling in from the trade association’s member resorts, a consistent weekly tally of skier visits from 10 of the state’s alpine resorts shows that skier visits for the 2016/17 season are up 31 percent over … Continue reading

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Supporters of rancher ally DeLemus rally in Concord

About 150 people carrying signs and waving American flags and “Don’t Tread on Me” flags gathered on the State House lawn Saturday in support of Gerald DeLemus, the Rochester man federally charged in connection with the Cliven Bundy standoff in … Continue reading

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Pirate Party looking for candidates for office

The Pirate Party is looking for a few good candidates for elected office — eye patches and parrots not required.Still on the fringes of the political spectrum in the U.S. and most other places, the movement which claims chapters in … Continue reading

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Trio Arrested After NH Amber Alert Facing Charges In Tewksbury

Three people arrested following an Amber Alert out of New Hampshire Friday night are facing a variety of charges in Tewksbury. An Amber Alert was issued after police said Erika Wallace took her 2-year-old son during a supervised visit with … Continue reading

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NH Democrats provide perfect examples of why Trump is President

Yesterday, WMUR posted an article about how Trump voters in Claremont, New Hampshire still stand behind the President. Since it’s only 100 days in, that’s no surprise but the vitriol and hatred from the left on the Facebook post provide … Continue reading

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New Hampshire school administrator arrested at North Shore strip club…

The dean of students at a New Hampshire high school is facing charges after he allegedly got too close to dancers at a Salisbury, Massachusetts strip club, entered the club’s women’s room and struggled with police officers who attempted to handcuff … Continue reading

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Lumber tariff: NH builders foresee rising home building costs

The owners of Benson Lumber & Hardware in Londonderry aren’t sure how they feel about new tariff President Donald Trump’s administration slapped on Canadian softwood lumber imports, tariffs as high as 24 percent. After all, Benson gets a lot of lumber from Canada. “It … Continue reading

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States Looking to Back Away from Bottle Deposit Laws

As curbside recycling has grown, environmentalists around the United States find themselves fighting to protect decades-old bottle recycling programs that critics say are becoming obsolete. Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Iowa are among the states where bills have been proposed… Keep Reading … Continue reading

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Council Tables Water Restrictions (For Now)

At a meeting, April 17, (Londonderry Town) Councilors pondered amendments to an ordinance already in place that restricts outside water use in town. The amendment would possibly restrict outdoor residential use allowing watering on certain days of the week depending … Continue reading

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Report: Outdoor Recreation Accounts for $51B in New England

A new report says that outdoor recreation accounts for $51.5 billion in consumer spending in New England, 432,000 jobs and $3.1 billion in state and local tax revenues. The report reporting on all sectors of the country was released Tuesday … Continue reading

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