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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN A Bedford woman is on the journey of a lifetime, taking a 3,629-mile bicycle tour across the country to raise money for charity. Jeannie Benton, 51, began the trip in Astoria, Ore., on June 21. She plans to arrive in Portsmouth 11...
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By PATRICK O’NEILL Working with rockets is no easy business. But one group of students from Dunbarton has already become experts. This club, made up of eight middle and high school students from Weare, Dunbarton, and Hill, will compete in the ARLISS...
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By MATT SCHOOLEY Hopkinton town officials will once again begin the search for a town administrator, as Leon Kenison has announced his resignation. Kenison, who accepted the job last fall, will serve his last day in Hopkinton on July 17 before taking...
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By Danny Deconinck The Goffstown community came together recently in support of 17-year-old Shayne Pouget. Pouget was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Disease in September 2008 and has struggled with his condition ever since. Luna Salon in Goffstown sponsored...
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By Ginger Kozlowski Skee ball, bumper cars and laser tag generally draw a fairly young crowd to the Space Center in Hooksett, but on May 30, there was a decidedly different mood at the building. As many as 500 people, coming from as far away as Boston,...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY When the Goffstown High School baseball squad won the Class L state championship in 2008, the team bus made a stop on the short ride home from MerchantsAuto.com Stadium in Manchester. The bus pulled into the town’s Little League...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics David Bucchino won’t be in net when the next Bow boys lacrosse season starts, but he’ll still have an impact in the crease. In addition to working closely with his protege during practices,...
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By Kathleen Bailey The proposed Towle Farm Estates housing development off Goboro Road, near the Epsom/Chichester line, is receiving critical reviews so far from a cross-section of Epsom residents. Developer Roger Bartlett hopes to put 42 single-family...
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By KAREN DANDURANT Sometime in mid-July, Stan Watson will return to the property he has lived at for more than 10 years, to a brand-new home that was donated to him. Watson’s previous home was destroyed in April 2007. Flood waters sent 3 feet of...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY The face in the Bedford High School athletics office will be different, but the philosophy remains largely intact. After three years as the BHS athletics director, Thor Nilsen takes over the same title at RSU 21 in Maine, beginning in...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Goals at the Goffstown Gallop vary. Some want to defeat a sibling, while many hope to record a personal-best time. Others have a simpler goal. “Well, I survived,” joked Stu Goldstein, a 57-year-old Dunbarton resident. “That...
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By Lauren Sausser Joanne McHugh was chosen to replace Marianne Maksalla on the Hooksett Police Commission on June 24 by the Hooksett Town Council. Also under consideration were Clark Karolian, Richard Sullivan and Steven L’Heureux. There was some...
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By MATT SCHOOLEY City school officials are drafting a pay-to-participate policy that would include athletics, a policy that many say would have negative consequences at all three city high schools, but particularly bad at West High School. Facing a budget...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Fire officials hope the switch to a new townwide communication system will make it easier to get emergency information out to residents without affecting the department’s bottom line. Though emergency management officials have...
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The Margret and H.A. Rey Center in Waterville Valley begins its third annual Tecumseh Overnights program with its first weekend offering on July 11, 2009. There are two additional public overnights scheduled for August 15, 2009 and August 29, 2009. Tecumseh...
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The disco ball will be spinning to the tunes of the 70's and the crew will be grooving to the beat of the 80's on Friday nights aboard the Mount. Beginning, Friday July 3, the Mount will be partying on Lake Winnipesaukee while offering dinner...
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Milford, Conn.'s Doug Coby drove his No. 19 Major Motion Transport/Family Auto Center Chevrolet to the pole position for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour New England 100. Coby earned his second career pole with a lap time of 30.003 seconds and a top...
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BY MATT SCHOOLEY Trust won’t be an issue for next year’s Bishop Guertin boys lacrosse team. During an end-of-season meeting, Cardinals head coach Chris Cameron named his four captains for the 2010 campaign. All four reside in Bedford. Matt...
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Heluva Good! Pole qualifying for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series LENOX Industrial Tools 301 was canceled Friday afternoon due to inclement weather. Rain began falling at New Hampshire Motor Speedway at about 2:00 p.m. At that time, the final practice for...
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By JILLIAN JORGENSEN The Bedford Village Common has a new addition to its planned layout: a gazebo or bandstand. The Town Council voted to approve changes to the plan for the Bedford Village Common yesterday to include the structure, though a specific...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Family and friends of Army Staff Sgt. Edmond L. Lo gathered to say goodbye before laying to rest the soldier described by those who knew him as a “true American hero.” On Saturday, June 27, members of the community reached...
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Please call Bishop McCormack 669-3100 TODAY! Writing a real letter is worth over 1,000 emails, Diocese of Manchester at 153 Ash Street, Manchester, NH. 03105. Every Christian should be moved to act to prevent this desecration of the Catholic Church's...
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The New Hampshire Flag Football League concluded its spring season with games on Friday, June 26, and title tilts on Sunday, June 28. In the 12- to 15-year-old division semifinals: The Texans played a strong defensive game and beat the Colts, 12-6. Kevin...
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Anchored by renowned folk artist David Bromberg, the Prescott Park Folk Festival will take place on Saturday, July 18, starting at 5pm in Prescott Park, Portsmouth. The folk festival will also feature Christine Lavin, Jason Spooner Trio, Canadian fiddle...
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BY DERRICK PERKINS Rick Russell is not just looking for a sign, he’s looking for 31 of them. That’s how many street signs have disappeared around town since June 15, and Russell, director of the Salem Department of Public Works, figures the...
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