July 2007 - Posts

• Former Pelham resident, trained by terrorists, sent to prison

  BY DARRELL HALEN A former Pelham High School student who was convicted of receiving training from a foreign terrorist organization was sentenced to 10 years in prison. Daniel Joseph Maldonado, a U.S. citizen and Muslim convert, was given the maximum penalty Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:24 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, terrorism, crime, prisons

• Getting right into it – New PHS assistant principal wants to become part of life at school

  BY DARRELL HALEN Students at Pelham High School won’t see their new assistant principal, Leland Brennan, only during school days. They’ll see him watching football games, attending school plays and at many other student activities. Brennan, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 25, 2007 3:22 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, students, principal

• Athletics director says fields not ready

  BY DARRELL HALEN Concerned that athletic fields at Pelham High School won’t be ready in time for fall teams to practice, the school’s athletics director has urged its landscaping company to take immediate action. “As it stands right Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 1:05 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, football, Schools, sports

• ‘One of the best’ – Pelham finishes third among 10- and 11-year-old all-stars

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR It wasn’t Pelham’s week. Five days after losing in the winners bracket finale of the District 1 10- and 11-year-old Little League all-star tournament to Goffstown, 7-2, Pelham again fell, this time in the losers bracket Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 18, 2007 12:29 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, sports, baseball, Hooksett, Goffstown

• Ready for school – Bass starts as new superintendent

  BY DARRELL HALEN Frank Bass considers himself more of an education leader than a manager. “I’m very upfront, out there,” said Bass, 55, the new superintendent of the Windham and Pelham school districts. “You’re not going Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:20 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, Windham

• Dive to succeed – Scuba camp aims to give disabled an experience they can take with them

  BY DARRELL HALEN He will explore the ocean – perhaps as deep as 40 feet underwater – off the coast of Little Cayman Island in the Caribbean. For Jeff Newcomb of Pelham, scuba diving will be a new adventure. From July 14 to 21, Jeff and four Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 11, 2007 4:10 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, camps, scuba diving

• Tough draw – Pelham erased from tournament after facing two strong pitchers

  BY RYAN O'CONNOR One year after coach Ken Kaiser led the Pelham 10- and 11-year-old District I Little League all-star team to a state championship, he and many of his same players faced poor luck early in the 11- and 12-year-old majors tournament. Read More... Posted Tuesday, July 03, 2007 2:34 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, sports, baseball, Bow