September 2007 - Posts

• Quarry quandary – Concrete plant raises neighbor’s ire

  BY DARRELL HALEN A proposal to build a 100-by-40-foot concrete batch plant is scheduled to be reviewed again by the Pelham Planning Board on Monday, Oct. 1. Nashua Redimix is seeking approval to build the facility at the Keating Quarry located on Route Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 6:30 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, water, traffic, local business

• So close – Pelham has chances but can’t come up with goals in 3-1 loss

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Pelham High School field hockey team continuously pressured Bow High School on Friday, Sept. 21, but the Lady Pythons scored only once, losing 3-1. Alex Catalano was outstanding in net for the Pythons. The freshman made 14 saves, Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 26, 2007 5:28 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, sports, students, field hockey

• No charges filed in home invasion hoax

  BY DARRELL HALEN A Pelham woman who told police a man broke into her Misty Lane home and tried to sexually assault her, but later admitted to making up the story, won’t be prosecuted for filing a false report. “During the investigation, some Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:22 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, crime

• Voters to weigh in on teacher contract – Deliberative session is Sept. 25

  BY DARRELL HALEN Pelham voters will soon have their chance to speak on a revised three-year teacher contract. A deliberative session will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Pelham Elementary School. Voters will debate and discuss a special school Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 19, 2007 6:20 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, Schools, teachers, voting

• In consistency… Pelham, searching for chemistry, drops uneven match with Stark

  BY MATT SCHOOLEY It’s early in the season, and both John Stark and Pelham’s girls volleyball teams were in – no surprise here – early season form. Neither squad found consistent rhythm in the contest, but visiting John Stark returned Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 12, 2007 12:45 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, sports, students, volleyball

• ‘A job to do’ – Pelham man heads overseas to train Iraqi police

  BY DARRELL HALEN Four years ago, Jered Maguire – then 17 and in high school – joined several students and parents in a demonstration along Route 38 in Pelham in support of U.S. troops fighting in Iraq. Soon he, too, will be serving in Iraq. Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:11 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, military, Iraq

• Thumbs down – Budget Committee won’t recommend teacher contract

  BY DARRELL HALEN For the second time in a year, a proposed teacher contract will go before Pelham voters without the blessing of the town’s Budget Committee. During its Thursday, Aug. 30, meeting, the panel voted 7-3 to not recommend the contract Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:09 PM by Salem Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Pelham, teachers, voting, budget

• Four arrested for vandalism

  BY DARRELL HALEN Four young men have been arrested and charged with a rash of vandalism in Pelham that caused at least $25,000 in damage. The arrests followed an investigation by several agencies in response to the suspicious fires of two sheds, the theft Read More... Posted Wednesday, September 05, 2007 4:07 PM by Salem Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Pelham, police, fire department, crime, court, vandalism