By Kathleen Bailey Nancy Claris, library director and member of the Epsom Historical Association Cookbook Committee, doesn’t have to “sell” the book: she just has to show it. “One woman told me, ‘I don’t need another cookbook,’” Claris recalled. “She flipped through it, and came back the next ...

By GINGER KOZLOWSKI The holidays are upon us, but the season can be a difficult one for many, especially in the current economy. There are plenty of people willing to help, though, with many services offered through town, school, church and community groups. Hooksett Hooksett has several community groups dedicated to helping others. James ...

By Dan O’Brien A head-on crash has killed a Concord couple that was reportedly active in the fight against AIDS and seriously injured an Epsom school teacher. Police say a pickup truck traveling southbound on Route 3A crossed the center line near Hidden Ranch Drive and slammed into a sport utility vehicle on Wednesday, Nov. 11, at about ...

By Kathleen Bailey T.J. Rand, president of the Epsom Historical Society, thought he was preparing for a normal board meeting when he went over Tuesday, Nov. 3, to open the building. “I turned on the lights and looked around, saw the soot on the walls -- it looked like there had been a fire.” He got in his car and drove over to the ...

By Kathleen Bailey George and Karen Reese are expecting a crowd for Thanksgiving this year. How many? Try 100 -- and there’s room for more. The Reeses and their two sons, Ian and Sean, will host their fifth annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner Thanksgiving Day in the Epsom Fire Hall. The meal is open to anyone in the Greater Concord area -- ...

By Kathleen Bailey Epsom Selectman Keith Cota has survived a challenge to his participation in the Suncook River Task Force, a group that members found out Thursday has no formal roster or charge. And the plan for dealing with the river’s avulsion will stay the same for now, despite challenges from a Pembroke resident and his attorney. The ...

By Kathleen Bailey The Department of Revenue Administration has set Epsom’s tax rate for 2009. Residents can expect to see an increase of 39 cents per $1,000, in a year where the town portion of the bill went up and the school portion went down. Epsom’s current rate is $17.35 per $1,000 of taxable property. It breaks down into $2.60, ...

By Kathleen BaileyThe Epsom Police Department is responding to several recent incidents of vandalism, though Police Chief Wayne Preve warns that the nature of the crime makes it difficult to pin down a perpetrator. While the vandalism is not widespread, Preve said he’s received several complaints. Selectmen Chairman Bob Blodgett reported a ...

By KATHLEEN D. BAILEY The town of Epsom has completed its paperwork for a grant which Department of Environmental Services river specialist Steve Landry said will put the town and the Suncook River on a better course following the “Mother’s Day Flood” of 2006. The Suncook River, which has its headwaters in Alton and ...

By Kathleen Bailey Richard Frambach made a sweeping gesture that took in the rebuilt deck area at the Epsom Historic Meetinghouse. “This is what they call a ‘reception deck,’” he said. “There’s room for people to line up for a receiving line. We hope someday to use the building for weddings, concerts, things ...