In This Issue
Fire Chief – “Newport dodged a bullet”
Fire Chief Wayne Conroy updated the Newport Selectmen on the damage caused by Hurricane Irene. He gave high praise to the crews from the Fire, EMS, Police and Highway Departments who worked tirelessly in a coordinated response to the storm. Although the river rose quickly causing flooding at the plaza, town crews were able to install sand bags to limit the flooding and the damage…
Superintendent fired – Board Chair resigns
The contentious infighting on the Newport School Board spilled over to the SAU #43 School Board last week, culminating in the sudden firing of Interim Superintendent Virginia Irwin. Irwin is the second Superintendent forced out this year…
Hillsborough man faces several felonies
Peterborough Police have arrested Hillsborough man on multiple charges after the car he was driving crashed on Concord Street at the edge of the Contookcook River. Joseph Mills, 28, was charged with driving while being deemed a habitual offender, a felony offense; reckless driving; disobeying an officer; and unlawful taking of a vehicle without the owner’s permission…
Andover teen kayaker trio rescued
Three Andover teenagers were hypothermic but otherwise unharmed after they were knocked out of their kayaks on the Blackwater River on Monday night…
Henniker Highway Superintendent indicted
Henniker Highway Superintendent Carl Knapp and his wife Vicki were indicted by a grand jury on one felony count of theft by unauthorized taking, while he was employed as public works director in Weare. The theft charge is a class B felony because the amount the couple is accused of stealing is more than $1,000…
Back On Uncle Sam’s Plantation
By Star Parker – Six years ago I wrote a book called Uncle Sam’s Plantation. I wrote the the book to tell my own story of what I saw living inside the welfare state and my own transformation out of it. I said in that book that indeed there are two Americas .. a poor America on socialism and a wealthy America on capitalism…
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