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In This Issue
Area libraries will serve Hopkinton & Contoocook
Hopkinton is a small town and New Hampshire is a small state, which still values the spirit of neighbor helping neighbor. That spirit was never more evident than when the libraries in Concord, Dunbarton, Hillsborough, Warner, Weare and Webster have all made their resources available to Hopkinton and Contoocook residents, after the lightning strike and fire that…
Governor Chris Sununu tours Newport on “Governor’s Day”
Tuesday was “Governor’s Day” in Newport as Gov. Chris Sununu toured the Sunshine Town with Newport native and author of “The Sunshine Initiative” Jay Lucas. The Governor began the event with a noon tour of the Newport Mills on Sunapee Street. He then joined a large group of business people for a…
Goffstown rejects changing name to “Select Board”
The Goffstown Selectmen, on a 3-2 vote, decided to keep their current name, rather than changing it to the Select Board. Chairman Peter Georgantas joined members Mark Lemay and John “Allen” Brown in the majority. “I don’t see any reason to change something that…
Giunta leads effort to override veto
Franklin Mayor, Tony Giunta is one of eleven of NH’s 13 mayors who support a letter to legislators asking them to override Gov. Chris Sununu’s vetoes of two energy-related bills. The letter, drawn up by Giunta and Mayor Karen Weston of Dover asks the House and Senate to reverse the governor’s position on Senate Bill 365, which would have required…
Supreme Court to hear NHMS concerts
After losing in Merrimack County Superior Court, Jim Snyder and two other Canterbury residents have appealed to the New Hampshire Supreme Court, saying they believe NHMS should not be allowed to host a country music festival next summer. They cite an agreement with the track made in 1989 that doesn’t allow stand-alone concerts. But in May, a Superior Court judge ruled that…
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