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NEW IPSWICH — “Sometimes you’re traveling along a road, happy as can be, and without warning it takes a 90-degree turn...You look around, dazed and freaked out, and realize that not everyone who’d been with you made the turn. Someone is missing.”

A safe merger

GREENVILLE — “Take a seat in one of my five dollar chairs,” Temple-Greenville Police Chief James McTague says, gesturing to a pair of worn leather armchairs. “I snatched these up at a church auction. They’re comfortable, but they’re hard to get out of.”

Dollar General proposal raises questions of small-town identity

NEW IPSWICH — Developers say there’s no question in their minds that a Dollar General belongs in the middle of town, but at a Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting at the town offices last Thursday, sentiment among residents appeared to be mixed.

Board: School funds used for limos, alcohol

April 3rd 2012 at 03:14:26 PM

WILTON — The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District has launched an investigation into an employee's alleged unauthorized use of a district credit card for purchasing movies, alcohol and limousine services, School Board Chair Geoff Brock confirmed Tuesday.

At its March 12 meeting, the School Board recommended an investigation into the expenditures, as well as into alleged payroll advances for an employee, after the infringements turned up in the district's annual financial report. The report was conducted by independent auditors.

Brock declined to say whether the investigation involved a single employee or more than one; he also did not say whether the employee was a teacher or administrator. The board has not suspended any employees at this time, Brock said.

Full story in Thursday's Ledger-Transcript.

Petitions: Officials are meeting illegally

March 30th 2012 at 11:49:53 AM

GREENVILLE — Two Select Board members have allegedly been violating New Hampshire’s Right to Know law (RSA 91:A) by holding secret meetings, according to two petitions filed by former Select Board Chair Kelle O’Keefe and resident Leon Proctor at the Hillsborough Superior Court in Nashua on March 22.

Brenda Bergeron and Scott Blease convened meetings outside the town offices on two occasions without following protocol for posting the meetings, according to O’Keefe and Proctor’s filings. One of them allegedly took place late last year at the town’s wastewater plant and the other a day after Town Meeting at a private residence.

The law states that notice of public meetings must be posted in two locations at least 24 hours ahead of time; in the case of both meetings, Bergeron and Blease did not post notice, nor did they inform O’Keefe of the meetings, according to the filings.

Story in Thursday's Ledger-Transcript.

Police: Neighbor molested 2 sisters

March 23rd 2012 at 11:13:35 AM

WILTON — A man arrested last week for allegedly sexually assaulting minors is accused of molesting two sisters — his neighbors — at his home when they were both under the age of 11, according to Wilton Police Chief Brent Hautanen’s testimony at a probable cause hearing in Milford Circuit Court on Tuesday.

Martin Muscelli Sr., 62, was arrested last Monday and charged with two counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault after police, working with the Child Advocacy Center of Hillsborough County in Nashua (CAC), investigated a report made by the girls’ parents on Feb. 27.

Story in Thursday's Ledger-Transcript.

New Ipswich recount reverses budget outcome

March 21st 2012 at 02:57:18 PM

One vote made all the difference in a recount at the New Ipswich town offices Wednesday morning, where a $2.5 million operating budget passed, 505 to 504, according to Select Board Chair George Lawrence. In last week's vote, the budget failed by a count of 504 to 505.

A recount of the votes for two seats on the Planning Board yielded different numbers but the same results, Lawrence said. Jim Schultz and Bernard Hammill, who defeated a third candidate, Paul Termin, will hold their seats.

Full story in Thursday's Ledger-Transcript.

Marvelous maple

RINDGE — Dana Ryll of Fieldstone Farm hates to disappoint. But lately, when he’s gotten calls from people who want to stop by his farm and watch him sugar off, he’s had to turn them away. He doesn’t have any sap.

One vote budget failure prompts calls for recount

March 20th 2012 at 09:27:20 AM

NEW IPSWICH — Residents are calling for a recount after the town’s $2.5 million operating budget failed by a single vote, 505 to 504, at the polls on March 13, according to Town Clerk Cindy Lussier.

Story in Tuesday's Ledger-Transcript.

Wilton house fire causes significant damage

March 5th 2012 at 01:43:56 PM

A fire that caused significant smoke damage to a home on Abbott Hill Road on Friday was sparked by a space heater, Fire Chief Raymond Dick told the Ledger-Transcript on Monday.

No one was in the house when the fire began, Dick said; a passerby called the Wilton Fire Department at around 8 p.m. and reported seeing smoke and flame in the house.

Crews from Wilton and Milford Fire responded and put out the fire in under an hour, according to Dick.

Story in Thursday's Ledger-Transcript.

Winter of our discontent?

NEW IPSWICH — Beep. “Hi folks, this is Al Jenks of Windblown Cross Country Ski Area. Well, the ground is white, but there just isn’t enough snow to be able to ski on the trails. We’re closed until we get a storm of five to six inches. Hopefully that will be soon. You can leave a message after the tone. Thanks for calling.” Beep.