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Rindge: DWI topic of workshop

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

RINDGE — As a part of a multi-part educational series cosponsored by the Rindge Police Department and Rindge Crime Watch, the Crime Watch meeting Tuesday night focused on DWI laws and impaired driving prevention. While people driving drunk or under the influence of illegal drugs on New Hampshire’s roads remain primary concerns, Assistant N.H. Attorney General Diana Fenton told residents … 0

Jaffrey: 50 tons of paving asphalt spills

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

A tractor-trailer truck carrying more than 50 tons of asphalt turned over on Prescott Road on Tuesday afternoon, after police say the driver drove too … 0

Antrim: Court voids Antrim wind deal

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

ANTRIM — A Hillsborough County Superior Court judge David Garfunkel ruled Monday that town officials violated the state’s Right-To-Know law by holding illegal non-public hearings … 0

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New Ipswich Police Logs: May 16, 2013

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

new ipswich Wednesday, May 1 Protective custody: At 3:58 p.m., police responded to a Turnpike Road residence for a report of an intoxicated man. Police took a 29-year-old resident into protective custody. The man was released to a sober acquaintance. No charges are pending at this time. Thursday, … 0

Antrim police log: May 16, 2013

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

antrim Wednesday, May 8 Assist other agency: At 12:25 a.m., dispatch advised police of a motor vehicle accident on South Bennington Road in Bennington. As there were no officers on duty in Bennington, Antrim responded to the scene along with Officer Giffin of Bennington, who was on call. … 0

Peterborough: ZBA approves sign at business park on 202

Monday, May 13, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — A 79-square-foot sign for the Brookstone Business Center will soon be going up at the corner of Route 202 and Vose Farm Roads, following Zoning Board of Adjustment approval of a variance on May 6. The sign, which will replace two smaller signs on the property, … 0

Parking on Main Street can be problematic during heavy business hours, according to business owners, with overflow parking designated down the street. (Staff photo by Ashley Saari)

WILTON: Finding a space for all

Monday, May 13, 2013

Main Street is where the action is in Wilton. Made up almost entirely of small businesses, the location of the Town Hall, the local movie theater and the summer farmer’s market, Main Street is the epicenter of the … 0

Rindge: Voters to discuss 12-month budget

Monday, May 13, 2013

RINDGE — Voters will have their chance to weigh in on a 12-month, $3.7 million operating budget at a public hearing Wednesday night. In mid-April the town had drafted a $3,772,260 operating budget. But at Select Board meetings since then the selectmen, Budget Advisory Committee and department heads … 0

Rindge: FPU seeking donations

Monday, May 13, 2013

RINDGE — Franklin Pierce University is seeking community donations through an online- and mail-in-based fundraising campaign in order to replace recreational equipment for its North Fields Activity Center know as the Bubble, which collapsed in a February Nor’easter. Although the school has a comprehensive insurance policy, university officials … 0

Emergency personnel responded to a two-car crash on Route 202 between Market Basket and Walmart in Rindge in March 2012. Jose Freitas Jr., 18, of Winchendon, Mass., a part-time employee at Market Basket, died from injuries sustained in the crash. Archive photo

Rindge: Charges dismissed in crash that killed teen

Monday, May 13, 2013

JAFFREY — A local court has dismissed vehicular assault charges against a New Ipswich woman more than a year after she was involved in a fatal car crash that killed a Massachusetts teenager on Route 202. 8th Circuit … 0

Five State Representatives heard concerns from residents of multiple towns about a bill that might attract casinos to Southern New Hampshire. (Staff photo by Ashley Saari)

Wilton: What’s in cards for N.H. casino?

Monday, May 13, 2013

WILTON — The N.H. House of Representatives is poised to make a decision on Bill 152 — also known as the Casino Bill — on Wednesday. Exactly one week earlier — last Wednesday — five local representatives, including … 0

GREENVILLE: Board requests special Town Meeting to fix High Street

Monday, May 13, 2013

GREENVILLE — The Select Board is asking the state for a special Town Meeting to raise an additional $87,000 required to complete the slope stabilization on High Street and to reopen the road. The street has been closed since 2010 when a mudslide caused the road to cave … 0

Peterborough: Man, 24, faces heroin charge

Monday, May 13, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — A Peterborough man was charged with possession of heroin after he fled from police on Wednesday evening. Alan Wheeler, 24, of Peterborough was arrested outside Riverview Apartments shortly after 6 p.m., according to Peterborough Capt. Ernie … 0

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