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Jaffrey: Firm to give options for town office

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

JAFFREY — The town has contracted with CMK Architects of Manchester for a preliminary site design study of a new town office building on or adjacent to the existing Goodnow Street property. Town Manager Dave Caron said Tuesday that the agreement requires the firm to help the town develop and evaluate three different options for a new town office. Possible … 0

Dublin: Town adds officer  by way of Alaska

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

DUBLIN — New Hampshire native Daniel Cheshire spent the past six and a half years in Juneau, Alaska, serving as a full-time officer in the … 0

Antrim: Town  to file wind  appeal

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

ANTRIM — The Antrim Select Board voted to appeal the state ruling that denied a 10-turbine wind project after deciding to accept a $40,000 offer … 0

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Rindge: Town without budget at odds over calculation

Monday, May 6, 2013

RINDGE — A review of the proposed $3,772,260, 2013 operating budget Wednesday night sparked a series of disagreements among town officials over how this year’s default budget should be calculated. Rindge’s Budget Advisory Committee recommended to the Select Board that the 2013 default budget of $3,783,110 — which … 0

The New Ipswich Zoning Board questions how a 9,100 square foot retailer will fit with historic downtown. (Staff photo by Ashley Saari)

NEW IPSWICH: Does store fit in rural town?

Monday, May 6, 2013

NEW IPSWICH — While the Zoning Board expressed doubts that a large retail store could comfortably coexist with the intent of local zoning ordinances made to keep downtown a small and rural area, Dollar General representatives say that … 0

A 2006 Kia Spectra was heavily damaged in a single-car crash on Michigan Road in Jaffrey on April 30. Photo courtesy Jaffrey Police Department

Jaffrey: Rindge man, 21, injured, arrested following crash

Monday, May 6, 2013

A Rindge man has been charged with DWI after crashing his car into a telephone poll on Michigan Road near Forest Park Estates on Aug. 30. 21-year-old Kyle Smith sustained injuries to the left side of his face … 0

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Jaffrey: Father, son face charges after assault with bat

Monday, May 6, 2013

JAFFREY — A 17-year-old Jaffrey resident was charged with felony-level second-degree assault after allegedly striking another man’s left arm and back with a baseball bat on the Rails to Trails on April 24. Police arrested Tyler Deiana on … 0

A fire that apparently started in debris left outside a dry kiln at New England Forest Products in Greenfield on May 1 damaged the building but the material inside was not affected. (Staff photo by Dave Anderson)

Greenfield: Blaze damages dry kiln at New England Forest Products

Monday, May 6, 2013

GREENFIELD — A three-alarm fire damaged the side of a dry kiln at New England Forest Products on Sawmill Road early Wednesday night, but firefighters from six area towns extinguished the blaze before it spread into the building, … 0

Peterborough: $200K bond plan for road upgrades

Monday, May 6, 2013

PETERBOROUGH — Most residents of the Robbe Farm Road and Legacy Lane neighborhood in West Peterborough want the town to take over maintenance on their roads and they’re willing to pay for upgrades to bring the roads up to town standards. But Craig Hicks, who built the roads … 0

Lyndeborough: Garage on property taken over by town planned for storage

Monday, May 6, 2013

LYNDEBOROUGH — A garage on Center Road that is owned by the town is in surprisingly good shape, resident Wally Holt told the Select Board on Wednesday, and should be suitable for storage once a cement floor is poured. The garage was the only building worth salvaging at … 0

Rindge firefighters advance on a flaming vaporizer attached to an 18,000-gallon propane tank behind Market Basket on Route 202 in Rindge on Friday morning. Using a curtain of water spray, firefighters were able to approach the tank, shut off the tank’s valves and extinguish the fire. Rindge responded to the fire at 4 a.m. and was assisted by mutual aid from Jaffrey, Fitzwilliam, Troy, New Ipswich, Winchendon, Mass., and the Jaffrey-Rindge Ambulance.

Rindge: Propane fire behind market

Monday, May 6, 2013

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Antrim: Written order issued for Wind Energy project

Monday, May 6, 2013

ANTRIM — The state’s Site Evaluation Committee issued its final written order on Antrim Wind Energy’s proposed 10-turbine, 30-megawatt wind project, detailing the reasons for denial, Thursday. The SEC denied Antrim Wind Energy’s application based on negative visual impacts the wind farm — proposed for the ridgeline of … 0

Antrim: Mother reports child was attempted abduction victim

Monday, May 6, 2013

ANTRIM — Police were notified Friday of an attempted child abduction on Clinton Road, when a woman called to report a driver had apparently attempted to lure her daughter to the vehicle. According to the caller, her daughter was outside playing in the front yard, when the driver … 0

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