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Alyssa Dandrea started with the Ledger-Transcript in June 2011. She is a recent graduate of Franklin Pierce University, where she served as the editor-in-chief of the university's newspaper the Pierce Arrow. Her dedication and work in print journalism earned her the 2011 Fitzwater Medallion for Contributions to the Public Discourse. Dandrea currently lives in Brattleboro, Vermont.
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Meeting life
RINDGE — More than 600 Franklin Pierce University graduates and the university’s College of Graduate and Professional Studies sat beneath picture-perfect skies Saturday morning as they bid farewell to a place they had come to call home.
Proposed cell tower in debate
JAFFREY — A proposed 125-foot AT&T communications tower on Mountain Road that developers say would improve cell phone service in the area received mixed reviews at a public hearing before the Planning Board on Tuesday night.
A driving force
DUBLIN — Pedestrian and traffic safety improvements on Main Street remain a priority for town officials and concerned residents this year as they look ahead to phase two of the Dublin traffic-calming project. Construction could begin as early as next year.
Slurs trigger FPU rally against racism at school courtyard
RINDGE — About 100 Franklin Pierce University students, faculty and staff left the comforts of their offices and classrooms Wednesday afternoon to take a public stand against racism in the school’s main courtyard, in response to racial slurs tweeted by FPU freshman Charlie Cobb of Burlington, Vt., last week.
Bionic edge
RINDGE — Every two hours, seven days a week, 365 days a year. That’s how often Matthew Quinlan, 13, of Rindge must check his blood sugar. He pricks his finger before he eats, plays a sport, goes to bed, in the middle of the night and again when he wakes up.
The man who doesn’t pay electric bills
FITZWILLIAM — Gary Heald hasn’t paid an electric bill in 30 years. No, he’s not shirking the utility companies — the Franklin Pierce University computer science professor has been living “off the grid,” investing in solar energy, propane refrigerators and wood heat as alternatives to electricity.
Body of work
She was drawing before she could walk or talk, and as soon as she could crawl and grab objects, Joo Hee Ui said she learned to handle a brush and started painting. Alongside her mom, a Korean fine arts professor, Ui said she was given a unique opportunity to explore color and texture at an early age, something that helped make her the artist she is today.
Letting the love in
Four Buddhist monks appear. One monk pours a can of gasoline
over another monk and sets him on fire. Catholic nuns strangle the remaining Buddhist monks. Astronauts shoot the nuns. Chinese people stab the astronauts. Native Americans kill the Chinese people. Green berets kill the Native Americans — with machine guns. Then they kill each other.
Events venue nixed
DUBLIN— The Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously denied a variance for a proposed wedding venue and events catering business within 1,500 feet of Dublin Lake, explaining that an approval would have been contrary to the public interest and the lake’s continued preservation.
Dublin Lake setback is at issue
DUBLIN — A proposed wedding venue and events catering business within 1,500 feet of Dublin Lake has sparked strong opposition among more than 20 neighbors and abutters, who are arguing for the lake’s continued protection against future commercial development.
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