Jessica Camille Aguirre joined the Ledger-Transcript in October 2010. She originally hails from California but moved to New Hampshire in 1999. She received a degree in economics and government from Smith College in 2007, and produced freelance pieces for radio and print for nearly two years prior to joining the newspaper.
PETERBOROUGH — As polls closed across the state on Tuesday evening, Republican supporters rallied at campaign parties in Manchester and waited in nervous, but short-lived, anticipation of results that confirmed the national punditry’s yearlong prediction: Mitt Romney won the first-in-the-nation primary, advancing his second bid to clinch the presidential nomination.
Christian Hoschek was selected for the second year to represent High Mowing School at the 13th Annual New Hampshire All-State Chamber Festival last Saturday in Plaistow, along with two other High Mowing students, Fiona Graham and Nimrod Sadeh, who were attending for the first time.
Ken Callahan has been selling used books since 1975. Callahan and Company Booksellers specializes in out-of-print hunting and fishing guides, and has historically relied on mail-order service for the bulk of its profits. A few years ago, Callahan’s business model began to buckle.
PETERBOROUGH — There were many cacophonous moments during Tuesday’s Ron Paul event at the Town House that drew more than 400 people, but the topic that elicited the loudest applause of the night was milk.
BENNINGTON — In the past 100 years of Bennington history, there have only been three town treasurers. Arthur Bell held the position for 50 years, until 1966, and then the position was taken over by Dot Shea, who served until 1969. And since then, it has always been Joyce Miner.
For most of us, winter in New Hampshire can be a pretty trying time, especially with the onset of cabin fever. So imagine how it must be for those of us who are physically challenged, and have even more obstacles to getting outdoors.
NEW IPSWICH — Ordinance revisions intended to set stricter regulations on wind energy, discussed at a Planning Board hearing Monday, raised concerns from the town’s only wind developer, who says the measures are too stringent for turbine construction.
PETERBOROUGH — Mitt Romney’s Saturday night appearance at the Peterborough Town House looked like a television commercial.
GREENVILLE — Charles Brault looked like a young child on Christmas morning as he ripped into one package after another, depositing the paper behind his chair.
If presidential candidates can be assessed by their lapel pins, California Republican Fred Karger’s sums his agenda up neatly: the classic American flag medallion is crossed with a tiny rainbow flag signifying gay pride.