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PUC gives go-ahead to large-user electric competition

The state Public Utilities Commission has approved a proposal designed to encourage large commercial and industrial customers to switch from PSNH’s energy service to electricity purchased from competitive suppliers. In its Nov. 21 order, the PUC approved the Retail Energy…

Concord firm aids C&D recycling effort

Vermont Law School has retained the Concord-based Institution Recycling Network to implement and manage a program to recycle construction and demolition wastes resulting from the reconstruction and expansion of the school’s Debevoise Hall in South Royalton, Vt. So when VLS…

Dying N.H. woman requests pardon hearing

CONCORD (AP) - The Executive Council on Wednesday will review a dying woman’s request for a pardon hearing. But for Theresa Murphy, 42, it doesn’t matter much now. Murphy was released from the Hillsborough County Department of Corrections in September,…

Firefighters in hospital after steam incident

HUDSON - A buildup of steam at a metal-plating company sparked concerns of a hazardous materials incident Monday night and sent two firefighters to the hospital. The firefighters, whose names the Fire Department is not releasing, were taken to Southern…

Road improvements no longer at a crossroads

HUDSON - Three years after several hundred residents signed a petition decrying the conditions of the intersection of Robinson Road and Route 102 as dangerous, several improvements have been made to the roadway. At the time, the group asked for…

Holiday store preparing to open

WILTON - The annual Community Christmas Store, which offers assistance to residents of Wilton and Lyndeborough in need during the holidays, will be open Friday from 6-8 p.m., and Saturday from 9-11 a.m., at the Second Congregational Parish House. The…

Mixed results for start-time survey

NASHUA - Kim Shaw wanted to know how people felt about changing school starting times in the city. On Tuesday, Shaw and other members of the school district’s School Starting Times Committee learned that four of every 10 people want…

Aldermen seeking more water regional district representation

NASHUA - With city representation a contentious issue in a proposed charter for the Pennichuck Regional Water District, aldermen are looking at various methods to get a city’s representative and an alternate for the district. Some talked about sending ballots…

Mont Vernon school closed until next year

MONT VERNON - The Mont Vernon Village School will be closed until after the New Year because of at least a dozen leaks in the roof that could end up costing the town tens or even hundreds of thousands of…

Group probes city statements on Pennichuck stock

NASHUA - The National Association of Securities Dealers is investigating whether public statements made by city officials violated federal and state securities laws, according to Pennichuck Corp. Pennichuck has received a letter from the private regulatory organization, saying it is…

Elderly woman dies in apartment fire

NASHUA - An elderly woman was killed early Monday in a fire started when she apparently dumped a lit cigarette into a paper trash bag, fire investigators said. The fire gutted her ground-floor unit at Canterbury Apartments, but caused little…

Suspicious chemicals investigated

HUDSON - A suspicious chemical haze at a local metal plating company sent two firefighters to the hospital Monday night and forced the activation of three area hazardous materials teams. Hudson fire crews responded to JMD Industries Inc. at 1…

Nashua Pride owe city, ambulance company for last season

NASHUA - The Nashua Pride missed the deadline to settle an overdue rent bill with City Hall. The professional baseball team owes some $155,000 in rent for the use of Holman Stadium, as well as $11,341 to the Nashua Police…

Time to celebrate the Wright stuff

Nashua High School teacher David Price is clear about one thing: Wild horses, probably even wild airplanes, couldn’t keep him away from Wednesday’s re-enactment of Orville Wright’s historic flight on the sand dunes of North Carolina. “What these two brothers…

Decision on high school boundaries shelved until 2004

NASHUA - People waiting to hear about the finalized boundaries between the city’s north and south high schools will have to wait a little longer. A plan before the board of education Monday night that would send about 150 students…

Steam responsible for HAZMAT worries

HUDSON - A buildup of steam at a metal plating company sparked concerns about hazardous materials Monday night and sent two firefighters to the hospital. The firefighters, whose names the fire department is not releasing, were taken to Southern New…

Area gets another wintry blast

Don’t expect any respite from the snow that started descending on the area late Sunday afternoon. Today should be a nasty day for driving, predicted meteorologist Paul Dlrensife of AccuWeather. An estimated 12 to 18 inches are expected to fall…

Residents weigh district split options

MASON - A small group of residents appears to be intent on withdrawing from Mascenic Regional School District, renovating the current elementary school, building a new middle school and paying tuition for high school students to attend North Middlesex Regional…

Pennichuck to Nashua: No deal

NASHUA - Pennichuck Corp. announced today that it has rejected the city’s $121 million offer to purchase the company and all its subsidiaries. In unanimously rejecting the city’s proposal, the company’s board of directors concluded that the offer: - Is…

WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAY

BRAUN: National health insurance providing single-payer universal health care, financed through the income tax. CLARK: Tax credits to subsidize insurance for children and young adults in families earning up to $90,000 for a family of four or individuals making up…

Merrimack marks a garbage landmark

MERRIMACK - The first will be last - unless she chooses to be first. Maryanne Bonislawski of 33 Valley View Drive won the raffle drawing for the coveted distinction of throwing the last bag of trash into the town landfill…

Nashua to open second roundabout

NASHUA - An unsuspecting driver early this week will inaugurate what designers hope becomes the signature gateway to the southern end of downtown. The city’s second single-lane roundabout will be quietly opened for the more than 15,000 drivers who travel…

Zoning board member will not return

The reappointment of Zoning Board of Adjustment member Judy Nesset came to a screeching halt last week. Nesset, a veteran board member, was scheduled to appear Monday before the Personnel/Administrative Affairs Committee. But Alderman-at-Large Jim Tollner said Nesset did not…

Milford lifts water boil precaution

MILFORD - As of 11:30 Saturday morning, residents were no longer asked to boil their tap water before using it, according to a news release issued by Town Administrator Katie Chambers. The boil order was issued as a precaution Friday…

Diocese releases financial report

The Diocese of Manchester lost $7.8 million in assets during the last fiscal year as it paid millions in clergy sexual abuse settlements and saw parishioner donations drop 5 percent. With the release Saturday of the diocese’s first independent fiscal…

Convenience store given final approval

NASHUA - The Planning Board has given final approval to a local development firm’s proposal to convert an old barn at 523 Broad St. into a convenience store. The board endorsed Mile High Real Estate’s plan unanimously Thursday night, after…

Lawmakers push to close highway tolls

MERRIMACK - The town might finally have the leverage it has long sought to get rid of the tolls motorists pay at three turnpike exits in town, two state lawmakers who represent the town said Thursday. That leverage: to withhold…

Eat some cake, and watch some fireworks, too

MONT VERNON - It’s been a year of homespun fun in rural Mont Vernon. Five years in the planning, the town’s celebration of its 200th birthday hit all the right down-home notes over the course of 2003. There was a…

Big Friendships

Crystal Carter and Maureen Harriman have been pals for years. The two met when Crystal was just a kid. Harriman’s own children had already grown and moved away. Despite being separated by more than 30 years, they hit it off…

Prison population, sentencing laws costing state more

About 2,497 people in New Hampshire woke up in prison this morning, and it’s safe to say most of them would rather be somewhere else instead. State officials would like to find alternatives, too, because it’s expensive to keep so…

Water everywhere, not a drop to drink

MILFORD - A broken water line that leaked roughly 1 million gallons shut Milford schools Friday out of concern that sprinkler systems wouldn’t work, and town officials issued a recommendation that drinking water be boiled. “It (the boil notice) is…

Democrats question Benson’s expenses

CONCORD - State taxpayers paid $36,000 in September to obtain the 2003 sports utility vehicle that a state trooper uses to drive Gov. Craig Benson, according to documents released Friday in response to a Right-to-Know Law request filed by the…

Christmas party set for Dec. 22

LYNDEBOROUGH - Selectmen will host a community/employee Christmas party at Citizens’ Hall on Dec. 22. The event will be held upstairs and all are invited to attend and enjoy a casual, social time with neighbors and friends. Attendees are encouraged…

Plan for library position falls short

HUDSON - Selectmen deadlocked Tuesday night on whether to support a revised warrant article that would convert a part-time library position into a full-time one. Selectmen Ann Seabury and Shawn Jasper voted in favor of the proposal, while Ken Massey…

Special ed costs contribute to proposed increase

WILTON - An increase of about $400,000 in special education tuition costs is the main reason for an estimated 11.6 percent rise in the proposed 2004-05 budget for the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative Middle and High School. The regular operating budget proposal…

Sneezing fit causes accident

MERRIMACK - A sneezing fit is to blame for a Thursday afternoon car crash in which one woman was injured, police said. Mary Higginson, 55, of 18 Sandpiper Lane in Merrimack told police she was hit by a round of…

Call to arms

CONCORD - They instruct ballet, build houses, sell real estate and drive trucks. They collectively have 102 spouses, 228 children, 24 grandchildren and numerous relatives and friends. But 148 members of a New Hampshire Army National Guard unit will leave…

Town puts freeze on cable hike

MERRIMACK - If you subscribe to Adelphia and your bill for basic cable service goes up on Jan. 1, pay it, selectmen advised Thursday night. But pay it knowing that town officials will work to get you a rebate for…

Wright Brothers event tickets on auction block

History-of-aviation fans who are missing out on the 100th anniversary celebration of the Wright Brothers flight in North Carolina have an extra opportunity, thanks to a Daniel Webster College donor. The college is auctioning a pair of five-day tickets to…

Merrimack holiday home tour makes a new town tradition

MERRIMACK - The Mastricola Middle School parent-teacher group will begin a new holiday tradition, by presenting “Homes for the Holidays,” a tour of decorated homes in Merrimack on Sunday, Dec. 14, from noon to 4 p.m. Visitors can tour five…

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