Posted on 26 January 2012
Margo Pfeiff, Special to The Chronicle From atop Wildcat in glittering sunshine, I have to remind myself to pay attention to the run. While we’re not in the aggressively tall Sierra, the spectacular views of Mount Washington right in front of my face still seem dangerously distracting. And you definitely want to survive the run, [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 26 January 2012
By John Zaremba, Boston Hearld Thursday, January 26, 2012 A grand jury in northern New Hampshire heard testimony last week about the murder of 11-year-old Celina Cass, the Herald has learned, with two witnesses saying prosecutors grilled them about Wendell Noyes, the estranged husband of the girl’s mother. Noyes’ mother, Eunice Richards, 77, said prosecutors [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 24 January 2012
Tuesday, January 24, 2012, NH Business Review, by Bob Sanders Isaacson Steel Inc. wants to sell off some of its warehouse business for $225,000, but the fate of the larger bankrupt company – Berlin-based Isaacson Structural Steel Inc. — is still up in the air, according to recent bankruptcy court filings in Manchester. Presby Steel [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 23 January 2012
An association of independent power producers is expected today to cast doubt on claims by Northern Pass that its transmission line project will create 1,200 construction jobs. The New England Power Generators Association, a Boston-based organization that opposes Northern Pass, plans to present its own analysis of the jobs attributed to the Northern Pass project. [...] Continue Reading...
Posted on 17 January 2012
by Charles Jordan, Colebrook Chronicle The North Country has long had a reputation for being an independent place. People who grew up here or are attracted here seem to be largely folks who don’t normally go with the mainstream. Once again, the region has showed its independent streak by Tuesday’s Republican primary results: Ron Paul [...] Continue Reading...
by Paul Grenier In the coming days, the New Hampshire Senate will face an important vote that will dictate the future of property rights and energy development in this state for many years to come. House Bill 648 has faced a long road in the Legislature precisely because the stakes are so high, and getting [...]
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By Jeff Woodburn STARK – A crew from CBS New York Evening News and the Early Show shot separate in-depth shows in the North Country last week. The Evening News was in Berlin and Early Show was in Stark. The Stark show appeared on last Thursday’s Early Show (at 8:10 a.m.) The story focused on [...]
Shareby Jeff Woodburn A local minister was featured in a recent story in USA Today about preachers who bring their dogs to church. The article said: Pastor R. Kelly Harvell ministers to two Methodist churches in New Hampshire — in Whitefield and Bethlehem — with pet French bulldog Carny, 11, who appears on the website and [...]
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Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich campaigned in the North Country this week, and came out against the proposed Northern Pass project. “I would only sign a permit that had a buried transmission system that had no visual damage to the beauty of Northern New Hampshire.” He was greeted by a large group — some [...]
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Meanwhile private equity firm Patriarch Partners, led by Lynn Tilton, has been investing in paper product manufacturing in northern New Hampshire. In a recent speech Tilton said, “We must bring back our industrial base which includes respect and appreciation for those who make things with their hands.”
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By Jeff Woodburn CAPE ELIZABETH, ME – Many of the nation’s top political operatives began their careers working in grassroots presidential campaigns in New Hampshire. Forty-years ago, this month a 23-year-old Larry Benoit, a native of Cape Elizabeth, Maine was featured in this paper as an unnamed reporter wrote about the three Democratic candidates’ Berlin [...]
ShareBy Jeff Woodburn BERLIN – Harsh winters curbed Coos County’s deer population and drove down harvest numbers to a ten year low. While the state enjoyed a 14 percent increase in the number deer shot during this year’s hunt, Coos County saw a large decrease over previous years. Only 684 deer were taken in Coos [...]
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