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Three who served the town

From the files of Feb. 2-9 99 years ago, 1913 Luigi Calderara,a sculptor and prominent granite man, was fatally injured while walking to work along the railroad tracks in Milford when he was hit by a train. Because of the frosty morning, his hat was …

Thursday, February 2, 2012
Sometimes, more is better
If you read last week’s story about crime statistics in Milford, you will understand why the Milford Police Department sometimes asks for a larger budget so it can hire more …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Please go
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, the Mont Vernon School District will hold its Deliberative Session to discuss, and possibly amend, warrant articles. Such a session needs to be held because the …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Wait ... what?
This is from the blog of the Weekly Standard last week: It seems there is room for another candidate ... to make a late entry into the Republican primary field. …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
From the files of Jan. 26-Feb. 2
From the files of Jan. 26-Feb. 2 99 years ago, 1913 The Milford Progressive Club held its annual dinner in Town Hall with Dr. Edward H. Taft, club president, calling …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Progress
Continuing efforts on the part of Milford Police Chief Fred Douglas apparently will bear fruit: It is likely that the state Department of Transportation will install two more stop signs …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
About names ...
We think the Wilton Main Street Association should hold a contest to select a new name for the Main Street Dummy. As much fun as people can have with the …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Yes, change that name
If you are one of those folks who think that the name Jew Pond is nothing but an historic anachronism, we hope that you read last week’s Cabinet story in …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Suggested legislation includes ban on trombones
Here are some laws that I would like to see passed on the federal level so that they effect every state in the nation plus Puerto Rico and, if there’s …
Thursday, January 19, 2012 | By Michael Cleveland Staff Writer
Let’s do it again in 2016
It was a good presidential primary. Not as interesting as 2008 when both parties had contests, but still good. So, let’s do it again in 2016. That, of course, is …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Go get ’em at George Mason
Ten out of 14. That’s 71 percent. That’s how often Milford High School’s We the People team has won the state championship. They did it again in December and now …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Sign debate
From the files of Jan. 12-19 99 years ago, 1913 Work was completed on the Ponemah bridge and the Cricket Corner bridge, both in Amherst. Also included was 2,000 feet …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Teens fight bullies
The Amherst Middle School is one of thousands of schools in this nation that have taken up the fight against bullies and, undoubtedly like many others, has taken the positive …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Ashes to ...
Three children and their grandparents died on Christmas day in Connecticut after someone carelessly disposed of fireplace ashes. Last February, ashes stored in a pizza box on a screened porch …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Thanks, Lions
The Wilton Lions Club has come to the rescue of the Open Cupboard Pantry and should be loudly applauded. Because of the closing of Sacred Heart Church, where the pantry …
Thursday, January 12, 2012
From the files of The Cabinet from Jan. 5-12
From the files of Jan. 5-12 100 years ago, 1912 Rain was followed by a gale of wind, and poultrymen found that their buildings had suffered severely and many valuable …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Huntsman isthe best choice
Jon Huntsman, the former Utah governor and ambassador to Singapore under George H.W. Bush and to China under Barack Obama, hasn’t made much of a splash in New Hampshire’s Republican …
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Community spirit flourishes

Centrix Bank took the lead, but other local banks have jumped in to help the SHARE program raise money to provide fuel assistance to people who will not qualify under new state guidelines enacted after the federal government severely cut money for heat for the …

Thursday, December 29, 2011
Just drive
The National Transportation Safety Board has suggested a nationwide ban on all cell phone use by people driving. Some people think this is a terrible idea. They are, of course, …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Last-minuteshopping tips
Well, Christmas Eve is on Saturday and, if you are like us, you still have shopping to do and the good news is, it’s too late to do it online. …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Tax relief
None could be more sympathetic with the aims of Helen Cady than we, because we have been saying for decades that New Hampshire’s system of taxation is outmoded and unfair, …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Have-nots are forgotten
As Newt Gingrich, who fancies himself an historian, might muse, where is Marie Antoinette now that we need a sound bite to justify cutting fuel assistance for America’s neediest people? …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Good news here
Actually, there are two pieces of good news inherent in our story last week about some Souhegan High School soccer fans’ unruly behavior: 1. The school has taken steps to …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Let’s not be disingenuous

Friends, that tree you see in every town in New Hampshire, the one with all of the lights and, usually, the star on the top? You know what that is? It’s a Christmas tree. Why are so many people, particularly politicians, afraid to acknowledge that? …

Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thumbing the files For the week of Dec. 8-15
For the week of Dec. 8-15 99 years ago, 1912 Mrs. A.W. Beard of Wilton was using a newfangled bridle on her horse: a humane one without blinders or bit. …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Your letters
You know we love getting your letters to the editor, so keep ‘em coming. We’ve decided, however, to make a change: For many years, we have had a 400-word limit …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Gas prices
A few weeks ago, we did a piece about a reader wondering why gas prices were so different around the state. This week, we heard from another reader who uses …
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Good works
There are many local organizations that do good works and it is impossible to give them enough credit. We can only try. Recently, we told you about the Amherst Junior …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Leave marriageact alone
Last Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, a Boston television station’s newscaster introduced a piece on the New Hampshire Legislature’s upcoming attempt to repeal the state’s gay marriage act by wondering …
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Thompson pursued change
As we get ready to celebrate Thanksgiving, one of the things for which we can be thankful is people like the late Iris Thompson. Thompson, whose son Bob is well-known …
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Ambulance facility needs your votes

As our readers well know, we believe the best course to follow to meet Milford’s emergency services needs is a combined Fire Department-Ambulance Service facility. But town officials believe, and we can’t help but, unfortunately, agree, that voters aren’t going to go for it. History …

Thursday, November 24, 2011
Good question
A reader dropped by The Cabinet’s office on School Street in Milford last week to point out a disparity in the price of gasoline. He does a lot of driving …
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Souhegan eyes cameras again
When you consider the issue of installing cameras in the school parking lot, as the School Board at Souhegan High School is doing, it comes down to two points of …
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Help us help you
Recently we got a telephone voice mail message from a reader who wanted us to run a correction regarding her name, something we would have been happy to do. But …
Thursday, November 17, 2011
More than trees and pancakes
You know them as the folks who sell Christmas trees every year and who run a wonderful pancake breakfast, all to raise money for good causes. But the people who …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Play it safe
Five people on Ball Hill Road in Milford were very lucky last week. They were victims of carbon monoxide poisoning but caught the symptoms in time to get the police …
Thursday, November 10, 2011
















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