He’s a quarterback. His name is Manning. And on Sunday, when the New England Patriots and the New York (New Jersey) Giants meet in the Super Bowl, he’ll be rooting for ... The Patriots? Say what? That’s right: Luke Manning, an Amherst third-grader at Wilkins …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Cabinet staffers Joe Marchilena and Mike Cleveland give dueling perspectives on this weekend’s Super Bowl. The Giants will win the Super Bowl because my brother is dead. This …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
EDITOR’S NOTE: Cabinet staffers Joe Marchilena and Mike Cleveland give dueling perspectives on this weekend’s Super Bowl. The New England Patriots should not be in this position. Teams with the …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JOE MARCHILENA
Staff Writer
MILFORD – The window at Karen’s Kollectibles on the Milford Oval reflects how its owner, Karen Walker, feels about the New England Patriots. She isn’t alone. Southern New Hampshire is …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Milford Middle School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2011-12 school year. HIGH HONORS GRADE 6: Acaterina Chaput, Adrian Curless, Alice Danas, Lauren Dishong, Elizabeth …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
PETERBOROUGH – The Sharon Arts Center is initiating a Good Neighbor series of events, which will present a variety of cultural programs in artistic areas such as poetry, film, dance …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The filing period for town and school offices continues until 5 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 3 in all the Cabinet towns. Offices open, and filing so far, include: Amherst Town …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
WILTON – The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District Board and Budget Committee have not reached a middle ground in their discussions of a proposed budget for school year 2012-13. The two …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
WILTON – In March, voters will get to decide if the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District Budget Committee is an advisory board, or does it operate under the rules of the …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
MILFORD – Mark Connolly isn’t sure he’s going to seek the Democratic nomination for governor, but if he does, there is one thing of which he is positive: He will …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – Unfazed by oil contamination on the chosen site, the Budget Committee has given an overwhelming thumbs up to the $2.2 million plan for an ambulance building. The committee …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
Educators say larger classes could impact those students most in need WILTON – Reducing the high school staff by one English teacher and one social studies teacher would impact all …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
WILTON – The board of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District has cut $100,000 from the 2012-13 budget proposed by the administration. The new budget figure, which does not include any …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
MILFORD – After months of discussion with representatives of the state Department of Transportation, the four-way stop sign at the intersection known as Fitch’s Corner became a reality this week. …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
WILTON – The Zoning Board has approved a special exception for the Pine Hill Waldorf School to build an early education center on Pine Hill Drive, off Abbot Hill Road. …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
MONT VERNON – Well, that didn’t take long. Less than two years after voters adopted, by an almost 2-1 margin, Senate Bill 2 ballot voting for the Mont Vernon School …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By DEAN SHALHOUP
Staff Writer
AMHERST – Weatherizing homes seems pretty straightforward, but there are lots of tricks and twists that homeowners can use to cut energy costs. Two free workshops titled “Button Up NH,” …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By David Brooks
Staff Writer
MILFORD – A local man wanted for robbery and attempted murder in Massachusetts was arrested by Milford police on Jan. 28 on a warrant out of Ayer, Mass. Nicholas T. …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By Kathy Cleveland
Staff Writer
MILFORD –A school district Deliberative Session that will feature a new school support staff contract and an operating budget slightly higher than the current one is scheduled for next Thursday …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
AMHERST – A 51-year-old local man arrested in December in connection with several incidents of alleged sexual assault dating to 2008 is scheduled to appear in Milford district court on …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
MILFORD – A local man was arrested on Jan. 23 and charged with sex assault against a 10-year old girl. Alan J. North, 30, of 98 Powers St., Apt. 224, …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
MILFORD – After the crash last month on Route 101 that killed a young Milford woman, the Milford Police Department’s accident reconstruction team began the work of analyzing every detail …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
Ice skating and sledding are even more fun when snow is coming down. That seemed to be the attitude at Shepard Park last Saturday during the town Recreation Department’s second …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
About Homer Proper
MILFORD – They didn’t stand a chance. Still, 100 years ago, on Jan. 26, 1912, Milford firefighters ignored the impossible odds, doing everything they could to wring a few more …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By DEAN SHALHOUP
Staff Writer
WILTON – Lynn Graves was freezing and in pain and in a whole lot of trouble. She was soaked from head to toe in the Souhegan River’s icy water as …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
WILTON – The long-awaited McCormick Report on the condition of the three schools in the Wilton-Lyndeborough School District has been reviewed by the School Board’s Facilities Committee. Their recommendations were …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
MILFORD – The bad news? The Toadstool Bookshop is losing its lease and must move. The good news? Milford’s independent bookseller isn’t going far; indeed, Toadstool is staying right in …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – A new one-year contract between the school support staff union and the School Board will be on the election ballot in March. The contract, for 2012-2013, gives salaries …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – Town officials told builder Richard LaBonte that the building inspector is acting appropriately when he insists on the need for building permits. LaBonte, who is refurbishing the building …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – With a little more than six weeks to go before the town votes on a new ambulance building, plans have hit a snag. Last week “a bit of …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
The filing period for town and school offices started Wednesday, Jan. 25 and continues until 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 3 in all the Cabinet towns. Among the offices open …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
MILFORD – DO-IT, the organization created 20 years ago to improve the downtown, is taking the entire town under its purview. The group recently changed its mission and will take …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – On the door to the former Dick’s Barber Shop someone last week posted a big hand-written sign that says “Happy Retirement! We’ll miss U.” U, of course, is …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – Economic problems are driving increases in a number of crimes in Milford, particularly those involving assault and forgery, a top police official said in a recent meeting. Some …
Thursday, January 26, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
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