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A new lease on life

MILFORD – A real estate transaction involving a small commercial building does not usually get much attention. But the recent sale of 1 Nashua St., to Richard LaBonte of Milford, has many people excited. …

Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer
Sacred Heart faces closure
WILTON – Under a plan being considered by the Catholic Diocese of Manchester, the Sacred Heart Church on Maple Street will close after Easter. The parish would then be combined with Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Greenville and St. Patrick Parish in Jaffrey. Plans for the closure will not …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent
Amherst passes $15m road bond
AMHERST – Voters have apparently had enough of bouncing and banging their way along Amherst’s roads, as 1,939 of them – 160 more than the needed 60 percent majority – gave the town the green light Tuesday to spend $15 million on a multiyear project to repair or rebuild about …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer
Fire/ambulance buy shot down
MILFORD – Plans to build a fire/ambulance facility on School Street suffered a setback on Election Day as voters rejected a $850,000 warrant article to buy land adjacent to the current firehouse. The item, Article 4, needed a 60 percent vote, but didn’t even receive a majority Tuesday. It would …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer
Amherst OKs $23.4m school operating budget
AMHERST – Voters on Tuesday filled an open, uncontested Amherst School Board seat with more than 200 write-in votes for longtime resident Lucienne Foulks, who will join incumbent Peg Bennett, who ran unopposed. Voters also approved the district’s proposed $23.4 million operating budget, 1,561 to 1,127. The Amherst district covers …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer
$1.7 million Milford school addition approved
MILFORD – Voters approved an addition to the Jacques School but turned down the School District’s operating budget Tuesday The $1.7 million four-classroom addition, which will give the school more space to accommodate public kindergarten, is contingent on the state funding 75 percent. Milford’s share, $438,000, will have a first-year …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer
Zoning amendments get nod in Wilton
WILTON – Steven J. McDonough is the new selectman, defeating Robert R. Duquette 255-203, in Tuesday’s election. Both men are political newcomers, replacing Dan Donovan, who chose not to run again. The only other contest on the ballot was for sewer commissioner. Incumbent Charlie McGettigan defeated Carl LaChance 305-200. All …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent
Election results
This chart shows results for many races in area elections Tuesday. Races with only write-in candidates are not shown, nor are some minor seats or uncontested races. Results are shown for a selection of warrant articles. Key: U - winner TOWN OF AMHERST Board of Selectmen (2 seats for 3 …
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Lyndeborough voters approve historic district
LYNDEBOROUGH – Donnie Sawain is the town’s new selectman. He defeated incumbent Lorraine Strube 169-92, in town elections Tuesday. Paul Martin got 74 votes. In the only other contest on the Lyndeborough ballot, Sally Curran defeated Nancy Tobi for supervisor of the checklist, 183-116. Voters approved a new historic district …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By JESSIE SALISBURY Correspondent
Mont Vernon OKs budget, SB2
MONT VERNON – Gay marriage, budgets and fire trucks dominated Town Meeting on Tuesday night for the more than 100 residents who showed up at Mont Vernon Village School. In elections during the day, voters returned Town Clerk Jeannette Vinton to her job in the only contested race in the …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By ANDREW SYLVIA Correspondent
Forum addresses dangers of social networking sites
MILFORD – More than 20 local residents took it upon themselves to go face-to-face with Facebook in the Keyes Meeting Room at the Milford Library on Feb. 22. The event, titled “The Many Faces of Facebook,” was a joint presentation of the Milford Library and Officer Mark Pepler, the Milford …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By ANDREW SYLVIA Correspondent
Blair permanent MVVS principal
MONT VERNON – A veteran educator who came to the Village School last July as interim principal has been named to the post on a permanent basis. Former pre-school and special education teacher Sue Blair, who was assistant principal at Amherst’s Clark School prior to July, was confirmed by Mont …
Thursday, March 11, 2010 | By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer
Correction
The roundup of responses from Milford selectmen candidates that ran in The Cabinet last week indicated that John Parker didn’t respond to the questionnaire. However, because of an error in the e-mail address used by The Cabinet, Parker never received the request and as a result, didn’t have an opportunity …
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Marathon fundraiser to benefit Dana Farber Cancer Institute
Steve Lebel of Milford will run in the Boston Marathon in April to benefit the Dana Farber Cancer Institute. On Friday, March 12, he will host an event at Fratellos in Manchester to raise money. The event will begin at 7 p.m. and there will be a pasta buffet and …
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Pancake breakfast to benefit Melanoma Foundation
AMHERST – Members of Team Earley, named for the local family that turned their battle against cancer into awareness and fundraising campaigns, is hosting its second annual Melanoma Foundation of New England pancake breakfast benefit Sunday, March 14. Admission to the breakfast, which runs from 7-11 a.m. at Souhegan High …
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Selectmen OK open container law
MILFORD – Saying they trust police to follow the spirit of a new open container law, selectmen have approved a town ordinance that forbids carrying an open container of alcohol in parks, parking lots, sidewalks, public buildings and motor vehicles. Although there is already a town ordinance that forbids drinking …
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
St. Patty’s day dinner at VFW
MILFORD – The Ladies Auxiliary to Post 4368 Milford will put on a Corned Beef and Cabbage Dinner to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day at the VFW Milford Post Canteen on Friday, March 12, from 6-8 p.m. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased in advance at the Post, from any …
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
SHS principal search extended
AMHERST – Although three applicants were chosen finalists in late January, school officials announced this week that they are extending the search for a new Souhegan High principal through March. The 13-member search committee, a mix of School Board members, teachers, administrators and school support staff along with two high …
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Amherst fire chief retires
AMHERST – After nearly three decades as a local firefighter, Amherst Fire Chief Rick Todd is retiring at the end of March, selectmen announced this week. Most of Todd’s career was with the Merrimack Fire Department, where he served nearly 27 years before being named Amherst chief in October 2007. …
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
The bond is back in Amherst

AMHERST – Of the two dozen or so articles on this year’s town warrant, none is as visible – and indeed, palpable – to residents and their vehicles as Article 22, the Road Reconstruction Bond. The bond, which requires a three-fifths majority, or at least …

Thursday, March 4, 2010 | By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer
Region feels storm fury
One house in Milford and a garage in Mont Vernon were damaged by falling trees and a number of roads throughout the area were closed, but overall most of the Souhegan Valley seemed to have escaped major damage from the severe windstorm last week. Statewide, nearly 300,000 homes and businesses …
Thursday, March 4, 2010 | By DEAN SHALHOUP and KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writers
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