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Opinion

Stop the insults

Cabinet Letters

I am honored to hear the Paul Revere bell ring each day over our town and recall the echoes of liberty that our forefathers and foremothers fought and sacrificed so much to achieve for us. I have recently learned that many slave and free black Americans also shared in the struggle for liberty ...

Library event is worth attending

Cabinet Editorials

Local libraries have a lot going on, even in the summer. One event we recommend is the Eat Well, Live Well, Play Well discussion on July 31 at the Amherst Town Library. It will be hosted by nutritionist Gail Parker who, wants to show how to make better choices about fitness and nutrition in ...

Putnam Pond improvements welcomed

Cabinet Editorials

Lyndeborough’s Putnam Pond is a great place to launch a small boat and, given the town’s plans to clear and develop the launching area off of Cemetery Road, it’s going to be an even better place. Removing dead and dying trees from around the parking area, as suggested by Selectman Fred ...

Urge Governor to sign HB514

Bedford Letters

I am writing to urge Governor Sununu to sign  HB514, an act imposing  a  waiting  period  between  the  purchase  and  delivery  of  a  firearminto law.  This legislation which will authorize a short waiting period (3 working days) before a person can obtain a purchased firearms ...

Gives thanks to a teacher

Cabinet Editorials

Recently, fourth graders from Florence Rideout Elementary School in Wilton spent a day touring historic sites in Wilton and Lyndeborough as part of their study of local history, and they even went to visit our State House. We don’t know who came up with this idea -- it’s only been going ...

Denny Claire is much more than a coach

Cabinet Editorials

Denny Claire sure knows how to make an exit. His Wilton-Lyndeborough Warriors softball team ushered him into retirement with an amazing victory over undefeated Epping in the Class IV championship game at Plymouth State University, a game they really weren’t supposed to win and almost ...