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Opinion

Thumbing the Files

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71 years ago, 1948 The three-story brick store and post office building in Amherst, owned by Andrew J. Raymond, was destroyed by fire. It was the only three-story building on town and had been a Village landmark since 1809. Also housed in the building were the IGA market on the first floor ...

Grain Elevator Fire

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In March 1964, firefighters from five towns battled two major warehouse fires in two days, including this spectacular blaze at the Wirthmore grain storage elevator on Mill Street in Milford.

Year of community impact planned at United Way

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It seems like not too long ago that at the United Way we planned one event per year: Day of Caring. That was a great event, where we connected folks to various agencies to go out and in one big day of service help with painting walls, digging gardens, cleaning up basements, etc. Hard to ...

Smart investing for our schools and community

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When you head to the ballot box on March 12, please consider voting YES on the Amherst School District Warrant Article 15. This Article will ask you to approve $225,000 to fund a comprehensive study to be conducted by a professional architectural or engineering firm specializing in educational ...

Collision repair program at NCC aims to fill the labor gaps

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While a strong economy means Granite Staters are finding work, it doesn’t mean applicant skills evenly match with market demands. Many of the trades continue to find themselves with an aging workforce and a shortage of candidates with the right skills. Community colleges and industry ...

An interesting end

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Well, goodbye Amy Klobuchar, it’s been good to sort of know you, more or less. Less. Klobuchar, the Democratic senator from Minnesota, recently announced her campaign to become the Democratic nominee to challenge Donald Trump in 2020 – assuming Trump survives a primary challenge which is ...