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HB Letters

It’s all about the apples in Hollis

When I was little, I lived my first seven years of my life with my mother and grandfather, Pop. Pop was an Italian immigrant, a naturalized citizen of the U.S. His sponsor family taught him carpentry as a means of earning a living and supplied him with all the tools he needed when he was ready ...

Take a step into Bedford’s history

To the Editor: Calling all history buffs, veterans, students and curiosity seekers! On Sept. 9, at 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., the Friends of Bedford Cemeteries will provide free tours of one of New Hampshire’s most fascinating sites: Back River Road Cemetery. Step into the 18th century and learn ...

Bash incandescent bulbs and go LED

Go to the store today and purchase a pack of LED bulbs and replace perfectly working incandescent bulbs in your home and start saving money in just three months. As a bonus, you’ll be doing your part to help the environment. Yes, that’s right, removing a perfectly good incandescent bulb and ...

‘Un-American’ to let Affordable Care Act fail

To the Editor: We’ve reached a new low. Letting the ACA fail is not a strategy, it’s a temper tantrum. And it’s un-American. We’ve always been about innovation, solving problems and reaching creative compromises. We’ve often failed, but it’s unusual to just give up, take our ball ...

Thank you to all who made Strawberry Festival happen

To the Editor: The Hollis Woman’s Club Strawberry Festival chairpersons began planning for the June Hollis Strawberry Festival in January. There are three areas of the festival that the chairpersons have absolutely no control over: the weather, quality and availability of the strawberries ...

Board gets it wrong by nixing Brookline sidewalk project

To the Editor: Congratulations to the three Selectboard members who shamelessly gave Brookline residents the finger by surreptitiously cancelling the “TAP-2” sidewalk project overwhelmingly approved by the taxpayers they’re supposed to represent. They may have cost the town $580,000 in ...