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Ambulance site seconded

MILFORD – Faced with soil contamination at their first choice for a town ambulance facility site, town officials have settled on another property – the home of Harvey’s Music at …

Thursday, February 9, 2012 | By KATHY CLEVELAND Staff Writer

Several seats up for grabs

One of the more interesting aspects of late-January early-February in the Souhegan Valley is the annual pondering of who will run, who won’t run, for which local offices will several …

Thursday, February 9, 2012 | By MICHAEL CLEVELAND Staff Writer

By the numbers

State budget cuts hit poor and education, speaker tells Milford Rotary

MILFORD – State budget cuts are putting extensive pressure on local nonprofit organizations and having a major impact upon low- to moderate-income families, particularly when it comes to social services …

Thursday, February 9, 2012 | By Michael Cleveland Staff Writer

Souhegan Cooperative School District school budget upgrades eyed

AMHERST – The Souhegan Cooperative School District’s proposed $18.55 million operating budget for fiscal 2012-13, along with a nearly $3 million, 10-year facilities upgrade bond and three other warrant articles …

Thursday, February 9, 2012 | By DEAN SHALHOUP Staff Writer

Filing period for elected offices ended Feb. 3

The following candidates have filed for town and school offices: Amherst Town • Selectman 2 seats, 3-year terms Bruce Bowler Brad Galinson Charles S. Sherman • Library Trustee 2 seats, …

Thursday, February 9, 2012

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Milford-area teens create anti-drug public service announcements

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Community Action for Safe Teens recently hosted a Media Power & You in Action Workshop in which 18 teenagers created three Healthy Choices public service announcements that will be broadcast …

Thursday, February 9, 2012

Join the Scarves for Special Olympics athletes program

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The students and staff at Sage School participated in the Scarf Project for Special Olympics NH. Students and staff learned how to crochet and knit and donated 15 blue and …

Monday, February 6, 2012 | Beth San Martino

Merrimack Friends and Families

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Merrimack Friends and Families will hold their next monthly mixer on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the YMCA at 6 Henry Clay Drive in Merrimack at 7 p.m. Our guest speaker …

Monday, February 6, 2012 | Eileen Herring

Merrimack Friends and Families

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Merrimack Friends and Families will hold their next monthly mixer on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at the YMCA at 6 Henry Clay Drive in Merrimack at 7 p.m. Our guest speaker …

Monday, February 6, 2012 | Eileen Herring

Big Brother Big Sister seeks clothing donations

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The Big Brother Big Sister Foundation is in need of the public’s support through donations of lightly used clothing and small household items. They ask, while you clean out your …

Thursday, February 2, 2012 | Maria Sullivan

St. Francis of Assisi School hosts open house

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St. Francis of Assisi School, a Catholic school serving children age 3 through sixth grade in Litchfield, welcomes all to our open house and Mardi Gras celebration on Sunday, Feb. …

Thursday, February 2, 2012 | Matthew McSorley

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Sports	Obituaries
Milford Unified basketball team having fun Steve Erdody has experienced a lot during his 35 years coaching basketball, but he’s never been through a season like this one before. A technology education teacher at Milford Middle … Thursday, February 9, 2012 \| By JOE MARCHILENA Staff Writer Basketball: Sabers get the best of Spartans again MILFORD – The Souhegan High School boys basketball team went over five years without beating rival Milford. Now the Sabers have done it three times in a little more than … Thursday, February 9, 2012 \| By JOE MARCHILENA Staff Writer Cabinet High School Highlights HIGH SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS MILFORD BOYS BASKETBALL Feb. 7: Bedford 63, Milford 42 The Bulldogs ran away with the game in the middle two quarters, outscoring Milford 41-21 during that time. … Thursday, February 9, 2012 Milford wrestlers are brothers, too When people meet Milford High School’s wrestlers Andrew and J.T. Bellantoni and find out they are brothers, they come to an obvious, but ultimately wrong, conclusion. “People always ask me … Thursday, February 9, 2012 \| By GARY FITZ Staff Writer Division II INdoor Track Championship At Dartmouth College, Hanover Sabers capture D-II track title HANOVER – For the second time in three years, the Souhegan High School boys indoor track team went home with a championship plaque. But this time, the Sabers did it … Thursday, February 9, 2012 \| By JOE MARCHILENA Staff Writer	Richard Koester Richard A. Koester 79 of Mt. Vernon, NH, formerly of Westford died on Feb 5, 2012 at Pheasant Wood Rehabilitation in Peterborough, NH. He was born in Burlington, MA on … Thursday, February 9, 2012 Brenda Marion (Parker) Freeman CONCORD – Brenda Marion (Parker) Freeman, 63, of Concord died Thursday, February 2, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Brenda was born in Waterville, Maine on October 21, … Thursday, February 9, 2012 John Buffington John R. Buffington, 88, resident of New Ipswich, NH, died February 5, 2012 at The Elms Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Milford. He was born in Valley View, PA on November … Thursday, February 9, 2012 Anna Natalie (Jorgenson) Fairfield Anna Natalie (Jorgenson) Fairfield, 91, of Wilton, New Hampshire, passed away on February 5, 2012 at the Elms Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Milford, New Hampshire. She was born October … Thursday, February 9, 2012

Editorials	Letters
Leaving it to the voters On Wednesday night, the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School Board and its Budget Committee were scheduled to discuss the board’s decision to ask voters to decide how the Budget Committee should work. … Thursday, February 9, 2012 Breathtaking Drive west on Route 101A through Milford at night and look to your left as you pass Hitchiner Manufacturing. We don’t usually get excited about industrial plants, but the glittery … Thursday, February 9, 2012 Three who served the town From the files of Feb. 2-9 99 years ago, 1913 Luigi Calderara,a sculptor and prominent granite man, was fatally injured while walking to work along the railroad tracks in Milford … Thursday, February 2, 2012 Sometimes, more is better If you read last week’s story about crime statistics in Milford, you will understand why the Milford Police Department sometimes asks for a larger budget so it can hire more … Thursday, February 2, 2012 Please go On Wednesday, Feb. 8, the Mont Vernon School District will hold its Deliberative Session to discuss, and possibly amend, warrant articles. Such a session needs to be held because the … Thursday, February 2, 2012	Selectmen thanks town for support To the Editor: This was the last Deliberative Session of my post as selectman for the town. I want to thank the voters for having the confidence in me to … Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Thanks to Milford Emergency Medical Service To the Editor: I would like to thank and commend the members of the Milford Emergency Medical Service, specifically EMTs Matt Dagianis, Brian Alley and Paramedic Allen Peck for their … Wednesday, February 8, 2012 SB2 protects what is rightfully yours To the Editor: And, hello, again, Mr. and Mrs. Mont Vernon Taxpayer. Did you know that all 262 of us who voted for SB2 are now being called “uninformed”, “didn’t … Wednesday, February 8, 2012 Help preserve the authority of the Budget Committee To the Editor: Dear friends and neighbors in Wilton and Lyndeborough: Many of you know me as a selectman for Wilton and as a member of the New Hampshire House … Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Police contract is ‘fair and equitable’ To the Editor: I would like to voice my support and commend the Milford AFSCME negotiating team and Milford Police officers who recently voted to accept the contract between AFSCME … Wednesday, February 1, 2012

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