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 66 Elm St. Recent environmental testing found oil in the soil of 21 Cottage St., …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
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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
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
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
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
MILFORD – Town Planner Sarah Marchant will have a new office soon – five miles away in Amherst. Marchant was recently hired by the town of Amherst to be its …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – Selectmen aren’t recommending a petition article that would help some elderly homeowners stay in their homes, but that doesn’t mean the proposal is dead. The petition, initiated by …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – Zoning amendments don’t usually come up at the town Deliberative Session, but last Saturday there was a long discussion about a proposed zoning change. Sparking the discussion were …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
The 1971-72 Schedule
MILFORD – They may, at first blush, have come across as more Class S than anything, what with their plain, muted-blue road uniforms lacking a school or team name above …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By DEAN SHALHOUP
Staff Writer
WILTON – The committee working to convert the former Sacred Heart Church on Maple Street into a community center has been advised to wait a year before approaching the town …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
AMHERST – Fire officials say they have part of the answer to why fire struck an industrial building here twice in three days. Early Thursday morning, Feb. 2, fire damaged …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – The Granite State Organizing Project will host a “community conversation” on income inequality on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the Wadleigh Memorial Library. For information contact …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
WILTON – Rev. Wilfred Deschamps, “Father Bill,” pastor of the combined Sacred Heart churches in Wilton and Greenville and St. Patrick’s Parish in Jaffrey, will conduct a novena at Sacred …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By Jessie Salisbury
Correspondent
AMHERST – Neither the school district’s proposed $24.5 million operating budget for fiscal 2012-13 nor the request for roughly $14,000 to fund the first year of a three-year, $100,000 support …
Thursday, February 9, 2012
| By DEAN SHALHOUP
Staff Writer
Nashua Catholic Regional Junior High School in Nashua has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2011-12 school year. Local students named to the honor roll are: …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Due to a reporting error, the name of New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo was misspelled in last week’s issue of The Cabinet. …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
MILFORD – A Florida man is in jail after allegedly trying to pass counterfeit bills at the Milford Motel and Xtra-Mart. Police say German A, Baez, 26, of Longwood, Fla., …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
MILFORD – County and local authorities have decided to drop sexual assault charges filed against a Milford man last summer. The case stems from June 17, 2011, when police charged …
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
He’s a quarterback. His name is Manning. And on Sunday, when the New England Patriots and the New York (New Jersey) Giants meet in the Super Bowl, he’ll be rooting for ... The Patriots? Say what? That’s right: Luke Manning, an Amherst third-grader at Wilkins …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
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EDITOR’S NOTE: Cabinet staffers Joe Marchilena and Mike Cleveland give dueling perspectives on this weekend’s Super Bowl. The Giants will win the Super Bowl because my brother is dead. This …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
EDITOR’S NOTE: Cabinet staffers Joe Marchilena and Mike Cleveland give dueling perspectives on this weekend’s Super Bowl. The New England Patriots should not be in this position. Teams with the …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JOE MARCHILENA
Staff Writer
MILFORD – The window at Karen’s Kollectibles on the Milford Oval reflects how its owner, Karen Walker, feels about the New England Patriots. She isn’t alone. Southern New Hampshire is …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Milford Middle School has announced its honor roll for the first quarter of the 2011-12 school year. HIGH HONORS GRADE 6: Acaterina Chaput, Adrian Curless, Alice Danas, Lauren Dishong, Elizabeth …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
PETERBOROUGH – The Sharon Arts Center is initiating a Good Neighbor series of events, which will present a variety of cultural programs in artistic areas such as poetry, film, dance …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The filing period for town and school offices continues until 5 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 3 in all the Cabinet towns. Offices open, and filing so far, include: Amherst Town …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
WILTON – The Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District Board and Budget Committee have not reached a middle ground in their discussions of a proposed budget for school year 2012-13. The two …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
WILTON – In March, voters will get to decide if the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District Budget Committee is an advisory board, or does it operate under the rules of the …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
MILFORD – Mark Connolly isn’t sure he’s going to seek the Democratic nomination for governor, but if he does, there is one thing of which he is positive: He will …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By MICHAEL CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
MILFORD – Unfazed by oil contamination on the chosen site, the Budget Committee has given an overwhelming thumbs up to the $2.2 million plan for an ambulance building. The committee …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By KATHY CLEVELAND
Staff Writer
Educators say larger classes could impact those students most in need WILTON – Reducing the high school staff by one English teacher and one social studies teacher would impact all …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
WILTON – The board of the Wilton-Lyndeborough Cooperative School District has cut $100,000 from the 2012-13 budget proposed by the administration. The new budget figure, which does not include any …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By JESSIE SALISBURY
Correspondent
MILFORD – After months of discussion with representatives of the state Department of Transportation, the four-way stop sign at the intersection known as Fitch’s Corner became a reality this week. …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
WILTON – The Zoning Board has approved a special exception for the Pine Hill Waldorf School to build an early education center on Pine Hill Drive, off Abbot Hill Road. …
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
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Wednesday, February 1, 2012
MONT VERNON – Well, that didn’t take long. Less than two years after voters adopted, by an almost 2-1 margin, Senate Bill 2 ballot voting for the Mont Vernon School …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By DEAN SHALHOUP
Staff Writer
AMHERST – Weatherizing homes seems pretty straightforward, but there are lots of tricks and twists that homeowners can use to cut energy costs. Two free workshops titled “Button Up NH,” …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
| By David Brooks
Staff Writer
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