In Times Past: Not Just Social Clubs
Larry Coffin’s ‘In Times Past’ is featured on the front page of the B Section this week: “By being involved in church or charitable groups, women were able to find companionship and a way to facilitate change in their community.” Jane Cunningham Croly, founder, General Federation of Women’s Clubs 1898. America has seen a decline […]
NH school funding: Between a rock and a hard place
WARREN—“Taxpayers and students around the state are not treated equitably,” said attorney John Tobin. “What happens in Moultonborough or Portsmouth is vastly different from what happens in Warren or Manchester or Nashua or Hopkinton or Allenstown or Franklin or Keene or Concord.”. Tobin serves on the board of directors of the NH School Funding Fairness […]
Local man sentenced in NEK murder
BURLINGTON—A former Haverhill man, who officials have said they believe was one of the two apparent triggermen at a 2018 homicide in the Northeast Kingdom, was sentenced Friday to nine years in federal prison. John Welch, 37, was one of three people present when Michael Pimental, 37, of Waterford, was fatally shot in his home […]
Simpson moving forward for trial in federal court
BURLINGTON—The federal court trial for a Vermont man, who is charged with abducting a woman, crossing state lines, and sexually assaulting her in front of her son in Windsor County four years ago, is likely to last less than two weeks when it begins next month. Everett A. Simpson, 45, has pleaded not guilty in […]
Photo of the Week
Zachary Austin poses for a photo with Sandy, the appropriately named sand boa snake as part of The Hub reptile program in Bradford on April 12 to demystify reptiles. “The reptile show was a great, fairly affordable opportunity to provide something new that was both fun and informative,” said Bradford Teen Center Director Emily Cummings.
