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Movie schedules

Aug 27, 2008 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm times, call theaters. Red River Theatres 11 Main St., Concord, 224-4600 Vicky Cristina Barcelona (PG-13) 6, 8:15 The Last Mistress (NR) 5:45, 8 Concord Entertainment 192 Loudon Road, 224-3600 The ...

Convention to feature Shaheen as speaker

Aug 27, 2008; LAUREN R DORGAN ... Jeanne Shaheen will speak to the Democratic National Conventionin Denver at 7 tonight. The Democratic Senate candidate from New Hampshire will share thelimelight with New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, who leads the charge toelect Democrats to the Senate, and three of her party's ...

Judge clears probe of 202/9 death ; Man accused of killing police officer in crash

Aug 27, 2008; AMY AUGUSTINE ... Lawyers for the Henniker man accused of killing an off-dutyHopkinton police officer while driving drunk did not convince ajudge yesterday that the police made errors in procedure followingthe accident. The police say Jeffrey Dennis, 22, was drunk and driving about 90mph when his ...

Law Center dean speaks in Denver

Aug 27, 2008; ANNMARIE TIMMINS ... Anyone who tuned into the Democratic National Convention lastnight likely caught Sen. Hillary Clinton, former Virginia governorMark Warner and perhaps . . . John Hutson, dean of Concord'sFranklin Pierce Law Center. If you've followed Hutson's transformation the last few years ...

Brining is brought to the next level

Aug 27, 2008 ... There are very few recipes I have that are set in stone. Mostrecipes I use are works in ...

Farewell, old friend ; Bid summer adieu with these gussied-up burgers

Aug 27, 2008; ROBIN BROADBENT; SUZANNE ELLINWOOD ... All right, we'll admit it - we are never happy. "No kidding,"offer our husbands under their breath. School started in Concordyesterday, and already we are pining for summer. Isn't it funny howwe women can be instantly nostalgic for the things that drive uscrazy? A few weeks ago, we ...

Readers share their favorite summer sides

Aug 27, 2008; JENIFER VANPELT ... This summer's rain made for many a sodden grilled dinner, but theweather has finally turned fairer . . . just in time for grillseason to come to a close. As you prepare to bid farewell to yourbarbecue and tuck it in for a long winter's nap, we offer you thesecookout side dishes that were ...

Bradley ready to take seat back ; Candidate had no doubt he'd run again

Aug 27, 2008; CHELSEA CONABOY ... Jeb Bradley, a Republican congressional candidate in the 1stDistrict, said he never questioned whether he would run again forthe seat that he lost in 2006 to Democrat Carol Shea-Porter. "I never had a thought about waiting," said Bradley, who servedtwo terms. "If I was going to do ...

City council posts hearing on tax cap

Aug 27, 2008; Shira Schoenberg ... The Concord City Council has scheduled a public hearing on aproposed tax cap that would limit the city's budget. The hearing will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 4, at the citycouncil chambers, 37 Green St. This is the last day possible for thehearing, in order to get the measure ...

Elks Lodge hopes party will aid tornado victims

Aug 27, 2008; Meg Heckman ... The Concord Epsom Elks Lodge wants to throw a party . . . and itneeds your help. At the end of next month, the lodge plans to host a countryjamboree and chicken barbecue to benefit victims of the tornado intowns around Concord. Members hope to offer raffles, door prizes and ...

Just the facts about state's SAT scores

Aug 27, 2008; SARAH LIEBOWITZ ... New Hampshire's high school Class of 2008 performed above thenational average on the Scholastic Aptitude Test, which manystudents take to apply for college. The New Hampshire mean score for the SAT critical reading sectionwas 521, compared with the national mean of 502, according ...

See smoke by the airport? Don't worry

Aug 27, 2008; Shira Schoenberg ... State officials will burn about 40 acres near the ConcordMunicipal Airport in order to manage forests and protect a rarespecies. New Hampshire Fish and Game and the New Hampshire Department ofResources and Economic Development will conduct the "prescribedburn" together with the ...

To do list

Aug 27, 2008 ... It's a sure sign of the end of summer: the Hopkinton State Fair. This year's fair promises all the usual attractions, including alivestock exhibit, a petting farm, tractor pulls, a demolitionderby, and tons of rides and concessions. The fair runs tomorrow through Monday, and ...

Turtle Pond access closed through Sept.

Aug 27, 2008; Shira Schoenberg ... The Turtle Pond boat ramp will be closed for repairs during mostof September. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said the boat ramp onwhat is officially called Turtletown Pond will be closed on ...

Welcome to fourth grade ; Broken Ground students discuss their summer, hopes for the year

Aug 27, 2008; MELANIE ASMAR ... The smell of chicken patties drifting past the orange and greenlockers told us everything we needed to know. It was lunchtime onthe first day of classes at Broken Ground Elementary School in EastConcord. In the cafetorium (half cafeteria, half auditorium), neatlydressed ...

Charles D. Tracy ; Longtime community and military supporter

Aug 27, 2008 ... FRANKLIN - Charles D. Tracy, 82, of LePage Road, died Sunday,Aug. 24, 2008, at the Franklin Regional Hospital, following a periodof failing health. He was born Oct. 29, 1925, in Franklin, son of the late Williamand Twila (Morse) Tracy. He was later raised by his mother ...

Douglas M. Burns ; Served a tour of duty in Korea

Aug 27, 2008 ... ALLENSTOWN - Douglas M. Burns, 52, of Catamount Hill Drive, diedof heart disease Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, at Concord Hospital. A resident of Allenstown for many years, Douglas was born June10, 1956, in High Point, N.C., son of the late Harry and Fonnie(Boyd) Burns. Douglas grew ...

Edgar M. Reed

Aug 27, 2008 ... Memorial services for Edgar M. Reed of Concord, who diedSaturday, Aug. 9, 2008, will be held Sept. 3, 2008, at 2 p.m. atBennett Funeral Home, 209 N. Main St., Concord. In lieu of flowers, memorial ...

Wrong analogy

Aug 27, 2008 ... In "A strong leader" (Sunday Monitor letter, Aug. 24), a Concordresident in her 80s compared Barack Obama to Neville Chamberlain andJohn McCain to Winston Churchill. She is dangerously mistaken. Churchill took aim at an authentic enemy of democracy. GeorgeBush did not. McCain, ...

Democrats' primary race for state rep slows its pace ; Five candidates left to fill five seats in Ward 4

Aug 27, 2008; Shira Schoenberg ... In the Democratic primary race for state representative inMerrimack County District 11, which includes Concord Ward 4, sixnames will appear on the ballot for five seats. However, one candidate, Klee Dienes, is withdrawing from therace. Dienes, 35, a software engineer and lieutenant ...