Concord Monitor back issues from February 2006:
5 Questions
Feb 01, 2006 ... BOB HODGES, 55, has run security at the State House since 1999.But he was born in Garden City, Kan., about 7 miles from Holcomb, thesite of the 1959 murders Truman Capote chronicled in his book In ColdBlood. The victims were four members of the Clutter family. Were youaround when the ...
Sight Unseen picture contest
Feb 01, 2006 ... The picture above was taken in downtown Concord. Correctlyidentify the location and you could win a prize. Submit your answerto news@cmonitor.com (write "photo contest" in the subject ...
News brief
Feb 01, 2006 ... Parents of teens will gather tonight at Concord High School for aforum on adolescents and risky ...
Community News; Belmont; Bow; Bristol; Canterbury; Concord; Franklin; Hill; Laconia; Pembroke
Feb 01, 2006 ... The Opechee Garden Club will meet for lunch Monday at noon at New Hampshire TechnicalCollege's Food for Thought Restaurant, 4th floor of the Belmont Mill.RSVP to 528-2814 by Wednesday. Comedy show: The Belmont High School Class of 2007 will hold its second ...
Environmental agency to get new leader; O'Kane will step aside as commissioner
Feb 01, 2006; ... Sean O'Kane announced yesterday that he will not seek a secondterm as commissioner of the Department of Resources and EconomicDevelopment when his term ends April 1. He said he plans on pursuingjobs in the private sector but gave no specifics. O'Kane said he and Gov. John Lynch ...
Lake Winnipesaukee; In 1968, King family found refuge in Granite State; Coretta and children stayed during summer
Feb 01, 2006; ... In the turbulent summer of 1968, Coretta Scott King brought herfamily to New Hampshire to heal, to play and to escape the attentionof the nation. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed in Memphis on April 4,1968. His window and four children sought refuge soon after on ...
Quarry Dogs; Newcomers, veterans fill roster holes; Team adds 17 players, mostly from D-I schools
Feb 01, 2006; ... The contracts were signed in the fall, the home opener is fourmonths away, but the shape of the 2006 Concord Quarry Dogs roster hasbeen revealed. The Q-Dogs had already announced the signings of threeplayers. Yesterday, the roster ballooned to 20. "I'm very excited," Concord ...
Sports roundup
Feb 01, 2006; ... The Hopkinton JV girls' basketball team came away with a 37-28 winover Raymond. The leading scorers for the Hawks were Hannah Richardwith 12 points and Kayla Lessard and Melissa Baron with six pointsapiece. Katie Babson was the leading rebounder with 10. [bullet] The Gilford JV ...
You're sure to score big with these Super Bowl party recipes; Seven Layer Fiesta Dip; Parmesan and Vegetable Dip; Kathy's Buffalo Chicken Wings; Kathy's Kielbasa; Linda's 5-Bean Super Bowl of Chili; Nacho Cheese; Whoopie Pies; Woo Woo; Suzy Lee
Feb 01, 2006; ... For most families, the big celebration days include birthdays,anniversaries and major holidays. One additional celebration takesplace in my home every year: Super Bowl Sunday. In fact, outside ofThanksgiving and Christmas, this day of gridiron mania tops them all. I am a football ...
Leaving Concord behind
Feb 01, 2006 ... Fitzroy Free Joseph never leaves home without a copy of the U.S.Constitution. He's an avid reader of all things American: Alexis deTocqueville's Democracy in America is next on his list. He clips andhighlights articles from the newspaper about American politics andpolicies. But ...
Sports registrations & tryouts & events; Registrations/tryouts; Events; Coaches needed; Umpires needed; Players needed; Camps/ clinics/lessons
Feb 01, 2006 ... HILLSBORO YOUTH ATHLETIC ASSOC. is now accepting registrations by mail for baseball, softball,farmball and T-ball. Forms are available at Hillsboro-DeeringElementary and Middle Schools, and Washington Elementary School.Deadline for accepting forms is today. Call Allan Kingsbury at ...
Franklin applies finishing touch Boys' basketball
Feb 01, 2006 ... Sometimes, the wins just don't come easy. In Belmont's case this year, they hardly come at all. AgainstFranklin, the Red Raiders (2-9) overcame a 14-point deficit to takethe lead heading into the fourth quarter, but could not hang onto thelead and fell short in yet another close ...
High schools; Missed shots for Tide; Concord boys off target at the finish in 72-70 loss to Salem
Feb 01, 2006; ... It was all there for the Concord boys' basketball team last night:a chance to extend a four-game winning streak, a shot at beating ateam with a winning record for the first time this season, anopportunity to move two games above .500 and solidify a spot in theupper half of the Class L ...
Durham; Facing deficit, UNHcuts out four sports; University confronts $1 million shortfall
Feb 01, 2006; ... The University of New Hampshire will drop four varsity sportsteams next year, cut one's roster in half and begin an aggressivefundraising campaign to make up for a $1 million budget shortfall. In September, UNH plans to eliminate men's and women's tennis,men's swimming and women's ...
NHTI 94, Hesser 66; Harrington paces Capital improvement; Brady grad's eight 3-pointers help shoot down N.H. rival Women
Feb 01, 2006; ... There's college range, there's NBA range, and then there's KevinHarrington range. As Hesser College found out last night, the NewHampshire Technical Institute guard will shoot from pretty muchanywhere beyond the arc - and he'll usually make it. The Bishop Brady alum hit eight ...
Movie schedules
Feb 01, 2006 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm times, call theaters. Concord Entertainment 192 Loudon Road, 224-3600 Annapolis (PG-13) 4:45, 7, 9:15 Brokeback Mountain (R) 4, 6:45, 9:35 Underworld: Evolution (R) 4:45, 7, 9:35 Hoodwinked (PG) 4:15, 7:10, ...
Bush cuts to education funding pound-foolish
Feb 01, 2006 ... The bill the U.S. Senate passed in the last hours of its 2005session is called a "budget reconciliation"- an attempt to force thefederal budget into balance with spending cuts or tax increases. Butthere's no way to reconcile one of the biggest items on the choppingblock, aid to ...
My Turn; Dropout bill would add burdens, take away parents' rights
Feb 01, 2006; ... I went to the hearing for Senate Bill 268. People ought to beaware of the ramifications of extending mandatory attendance forstudents from 16 to 18 years of age. I view this bill from an unusual vantage point. I have home-schooled for 19 years, taught or volunteered in both the ...
Victims of crash struggle to pay bills; 75-year-old has paid them little restitution
Feb 02, 2006; ... It's been more than a year since Leo Levesque, 75, killed a manand his 11-year-old nephew and injured two others in a MotorcycleWeek car crash. Levesque, whose car drifted into the motorcyclists,has finished his jail sentence and been ordered to repay his victims'medical bills and ...
Community News; Bow; Deering; Epsom; Franklin; Hill; Hopkinton; Lakeport; Northwood; Pembroke; Salisbury; Tilton; Warner
Feb 02, 2006 ... The Bow Community Men's Club will hold its annual Winterfest Spaghetti Dinner Saturday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the community building. The menu willinclude spaghetti featuring the club's homemade spaghetti sauce, agarden salad, dessert and lemonade, coffee, tea and hot ...
Calendar of Events; Concerts; Pubs & Cafs; Theater; Comedy; Film; Dancing; Speakers; Books; Outdoors; Workshops; Etc.; Exhibits
Feb 02, 2006 ... Annicchiarico Theatre, Concord -Feynman, presented by Real TimeOpera, Saturday, 8 p.m., free.Info: 225-5316. Concord Community Music School -"Music of J.S. Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I,"pianist Birgit Matzerath, Sunday, 3 p.m.,$15-$8. Info: 228-1196 or ...
High School; Bears buckle down in win; Coe-Brown improves to 9-2 with victory
Feb 02, 2006; ... DOVER - It was just one play, one measly basket in an easyvictory, but it exemplified why the Coe-Brown boys' basketball teamhas now won six straight games following last night's 60-44 victoryover St. Thomas. With about six minutes left and the Bears (9-2) leading the Saints(6-7) ...
Sports registrations & tryouts & events; Registrations/tryouts; Events; Coaches needed; Umpires needed; Players needed; Camps/ clinics/lessons
Feb 02, 2006 ... THE FRANKLIN LASSIE LEAGUE will be holding softball signups on the following dates and times:Today from 6 to 8 p.m., tomorrow from 6 to 8 p.m. and Feb. 11 from 10a.m. to 1 p.m. All signups are held at the Franklin RecreationalCenter located on Memorial Drive. The Franklin Lassie ...
Builder of hilltop home given two more weeks; Planning board to consider driveway
Feb 02, 2006; ... A Concord man who was ordered to either remove his hilltop home orobtain a proper building permit has two more weeks to address thecity's concerns. The planning board will reconsider Kevin Guay'sdriveway plans Feb. 15. Guay didn't propose a major development; his project is a ...
Movie schedules
Feb 02, 2006 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm show times, call movietheaters. Concord Entertainment 192 Loudon Road, 224-3600 Annapolis (PG-13) 4:45, 7, 9:15 Brokeback Mountain (R) 4, 6:45, 9:35 Underworld: Evolution (R) 4:45, 7, 9:35 Hoodwinked (PG) ...
Concord; St. Paul's remembers dance teacher; She was behind Capitol Center's 'Nutcracker'
Feb 02, 2006; ... Rebecca Wright, the former dance director of St. Paul's School,who brought the Nutcracker to the Capitol Center for the Arts, diedSunday from ovarian cancer. She was 58 years old. Wright came to St. Paul's in 2001, after an illustrious balletcareer with the Joffrey Ballet and the ...
Lynch taps ex-agency director; Bald led resources department for 6 years
Feb 02, 2006; ... Gov. John Lynch announced yesterday that he will ask George Bald,who led the Department of Resources and Economic from 1998 to 2004,to come back to the department as its next commissioner. Bald, 55, left halfway through a four-year term to becomeexecutive director of the Pease ...
UNHfootball; Pair of in-state stars highlights UNHclass; '05 success resounded with Wildcats' targets
Feb 02, 2006; ... Making back-to-back trips to the NCAA I-AA tournament, posting a21-5 record over the last two years, winning the Atlantic 10 title,boasting the coach of the year and spending most of last season ontop of the national poll was new territory for the University of NewHampshire football ...
House acts to tighten voting rules; But measure to mark some ballots fails
Feb 02, 2006; ... The House yesterday approved three bills that proponents saidwould discourage voter fraud, including a measure that would requirevoters to show a driver's license or other government-issued ID everytime they request a ballot. Opponents called the bills discriminatoryand said they would ...
Durham; Seven UNH hockey players suspended; Forwards will miss tomorrow's game
Feb 02, 2006; ... University of New Hampshire hockey Coach Dick Umile has suspendedseven key contributors - all forwards - for an unspecified violationof team rules, a decision that will leave the Wildcats without six oftheir top 10 scorers for tomorrow night's game against archrivalMaine. Leading ...
My Turn; State should force Wal-Mart to play fair
Feb 01, 2006; ... Your editorial against the Wal-Mart bill was so full of errors andillogic that I scarcely know where to start. Rep. Mary Beth Walz has proposed House Bill 1704, which wouldrequire large employers to spend at least 8 percent of payroll onhealth care for their employees. Employers ...
Girls deserve chance to play varsity hockey, JOHN JARNOT, Concord - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... What comes first, the chicken or the egg? Girls at Concord HighSchool should have the chance to play varsity hockey. However, due tothe administration's tepid approach, varsity status has been pushedonto the back burner. It's easy to rationalize that girls' varsity hockey will ...
No huckstering, BARB BORMES, Sanbornton - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... Voting on warrant articles at the traditional town meetingfrequently follows messages from department managers who pull at theheartstrings of attendees. Voters are warned that "the sky is aboutto fall" and to "act now, before it's too late." Nearly all these requests conflict with ...
Why not a sales tax?, MATTHEW CHENEY, Loudon - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... Regarding the recent article concerning the taxation of softdrinks for groundwater preservation and conservation. I would thinkif we are going to raise any taxes it should be the gasoline tax sowe can find an alternative to MTBE, the gasoline additive that haspolluted the ...
Bring troops home, DAVID ERIKSON, Weare - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... To Sens. Gregg and Sununu, Rep. Bass and President Bush: It istime to start bringing our troops home from Iraq and Afghanistan. I opposed sending them and made my opinion known to each of you atthe time. Once they were there, I hoped there might be enoughgoodwill from both sides ...
Police Log
Feb 01, 2006 ... Damon Hodgdon, 29, address unknown, was arrested Jan. 13 andcharged with driving with a suspended registration. Angelo Cannuli, 26, of 106 Garfield St., Laconia, was arrestedJan. 14 and charged with stalking and violating a protective order. Ryan W. Stretenberger, 25, of 633 ...
As justice, Alito won't legislate from the bench, BILL BUNKER, Barnstead - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... In the editorial "Alito does not belong on the Supreme Court," theMonitor throws a hissy-fit over a process that has gone virtuallyunchanged throughout our history. If you read between the lines, it all comes down to Roe vs. Wade.That is the singular issue that progressives care ...
It's time for lighter fare already; SHRIMP AND SNOW PEAS; FRESH GREEN CHUTNEY
Feb 01, 2006; ... A January that felt more often like late March has me feeling likespring. I've been buying up greens at the supermarket and cookinglight rather than craving the comfort of foods like stew and mashedpotatoes. And now that we're into February, well, spring is justaround the ...
Concord; City could get Friday's restaurant; Would replace former Chili's on Loudon Road
Feb 01, 2006; ... T.G.I. Friday's wants to tear down the former Chili's Bar andGrill on Loudon Road and build its own restaurant on the site. If thecity approves, the chain would be the third to occupy the lot in 12years. In 1994, Red Lobster was the first restaurant to open at 221Loudon Road. It ...
Penacook; Say farewell to a well-known bookworm; Librarian retires after 18 years on the job
Feb 01, 2006 ... MaryJoan MacArthur, who is retiring after 18 years as librarian atthe Penacook Branch Library, will be feted at a retirement party at 4this afternoon at the library, 3 Merrimack St. We caught up with herfor some final thoughts on all things librarian: What is your favorite ...
Shaker REgional; District reaches agreement on new teachers' contract
Feb 01, 2006; ... The Shaker Regional School District got a few steps closer to anew teachers' contract yesterday. The district announced in a press release yesterday afternoon thatit had reached an agreement with the teachers' union for a three-year contract. A few hours later, school board ...
Sports Fast Break; Gonzalez aboard?; Price of free speech; Football choices
Feb 01, 2006 ... The Boston Red Sox have reportedly agreed to a $3 million, one-year contract with free agent shortstop Alex Gonzalez, according tothe Boston Herald. The newspaper cited multiple sources but did not identify them ina story posted on its website. The Sox recently checked into ...
Consider serving, NATE ABBOTT, Gilmanton - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... Through Friday, Gilmanton residents may go to Gilmanton Academy tosign up to run for elected office for the 2006 term. The open townoffices are on gilmantonnh.org. When I leave office this March, I will have served the town forsix years as selectman. It has been a formative ...
Bite the bullet, RICHARD DRESCHER, Contoocook - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... I thought we voted against a sales tax. The idea of a tax onbeverage and water is a sales tax. It's about time New Hampshire ...
We don't need it, CAROL S. PERKINS, Plymouth - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... Our Legislature will soon vote to amend the state constitution.Amending the constitution is a serious action that will affect manytaxpaying members of communities in this lovely state. There is noneed for this amendment. Resolution 34 would add: "A marriage between one man and one ...
The southern threat, ALLISON CALDWELL, Pembroke - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... In the Jan. 26 ConcordMonitor, Secretary of Defense Rumsfeldremarked that our forces "are enormously capable and are battlehardened." This may well be so. But double deployments to Afghanistanand Iraq have strained the fighting effectiveness of many Americanmilitary ...
Too late, CATE McMAHON, Wolfeboro - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... You picked a fine time to come out against Samuel Alito'snomination as Supreme Court justice - the day of the vote. How comeit took so long to notice an ongoing erosion of the separation ofpowers and the projected demise of ...
Opportunity knocks, MIKE BRADLEY, Hillsboro - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... I read with interest Congressman Bradley's upbeat assessment ofprogress in Iraq following his recent visit there(SundayMonitorViewpoints, Jan. 29). He emphasized the positive moraleof troops, improved armor and the recent elections as signs ofprogress. He also asked if questions about ...
Just slow down, IRA MIGDAL, Contoocook - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... I have read with interest the stories concerning the attempt bymembers of the Bow community to reduce the speed limit on town roads.So far, none of the proposed solutions are anywhere near as effectiveas voluntary compliance. The majority of speeders on the secondary roads in Bow ...
others are saying; A prayer for America's troops
Feb 01, 2006 ... The men from Iowa or South Carolina, the women from Mississippi orIdaho or Oregon or New York or California or Washington, D.C., oranywhere in America who leave the comfort of home to fight against anevil as monstrous as what did happen and what is happening in Iraqare great warriors ....
Uplifting, DOROTHY DUFFY, Laconia - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... Re "It's important to be able to define yourself," Dan Habib'sinterview of Sarah Foy (Monitor, Jan. 30): At the young age of 18, Sarah Foy has shown some adult thinking,and in the right direction. I wish more young people could hear hermessage. There is so much peer pressure during ...
Concord; Watch the game, help the hungry
Feb 01, 2006 ... The folks at Concord's Friendly Kitchen would like football fansto consider adding something new to their Super Bowl celebrationsthis year: helping the hungry. In conjunction with the national SOUPer Bowl of Caring event,through which teenagers across the country collect dollar ...
Voice for the miners, JAN SCHAFFER, Warner - Letter
Feb 01, 2006 ... It is great news that Randal McCloy, the survivor of the WestVirginia mine explosion that killed 12 other miners, is showingslight improvement. It is disturbing that the owner of the mine, International CoalGroup, is stalling on the investigation of the disaster because itdoes ...
Calendar of Events; Concerts; Pubs & Cafs; Dancing; Speakers; Workshops
Feb 01, 2006 ... Manchester City Library, manchester -Harpist Aine Minogue,tonight, 1:30 p.m. Info: 624-6550, ext. 311. Colby-Sawyer College, New London -"African Music and Dance fromthe Congo," performance by Rumbafrica, tonight, 8 p.m., $10, SawyerFine Arts Center. Info: 526-3000 or ...
Meredith; Fishing derby will wait a week; Thin ice results in second thoughts
Feb 02, 2006; ... After an afternoon-long fact-finding expedition around LakeWinnipesaukee, where three Rotarians interviewed fishermen, chippedthrough the ice to measure its depth, consulted the extended forecastand cheered when the car thermometer dropped to 32, the MeredithRotary Club decided to ...
School course in Bible as literature has merit
Feb 02, 2006 ... Without a basic knowledge of the Bible a person can see only thesurface of the river of Western culture as it flows through history.The Good Book can be considered fact or fable, but its role inliterature, art, music, history and other aspects of Westerncivilization can't be ...
Sports roundup
Feb 02, 2006; ... The Concord Imaging Center III team lost to the New HampshireJunior Wildcats, 5-0, recently. [bullet] The Concord III team beat Laconia, 4-2. Ben Thurstonscored two goals for Concord and Zach Willis and Tucker Cole eachscored one. [bullet] The Concord III team beat Dover, ...
Charter schools may get funds direct; House passes bill to bypass school districts
Feb 02, 2006; ... The sometimes rocky funding system for state charter schools couldget a lot smoother. The New Hampshire House approved a bill yesterdaythat would have the state pay charter schools directly, instead offunneling money through local school districts. If the bill also passes the ...
News brief
Feb 02, 2006 ... Elizabeth WaltersFree dental service available tomorrowKids whodon't have regular dental care can get free dental services inConcord tomorrow as part of Give Kids a Smile day. The Concord DentalSociety will run a clinic at New Hampshire Technical Institute, andDr. Richard Berryman will ...
Police Log
Feb 02, 2006 ... Bruce Benoit and Kyler Goss, both 19 and of 18 West Bow St., Apt.4, were arrested Jan. 13 and charged with facilitating an underagealcohol house party. They will appear in Franklin District Court on Feb. 21, 2006.Seventeen guests under the age of 21 were released to parents ...
Laconia; Man pleads guilty to assault; Female victim was his parents' foster child
Feb 02, 2006; ... A Laconia man accused of sexually assaulting two girls entered aguilty plea on an assault charge two weeks ago. Glenn A. Crawford, 36, went to trial in November on charges ofraping a developmentally disabled teenager who had been a fosterchild at his parents'farm in Belmont. That ...
Lake speed decision postponed
Feb 02, 2006; ... Boaters wondering whether they may have to obey a speed limit onthe state's lakes and rivers will have to wait another day to findout. Yesterday, for the second time in a month, the state House ofRepresentatives planned to vote on a bill that would set limits of 45mph during the ...
My Turn; A modest proposal for burning less trash
Feb 02, 2006; ... Hats off to community leaders in Canterbury for discussing themerits of a pay-as-you-throw system for dealing with solid waste.These citizens understand the need to find alternatives to theConcord Regional Solid Waste Cooperative's harebrained scheme toplace a 60-acre landfill within a ...
Gilmanton / Hanover; No charges filed in hotel killing; Death a homicide, not necessarily a crime
Feb 02, 2006; ... No charges have been filed in the January death of a Gilmanton manthat was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner. Kevin Descoteaux, 43, of Gilmanton Iron Works, was foundunconscious in a Hanover motel room on Jan. 17. He and otherconstruction workers had been staying at the ...
State took land, PAUL O'CONNELL, Belmont - Letter
Feb 02, 2006 ... While the state of New Hampshire debates eminent domain, the statehas already taken land. The Department of Environmental Services, perJim Gallagher, raised the level of Silver Lake (Belmont/Tilton) sometime in the 1980s by about four feet, taking all land below thatlevel. For ...