Concord Monitor back issues from May 2007:
Andover Community News
May 01, 2007 ... MACKENZIE MCDANIEL was selected to participate in the 2007 ...
Warner Community News
May 01, 2007 ... THE FRESH AIR FUND is looking for homes in the Warner-New London-Lake Sunapee area to host children from New York City. Host familiesmay ...
Plymouth Community News
May 01, 2007 ... 'WINDOWS ON THE MUSLIM WORLD': The Endowment Committee of theYoung Ladies Library Association will hold the last session in it'sfree, four-part "Windows on the ...
Weare Community News
May 01, 2007 ... 'NEW HAMPSHIRE CEMETERIES AND GRAVESTONES': The Weare PublicLibrary and the historical society will sponsor "New HampshireCemeteries and Gravestones," an ...
Sanbornton Community News
May 01, 2007 ... THE SANBORNTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY will present "Looking Back atthe Laconia State ...
Bow Community News
May 01, 2007 ... CASEY BESSETTE was named to the dean's list for the fall term atAmerican University in Washington, D.C., where she is a freshmanmajoring in communications. JOSHUA ANDREW won first place in Bow Rotary Club's annual Four-Way Test Speech Contest for his speech on leadership. Andrew is ...
New Hampton Community News
May 01, 2007 ... NEWFOUND HOPE FOR TOTS, a family event for children 4 and younger,will be held Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Gordon ...
Bradford Community News
May 01, 2007 ... COMPUTER CLASSES: The Bradford Area Community Center on MainStreet will offer a Microsoft Excel class Tuesdays through May 29from 10 to 11:30 a.m. The cost is $20. For more information or toregister, call 938-6228. THE BRADFORD BATONNETTES will start classes tomorrow at ...
Spring is a busy season for local military organizations
May 01, 2007 ... The next several months can be looked at as the patriotic holidayseason. Armed Forces Day, Memorial Day, Flag Day, and IndependenceDay renew our patriotic pride. Here is what some of our military-based organizations are doing: The New Hampshire Marine Corps League recently ...
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps
May 01, 2007 ... Sidney J. Bean BELMONT - Sidney J. Bean, 74, of Spruce Drive, died peacefullySaturday, April 28, 2007, at home after a courageous battle withcancer. Sidney was born March 29, 1933, in Laconia, the son of Gordon F.and Alice (Powell) Bean. He lived in Northfield for many years ...
Sports roundup
May 01, 2007 ... JV results The Concord JV softball team defeated Merrimack, 5-1. Caitlyn Billand Katherine Allen pitched well for the Tide, combining for threestrikeouts and allowing one walk and seven hits. Kiera Blaine led theoffense, going 1-for-3 with a double and RBI. -- The Hopkinton ...
Syrup production off, but still plentiful
May 01, 2007 ... Though the final figures won't be available for a couple months,it appears the overall maple syrup production in New Hampshire thisseason was well below the bumper crop of 2004, according to the NewHampshire Maple Producers Association. Syrup makers harvested about two-thirds of an ...
Movie schedules
May 01, 2007 ... Listings are for today only. To con firm show times, call movietheaters. Concord Entertainment cinemas 192 Loudon Road, 224-3600 The Lives of Others (R) 6:45, 9:30 Hot Fuzz (R) 6:45, 9:15 Fracture (R) 4:45, 7, 9:30 In the Land of Women (PG-13) 5, ...
Business calendar
May 01, 2007 ... Thursday: "Life as a Paraprofessional: Strategies for Working withStudents with Challenging Behaviors" will be held at 9 a.m. at theHighlander Inn in Manchester. Cathy Apfel will discuss positivebehavioral interventions and ...
Served in the U.S. Army Reserve
May 01, 2007 ... Douglas F. George SPRINGFIELD - Douglas F. George, 63, of Four Corners Road, diedThursday, April 26, 2007, in Bristol, Ind., as the result of anautomobile accident. He was born in Hanover on June 1, 1943, the son of John A. andBertena (Saunders) George. He graduated ...
Bishop Brady 14, Kearsarge 0, 6 inn.
May 01, 2007 ... Whitney Bernier couldn't have been much better in her debut in thecircle. The Brady freshman fired a no-hitter at Kearsarge, strikingout 10 in a game shortened by the mercy rule. Bernier also did plenty of damage with her bat, going 3-for-4 anddriving in six ...
St. Thomas 13, Pembroke 11, 9 inn.
May 01, 2007 ... Pembroke's offense was working all game, especially during a five-run seventh inning that featured a grand slam and forced extrainnings, but poor defense ultimately hurt the Spartans as 11 totalerrors and two unearned runs in the top of the ninth gave St. Thomasthe win. Katie ...
Falcons squeeze out a win; Bow rolls the dice, beats Pride, 2-1
May 01, 2007 ... With one out and the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifthinning of yesterday's contest between Bow High and Merrimack Valley,Bow baseball Coach Ben Forbes needed to make a decision. Junior DanAchorn stood just 90 feet away from putting the Falcons up 2-1, butMerrimack Valley ...
Falcons squeeze out a win; Bow rolls the dice, beats Pride, 2-1
May 01, 2007 ... With one out and the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the fifthinning of yesterday's contest between Bow High and Merrimack Valley,Bow baseball Coach Ben Forbes needed to make a decision. Junior DanAchorn stood just 90 feet away from putting the Falcons up 2-1, butMerrimack Valley ...
Recollections of a town
May 01, 2007; ... Rosalind Putney Hanson has not only lived history, she has writtenit. The 93-year-old descendant of one of Hopkinton's firstfamilies recently published her third book, Our Town: Hopkinton, NewHampshire. Tracing the people and events that shaped Hopkinton fromthe Ice Age up to the ...
Worked as a legal secretary
May 01, 2007 ... Louise A. Wilcox PENACOOK - Louise A. Wilcox died Saturday, April 21, 2007, athome. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of Leo J. and Emma (Zinke)LeFort. She worked as a legal secretary. Survivors include her niece Helaine LeFort of ...
Merrimack Valley 7, Bow 2
May 01, 2007 ... Merrimack Valley (2-0) didn't wait to unload against Bow, scoringsix runs in the first inning and coasting to a win over the Falcons(2-3). Betsy Renauld led the Pride with a home run, double and three RBI,while Danielle Bassett (2-for-4) and Deni Bowser (2-for-4, triple,single, ...
Plymouth 10, John Stark 1
May 01, 2007 ... Defensive struggles doomed John Stark, as the Generals allowed 10runs, none earned, in three innings to fall behind for good. JohnStark is now 1-3. Madison Belanger provided the Generals' run ...
Hollis/Brookline 13, Derryfield 8
May 01, 2007 ... Kayla Delahanty put on a one-person show against Hollis/Brookline, but it wasn't enough as the Cavaliers topped the Cougars(0-3). Delahanty essentially was the ...
Merrimack Valley 9, Laconia 5
May 01, 2007 ... Lyford Merrow and Nick Brett each had a hat trick to lead abalanced Pride attack. Each also had an assist, Ben Bell added twogoals and Kory Turner had a pair of assists as MV improved ...
Merrimack 7, Concord 3
May 01, 2007 ... Concord had plenty of baserunners, and got a solid start fromsophomore Griffin Tewksbury, but it wasn't enough to help the Tideavoid a fourth straight setback. Tewksbury pitched into the sixth - allowing four hits, strikingout three and hitting two with pitches - but he was lifted ...
Winnisquam 10, Newfound 1
May 01, 2007 ... The Bears (0-2) scored eight runs in the first three innings andjunior Ali Keith threw a three-hitter, striking out 15 from thecircle, giving Winnisquam its second straight win ...
Hopkinton 21, Farmington 0
May 01, 2007 ... It didn't take long for Farmington to lose any chance for victory,as the Hawks (2-3) scored 14 runs in the first and kept the Tigersoff the board, and off the bases, the rest of the game. Hannah Richard (3-for-3, double, ...
Belmont 14, Inter-Lakes 0, 5 inn.
May 01, 2007 ... Belmont pitcher Nicole Hewes twirled a one-hitter, striking outseven and issuing three walks, as the Raiders improved to 2-3 andhanded Inter-Lakes a loss in its season opener. Jordan Patten had a double, a walk and scored two runs, and ...
Bow 15, Bishop Guertin 4
May 01, 2007 ... The Falcons (2-0 overall, 1-0 DII) and Cardinals (3-3) each scoredfour goals apiece in the second half, but Bow got all the offense itneeded in the first half, ...
St. Thomas 8, Hopkinton 3
May 01, 2007 ... Hopkinton (1-2) spotted a strong St. Thomas team a five-goal leadin the first half, but came back to make a game of it. The Hawkspulled within a pair, 5-3, in the second half, but the Saints (3-1)closed it out with a ...
Hopkinton 14, Stevens 6
May 01, 2007 ... The Hawks (5-0) outscored Stevens 10-2 in the first half and neverlooked back en route to their fifth win of the season. Steve Porter scored five goals for Hopkinton to lead the charge upfront, while ...
Kingswood 7, Derryfield 5
May 01, 2007 ... Despite a 3-0 deficit, Derryfield (1-5) didn't give up, closingthe gap to 4-2 by halftime, but Kingswood managed to answer each ofthe Cougars' scores, en route to a two-goal win. Chad Kelsey led ...
Kearsarge 5, Kingswood 4
May 01, 2007 ... After its top two players lost their singles matches, Kearsargerebounded, winning three of the other four singles competitions andtwo of three doubles matches to eke out the win. Andrew Zurheide's 8-4 win at No. 3 singles ...
Derryfield 7, Profile 2
May 01, 2007 ... A 7-2 match generally isn't too close, but this was an exception,as the Cougars (5-1) won four of six matches that were 8-6 or closerto come out with the victory. Alex Green battled through two close matches, coming away with 9-8 wins both at No. 1 singles and doubles (with Than ...
Plymouth 8, Pembroke 1
May 01, 2007 ... Pembroke's doubles play continues to improve, with the Spartans (1-4) winning on the third court and nearly taking a second match at No.2 against Plymouth (2-0). Steph Allen and ...
Kearsarge 12, Bishop Brady 2, 5 inn.
May 01, 2007 ... Matthias Nevins scattered eight hits, struck out four and allowedjust one walk to earn his first win in his varsity debut with theCougars. The consistency Nevins produced was crucial in a game thatfeatured 11 walks and two hit batsman by the Brady ...
Derryfield 8, Profile 1
May 01, 2007 ... Derryfield (5-1) won all but one singles match to clinch the winbefore taking all three doubles by default. Singles winners for the Cougars were No. 2 Alice Townsend ...
Concord 8, Merrimack 1
May 01, 2007 ... Concord won for the fourth time in five matches, keeping Merrimackwinless at 0-6 by taking five of the six singles sets. Elizabeth Cassidy had the most dominant match, winning 8-0 atsecond singles. No. 1 Maria Rouvalis, No. 5 Emily Mulligan and No ....
Bow 7, Lebanon 2
May 01, 2007 ... Bow swept through singles to improve to 3-0, but did receive achallenge from the Raiders (2-3). Jordan Card (No. 3) and Stephanie Carlson (No. 6) were taken tothe limit before earning 8-6 wins, and the top doubles team ofKatharine Rose and Mariah Leven pulled out a well-fought 9-7 ...
Pembroke 6, Plymouth 3
May 01, 2007 ... Pembroke removed the suspense early, winning the top five singlesmatches to clinch and a doubles match to top off a win over Plymouth. Bob Thomas got the 8-1 win for the Spartans ...
Oyster River 5, Coe-Brown 4
May 01, 2007 ... The teams split the singles matches, and Oyster River (3-2) pulledout the win by taking two of three in doubles. Singles winners for Coe-Brown ...
Belmont 13, Inter-Lakes 0, 5 inn.
May 01, 2007 ... Nick Harriman supplied all the offense the Red Raiders (4-1) wouldneed, finishing 2-for-4 with a three-run homer, a double, two runsscored and four RBI. Curtis Rollins was stellar on the mound, giving ...
Scopes trial resonates even now, even here
May 01, 2007 ... Scopes trial resonates even now, even here 'I will read it to you from the Bible: 'And the Lord God saidunto the serpent, because thou hast done this, thou art cursed aboveall cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shaltthou go and dust shalt thou eat all the ...
Newfound 7, Winnisquam 2
May 01, 2007 ... Though Winnisquam starting pitcher Ernie Woods settled down aftera tough first two innings, his offense was unable to get itself backinto the game. Winnisquam is 1-3, while Newfound improves to 1-1. Garrett Jewell pitched a complete game for Newfound, giving up sixhits while ...
St. Thomas 15, Pembroke 4
May 01, 2007 ... Pembroke (0-4) held its first lead of the season through fourinnings, 4-3, but the hard-hitting Saints (2-2) belted three homeruns to break open ...
Hopkinton 24, Farmington 5
May 01, 2007 ... David Brandt earned the win in a lopsided victory for Hopkinton (6-0). Brandt threw four innings, striking out six and walking one.Brandt also helped his cause at the plate with ...
Inmate gets back his kosher diet; Judge rules against punishment policy
May 01, 2007; ... A 22-year-old Jewish inmate with several complaints against thestate prison in Concord has won one of them. A federal judge hasordered prison officials to give Albert Kuperman back his kosherdiet. The prison had suspended Kuperman's diet for six months when itcaught him eating nonkosher ...
Fulfilled lifelong dream of being a nurse
May 01, 2007 ... Sally Ann Ridge BOSCAWEN - Sally Ann Ridge, 75, a registered nurse, died Sunday,April 29, 2007, at Merrimack County Nursing Home after a longillness. Sally Ann was a graduate of Manchester Central High School. Anathlete, Sally Ann was a member of the women's basketball team, ...
Engaged in random acts of kindness
May 01, 2007 ... Linda L. Brosseau Frank BELMONT - Linda (Tracy) Brosseau Frank, 63, passed away peacefullySunday, April 29, 2007, at home surrounded by her children,grandchildren and sister after an 18-month battle with cancer. Linda was born in Burlington, Vt., on Nov. 28, 1943, the ...
Concord 3, Merrimack 0
May 01, 2007 ... The Tide (6-1) bounced back from its first loss with a tidy two-hit shutout of Merrimack (3-6). Concord scored the only run it would need in the fourth inning.Hilary Kane was hit by a pitch, took second on a wild pitch, moved tothird when Sasha Duprey poked a changeup into left ...
Accused rapist has autism, lawyer says; He won't speak with his defense attorney
May 01, 2007; ... A Newbury teenager accused of sexually assaulting two young girlsmay not be competent to stand trial, because he has autism and willnot speak to his defense lawyer, according to a motion filed by hispublic defender. Robert Derderian, 18, of Newbury has been charged with ...
Enjoyed ballroom dancing and playing Scrabble
May 01, 2007 ... Dorothy E. Kowalik HOOKSETT - Dorothy E. Kowalik, 81, died Saturday, April 28, 2007,at Hanover Hill Health Care Center. She was born in Manchester on March 7, 1926, and was the daughterof Weert and Adele (Voight) Schroeder. Prior to her marriage, she was employed with ...
Loved history and cemeteries
May 01, 2007 ... Kenneth A. Fowler PEMBROKE - Kenneth A. Fowler, 79, a longtime resident of BuckStreet, died Monday, April 30, 2007, at Pleasant View Health CareCenter in Concord after a long illness. Born in Concord on Aug. 21, 1927, Mr. Fowler was the son ofClarence T. and Marion C ....
Just the start; Lisa Drouse, Bruce Dyke,, Chichester
May 01, 2007 ... Just the start Chichester residents may recall a vote during 2006 town meetingauthorizing a committee on town organization. The intention was toreview the organization and staffing of town departments and makeproposals for reorganization or possible areas of collaboration ...
Free State diversity; Varrin Swearingen, Keene
May 01, 2007 ... Free State diversity It's nice to see the Monitor reporting on the wide variety ofactivities Free State Project participants are involved in. In thelast week, three diverse activities have been reported on: nationalpolitical finance, non-political activism and local ...
Get serious; Sandra Clements, Boscawen
May 01, 2007 ... Get serious I don't understand why the U.S. marshals are willingly allowingsupporters of Ed and Elaine Brown to visit. Why are vehicles comingand going from the Browns' home not checked for weapons, food andsupplies? These people are aiding and abetting known ...
Seize and sell; Rich Krajewski, North Sutton
May 01, 2007 ... Seize and sell Ed and Elaine Brown have burdened the U.S. taxpayers by failing topay their fair share of federal taxes. In addition, they continue toburden the federal government because they refuse to surrender. A jury of their peers has found the Browns guilty of tax ...
Man of his word; William E. Larabee, Sanbornton
May 01, 2007 ... Man of his word I met Howard Davine, his wife Julie and daughter Yasmine shortlyafter they moved to Sanbornton. I am not into politics. I am theeveryday, hardworking family man who pays his taxes. But, knowing thekind of man Howard is, he has my total support. Howard is ...
Live and let live; Jay Rosenfield, New London
May 01, 2007 ... Live and let live I read the litany of horrific Democratic-sponsored bills in theApril 29 Sunday Monitor, and I thought, "If I were not a Democratnow, I'd become one ASAP." Mike Whalley, House minority leader, is so very upset at the ideaof saving lives, and probably ...
Pay to dress for work? One perk too many; Joe Brandl, Henniker
May 01, 2007 ... Pay to dress for work? One perk too many Re "Shame on you," the April 29 Sunday Monitor letter: Give us abreak, lady! You make it sound as if your husband misses "everything"involved with the family! Occasionally maybe, but everything? This thing with wanting overtime for ...
Switch to democracy is neither easy nor certain; Steve Leavenworth, Concord
May 01, 2007 ... Switch to democracy is neither easy nor certain I agree with parts of Barbara Crossette's column in the April 28Monitor ("Democracy is coming - so why so much doubt?"). We invadedIraq on fictitious grounds and with twisted reasoning, i.e., we mustsee that they savor freedom and ...
Dedicated selectman; Terry Shumaker, Bow
May 01, 2007 ... Dedicated selectman I urge all Bow residents to vote to re-elect Tom Fagan to ourboard of selectmen. We have had the privilege of living in Bow for 31years and have watched the town grow while maintaining its specialcharacter. I believe this is thanks to dedicated people like ...
Oil company's workers also seeking help; Former employees say they're owed
May 01, 2007; ... Customers of Rumford Energy aren't the only ones hoping for moneyback from the Concord oil company that closed abruptly last month.Some former employees of the business say they are still owed acombination of unpaid insurance claims and unused vacation time. Like the company's ...
Love, not war; Yvonne Wiegelman, Hillsboro
May 01, 2007 ... Love, not war With all due respect, I really must take issue with Rev. Lull'spoint of view ("My Turn," Monitor, April 23). As a heterosexual female, happily married for 56 years (to thesame man), I need to know what part of a loving relationship betweentwo adults outrages ...