Concord Monitor back issues from March 2008:
Boscawen Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... SENIOR HEALTH CLINICS: The Concord Regional Visiting NurseAssociation will offer a senior health clinic ...
Police find body under lake's ice
Mar 01, 2008; ... A Moultonboro man was found dead under the ice of LakeWinnipesaukee yesterday afternoon. David Fifield, who grew up in Canterbury and also lived inFranklin, was reported missing by his wife after he did not land ata Florida airport Thursday evening for a planned family ...
Bradford Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... BARN DANCE: The parks and recreation department will hold acommunity barn dance March 21 from 7 to 11 p.m. at KearsargeRegional Elementary School, 163 Old ...
Bow Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE FRIENDS OF LITTLE FIELD HOME will host a charity dinner andauction today at Chen Yang Li Restaurant. The home is dedicated tofinancially supporting the Little Field Home Orphanage and MedicalClinic in Chigamba Village, Malawi. The event will include a silentand live auction of ...
Slurs rattle student ; Spray-painted words target Hispanic high schooler
Mar 01, 2008; ... It was there when 15-year-old Angelo Santiago woke up yesterday:"dirty spic" spray-painted on the front of his house. Thewindshields of his parents' maroon Toyota were also painted with theslur. "It's childish," said Santiago, a freshman at Concord HighSchool. "It offends a lot ...
New London Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... MOLLY ZURHEIDE, daughter of Jeffry and Karen Zurheide, was namedto the dean's list for the fall semester at Colby ...
Plymouth Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE FRIENDS OF THE ARTS will host its annual art auction andbenefit dinner today at 5:30 p.m. at the Common Man Inn. Tickets are$40 per person and ...
Honor roll
Mar 01, 2008 ... The following students earned honors for the second quarter atHopkinton High School: Grade 12, high honors: Elyssa Bairstow, Alison Bartlett, Zachary Cousens, Justine Cruz,Doak Jantzen, Douglas Meyer, Kristen Murphy, Steven Olimpio,Annalise Pennell, Julianne Power, Samuel ...
Arrest doesn't come easy
Mar 01, 2008; ... A felon fought police as they arrested him with help from an Armyveteran outside the Franklin McDonald's on Thursday night. Theofficers finally subdued the man with a Taser after he struggled ona snow-covered sidewalk. Michael Smith, 27, of Grove Street was charged with more than ...
Lenten Luncheon series continues
Mar 01, 2008 ... The fourth Lenten Luncheon in the Greater Concord InterfaithCouncil's series will be held Wednesday at the St. John theEvangelist Church activity center in Concord. Lunch will be served at noon, followed by a presentation at 12:30p.m. by Susan ...
Danbury Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... A WINTER FARMERS AND HOME CRAFT MARKET will be held today from 10a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Danbury Grange Hall, 15 North Road. The marketwill ...
Honor roll
Mar 01, 2008 ... The following students earned honors for the second quarter atBow High School: Grade 12, high honors: Daniel Attorri, Caralyn Baxter, Louis Chan, Brooke Clouthier,Zachary Daniels, Camille Dolfen, Emily Elgert, Jamie Faulhaber,Shannon Fournier, Katherine Giguere, Julieann ...
Deerfield Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT will offer the followingevents and activities: - Senior Friends meetings, third and fourth Thursday of eachmonth at 1 p.m. at the town hall, $2. - Toddler Tunes, Tuesdays at 11 a.m. at the town hall. Includesmusic, singing, dancing, ...
Man just escapes trash compacting ; Police arrest him after finding warrant
Mar 01, 2008; ... A homeless man who's been sleeping in a downtown Dumpster for twoweeks was inadvertently tossed into a trash-compacting truckThursday morning when the driver arrived earlier than usual. Guy A. Stevens, 41, managed to survive with minor injuries butended up at the Merrimack County ...
Henniker Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... KELLY DEMOURA was named to the dean's list for the fall semesterat Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., where she is majoringin foreign language. JOHN HANNIGAN was named to the dean's list for the fall semesterat Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I., where he is ...
Chichester Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... CHILD SCREENINGS: Chichester Central School will host screeningsfor children in the Chichester, Epsom, Deerfield, Pembroke andAllenstown school districts Thursday. For an appointment, call 485-5187. CHICHESTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY will meet March 13 at 7 p.m. at theGrange Hall/Town ...
Movie schedules
Mar 01, 2008 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm times, call theaters. Red River Theatres 11 Main St., Concord, 224-4600 In Bruges (R) 1:25, 3:50, 6:15, 8:40 Michael Clayton (R) 1:50, 6:30 Steep (PG) 4:25, 9:05 Academy Award Nominated Animated Shorts (PG) ...
Rose Beauchemin ; Enjoyed fishing and trips to Foxwoods
Mar 01, 2008 ... ALLENSTOWN - Mrs. Rose (Champagne) (Boutin) Beauchemin, 83, diedThursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at the Concord Regional Visiting NurseAssociation Hospice House in Concord. The daughter of Richard and Marie-Ange (Perron) Champagne, Mrs.Beauchemin was born Sept. 26, 1924, in St. Isidore ...
Concord Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... JESSICA WOODWORTH earned high honors at Northfield Mount HermonSchool in Mount Hermon, Mass. ANNA STEELE BARNWELL, daughter of Julia Emley and Ed Barnwell,was named to the dean's list for the fall semester at VanderbiltUniversity in Nashville, Tenn. EVAN WISE, son of Lillian ...
Richard R. Fournier ; Pharmacist owned Colonial Village for 25 years
Mar 01, 2008 ... MOULTONBORO - Richard R. Fournier, R.Ph., 61, died Thursday, Feb.28, 2008, in Moultonboro. Mr. Fournier was born April 26, 1946, in Manchester, son of RealFournier and Theresa (Mailhot) Bryant. He was a resident ofMoultonboro for the past twelve years. Prior to this, he resided ...
Stephen K. Brenan
Mar 01, 2008 ... DUNBARTON - Stephen K. Brenan, 55, of Gile Hill Road, diedThursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at Concord Hospital. He was born in Winthrop, Mass., a son of Stephen and Mary(Kerwin) Brenan. He attended and graduated high school in Wakefield,Mass. He was employed by Global Engineering as ...
Judge blocks affordable housing plan ; Developers vow to fight on for condos
Mar 01, 2008; ... A Henniker resident will not be allowed to build a 47-unitaffordable housing development in town, a superior court judgeruled. Joe and Jinhua Morette have spent the last year trying to getapproval from the Henniker Zoning Board of Adjustment to buildmoderately priced two-bedroom ...
Old Farmer's right
Mar 01, 2008 ... In case you are keeping track, The Old Farmer's Almanac reallydid predict there would be more snow than normal in the region thiswinter. There it is, right on page ...
Route 127 bridge rehab on the agenda
Mar 01, 2008; ... The Department of Transportation will hold an informationalmeeting Wednesday to discuss the rehabilitation of the Route 127Bridge in Hopkinton. The meeting will be a combined public officials and publicinformation ...
Lillie B. Carlson ; Loved camping with her husband
Mar 01, 2008 ... FRANKLIN - Mrs. Lillie B. Carlson, 80, died Feb. 28, 2008, atFranklin Regional Hospital. She was born April 21, 1927, in Sutton, the daughter of Cliftonand Victoria (Shilson) Fifield. She was raised in Sutton and laterresided in Lowell, Mass., and Nashua before moving to Franklin ...
Police asking for help to catch a burglar
Mar 01, 2008; ... The Concord police are asking the public to help them identifythe person or people behind a recent burglary of a home at 3 BadgerSt. Tuesday between 12:15 and 5:07 p.m., someone broke a window andgot into the home, the police said. One bedroom in particular wastargeted, and the ...
Three charged with taking woman hostage
Mar 01, 2008 ... Three people have been charged with taking a woman hostage andholding a gun to her head in Hampton. The police said the two men and one woman told the victim thatthey were bail recovery agents looking for someone wanted byauthorities. The police said Robert Zucchari; his ...
Judge revokes bail for Jesse Brooks
Mar 01, 2008; ... A judge yesterday revoked bail for Jesse Brooks at the request ofstate prosecutors who said Brooks used cocaine and heroin while freeon bail. Brooks, 31, of New Castle, and his father, John "Jay" Brooks, areamong the five people charged with the kidnapping and murder of JackReid ...
Disbarred lawyer gets seven years in prison
Mar 01, 2008 ... A disbarred lawyer from Manchester, New Hampshire, has beensentenced to 3 1/2 to seven years in prison for stealing fromnumerous clients between 2001 and 2004. In February 2007, Thomas M. Walsh Jr. was disbarred by the stateSupreme Court. Walsh had pleaded guilty in ...
School fund proposal may change game ; Some predict boost to amendment
Mar 01, 2008; ... The unveiling this week of a new school funding plan couldtransform the debate over whether to amend the state constitution oneducation funding, several legislators predicted yesterday. But nonecontacted yesterday had changed his own mind about the decade-oldfight. The $914 ...
Pauline T. Braun ; Often participated in fashion shows
Mar 01, 2008 ... GILFORD - Pauline T. Braun, 88, of Cherry Valley Road, diedThursday, Feb. 28, 2008, at Pine Rock Manor in Warner. Mrs. Braun was born June 14, 1919, in Lowell, Mass., the daughterof Walter M. P. and Katherine (Graham) Tarr. She lived in Lowell formany years before moving to Gilford ...
Town's store closes its doors ; 'Community's face' can't sustain itself
Mar 01, 2008; ... When J.P. Marzullo moved to Deering three years ago, hediscovered that there was "nothing in town at all." "There was no school system, no post office," he said. The only place for residents to meet was the Deering GeneralStore on Deering Center Road. "The community's face to ...
Angry words lead to charges ; Defense says ex-chief never threatened wife
Mar 01, 2008; ... Former Concord fire chief Robert Vezina did nothing illegal whenhe told his estranged wife to drop criminal charges against hisgirlfriend because he never threatened her or asked her to testifyfalsely, according to Vezina's lawyer. The conversation between Vezina and his estranged ...
Epsom Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... SENIOR HEALTH CLINICS: The Concord Regional Visiting NurseAssociation will offer the following senior health clinic: - March 11 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at King's Towne Mobile HomePark. - March 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Meadow Brook ElderlyHousing. The cost is $10 ....
Hillsboro Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... SENIOR HEALTH CLINICS: The Concord Regional Visiting NurseAssociation will offer the following senior health clinic: - Thursday from 9 a.m. to noon at ...
Loudon Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... SENIOR HEALTH CLINICS: The Concord Regional Visiting NurseAssociation will offer a senior health clinic March 25 ...
Franklin Community News
Mar 01, 2008 ... POT ROAST SUPPER: The Congregational-Christian Church of WestFranklin will hold a pot roast supper today ...
Main Street hazard
Mar 01, 2008 ... It is Wednesday, 3 p.m., and the predicted snow is just starting. My wife and I have a shopping list starting on Main Street. Howlucky can we get? There's an open parking place, with time on themeter, right in front of the shop at the top of our list. Of course,there's the ...
Jay S. Girouard ; Navy veteran of Desert Storm
Mar 01, 2008 ... Jay Scott Girouard, 39, of Concord and formerly of Littleton,died peacefully with family and friends by his side on Wednesday,Feb 27, 2008, at home in Concord. He had been battling lung cancerfor 17 months at the time of his death. He was born April 28, 1968, in Littleton, the son ...
They're the champs
Mar 01, 2008 ... As I listen to the negative and thus empty exchanges between theObama and Clinton political camps, especially from the Clinton side,I find it amusing when Hillary ...
Karrick for Warner selectman
Mar 01, 2008 ... David Karrick is a candidate for selectman here in Warner. Since David moved to Warner a dozen years ago, he has trulybecome part of our community. He is retired from a successful careerof close to 40 years in finance. He has served as a PillsburyLibrary trustee and as a member of ...
I'd like to be your selectman
Mar 01, 2008 ... It's election season again, and I encourage everyone to get toknow your candidates and go vote. I'm running for Chichesterselectman, specifically the position soon to be vacated by DavidColbert. David has given us 6-plus years of invaluable service. Much ofwhat has been ...
'Cats put their best foot forward ; Dries's deflection off his foot breaks late tie
Mar 01, 2008; ... DURHAM - For much of last night, the University of New Hampshirehockey team hardly resembled the club that had left Towse Rink justsix nights prior. One night there seemed to be magic in their sticks, a piping-hotpower-play producing four scores against Boston College. The ...
Report: Patriots, Moss 'not close' to deal ; Also: Bruschi, Paxton and Washington sign
Mar 01, 2008; ... The loss of cornerback Asante Samuel to the Eagles wasn't theonly discouraging news for the Patriots yesterday. As of last night, the team still hadn't re-signed wide receiverRandy Moss and a deal didn't appear imminent. ESPN's John Claytonreported the sides were not close. Tim ...
Timberwolves happy to say: We're No. 2 ; Prospect Mtn. survives Franklin to grab 2nd seed
Mar 01, 2008 ... Ken Hutto came up big when his team needed him most. The Prospect Mountain senior exploded for eight of his team's 14points in overtime to lift the Timberwolves boys' basketball teamover Franklin, 78-74, last night. The win secures the No. 2 seed for Prospect Mountain (17-1) ...
Goffstown 57, Concord 56
Mar 01, 2008 ... Senior Jacob Lewis-Hamel netted 19 points, but it wasn't enoughfor the Tide (3-15) against the Grizzlies (2-16) in its seasonfinale. Goffstown took a one-point lead with 20 seconds remaining. TheTide ran a set play ...
Sharks bite Monarchs in third
Mar 01, 2008 ... Tom Cavanagh scored the decisive goal as the Manchester Monarchsfell to the Worcester Sharks, 2-1, last night. Cavanagh gave the Sharks the one-goal advantage 3:35 into thethird period. J.D. Forrest shot the puck from the right point andLukas Kaspar tipped it before Forrest netted ...
Tournaments
Mar 01, 2008 ... Tournaments today Boys' hockey Division I quarterfinals No. 8 Pinkerton (8-8-1) at No. 1 Bishop Brady (16-2-0), 4 p.m. HEAD TO HEAD: Brady beat Pinkerton, 5-2, on Feb. 13. PREVIOUS TOURNAMENT GAMES: Pinkerton blanked No. 9 ManchesterCentral, 3-0. Brady ...
Newfound 83, Belmont 40
Mar 01, 2008 ... With his team trailing 14-9 with six minutes to go in the secondquarter, Newfound Coach Alan Merrifield called a timeout and orderedthe Bears to drive to the basket instead of hoisting shots from theoutside, and implemented a full-court press. The plan worked. Newfound (3-15) ...
Daylight robber lifted computer, jewelry, cash
Mar 01, 2008; ... Police in Pembroke are looking for help solving a daylightburglary on Buck Street. Someone broke into a house on the 600block, near Route 28, on Thursday and stole jewelry, money andcomputer equipment. Police believe the break-in occurred between 1and 3 ...
Residents get their say on SB2 switch
Mar 01, 2008; ... Northwood residents will have a chance to sound off about plansswitch the community's annual town and school district meetings toan SB2 format. The change would mean that decisions about town andschool spending would be made in the voting ...
Misinformation
Mar 01, 2008 ... Re "Shea-Porter decries ads" (Monitor front page, Feb. 26): It is ironic that, in the name of "Defense of Democracies," thisorganization supports giving up essential freedoms and protectionsguaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. These rights are what preserve ...
Something's not working here
Mar 01, 2008 ... Why is New Hampshire so focused on the cost of an "adequate"education? The most recent New England Common Assessment Programtest results indicate that our system of education is not adequate. The fact that 33 percent of high school students are notproficient in reading, 66 percent ...
Support Epsom's Dream Team
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Epsom Dream Team consists of Joanne Randall, Robert Blodgettand Keith Cota. Okay, Epsom has had its up and downs - like our legal costs goingto $53,000 for 2007 and a big trial coming up. Hey, Dream Team, youwill inherit problems and lawsuits from prior years and boards, butI ...
Delicious memories of Diamond Acres
Mar 01, 2008 ... GASP! That was my reaction when I retrieved a voicemail messagefrom my mother that Diamond Acres had burned down. I am Diamond Acres' biggest fan. It was part of summer trips thatrepresented home, peace, comfort and familiarity to me. My firsttrip to New Hampshire was when I was 5 ...
Support digital talking book project
Mar 01, 2008 ... To U.S. Reps. Carol Shea-Porter and Paul Hodes: I write to urge you to sign a letter by Rep. Edolphus Towns ofNew York in support of full funding for the digital talking bookconversion project. Rep. Towns's letter asks the legislative branchbubcommittee in the House to include not ...
Tell us more about the trains, please
Mar 01, 2008 ... I enjoyed your photo of the old railcars in Northfield last week(Monitor Local & State page, Feb. 22). I happened to see them being pulled over Route 132 last fall.They are all cabooses, and many ...
Ostriches
Mar 01, 2008 ... Re "Spending is the problem" (Rep. John Reagan, Monitor Forum,Feb. 26): What would you propose be cut? This is just another in a longline of straw-man arguments, and it is a favorite of the proponentsof do-nothingism, also known as Hide Your Head in the Sand Disorderor Ostrich ...
Timberwolves happy to say: We're No. 2 ; Prospect Mtn. survives Franklin to grab 2nd seed
Mar 01, 2008 ... Ken Hutto came up big when his team needed him most. The Prospect Mountain senior exploded for eight of his team's 14points in overtime to lift the Timberwolves boys' basketball teamover Franklin, 78-74, last night. The win secures the No. 2 seed for Prospect Mountain (17-1) ...
No. 4 Hanover 77, No. 13 Coe Brown 42
Mar 01, 2008 ... The Bears (9-10) played with Hanover for the first half andtrailed the defending Class I champs 30-22 at halftime. But afterintermission the Marauders' height and ability to score inside tookover and ended the season for Coe-Brown. Hanover's Casey Maue,widely regarded as the best post ...
Eloquent column
Mar 01, 2008 ... I have to applaud columnist Katy Burns on her column "Racismisn't dead" (Sunday Monitor, Viewpoints page, Feb. 24). It was agrand attempt at reality. As an African-American living in the great state of NewHampshire, let me be the first to tell you that racism, much likepolitics ...
Hopper for state rep
Mar 01, 2008 ... To Weare and Goffstown voters: On March 11 please vote for GaryHopper for state representative in Hillsborough County District 7,serving Goffstown and Weare. Gary Hopper is a former state representative who never shied awayfrom the hot-button issues of the day. He always fought to ...
Big tax hit for Epsom
Mar 01, 2008 ... Is Epsom ready for a nearly 30 percent increase in propertytaxes? If the 2008 town and school proposed budgets including allwarrant articles are passed, this would add about $4 per $1,000,translating to about $1,200 per average home. In the past three years, town government has had ...
Church notes
Mar 01, 2008 ... Allah Prayer, 18 Eastman St., Concord. A Muslim prayer meeting to worship Allah is held Fridays fromnoon to 1 p.m. Info: 568-9341 or 369-4350. The group meets at the East CommunityCenter. All Saints Anglican Church - Traditional Anglican Communion, 211N. Main St., ...
Sports roundup
Mar 01, 2008 ... Youth basketball In 3rd- and 4th-grade boys' basketball action of the EpsomBasketball Tournament, the Concord Boys and Girls Club defeatedNottingham, 39-23. Brandon Willis finished with 12 points for theBoys and Girls Club, and Nick Rosler netted 11 points ...