Concord Monitor back issues from May 2008:
Recipient of Caroline L. Gross Fellowship named
May 01, 2008 ... Gina Apicelli, an administrator for the state judiciary who hashas played a key role in statewide expansion of the court system'sFamily Division, has been awarded the Caroline L. Gross Fellowship,established in memory of the late House majority leader to honordedication to public ...
Best of the week
May 01, 2008 ... A series of paintings and prints by Sandy Wadlington titled "ASense of Light" will go on display at McGowan Fine Art in Concordnext Tuesday. Known for her rich layering of colors, Wadlingtonpaints landscapes of her native New England. The show runs throughJune 13, with an artist's ...
Bow Community News
May 01, 2008 ... RAPE AGGRESSION DEFENSE: As part of Sexual Assault AwarenessMonth, Merrimack County Rape Aggression Defense will offer a RapeAggression Defense System class tomorrow through Sunday at BowRecreation Center. For more information or to register for theclass, call Michelle Clark at 225-5583, ...
Back in time
May 01, 2008; ... In a unique pairing of local history and original music, the NewHampshire Master Chorale will perform "Then Shall Be Heard MusicHere," a concert based on the writings of New Hampshire abolitionistNathaniel Peabody Rogers, Saturday night at 8 at SouthCongregational ...
Hopkinton Community News
May 01, 2008 ... THE HOPKINTON RECREATION DEPARTMENT will offer a communityscrapbooking day Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at ...
New London Community News
May 01, 2008 ... THE KEARSARGE AREA COUNCIL ON AGING WILL OFFER THE FOLLOWINGSENIOR EVENTS AND PROGRAMS: - Blood pressure clinic, ...
Fantastick! ; A winter roof mishap can't stop the Community Players - their new musical opens tonight
May 01, 2008; ... The Community Players were supposed to be stripping this spring.Instead, they've been stripping down. After the roof collapsed on their studio in March, the playershad to cancel their production of The Full Monty, a musical that'snot only bold in theme but ambitious in size and ...
Franklin Community News
May 01, 2008 ... THE FRANKLIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY will meet tonight at 7 at ...
Concord Community News
May 01, 2008 ... CURBSIDE COLLECTION PROGRAM: The five-week curbside yard wastecollection program for Concord residents will run through May 23.Yard waste will be collected by a separate truck on the same ...
Get in line for tickets
May 01, 2008 ... Natasha Bedingfield / Paradise Rock Club / Boston / June 24 /$17.50 / On sale Saturday at noon / livenation.com Gogol Bordello / Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom / Aug. 7 / $24.50 /On sale tomorrow at 10 a.m. / ticketmaster.com Gov't Mule / Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom / July 19 ...
Salisbury Community News
May 01, 2008 ... BLOOD PRESSURE CLINIC: Franklin VNA will offer a blood ...
Tilton Community News
May 01, 2008 ... ADDING DEFINITION HAIR & SPA, 264 Main St., will host "Our Locksof Love" fundraising event tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. andSaturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For ...
78,000-pound load rams into overpass
May 01, 2008; ... A truck carrying a piece of heavy equipment hit a highwayoverpass on Hall Street in Concord yesterday shortly before noon,gouging four steel beams and partially dislodging its 78,000-poundload. The state police briefly stopped traffic in the southbound travellane, until state ...
David J. Cyr ; Went through life with a smile on his face
May 01, 2008 ... BRISTOL, Conn. - David John Cyr, 46, died Sunday, April 13, 2008,in Stephenville, Texas. David was born Jan. 11, 1962, to Raymond and Judith (McAuliffe)Cyr in New Britain. David graduated from Bristol Central High Schooland continued his education at the Technical Career Institute ...
Judge orders developer to halt ; Officials: Project pollutes water supply
May 01, 2008; ... A judge has ordered Concord developer Kevin Guay to stopconstruction on his property because his actions are polluting thecity's drinking water supply. This is the second time Guay has faced similar charges - the lasttime he was fined $30,000. "We've seen the same type of ...
More minorities
May 01, 2008 ... New Hampshire's minority population has increased 51 percentsince the 2000 census. Here is a breakdown: 2000 July ...
Rhode Island driver arrested after chase ; Police: He crossed median on highway
May 01, 2008; ... A Rhode Island man was arrested early yesterday morning afterevading the police in his car on Interstate 89, including crossingthe highway median to change directions, the police said. Andrew Nicoletta, 35, of Greenwich, R.I., was charged withdisobeying a police officer, reckless ...
Enough is enough
May 01, 2008 ... Re "Tax cap has few fans in council" (Monitor front page, April30): I am in favor of the property tax cap. I don't care what the citycouncil thinks will happen down the road if a cap is instituted. Mytaxes are way to high for what I own. They are double what they weretwo years ...
Carl A. Peterson ; July 19, 1919 - April 28, 2008
May 01, 2008 ... Carl Alvin Peterson, 88, passed away Monday, April 28, 2008, atConcord Regional Visiting Nurse Association Hospice House, with hisimmediate family by his side. He was born July 19, 1919, in Huntington, N.Y., to Charles andTekla (Lindstrom) Peterson. He attended school in Huntington ...
Service patrols aim to fight traffic jams
May 01, 2008; ... Stranded on Interstate 93? Help may come in the form of an orangetruck. Beginning today, the New Hampshire Department of Transportationwill dispatch service patrols during commuter-heavy hours from Exit3 on Interstate 93 south to the Massachusetts border. The goal: toclear ...
Pawnshops boom as people struggle to pay bills
May 01, 2008; ... On her third try, Tammy Shane pawned a diamond ring in Tilton onMonday. First, she brought in a CB radio, but Kevin Hobbs wasnot interested. He didn't want a chain saw, either. So she broke down and took a diamond ring off her finger. Hermother had left it for her when she ...
Movie reviews
May 01, 2008 ... 21 (PG-13) - A team of cunning MIT students uses counting cardsand an intricate system of hand signals to break the bank at LasVegas casinos. With Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburneand Kevin Spacey. Directed by Robert Luketic. (PG-13 for someviolence, and sexual content ...
Patriotic plants
May 01, 2008 ... Last summer, my husband and I traveled to Washington state tovisit family. While on our trip we visited various sites, includingRocky Reach Dam in Wenatchee. The Rocky Reach Park, located in this beautiful setting, was awell-maintained park with a beautiful flag made of flowers. I ...
Mabel A. Barna
May 01, 2008 ... FRANKLIN - Mabel A. Barna, 91, formerly of Lancaster Street inFranklin, died Sunday, April 27, 2008, at Franklin RegionalHospital. She was a resident of the Peabody Home in Franklin since lastNovember. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. tomorrowat St ....
End wasteful health-care spending or boomers will bankrupt nation
May 01, 2008; ... When you spend more, you expect higher quality, whether it's ahouse, a car or a meal at a restaurant. However this expectationdoes not hold true for health care. More tests, more specialists andmore money do not always lead to better quality. How can this be? Dartmouth's Institute ...
Wright and Obama
May 01, 2008 ... I have mixed feelings about Jeremiah Wright. Personally, I can'tget enough of him. Politically, I wish he would shut up. I have appreciated liberation theology for several decades. I wasa student in the first "Cakes for the Queen of Heaven" class taughtat the Universalist church ...
We are family
May 01, 2008 ... Readers tell us about their famous relatives: WHEN MY WIFE, Melissa, was between the ages of 6 and 10, herfather worked in New York City as the CFO of Jordache. The familylived in Easton, Conn., and would often go to the city. Melissa'smother started bringing Melissa and her ...
Ex-lecturer threatens to sue former students ; She says writing class harassed her
May 01, 2008; ... A former Dartmouth College lecturer is threatening to sue as manyas 14 of her former students for harassment. Priya Venkatesan, wholeft the college in March, said students in her freshman writingclass disrespected her, complained about her to her boss andattacked the material she tried ...
Canoeists rescued; one of two dogs dies
May 01, 2008; ... Two canoeists who tipped their boat in an attempt to rescue theirdog while fishing on Hot Hole Pond this morning were saved by otherboaters. Efforts to save the dog were unsuccessful. A canoe carrying David Goodsell and Beverly Lemire, both ofConcord, flipped shortly before 11 ...
Coe-Brown first, Pembroke third, John Stark fourth
May 01, 2008 ... Coe-Brown dominated a four-team meet at Pembroke, winning nine ofthe events to finish with 106 points. Oyster River took second with61, followed by Pembroke (43) and John Stark (31). Corey Dowe won both the 800 (2 minutes, 31.57 seconds) and the1,600 (5:22.94) to lead the ...
Coe-Brown 6, Bow 3
May 01, 2008 ... Coe-Brown (5-1) won all but two singles matches, helping theBears to an early advantage in its win over Bow (3-3). No. 1 Andrew Vinnenberg (8-6), No. 2 Jim Fellows (8-4), No. 3Jack Mulvaney (8-1) and No. 5 James Miller (9-7) earned singles winsfor Coe-Brown, while ...
Merrimack Valley 10, Monadnock 4
May 01, 2008 ... Jen Otis had seven strikeouts, gave up four walks and scatteredsix hits from the circle to lead the Pride to its second win of theseason. Lexi Potter ...
Pembroke 6, Stevens 3
May 01, 2008 ... Pembroke (5-3) won all but won singles match, helping theSpartans to a hard-fought win over Stevens (3-4). No.1 Bob Thomas (8-2), No. 2 Jake Plourde (8-3), No. 3 ...
John Stark 11, Lebanon 2
May 01, 2008 ... John Stark (6-0) had no trouble scoring against Lebanon (1-5),keeping its flawless start alive with a one-sided win. Taylor Buxton (3-for-4, two RBI) led the Generals' offense, whileMonique ...
Merrimack Valley 10, Plymouth 6
May 01, 2008 ... Pat O'Brien, Brad Moore, Brian Briggs and Wes Niebling all scoredsingle second-quarter tallies to lead the Pride back from a 4-1deficit it wouldn't relinquish. O'Brien finished the game with four goals, Niebling scored ...
Hawks force issue ; Defenseman tallies the winning goal
May 01, 2008; ... HOPKINTON - In high school lacrosse especially, the sight of along-poled defender darting up the field, slicing and dicing his waythrough what's supposed to be foreign territory, is a fairly rarefeat. Typically they're the heavy-hitting type, better with theirbrawn than their basket, and ...
Gilford 5, Moultonborough 0Gilford 5, Moultonborough 0
May 01, 2008 ... Gilford (5-1) never lost a match, sweeping singles action in bothends of the Golden Eagles' singles only doubleheader withMoultonborough (3-6). No. 1 Hannah ...
Winnisquam 3, Prospect Mountain 2, 9 inn.
May 01, 2008 ... Audrey Clairmont gave Prospect Mountain (2-5) little to workwith, pitching all nine innings of the Bear's narrow win. Keith allowed three hits and struck out 11 for Winnisquam (4-1),keeping the ...
Concord 7, Timberlane 2
May 01, 2008 ... Concord (5-2) swept singles play, giving the Crimson Tide anearly advantage in their win over Timberlane (3-5). No. 1 Alex Pince (8-1), No. 2 John Hancock (8-0), No. 3 AustinScott (8-2), No. 4 Teddy ...
Timberlane 3, Concord 0
May 01, 2008 ... Timberlane (8-1) maintained its spot atop the Class L standings,using a two-run home run by Anne Hansbury in the first inning tobeat Concord (6-3). Concord loaded the bases in the top of the first, but couldn'tbreak through as Owls pitching limited the ...
Coe-Brown first, John Stark second, Pembroke third
May 01, 2008 ... Coe-Brown won nine events to accumulate 103 points and win a four-team meet at Pembroke. John Stark (62) took second, with Pembroke(44) third and Oyster River (39) fourth. Greg Hall and Dan Foley were double winners for the Bears. Hallcaptured both the 100 (11.11 seconds) and ...
Somersworth 3, Hopkinton 0
May 01, 2008 ... Hopkinton managed just two hits against one of the top pitchersin Class M, coming up short in a battle of teams that came into theweek in the top five. Remley Johnson and Hannah Richard (double) had the lone hits, butthe Hawks ...
Movie schedules
May 01, 2008 ... Listings are for today only. To confirm show times, call movietheaters. Red River Theatres 11 Main St., Concord, 224-4600 The Bank Job (R) 6:15, 8:45 Under the Same Moon (PG-13) 6 Shine A Light (PG-13) 8:15 Witness for the Prosecution (NR) ...
Theft from 'Monitor' $100,000-plus, police say ; Former accountant faces a felony charge
May 01, 2008; ... A theft from the Concord Monitor, allegedly by a former employee,is now pegged at between $100,000 and $150,000, according to apolice report. An indictment filed six months ago had accused LisaGrass, the company's former accountant, only of stealing "more than$1,000." The police ...
Leone M. Keene ; Enjoyed mountain hiking and snowshoeing
May 01, 2008 ... PITTSFIELD - Leone M. (Perkins) Keene, 76, of Shaw Road, diedTuesday, April 29, 2008, at Exeter Hospital after a sudden illness. She was born in Center Barnstead, the daughter of David M. andDora Perkins, and lived in Barnstead and Pittsfield all her life. She was employed for ...
A retirement silver lining?
May 01, 2008 ... The recent Monitor article on unfunded retirement health benefitsdoes not mention two reasons why the city may not have to carry thiscost as a liability: - National health care reform is in the air, and one commonproposal is to allow early retirees to buy into Medicare. Even ...
Bishop Brady 2, Plymouth 0
May 01, 2008 ... The Green Giants left five runners in scoring position, but JillNemcovich (seven innings, eight strikeouts, three walks, three hits)kept the Bobcats at bay long enough for the Brady offense to crossthe plate ...
June E. Leeming ; Associate director for health services at Boston College
May 01, 2008 ... June Elizabeth Leeming, 78, of Concord, died Tuesday, April 29,2008, at Concord Regional Visiting Nurse Association Hospice House. In 1991, she retired from her position as associate director ofuniversity health services at Boston College after many years ofservice. She had ...
Musical narrative evokes Jewish experience ; 'Kaddish' celebrates Holocaust survivors
May 01, 2008; ... Traditionally, the Kaddish is thought of as the Jewish prayer ofmourning. But the prayer can also be viewed as a prayer of memoryand thanks, a means of celebrating the redemption and resilience oflives lived against impossible odds. Those themes inform the musicalwork "Kaddish," which ...
The wrong questions
May 01, 2008 ... Re "Evolution: a fairy tale" (Monitor letter, April 16): Mr. Gentilhomme wants to ask a biologist to explain how theuniverse came to be. I might want to ask a doctor how to cure a ham,but we would each be barking up the wrong tree. Evolution never had anything to say about the ...
Mary C. Watkins ; English as a second language instructor
May 01, 2008 ... FAIRFAX, Va. - Mary Cynthia (Mead) Watkins, 77, formerly of AltonBay, died Thursday, April 10, 2008, at Fairfax INOVA Hospital ofacute respiratory failure. She was born Aug. 1, 1930, in Chicago, of Robert G. II and MaryA. (Cook) Mead and was one of four children, all of whom ...
Bow 17, Dover 2
May 01, 2008 ... Bow (5-0) dominated the Green Wave from start to finish, holdingit scoreless in the second half. ErinGail MacDonald and Leanna Shea split time in goal andsuccessfully shut down ...
We ain't getting any younger ; Census shows state as fifth oldest in U.S.
May 01, 2008; ... New Hampshire is now the fifth oldest state in the country,according to data for 2007 released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.All six New England states are among the top 10 in median age, andif the trend of the past 15 years continues, the median age of NewHampshire's population will ...
Municipal spending caps aren't the answer
May 01, 2008 ... The push is on. A group that calls itself the New HampshireAdvantage Coalition plans to launch a petition drive in Concord,Manchester, Merrimack and Rochester in hopes of giving voters thechance to cap municipal spending to hold down property taxes. The drive to do something, even ...
Phyllis Macey ; Well-regarded Congressional Club member
May 01, 2008 ... WARNER - Phyllis Holden Macey passed away Tuesday, April 22,2008, with the same grace and courage that marked her long and fulllife. She was born in Rochester in 1925. She attended Concord HighSchool and graduated from the University of New Hampshire with anoccupational therapy ...
Halstead N. Colby Jr.
May 01, 2008 ... BOW - Memorial services for Halstead Norman "Sam" Colby Jr., 71,who died Thursday, March ...
Worse than terrorists
May 01, 2008 ... Terrorists are not that bad - compared to those who have anythingto do with fuel pricing. The terrorists take a back seat to this form of torture to ourcitizens. The worst and most common victims are usually elderly inlow- or fixed-income brackets. The pricing of heating oil, ...
Hearings set for N.H. Board of Medicine ; Critical audit outlines many lapses
May 01, 2008; ... Two legislative committees will hold hearings on the state Boardof Medicine after a highly critical performance audit outlinedproblems in the board's ethics, money management, openness andprocessing of complaints. The House Executive Departments and Administration and ...
Greg Sheltmire ; Favorite place in the world was Henniker
May 01, 2008 ... Greg Sheltmire is a loving father, dedicated husband andintensely funny individual. His favorite place in the world wasHenniker, where he lived for the past 30 years. He could often befound walking the town trails with his dog. He always made everyonelaugh with his dry wit and ...
Judith M. Wright ; Enjoyed boating in the Lakes Region
May 01, 2008 ... Judith Morton Wright, 44, of Concord, died Friday, April 18,2008, in Allenstown, along with her husband, Russell, in a caraccident. She was born March 26, 1964, in Keene, the daughter of Sandra(Rajala) Palmer and Robert Morton. She attended schools in Troy and Keene. She ...
The essence of God
May 01, 2008 ... Re "Would visitors from outer space make cargo cultists of us?"(Monitor Forum, April 22): Richard Dawkins exposes the logical flaws in creationism and so-called intelligent design theory. But he and the ID theorists ignorethe fact that God is not physical and that His existence can ...
Bishop Brady 6, Oyster River 3
May 01, 2008 ... The Green Giants won four out of six singles matches and two outof three doubles matches to pick up the win, improving their seasonrecord to 5-1. Rosemary Moran shut-out her opponent, ...
Important work
May 01, 2008 ... Re "Putting down roots" (Monitor front page, April 28): In his otherwise thoughtful article about me and my husband,Daniel Barrick used the term "makeshift" to describe my place ofemployment. I object to the use of that word and want to set therecord straight. The Jordan ...
Doria John Petrin ; Native of Suncook
May 01, 2008 ... Doria John "DJ" Petrin, 88, died Monday, April 21, 2008. He was a native of Suncook and a 60-year resident of San MateoCounty. DJ is preceded in death by his loving wife of 43 years, DorothyH. (Smith) Petrin; parents, Albert Petrin and Helene (Letendre)Petrin, both of Quebec, ...
Belmont 12, Gilford 6
May 01, 2008 ... Solid pitching made up for sloppy defensive play from the RedRaiders, as they defeated Gilford to improve their record to .500 at3-3. Sean Newman pitched six innings, allowing only two hits and oneearned run while striking out eight. Kyle Waterman led the offensive effort, ...