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PHOTOS: Is This Proof that Blood Cemetery in Hollis, New Hampshire is Haunted?
The irony about Pine Hill Cemetery is that it used to be called Blood Cemetery, which, may be the most epic name for a cemetery, especially when it's considered to be haunted. However, the former name had nothing to do with actual blood -- it's not like suddenly headstones were seen being covered in or dripping in blood. Instead, the name referred to a man named Abel Blood, who was buried there and is at the center of the folklore of the cemetery being haunted, according to New Hampshire Magazine.
EYE ON DRACUT: Monumental Loser Phil Thibault Unaffected in Dracut
How can Dracut miss Phil Thibault if he won’t go away?. The town’s most rejected perennial candidate—a nine-time failure at the ballot box—Phil Thibault has a new hobby: Applying for appointments on town boards and reapplying when he’s rejected. When there’s an opening on any...
Haverhill Fire Receives Donation of High-Powered Chop Saw From Merrimac Industrial Sales
The Haverhill Fire Department last week received a new, high-powered electric chop saw for quickly opening difficult-to-access spaces during emergencies. Merrimac Industrial Sales, the Haverhill-based provider of power tools for tradespeople, custom electrical panels and stock electrical components, donated the saw made by Milwaukee Tools. During a presentation at the Water Street fire station, Fire Chief Robert M. O’Brien discussed an essential use of the tool for ventilating a burning structure.
Veteran Spotlight: Coast Guard Lt. Joseph Ponti
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Joseph Ponti served his country in the Coast Guard from 1961 to 1965, and was discharged as a lieutenant. He grew up in Lawrence and graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy as an ensign. His first assignment would take him aboard a weather ship, the USCG Casco.
OPINION: North Andover Town Meeting Was a Fiasco
This year’s town meeting started off with a fiasco. Far more people than were planned for showed up which caused many technological issues. The only overflow venue set up was the café, and it filled quickly. While the early articles were being discussed people were still streaming in and the overflow was routed to the field house.
KANE’S KORNER – Eagle Scout Candidate Scott Johnston Restores Dracut Memorial Park and Park at American Legion Post 315
Kane went on a field trip to meet Scott Johnston, a Troop 80 Life Scout at the Leo C. Roth Dracut American Legion Post 315. Scott who is 16 years old and a high school sophomore completely restored the Schiripo Brothers Memorial Park on the Dracut American Legion property to an eye appealing dedication to the seven brothers whose financial support and manual labor led to the building of the post at its current location. Scott explained to Kane that the park was overgrown and tired looking.
New financial policy to address liability
TEWKSBURY — The Tewksbury Select Board met on June 25, 2024 at town hall. The board interviewed several candidates for at-large resident positions on the newly formed School Facilities Study Committee. The committee will assess current school space in relation to future educational needs and enrollment. Residents Maureen Castiglione,...
120-plus apartments and more in Exeter: Developer has big plans on Portsmouth Ave.
EXETER — A well-known Seacoast developer is proposing to build more than 120 housing units as part of a mixed-use development at 76 Portsmouth Ave. Green & Company of North Hampton has requested a design review and will present its plans to the Exeter Planning Board at its next meeting Thursday, July 11 at 7 p.m. ...
Lowell politics newsletter: July 7, 2024
With no City Council meeting last week, today we’ll take another excursion into a part of Lowell political history that intersects with several contemporary issues. In May the City Council held a vigorous debate on whether to unwind the judicial consent decree from the 1980s that still governs the assignment of students in the Lowell Public Schools and last month the Planning Board had a heated discussion on whether to make mention of the city’s segregated housing patterns in the forthcoming Lowell Master Plan.
OPINION: Shaken and Stirred in Dracut
Well, that was interesting. Dracut’s municipal election was held on May fourth with the only contested race being between three contestants, Dave Martin, Don Plummer, and Josh Taylor. The latter won the election by a narrow margin of twenty-three votes. The rollercoaster ride the night of the election came...
Summer Car Care with Chilton Library
Summer’s longer days and warmer weather lend themselves to tending to our cars. Car owners can refer to ChiltonLibrary to help keep their vehicles operating properly. Are the air conditioner and ventilation system working properly to temper those hot summer days? Are the brakes making noise? Is there an unusual smell? ChiltonLibrary includes original equipment manufacturer (OEM) diagnostics and repair procedures for each component, including heaters, ventilation, and brakes. Is it time to check the spark plugs? ChiltonLibrary illustrations show how to tell whether to replace the spark plugs, as well as the steps to remove and install them.
Plaistow Supervisors of the Checklist to Register Voters, Make Changes July 16
The Supervisors of the Checklist in Plaistow, N.H., meet Tuesday, July 16, to register new voters or make any changes for existing voters except party affiliation. New voters must provide proof of identity, such as photographic identification; proof of residence, from a license, mortgage/rental paperwork or utility bill; and proof of citizenship, such as a birth certificate or U.S. Passport or Passport Card or naturalization papers.
Fish & Game Move Ahead with Plans After Zoning Approvals
The Zoning Board of Adjustments recently approved two variance requests for the Londonderry Fish and Game Club property located on Musquash Meadow Road, allowing the club to move forward with construction after plans were halted due to a planning department oversight. At a Town Council meeting last month, it was...
Traffic, Development Concerns is Focus at Manager’s Town Hall
Town Manager, Mike Malaguti, along with several town officials, held a “Town Hall Session” at the Senior Center on Tuesday, June 18, with about 15 residents attending, asking questions mostly related to development and traffic. This was the first meeting in a series Malaguti intends to hold over the year.
Electric Aggregation Plan Set For Council Approval
Londonderry’s Community Aggregation Program has moved forward after a public hearing on Saturday morning, June 29. Stuart Ormsby, Vice President of Colonial Power Group’s Power Supply Strategies, was at the hearing to answer questions related to the program. “Colonial Power Group and Freedom Energy Logistics are our chosen...
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