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Brattleboro seeks to boost police presence to address rising crime
“Compared to communities your size, you are consistently higher,” a state consultant has told local leaders about the town’s 16% increase in calls reporting serious offenses such as assault and burglary. Read the story on VTDigger here: Brattleboro seeks to boost police presence to address rising crime.
Unconscious Rye surfer identified: Jenness Beach rescuers praised
RYE — A Massachusetts man has been identified as the unconscious surfer who was pulled from the water by fellow surfers at Jenness Beach Tuesday. He remained hospitalized Wednesday morning. A group of surfers is being hailed as good Samaritans by public safety officials for helping the man after he experienced a medical emergency Tuesday around 3:30 p.m. The family of the man, whose identity was not immediately shared publicly by Rye officials due to federal patient...
Video: Britton Lumber Company updates to wood-gasification
BATH, N.H. — Britton Lumber Company in Bath, New Hampshire, continues to invest in its Eastern White Pine manufacturing operation and recently broke ground on a combined heat and power project to update its steam plant capacity. The company will be replacing its aging thermal energy equipment with a new wood-gasification system meant to maximize the value of wood residues from the sawmill. A new 300-horsepower Hurst wood boiler system will be installed along with a microsteam turbine-generator. The backpressure steam turbine, from Nline Energy, will produce efficient, low-cost electricity that will be used by the company, with excess being put back onto the grid.
ReArch Company Breaks Ground on New Central Fire Station for Lebanon NH Fire Department
Lebanon, NH – ReArch Company, in partnership with the City of Lebanon and Lavallee Brensinger Architects, broke ground on the new Central Fire Station for the Lebanon NH Fire Department on Aug. 12. Mayor Tim McNamara and Fire Chief James Wheatley led the ceremony, which celebrated the beginning of the project.
Manchester park gets new mural, celebrates community reinvestment
The Little League clubhouse at Sheehan Basquil Park in downtown Manchester got a facelift this summer. Two dozen students interning with the Nashua nonprofit Positive Street Art spent six weeks on mentorship training, cleaning out the clubhouse and painting a mural on one side. Positive Street Art coordinator Yasamin Safarzadeh...
Pinedale Bridge reopens after two years
ORANGE, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — The Pinedale Avenue Bridge, connecting Athol and Orange, has officially reopened to all users this week after being closed for nearly two years. The bridge was closed by MassDOT in December of 2022 after vehicles were ignoring the weight limits for the bridge...
Award-winning Cambridge pizzeria featured on ‘Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives’
Food Network star Guy Fieri took a trip to an award-winning pizzeria in Cambridge last week during an episode of his popular series “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.”. “What a thrill it was to have @guyfieri and his incredible team in our home,” Source in Harvard Square wrote on Instagram Friday, Aug. 16. “Thank you to all of our amazing staff, guests, friends & family that make this all possible!”
Anhalt named Chief of Staff in Greenfield
GREENFIELD, MA (FRANKLIN COUNTY NOW) — Greenfield Mayor Ginny Desorgher has announced the hiring of Erin Anhalt as the city’s new Chief of Staff, replacing Keith Barnicle. Barnicle resigned in mid-July. Anhalt is a citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and moved around the country as a...
New owner reveals plan for former Christmas Tree Shops location in Shrewsbury
SHREWSBURY ― An indoor recreation park, heavy on trampolines, is planning to hop into Olde Shrewsbury Village by the end of the year. Fun City Adventure Park, an entertainment park business that took flight in 2015, has recently filed applications with the town to take over the former location of the now-defunct Christmas...
Gillette Moves Forward with Plans to Transform South Boston Campus
Master Plan for 31-Acre Site to Expand Public Open Space, Create New Housing, Create New Resiliency Measures, and Boost Economic Development in Key Waterfront Location. Boston, MA, August 21, 2024 – P&G Gillette today launched the next phase of its plans to reshape its current South Boston manufacturing campus as the company filed a Letter of Intent for its Master Plan with the City of Boston’s Planning Department. The comprehensive redevelopment project is expected to transform an industrial site into a vibrant mixed-use community, enhancing access to the waterfront for the South Boston and Fort Point Channel neighborhoods and beyond.
Package delivery thefts reported in Ashburnham - what police want you to know
Police in Ashburnham are advising residents to be aware of recent thefts of delivered packages in the community. A number of delivery porch thefts were reported on Tuesday, Aug. 20, according to officials. In one incident, the image of a man was captured on a resident's doorbell camera covering his face while taking a package and then getting picked up by a vehicle described as a silver or grey Honda CRV-type SUV. ...
Missing link: Hampton's section of rail trail to Portsmouth coming soon
HAMPTON — In a little more than a year, residents will be able to hop on their bikes in Hampton to take safe, scenic trips to Portsmouth on the Seacoast Greenway without the dangers of sharing the roads with cars and trucks. The New Hampshire Department of Transportation is putting the final touches on its design for Hampton’s roughly 2-mile stretch of what is known locally as the "rail trail.” Running along the west side of Route...
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