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Derry: Suspect can't see child while fighting assault, rape charges Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:45:00 EDT
DERRY — A Derry man has lost the right to see his 5-year-old child while he fights charges he had sex with a 15-year-old girl.
Shaun Lacasse, 34, of 15 Sunset Ave. was ordered not to have contact with any children under 18 as one of the conditions of bail.

Students get lesson in protecting groundwater Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:45:00 EDT
SANDOWN — Sandown Central fourth-graders were introduced to the "treasure down under — groundwater" last week and taught how they can become future water guardians of New Hampshire.
Bruce Montville, president and CEO of LifeWise Community Projects, a volunteer organization dedicated to environmental education, talked to the students about drinking water.

Veteran referee says he's never made a bad call Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:19:00 EDT
DERRY — Joe Carter, 67, of Derry has been refereeing basketball games for 40 years. While he admits he's missed some calls, he says he's never made a bad call in all that time.
He spent about 20 to 25 of those 40 years refereeing varsity level high school basketball. He continues to referee men's basketball, which he says is his speciality, in Derry, as part of a men's basketball league sponsored by Sportzone indoor athletic facility. He also referees a men's basketball league in Hampstead, which consists of men over 50, including one who is 66. In addition, he referees a girls basketball league in the summer and some youth basketball

Londonderry: No charges filed against woman who struck mom Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:49:00 EDT
LONDONDERRY — Police are still investigating a Friday car accident in which a 62-year-old Londonderry woman was injured, Londonderry police Lt. Scott Saunders said yesterday.
Erin Eagen, 34, of Andover, Mass., has not been charged in connection with the accident in which she lost control of her car and struck her mother. Saunders said it was too early in the investigation to say if charges would be coming.

Former Londonderry man pleads guilty to stealing stamps Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:48:00 EDT
CONCORD, N.H. — A former Londonderry resident pleaded guilty Thursday to conspiring to steal more than $10,000 worth of stamps and other U.S. Postal Service property.
Richard Melcher, 47, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit theft of property used by the U.S. Postal Service. He was indicted last summer and arrested in Virginia in November after an investigation by inspectors from the U.S. Postal Service.

Salem house still uninhabitable 14 months after oil spill Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:48:00 EDT
SALEM — More than 14 months after a home heating oil spill left the home of Suzanne Demers uninhabitable, she and her son, Michael Demers, are still out of the house.
Now, Michael Demers is calling for the insurance company paying for the cleanup to give him and his mother a new house.

New Hampshire news in brief Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:39:00 EDT
Donation kicks off library expansion fund
WINDHAM — A library trustee's donation is considered the starting point for a campaign to renovate and expand Nesmith Library.
Mary Lee Underhill, vice chairwoman of the trustees, presented the donation to the Windham Endowment for Community Advancement during a board meeting last month. The donor prefers not to disclose the amount of the gift.

New Hampshire school news in brief Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:34:00 EDT
Studying pays off for these scholars
It pays to be smart, and there are about 750 students in the state who are proof of that.
The New Hampshire Department of Education named the 2008 Granite State Scholars this month and almost every Southern New Hampshire school was represented. Scholars are automatically eligible for large tuition breaks at the state's two- and four-year schools.

Drug dealing, kidnapping Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:45:08 MDT

Monday, April 21

PITTSFIELD — A New York man accused of dealing drugs and kidnapping a Pittsfield woman at gunpoint is being held at the Berkshire County Jail & House of Correction on $100,000 cash bail or $1 million bond.

Early end called to burning season Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:28:33 MDT

Monday, April 21

Officials have declared an early end to burning season, following a series of brush fires, one of which scorched more than 200 acres over the weekend.

GE shareholders anxious Mon, 21 Apr 2008 08:42:43 MDT

Monday, April 21

HARTFORD, Conn. — Fresh off a disastrous quarter that wiped the luster from his company and still stinging from his predecessor's public scolding, General Electric Co. CEO Jeff Immelt may find a tougher-than-usual audience this week when he faces shareholders at the conglomerate's annual meeting.

Berkshire Museum puts a face on its mummy Fri, 18 Apr 2008 04:29:43 MDT

Friday, April 18

PITTSFIELD — The mummy has returned. And he has new tales to tell.

Miss Hall's student tops in county Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:47:15 MDT

Monday, April 21

Jana Herman has always wondered about genetics and about the interaction between chromosomes and psychological phenomena.

An Explosive Question: Is YouTube dangerous? Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:27:11 MDT

Monday, April 21

It's a powerful tool that can be used for good or bad. For enlightenment or entertainment. For fighting crime or, in some cases, inciting crime.

Births Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:36:25 MDT

Sunday, April 20

Out-of-area hospitals ...

Nice day, dirty work Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:45:12 MDT

Sunday, April 20

GREAT BARRINGTON — It was a balmy spring morning meant for raking, composting and hauling armloads of branches.

Hang-up over hangers could increase dry cleaning costs Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:43:08 MDT

Posted at 11:39 AM EST, Monday, April 21

BOSTON (AP) — A Boston city councilor says with the nation on the brink of a recession, the last thing we need is to pay more for our dry cleaning.

Living, Learning, Working and Playing In Berkshire County Tue, 26 Sep 2006 08:57:34 MDT
Comprised of 30 unique towns on 945 square miles of natural beauty, the Berkshires provide the best of town and country living. Nestled amidst magnificent rolling hills, and conveniently located near Boston and New York, Berkshire County, with a

Time magazine hails local Jewish blog Sun, 20 Apr 2008 03:48:35 MDT

Sunday, April 20

LANESBOROUGH — The hits just keep on coming for one local woman.

Bill puts fiscal power in town's sight Sat, 19 Apr 2008 03:24:03 MDT

Saturday, April 19

HAVERHILL — With state local aid barely enough to keep cities and towns afloat, Sens. Bruce Tarr and Susan Tucker announced a package of reforms yesterday they intend to push on Beacon Hill to help communities ride out the poor economic times.

Debate as farce Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:49:26 MDT

Monday, April 21

Tomorrow is the Pennsylvania primary, ending a stretch of several primary-free weeks in which the political discourse generated by the fierce fight between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination include these weighty issues.

For Earth Day tomorrow… Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:16:17 +0000
… I’m still going to drive my honking, huge minivan to work, since they still haven’t come up with fast, reliable public transit for every place I’ve got to be with kids in tow tomorrow. But this guy is my hero. Tom Cook is biking 40 miles round trip to work tomorrow for Earth Day. I wonder [...]

We hear they have some pretty cool songs too Mon, 21 Apr 2008 21:19:00 +0000
Yes, the marathon is all exciting and everything (did you hear we have a whole website about it?), but there’s another sport almost equally as deserving of our attention, and that’s, yes, rugby. Of course, to the uninformed rugby looks like a bunch of big sweaty guys rolling around in the mud together. But if you [...]

All marathon all the time Mon, 21 Apr 2008 00:58:02 +0000
Our brand spanking new Marathon site is up and running. Take a look. And here’s a little encouragement from Howard Weinstein who lives just off Heartbreak Hill and is training for his 18th consecutive Boston Marathon.

Take a walk on the wild side Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:02:00 +0000
Old Colony Memorial reporter Emily Wilcox spent a week in Los Angeles with the folks who want to launch Plymouth Rock Studios, a proposed full-fledged state-of-the-art movie studio complex, on 350 acres of land in South Plymouth. They went to solicit support for the project from industry insiders and to cast their pet TV project, Plymouth [...]

Polygamist clothing has roots in 19th century and 1950s Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:34:00 EDT
For a society accustomed to the likes of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, the images of the women from the polygamist compound in Texas are almost shocking in their understatement: Ankle-length dresses, makeup-less faces, hauntingly uniform hair.

Catching problems early, schools try to avoid special ed Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:33:00 EDT
TIGARD, Ore. (AP) — When her son Dylan was just 6 years old, Kristen Wahlmeier noticed that he had to be bribed to read: A surfing trip here or a pair of new shoes there before he'd pick up a book.

FDA cites Chinese firm's manufacturing processes for heparin Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:32:00 EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — China and the United States traded charges yesterday about whether a contaminant in the blood thinner heparin caused severe allergic reactions linked to as many as 81 deaths.
Federal health officials said new tests indicated a solid link. China said the contaminant could not be the "root cause" of the problem.

New church holds service in bar to reach new people Tue, 22 Apr 2008 01:35:00 EDT
SIDNEY, Ohio (AP) — Another round and amen! Beer was on tap and a mechanical bull inspired the sermon as a new church held its inaugural service in a western Ohio bar.
The Country Rock Church drew about 100 people to Sunday night's meeting at the Pub Lounge in Sidney, 35 miles north of Dayton.

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of the Sparhawk School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:13:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Sanborn Regional High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:10:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Salem, NH High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:08:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Salem, MA High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:06:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Rockport High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:05:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Presentation of Mary Academy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:03:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Pinkerton Academy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:59:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of the Pingree School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:57:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of the Phillips Academy Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:54:00 EDT

Leave your message for the 2008 graduates of Pentucket Regional High School Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:48:00 EDT

Newburyport: Earth Day Awards given for 'environmental stewardship' Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:50:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — In a culmination of a weekend-long celebration of environmental awareness, a group of city leaders handed out the first Earth Day Awards during a small but upbeat event last night.

School leaders say class sizes are at the breaking point Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:45:00 EDT
Editor's note: This is the first in a three-part daily series examining the impact of budget cuts on Newburyport schools as the School Committee prepares to vote on next year's budget. Coming tomorrow, a look inside the loss of arts and drama programs.

Newburyport: State says few local seniors need remedial college classes Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:40:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — Newburyport High School students fared better in a state report on remedial college classes than other local 2005 high school graduates did.
The Massachusetts School to College Report, released by the state Departement of Education last week, analyzed data reported from the 2005 school year on how many high school graduates entering college had to take remedial math and English classes.

Four needed for Youth Conservation Corps in Newbury Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:39:00 EDT
NEWBURY — Parker River National Wildlife Refuge is seeking four new recruits for its Youth Conservation Corps program this summer.
The four participants, two boys and two girls, will work 40 hours a week for eight weeks and earn minimum wage, $8 an hour. The program is tentatively scheduled to run from June 23 to Aug. 15 and candidates must commit to work the full eight-week program.

Merrimac: Teens plan fast to raise funds for World Vision Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:39:00 EDT
MERRIMAC — For 30 hours during the coming weekend, some 40 to 80 teenagers will be participating in a "30-Hour Famine." They will go without food for 30 hours, except for lemonade and iced tea, fasting from lunch on Friday until a late dinner on Saturday.

Report: Newburyport is a 'creative economy' leader Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:38:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — From marketing, technology and public relations firms to its rich artistic culture, the city's thriving creative economy put Newburyport near the top in a recent study of creative businesses in the North Shore.

Amesbury town notebook: Mayor aims to have 'paperless' office Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:35:00 EDT
Mayor Thatcher Kezer's office is getting cleaner these days — and he credits a small scanner for many of the improvements.
In an effort to get rid of some of his piles of paperwork and to move toward a "paperless" office, Kezer recently purchased a scanner that quickly converts all those documents into electronic files that are stored on his computer.

Salisbury Town Notebook: Community Service Fair set for May 31 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:35:00 EDT
Town officials are planning the town's first Community Service Fair on Saturday, May 31. The event — which runs from 9 a.m. to noon — will focus attention on all the community organizations that work to make Salisbury such a productive and responsive town.

Thieves steal copper from Newburyport marinas Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:34:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — At least three local marinas were the target of copper thefts over the last week, according to Newburyport Yacht Club manager David Murphy.
"I found out last Thursday when I went to start assembling and realized over a thousand feet of copper had been stolen (from storage)," Murphy said.

Police charge 25 in separate drug, underage drinking incidents Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:33:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — Twenty-five people were charged Sunday in two separate incidents involving underage drinking and possession of drugs.
At 3:28 p.m. eight people were issued summons on charges of possession of class D substances in Maudslay State Park. Issued summonses were Sheila Dunkerly, 19, 5 Perkins St., Amesbury; Daniel Avalos-Vigil, 21, 44 Laurel Drive, Haverhill; Addison Danna, 20, 99 Cluff Crossing, Salem, N.H.; Kerry L. Smith, 19, 7 Maudsley View Lane, Amesbury; Eli O. Cutting, 21, 7 Copp St., Fremont, N.H.; Jordan Isaac, 18, 12 Lincoln St., Haverhill; Lindsay Rose Ryan, 19, 20 Amberwood Drive, Atkinson, N.H.; Chris Trapani, 22, 9 Sunview Road, Plaistow, N.H.

Woman asks locals to see beyond her wheelchair Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:31:00 EDT
NEWBURYPORT — You may have passed Nancy Bartley while driving on Low Street to the downtown. She is a noticeable and common sight, with her electric wheelchair sometimes fitted with orange flags to alert traffic of her presence.

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