Fremont News

WHILE MOST OF the state was on alert for flash flooding yesterday, it was a lightning strike that gave children and adults at a Fremont daycare a scare.

The operator of a Provider bus that lost two wheels while driving on Whittier Street in March almost lost her license following the incident.

An Epping man who allegedly fired shots in the direction of a neighbor's home was arrested after an hour-long standoff, police say.

Exeter Rotary's Karaoke Idol event is only 3 years old and it already has regulars, attracting pros along with its fair share of newcomers.

L. Mike Kappler RAYMOND a " Raymond's own "Children's Champion" Celeste Clark, RCFY Executive Director, was the 2009 Southeast Region "Champion for Children" award winner at the New Hampshire School Administrators Association's Ceremony, held at the Grappone Conference Center, in Concord.

It was all about being in the right place at the right time. Last June, Fremont Fire Chief Richard Butler happened to be on Route 101 doing his other job when he got the call.

"When the economy turns south, people finish their basements," said Randy Maddox of New England Building Materials, which opened last fall in Rye.

Nearly 300 people converged Saturday at a job fair at the Timberlane Regional High School in Plaistow, where the school district has just 16 openings.

The Kingston Police Department will receive $12,362 through the Edward Byrne Justice Assistance Grant Program as part of the Obama administration's attempts to stimulate the economy and support law-enforcement efforts.

A philosophical difference on how Ellis School students' performance should be assessed will be brought to voters in the annual School District Meeting March 14.

Dan Itse will be speaking on March 9th for the Nashua Area Federated Republican Women's Club at the Crowne Plaza Hotel at 6:30 PM.

Rich Seawards of Rollinsford, owner of Weeksie's Pizza in Dover, said he was glad he didn't sign a prebuy contract with his home heating oil company this year.

For small-government die-hards, the $787 billion economic stimulus bill recently passed by Congress isn't a life saver.

Emily Finnegan, 8, glowed with triumph after setting Raymond's record for cup stacking.

Seacoast Media Group announced today that the tough economy will force it to end publication of its weekly Rockingham News next month.

FREMONT a " The Fremont School Board is seeking community members interested in serving on a committee for the selection of a new Ellis Middle School Principal.

A Fremont, N.H., lawmaker wants to put the federal government on notice that New Hampshire will not stand for legislation that steps outside Congress's clearly limited role.

As President Obama signed an economic stimulus bill into law yesterday, Pamela Ambrose was on the hunt for a new job.

Evan Fredette, a representative of The Flatbread Co. in Portsmouth, handed out generously-cut slices of pizza on paper plates.

Carl Walker Brewitt, 85, died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009, at Colonial Poplin Nursing Home, Fremont, N.H., after a courageous battle with Alzheimer's disease.