Litchfield News

The Monitor has published several articles about the removal of four stories from the curriculum of "Short Stories," an elective class for upperclassmen at Campbell High School in Litchfield.

'MP3' stands for MPEG Audio Layer III, a standard for audio compression that makes any music file smaller with little or no loss of sound quality.

The Tabernacle Baptist Church, 240 Derry Road, Litchfield, and BCI Communications are requesting a variance to erect a 140-foot-tall, flagpole-style cell tower on this property.

The debate over cell-phone tower construction has diminished over the past few years, but apparently there is still room for a new tower - and for objections from those who would live nearby.

A Litchfield man was arrested Thursday for allegedly having child pornography images and videos.

The Board of Selectmen accepted a proposal from Aquatech Irrigation to perform the turn-off and winterization of the town's four irrigation systems for a total cost of $1,037. Originally, the Board of Selectmen rejected a proposal for Aquatech to both turn the systems off and turn them on in the spring.

F For some people, the schedule, demands or expectations of a traditional high school just aren't a good fit.

The head of a high school English department in Litchfield, N.H., is leaving her job after some parents complained about reading assignments another teacher issued to a class.

It was "hat day" at Reeds Ferry School, and Principal Frank Hoell had plenty of choices.

BACKGROUND: High school graduation ceremonies are drawing to a close in Greater Nashua communities.

School officials said some stories assigned in a Campbell High School English class have been immediately removed from the curriculum and the entire course will be "reviewed and revised." Litchfield superintendent apologizes for 'inappropriate' stories Campbell adviser: Readings had good intent 2 hours, 52 minutes ago LITCHFIELD The English ...

Jun 19, 2009 3:49 pm US/Eastern LITCHFIELD, N.H. Stories by satirist David Sedaris, crime author Laura Lippman, horror novelist Stephen King and writer Ernest Hemingway were pulled from a New Hampshire school's curriculum afterA parents complained children shouldn't be exposed to what they view as objectionable subject matter.

Irate parents laid siege to the school board last night over stories assigned in high school English classes that they found inappropriate, including stories by authors Stephen King, David Sedaris and Ernest Hemingway.

Police were busy Friday morning, responding to two traffic accidents that occurred just after 8 a.m. on the same stretch of road.

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Brendan Denehy was halfway to the hospital when he realized he didn't have it. The legal document he usually carried in his glove compartment gave him the right to make medical decisions about his partner, Brian Rater, who had suffered stroke-like symptoms.

On Saturday June 20th, from 11:00AM to 3:00PM the historic Litchfield Presbyterian Church will once again, celebrate family, friends and the beginning of summer with the second annual old-fashioned Strawberry Festival.

Robert and Arlene Gilbert will observe their 55th wedding anniversary on June 13, 2009.

A speech therapist facing a federal child pornography charge is negotiating a plea deal with prosecutors, court records show.

Virginia "Ginny" Woodman stood in the doorway of the newest restaurant in Litchfield -- the one with her family's name on the door -- and looked at the crowd of people moving through the parking lot.