New Ipswich News

Tax collectors and boards of selectmen who are charged with levying taxes fairly, but as some of our recent stories have revealed, there are some whose actions are questionable.

Several months ago - yikes! - I wrote a column titled "Do you think our letters are too long?" to seek your advice on, well, whether our letters to the editor are too long.

Cynthia Dziurgot's flight from justice may have surprised many, but echoes her brother's actions years ago.

E. coli bacteria numbers increased on the Souhegan, Nashua, and Merrimack Rivers during the most recent tests performed by the local watershed associations.

When the state placed road signs on Route 3 in Nashua alerting motorists to points west, the signs included "Monadnock Region" but not the much closer "Souhegan Valley." Maybe if it had been "Souhegan Valley/Freedom's Way," the state would have thought differently.

Ashley Krook, 20, of New Ipswich and Reid Aho, 22, of Jaffrey were to be married Saturday and, despite the elegance of the bride's dress, Krook says she made some compromises in planning her wedding in light of the economy.

The Souhegan Valley historical societies are scheduling special hours for visitors to take a step back in time Saturday and Sunday to learn more about their towns.

Seven Milford stores and restaurants failed an area-wide liquor commission compliance check this month by serving alcohol to an underage person.

Kawasaki ATV rider Joe Haavisto rode to his second sweep of the New England ATV series, earning overall victories in both the Open Pro and Pro Am classes at Jolly Rogers Motorsports Park in Lempster, N.H. Other than a few rain drops on Sunday, the motos were held under great conditions.

A blown transformer has knocked out power along a wide swath around the Temple Turnpike in New Ipswich, reaching up into part of Greenville, a Hillsborough County dispatcher reports.

A bankrupt wood-pellet dealer has made a deal with the state to help make sure he can pay back customers who never got their wood pellets.

At 12:47 Raymond Police arrested Robert Oliver, 54, of 10 Sesame St., Raymond, was arrested on an outstanding warrant for disorderly conduct.

Firefighters have been posted at two New Ipswich schools over the past few weeks because the schools have so many safety code issues.

Two New Ipswich residents are facing felony drug charges after allegedly being caught selling heroin in Milford.

Police have charged two New Ipswich residents with selling heroin. Police arrested the man and woman on April 2 but announced the charges Tuesday morning.

Firefighters have been stationed at the town's two aging elementary schools until the state fire marshal can inspect the buildings tomorrow and determine if they're safe.

A statewide grass-roots group is working to ensure that communities have a response plan in place for animals great and small when a natural disaster or major local emergency strikes.

Recently, I sent your paper a press release about an event that will be hosted by the Poetry Society of New Hampshire, The Kalevala - From Myth to Marimekko .

SB2 or not to SB2? That is the question facing three Monadnock region towns on March 10.

His driveway finally clear, Roy Darling joked that he eagerly awaited a city plow making another pass on Harding Street yesterday so he could shovel out yet again.