Sandown News

A ride to the doctor or the grocery store could soon be more expensive for residents who rely on the Community Alliance for Regional Transportation.

Road Trip: N.H. Vineyards Tour Share + Jul 6, 2009 8:49 am US/Eastern Road Trip: N.H. Vineyards Tour 1 of 8 Candia Vineyards 2 of 8 Young grapes at Candia Vineyards in Candia, New Hampshire.

OK, things haven't gotten quite this bad yet, at least as portrayed in today's editorial cartoon depicting someone holding up pictures of fireworks as the crowd responds to each one with the obligatory 'oohs' and 'ahhs.' But that doesn't mean the sour economy isn't taking its toll on the nation's traditional Fourth of July celebrations this holiday ...

Timberlane Regional High School students from the towns of Sandown, Danville, Plaistow, and Atkinson, graduated outdoors under rain clouds, overcast, just plain clouds, and a bit of sunshine.

While town residents mourn the loss of 47-year-old Dawn Weston who died of cancer Saturday, they celebrate a woman who always put others first.

L. Mike Kappler RAYMOND-So, what is our water worth? New Hampshire's economic well-being, public health, and quality of life depends on the sustainable management of our state's water resources.

Students at Presentation of Mary Academy enrolled in honors French joined some 100,000 students across the country participating in Le Grand Concours, a national exam given by the American Association of Teachers of French.

The annual Strawberry Festival is Saturday, June 6, and will include music, games, food, raffles and a book sale.

The zoning board declined to rehear P.J. Murphy Transportation Inc.'s proposal to build a trucking company on Industrial Way at its meeting last week.

The traditional February vacation is back on the Timberlane Regional School District calendar.

Cash talk continued last week as town council heard from residents offering insight on how to spend taxpayers' money.

Community Caregivers of Greater Derry is looking for volunteer drivers. The organization, which works with Hampstead, Derry, Londonderry, Windham, Sandown and Chester, helps housebound individuals get to medical appointments and pick up prescriptions.

What stimulus we get from the federal government will be used to pay the tax increases levied by the local and state governments, such as cigarette, gas and now income tax hikes! One negates the other.

Four local women placed in the top 10 at the 2009 Miss New Hampshire competition in Derry Saturday night.

It's been seven years since Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew ventured into deep space on the big screen, preventing the destruction of all mankind in "Star Trek: Nemesis." But Paramount Pictures is at it again, with its latest film, "Star Trek," opening Friday in theaters across the country.

For this year's Sandown Town Report, as in prior years, I have been called upon to write an update/report of our men and women from town who are serving in the military.

More children are turning up in the school lunch line with empty pockets, as well as empty stomachs, said Kathleen Smith, assistant business manager for the Timberlane Regional School District.

Something magical happens when music and poetry co-exist, Portsmouth guitarist and composer Larry Simon firmly believes.

The son of the police chief in Sandown, N.H., has been charged with reckless driving after authorities say he ran another vehicle off the road as he fled from others.

People scattered early Saturday morning when police arrived at a Pleasant Street home to break up an underage drinking party.