NH sees 25 percent spike in calls for fuel aid Fuel assistance applications in Rockingham County are up 25 percent over last year. That mirrors state and national spikes, which have reached record levels.
Program officials cite chilly economic conditions, including job losses, reduced hours of employment, and high energy costs as contributing to the jump....continued
Haverhill pushes for neighborhood associations to act as watchdogs HAVERHILL — On any given night in the 1980s, neighbors from one corner of Haverhill or another would gather in someone's home or a school auditorium to discuss issues affecting their families.
It was like a series of mini town meetings that kept the city hopping and people chatting about everything from crowded school classrooms to new housing developments that threatened to eat up big tracts of land....continued
The Final Score The Pinkerton boys swim team went 2-0 in its tri-meet against Londonderry and Campbell. Marc Marois swam well as he won the 200 freestyle (1:53.93) and 100 breaststroke (1:05.43), and he was also on the winning 400 freestyle relay team. Hunter Hollingsworth also stepped up big for the Astros, winning the 200 IM (2:17.77) and 500 freestyle (5:40.63), and swimming the third leg of the 400 freestyle relay team....continued
Motorized pull carts make round of golf a walk in the park LAWRENCE — It's often been said that golf is a great way to ruin a walk in an otherwise beautiful setting.
Eivind Lange, owner of Paradigm Sports in the Pacific Mills building, hopes his product takes the edge off what can be either a great or terrible experience: a round of golf....continued
Nobody says they're going to raise taxes any more. They're going to "generate new revenues." They're going to "invest in our future." They're going to "roll back the Bush tax cuts for the rich."...continued
