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March 12, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

3 abortion bills await N.H. action

NEW HAMPSHIRE

CONCORD — Abortion opponents call a bill before New Hampshire’s House “informed consent” because it requires women to wait 24 hours and be given information on fetal development, but pro-choice groups say it is insulting to re More...

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Local News

CAPITAL COMMENTS

State’s Medicaid contract a matter of trust

A t $382 million, a contract for a private company to manage part of the state’s Medicaid program will be the largest contract ever issued by the State of New Hampshire. More...

Walpole selectboard enters treasurer’s race

Walpole’s Selectboard on Friday issued a letter to town citizens responding to allegations raised by town treasurer candidate Ray Boas who is seeking to unseat longtime incumbent treasurer Myra Mansouri in tomorrow’s election. More...

Extension service pruning clinic may bear some fruit

SUNAPEE — A little greed isn’t all that bad when it comes to growing apple trees, Bill Lord told a group of 75 fruit tree growers who attended a fruit tree pruning workshop Saturday morning in Sunapee at the Aaron Simpson orchard on Stage More...

National/World

Lost mural by Leonardo may have been discovered

FLORENCE, Italy — Researchers may have discovered traces of a lost mural by Leonardo da Vinci by poking a probe through cracks in a 16th-century fresco painted on the wall of one of Florence’s most famous buildings. More...

Afghan youth recounts US soldier's shooting spree

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — An Afghan man recounted Monday the harrowing tale of how an American soldier on a killing spree burst into his home in the middle of the night, searched the rooms, then dropped to a knee and shot his father in the thigh More...

Comedy troupe co-founder dies

Peter Bergman, a founding member of the Firesign Theatre comedy troupe, whose zany pun-loaded skits and absurdist political satire entertained millions of college kids during the 1960s and ’70s, died Friday at a hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. More...

Sports

Anyone's game

Kentucky, ’Cuse, Michigan St., UNC are No. 1

This time around, the drama began before the brackets even came out. More...

Coach's corner

Fueling the hope with our Green and Gold

It is hard to say with a straight face that the 2012 American East Basketball finals were a thing of beauty. More...

Local roundup

Team work...

Want something included in our local roundup section? Email Michael Pezone, the Eagle Times sports editor, at mpezone@eagletimes.com. Please include all information you would like in the writeup, as well as contact information. Youth soccer meeting More...

Goshen-Lempster school budget makes good time

GOSHEN-LEMPSTER

LEMPSTER — If there were a contest in place between towns to see who had the fastest annual town or school meeting this year, Lempster would probably have first place already locked up. More...

Answers sought in Afghanistan massacre

WORLD

BALANDI, Afghanistan — Moving from house to house, a U.S. Army sergeant opened fire yesterday on Afghan villagers as they slept, killing 16 people — mostly women and children — in an attack that reignited fury at the U.S. More...

Obituaries

Madeline E. Kane - 2013-05-18
Nancy A. McHugh - 2013-05-18
Shirley H. Noyes - 2013-05-18
Brony Budzik - 2013-05-18
Harry Blish Jr. - 2013-05-18
Shirley H. Mitchell - 2013-05-18
John R. Grady Sr. - 2013-05-17
Lawrence H. West - 2013-05-16
Melvyn V. Mitchell - 2013-05-15
Eleanor McDermott - 2013-05-15
Merton H. Bascom - 2013-05-14
Camille Childs - 2013-05-14
Phyllis Spaulding - 2013-05-14
Natalie Beauregard - 2013-05-14
Yolande L. Cleary - 2013-05-14

Education

SCHOOL VIEW

What you will see on Tuesday’s ballot

Tomorrow, March 13, voters will be asked to make critical decisions on items that will determine how the Claremont School District moves forward in 2012-2013. Voters will be given a ballot with eight articles. More...

BF student to go on musical tour

Emily Vaccaro, daughter of Susan Lawlor of Bellows Falls, has been selected to perform with a national performing organization known as the Sound of America Honor Band and Chorus. More...

COLLEGE CONNECTION

College performance measures are outdated and inadequate

Measuring college performance is a common conundrum across the country and for community colleges it is the most complicated. The heart of the problem is our commitment to open admission, which is often at odds with high graduation rates. More...

Opinion

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Let the sun shine

This week is National Sunshine Week, commemorating the 261st anniversary of James Madison’s birth. Madison, known as the father of the U.S. More...

FOIA is a balancing act

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) has been a bulwark of our open society since it was signed into law by President Johnson 45 years ago. More...

Around Town

AROUND TOWN

MONDAY Donkey basketball CLAREMONT — Donkey Basketball, featuring the Stevens High School Class of 2012 vs. Teachers/Police/Fire will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Stevens High School gymnasium. The cost is $6 per person. More...

HEALTH

Guiding Good Choices program More...

Advice

On or off your cellphone, keep your volume low

DEAR ABBY: I frequently talk on my cellphone in public, and I’m often irked by the comments I get from people to put my phone away. More...

Eat slowly to help feel fuller faster

DEAR DOCTOR K: I’ve read many times that eating slowly can help a person eat less and lose weight. I’ve tried this approach recently, and I do find it helps keep me satisfied, even when eating smaller portions. More...