Busy night at PMHS

Tim Croes
ALTON — During the Prospect Mountain School Board meeting on Tuesday, May 7, a presentation was made by the Vision Team at the high school, students taking part in Project Citizen came before the ...More

Boards get together

ALTON — A joint meeting of the Alton School Board and the Alton Board of Selectmen was held on Monday, April 29, to address the health and safety concerns at Alton Central School. The selectmen ...More

Timber Wolves bring the bats

call imageJoshua Spaulding
ALTON — After his team didn’t swing the bats well against Farmington on Monday, May 6, Prospect Mountain softball coach Rick Burley set up the pitching machine on the team’s diamond ...More

AVRRDD landfill gas project is supplying landfill gas to GPT

call imageEdith Tucker
SUCCESS — The nearly $3.3 million landfill gas (LFG) project that turns decomposed organic matter — garbage — in Phases I and II of the Mount Carberry landfill into an alternative energy ...More

Berlin named “Landowner of the Year” by state Trails Bureau

Edith Tucker
BERLIN — Mayor Paul Grenier will be at the Jericho Mountain State Park at 10 a.m. on Thursday morning to accept the "Landowner of the Year" award on behalf of the City from state Trails Bureau chief ...More

United Way thanks community for Letter Carriers Food Drive

Jody Houle
BERLIN — The annual Letter Carriers Food Drive collected 9,330 pounds of food making it another very successful year....More

County still interviewing for Human Resources Director

Mellisa Seamans
OSSIPEE — As of press time, the county commissioners had one applicant left to interview in their quest to find the next Carroll County Human Resources Director. It is unknown when they plan to ...More

Thinking spring and summer at Ossipee selectmen’s meeting

Mellisa Seamans
OSSIPEE — The town’s July 4th celebration and the concern it may not happen without volunteer help was once again the topic of discussion at this week’s selectmen’s meeting on ...More

Lengthy investigation leads to arrest of alleged Ossipee drug dealers

Mellisa Seamans
OSSIPEE — A Chickville Road couple was arraigned Monday on charges of possession and sale of controlled drugs. Curt Dow, 49, is being held in lieu of $10,000 cash bail on three counts of sale of ...More

ATVs to use 8 miles on Headwaters tract to link 1,000-mile system

call imageEdith Tucker
PITTSBURG — The key features of the 1,000-plus-mile "Ride the Wilds" ATV system will be in place on its Grand Opening Day celebration on June 15 in Coleman State Park, making the dream of connecting ...More

Mt. Orne Covered Bridge could reopen by month’s end

Edith Tucker
LANCASTER — The town of Lancaster has accepted a proposal for $36,760 from Tim Andrews of Barns and Bridges of New England of Gilford to repair the historic 102-year-old Mt. Orne Covered Bridge ...More

Portland Pipe Line has already transported diluted bitumen

Edith Tucker
SOUTH PORTLAND, Me. — The Portland Pipe Line (PPL) has already sent diluted bitumen — Alberta crude oil — through its pipes, from east to west....More

Eagles hang around, fall to Stark

call imageJeff Lajoie
GILFORD — For a full half, the Gilford High School girls’ lacrosse team stayed within striking distance of visiting John Stark on May 6. But a second half surge from the Generals proved to ...More

Wernig, Zakorchemny pace track Eagles

call imageJeff Lajoie
TILTON — With personal bests in four different events, junior Becky Zakorchemny helped the Gilford High School girls’ track and field team to a solid performance in an 11-school meet held ...More

Moving past 500

call imageJeff Lajoie
GILFORD — Despite blowing past one milestone, Sydney Strout wants more. The Gilford High School senior pitcher became just the second player in program history to reach 500 career strikeouts two ...More

Transfer station paved, chosen site for inspection training

Elissa Paquette
TUFTONBORO — Tuftonboro Transfer Station Manager Clay Gallagher was so pleased with the recent paving work by the Frank Carroll Company that he went on a personal "high tech journey" to prepare ...More

Tuftonboro Administrative Assistant leaving for Nevada

Elissa Paquette
TUFTONBORO — Tuftonboro’s town office is losing its well-liked Administrative Assistant Cathy Pounder after five years on the job, announced Chairman of the Board of Selectmen Carolyn Sundquist ...More

Selectmen weigh pros and cons of winter sand delivery

Thomas Beeler
WAKEFIELD — Wakefield selectmen met with Road Agent Fred Clough at their Wednesday, May 8, meeting to review bids received for providing the town with sand for winter use. The bid discussion turned ...More

Fires char several acres around Girard Road

call imageDarin Wipperman
LITTLETON — Thursday’s rain came a day late to the parched North Country. On Wednesday afternoon, firefighters from the geographic area between Woodsville and Lancaster helped Littleton control ...More

Loon bridge update discusses costs, design

Darin Wipperman
LINCOLN — As the design phase continues, the town sponsored a hearing on Monday evening regarding replacement of the Loon bridge. The important link between Loon Mountain Resort and Route 112 washed ...More

County taxes would rise 2.62 percent in proposed budget

Darin Wipperman
N. HAVERHILL — Earlier this month, the Grafton County Commissioners sent their draft FY2014 budget to the delegation and the state Department of Revenue Administration. The document proposes a ...More

Cox, Smith take second place for MA at bass fishing tourney

call imageJeff Lajoie
MOULTONBOROUGH — While the weather called for some wet weather, the skies held tough in keeping the conditions dry for the first NHIAA Bass Fishing Tournament on May 9. Local high schoolers from ...More

MA hangs on during Blood’s big day

call imageJeff Lajoie
MOULTONBOROUGH — An early barrage gave the Moultonborough Academy softball team a big cushion. The Panthers would need just about every one of those runs in the end. Despite jumping out to a 7-0 ...More

A fishy morning on the Bay

call imageJeff Lajoie
MEREDITH — The end of April means it’s about that time to get out on the water. I was happy to oblige last week. The changeover from ice fishing to the liquid kind can be a gradual process ...More

National Women Build Week is strong in the Mount Washington Valley May 12th kick-off for construction

By Rachael Brown
You often hear about women helping other women, what about women building homes for other women? That is exactly what will happen on May 12th in Fryeburg at 483 Menotomy RD. Thanks to Lowe’s North ...More

A rugged trek in the Caribou-Speckled Wilderness

Steve Smith
RELATIVELY FEW HIKERS are familiar with the trails on the eastern side of the Caribou-Speckled Mountain Wilderness, a remote 12,000-acre tract in the Maine portion of the White Mountain National Forest. ...More

Purity Spring Resort celebrates 100 years, looking for another 100 to follow

call imageRachael Brown
THE WATERS OF Purity Lake in East Madison run as deep as the roots of the family who have been stewards of the surrounding land since the 1800s. According to N.H. Fish and Game the lake is as deep as ...More

Bears, Bobcats beat the rain in Bristol

call imageJoshua Spaulding
BRISTOL — The Newfound track team played host to the Bristol Lions Invitational on Saturday, with the Plymouth Bobcats joining in on the fun. The teams managed to escape without getting too wet, ...More

Fairbank, Bears blank Royals

call imageJoshua Spaulding
BRISTOL — After dropping a 5-2 decision on the first day back from vacation, the Newfound baseball team found the bats again and knocked off Mascoma by a 6-0 score on Wednesday, May 1. "Our pitching ...More

Fast start propels Bobcats past Eagles

call imageJoshua Spaulding
PLYMOUTH — Facing an undefeated Plymouth team on the road was a pretty big test for coach Jared Doherty’s Kennett boys’ lacrosse team. Playing most of the game without faceoff man Tommy ...More

Offense explodes as Bears overpower Raiders, 13-6

call imageJeff Lajoie
TILTON — Behind an offensive outburst that registered 14 hits and had runners on base in all but one inning, the Winnisquam Regional High School softball team picked up a key victory over Lakes ...More

Missed chances haunt Bears in loss to Gilford

call imageJeff Lajoie
GILFORD — Just four batters into the game, Max DesMarais was in serious trouble. After a double, an error and two walks, visiting Winnisquam Regional High School led 1-0 with the bases loaded and ...More

Raiders stifled by Fairbank, Newfound

call imageJeff Lajoie
BELMONT — For the second time in two years, Dahlton Fairbank proved to be a menace to the Belmont High School baseball team. The Newfound Regional left-hander struck out 16 batters and allowed just ...More
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