Site of anti-tax standoff in Plainfield back on market after major renovation >Ed and Elaine Brown can be seen in driveway of their Plainfield home in June 2007. The home, now owned by out-of state investors, has been put on the market for $1.59 million. Valley News file photograph Jennifer Hauck >Ed and Elaine Brown’s home, the site of a nine-month tax-evasion standoff, seen in January 2007. The home, which has since changed hands and undergone renovation, was recently put on the market for $1.59 million. ap file >Ed and Elaine Brown talk to reporters during a news conference on June 18, 2007, at their home in Plainfield, N.H. AP file
Tulsa massacre was America’s KristallnachtSeveral years ago, an MSNBC pundit I admire made a blanket statement: “Nothing should be compared to the Holocaust or the Nazis, and no one should be compared to Hitler.” More recently, Susan Neiman reported.
Column: Police in schools don’t make them safer
Steve Nelson
Modified: 5/7/2021 10:10:03 PM
On Wednesday, the Lebanon School Board will finally vote on the matter of continuing to include a school resource officer in the budget. It will be fascinating to see how the controversy is resolved.
Valley News columnist Jim Kenyon and staff writer Tim Camerato have done a fine job framing the issue. To say the community is divided is an understatement. The vote on the nonbinding referendum was inconclusive (1,011 to 1,006) and, according to reports, letters and other public comment has been similarly divided.
As head of a New York independent school for 19 years and as a frequent visitor and “principal for a day” at a number of public schools in Harlem and the Bronx, I have relevant experience.
Declining cases and deaths have town officials reconsidering mask policies
Gov. Chris Sununu wears a protective mask at a polling station in Windham on Nov. 3. AP
Published: 5/5/2021 2:43:05 PM
The city of Claremont last week dropped a mask advisory and a decision to end mask mandates in Lebanon and Enfield could hinge on how well New Hampshire performs against the coronavirus pandemic this month, municipal officials said Tuesday.
If COVID-19 cases continue to fall throughout May and more people choose to get vaccinated, they said, both communities will likely rescind their mask ordinances in June.
However, officials in Lebanon and Enfield are resisting calls to act earlier, saying they don’t want to do away with protections before people have the opportunity to become fully vaccinated.
Town Meeting preview: Newport to tackle wool mill cleanup funding
Published: 4/28/2021 8:44:05 PM
Modified: 4/28/2021 8:44:03 PM
Hot topic: Voters in Newport, N.H., will be asked to continue efforts to clean up the former Hartford Woolen Mill during Town Meeting voting next month.
An article on Newport’s annual warrant requests $500,000 to help remediate the nearly 4-acre property on the Sugar River. Newport Town Manager Hunter Rieseberg said officials want to one day see the site used for passive recreation, such as fishing.
The mill, which dates back to the 19th century, was purchased by Christi Ambargis in 1960 and was most recently used to collect oil for a fuel-blending project. When Ambargis died in 1996, the property was transferred to his widow, who relinquished it to the town for back taxes. An effort funded through federal grants between 1998 and 2003 saw storage tanks and hazardous waste removed. However, Rieseberg said, the site still has contaminated soils.