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ArchivesLawmakers to Court: It's Audit TimeBy Josh Rogers on Thursday, October 18, 2001.A legislative committee has voted to proceed with a judicial branch performance audit, even though the Supreme Court says the legislature lacks the constitutional authority to do so. NHPR's Josh Rogers has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Mills Close for GoodBy Trish Anderton on Thursday, October 18, 2001.The owners of a mill complex in Berlin and Gorham have announced the mills are shutting down for good. Employees who had been on a temporary layoff since late summer are now being laid off permanently. Berlin Mayor Bob Danderson says the mill?s parent company is due to present a reorganization plan to a bankruptcy court on October 26th. Many Berlin residents hope the mills will eventually be sold. Danderson told NHPR?s Trish Anderton the permanent layoffs may help some millworkers get more assistance from the federal government. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Maine Officials Give Start Date for Amtrak ServiceBy David Darman on Thursday, October 18, 2001.Officials in Maine announced today that passenger rail service from Portland to Boston through New Hampshire's Seacoast will begin on December 14th. NHPR's David Darman has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Neil Tillotson DiesBy Av Harris on Thursday, October 18, 2001.The man who cast the first vote in many of the Presidential Elections of the last forty years has died. Neil Tillotson was more than 100 years old. Correspondent Av Harris reports that Tillotson was so interested in presidential politics, he found a way to insure that the handful of residents of Dixville Notch would get to cast the first votes. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
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