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Lebanon Prom Night Bus Irks Students

By Kevin Forrest on Monday, May 2, 2005.

All across New Hampshire, teen-agers are preparing for their spring proms. For students at Lebanon High School, this year's pre-prom ritual will be a little different.

The Vermont Standard's Kevin Forrest reports:

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Sunapee Wants to Secede

By Amy Quinton on Monday, May 2, 2005.

Sunapee town officials want to secede from Sullivan County and join Merrimack County.
They say their tax burden in Sullivan County is unfair.

If they're successful, Sunapee would become the first town in the state's history to change counties.
But as New Hampshire Public Radio's Amy Quinton reports, most people say secession isn't likely.

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AG Says House Energy Bill Hurts NH Action on MTBE

By Rebecca Kaufman on Monday, May 2, 2005.

New Hampshire's Attorney General says the recently passed US House Energy bill will hurt the state's chances in court. Of specific concern is a provision in the bill that protects the manufacturers of the gasoline additive MTBE from liability lawsuits. New Hampshire Public Radio's Rebecca Kaufman has more.

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The Sea Squirts Are Coming

By Mark Bevis on Monday, May 2, 2005.

IT SEEMS EVERYTIME FISHERMEN IN NEW ENGLAND TURN AROUND THEY FACE A NEW DANGER TO THEIR LIVELIHOODS.

ONE YEAR IT'S A REPORT ON GROUNDFISH STOCKS....OR A NEW AILMENT STRIKING SHELLFISH.

NEXT IT'S NEW REGULATIONS RESTRICTING THE NUMBER OF DAYS THEY CAN FISH.

PROBABLY THE LAST THING THE NEW ENGLAND FISHING INDUSTRY WANTS TO HEAR IS THIS NEXT REPORT BY NHPR'S MARK BEVIS.

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