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A Logger Talks About the Mill Closing

By David Darman on Thursday, March 9, 2006.

A North Country logger discusses the Berlin Mill closing, and how it might affect him. And he talks about how he dealt with previous closings.

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Town Meeting Takes Up Energy

By Rebecca Kaufman on Thursday, March 9, 2006.

The high cost of energy is an issue weighing heavily on many communities’ bottom lines these days. At town meeting this year, those concerns will be reflected on warrant articles in at least two New Hampshire towns. The school board in Bow and the town of Newmarket are asking their voters to approve bonds that would allow their communities to invest in local energy projects. The two ideas represent the alpha and omega of power generation…one would cost 1 point 3 million dollars, the other 45 and a half million. But both proposals are driven by the same ideals: the cost of energy and cleaner energy. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Rebecca Kaufman has more.

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