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Nashua Plans to Sell the Chandler Library

By Sheryl Rich-Kern on Wednesday, June 28, 2006.

On June 30th, the Nashua Library plans to close up its Chandler Memorial branch.

Under budget constraints, library trustees want to sell the nineteenth century mansion, and use the proceeds to add a new wing to the main library.

But the plan is not going unopposed.

The building's previous owners say if it's not going to be used as a library, they want the building back.

NHPR's Sheryl Rich-Kern reports.

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By Mark Bevis on Wednesday, June 28, 2006.

This week marks the anniversary of one of the largest public works projects of all time.

50 years ago, the country began the task of creating the interstate highway system.

Also this week, a Community Advisory Committee of New Hampshire residents has completed its own task.

The Committee has issued its final report on where the state should focus its long range transportation plans.

Cliff Sinnott is a member of the committee.

He's also the Executive Director of the Rockingham County Planning Commission.

He tells NHPR's Mark Bevis that this report in a sense reflects the evolution of how we think about transportation.

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By Lois Shea on Wednesday, June 28, 2006.

What's in a name?

Are the Tigers fierce? Are the Braves courageous? Are the Giants particularly large?

Contributor Lois Shea confronted the task of picking just the right name for her girls softball team earlier this season.

This piece won 2nd place in Commentary in the Public Radio News Directors Incorporated awards.

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