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ArchivesDowneaster Managers Want NH Money For the TrainBy David Darman on Thursday, May 8, 2008.The agency in Maine that runs Amtrak’s Downeaster is facing a looming financial crisis. For years, millions of dollars in federal money has helped pay for the train’s operation. But next year the federal money will run out to the tune of millions of dollars a year. Downeaster managers hope New Hampshire might make up some of the loss. A possibility that state policy makers say is unlikely. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. Bethlehem's Colonial Theatre Re-Opens for the SeasonBy Chris Jensen on Thursday, May 8, 2008.In the North Country, spring means the mountains turn green, the rivers flow wildly and on Friday (today)- against all odds - one of the nation's oldest movie theaters opens for the summer. NHPR correspondent Chris Jensen has this story about the Colonial Theatre in Bethlehem. Gilmanton Oil Spill ContainedBy Amy Quinton on Thursday, May 8, 2008.State environmental officials say they’ve contained an estimated one-thousand gallon oil spill in Gilmanton. NH Food Bank Really Gets CookingBy Jon Greenberg on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.The nation’s food banks are under a lot of pressure these days. They are caught between food prices going up and levels of government aid that are either flat or falling. In a couple of weeks, the New Hampshire Food Bank will unveil its latest effort to feed those in need. It is a full service kitchen that will let the Food Bank build on a new stream of donations – fresh food. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Jon Greenberg has more. Businesses Say State Should Go Slow on Hiking Cigarette Tax and Cutting Wine DiscountsBy Josh Rogers on Tuesday, May 6, 2008.To close a growing budget hole, Governor Lynch wants to add 25 cents a pack to the tobacco tax, and cut in half the discount retailers get when they by wine from the state. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Banks Take Second Look at Mobile HomesBy Dan Gorenstein on Monday, May 5, 2008.Homeowners who live in mobile home parks are paying anywhere from 8-15% interest on their mortgages- way more than people who own other types of housing. That only makes it harder to pay the bills for those homeowners who often live on moderate or fixed incomes. But home mortgage giant Fannie Mae and local banks are starting to look at some of these communities in a new way. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports. State Dems Claim Unity As Obama And Clinton Battle OnBy Josh Rogers on Monday, May 5, 2008.Top local Dems pledge to ensure GOP nominee John McCain won’t win in November. The Move comes as new polls show McCain benefiting from protracted primary battle. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Residents Resist a Drug Clinic in ConwayBy Richelle Elberg on Monday, May 5, 2008.Drug addiction is a well known problem across America, and small towns like Conway, NH are not immune. But area residents were shocked last month when they learned that a private, for-profit company wants to open a methadone clinic in town to treat people addicted to opiates. It isn't heroin use that's driving the reported demand-it's the growing problem of prescription drug abuse. NHPR correspondent Richelle Elberg reports from Conway…. Top House Dems Endorse Funding AmendmentBy Josh Rogers on Friday, May 2, 2008.New Hampshire house speaker Terie Norelli throws her weight behind a school funding constitutional amendment – but not the one backed by Governor Lynch. Seabrook Whistleblower Says Power Plant UnsafeBy Roger Wood on Friday, May 2, 2008.A former Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant chemist says that he was forced out of his job for reporting an alleged problem with the plant's emergency water pumps. NHPR Correspondent Roger Wood reports. |
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