Dover Guardsman laid to rest with full honors
Sgt Jeremiah Holmes 27 of the 744th Transportation Company was killed in Iraq when a makeshift bomb struck a truck he rode in. About 650 mourners attended a Mass and burial at St Joseph Church and St Mary Cemetery in Dover as a Black Hawk flew over in tribute. Holmes survived by wife Kimberly and son Kaleb who turns 1 today. posthumously promoted to sergeant.
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744Th Transportation Company
Iraq
St. Joseph Church
Chapel of the Nativity
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Michael Rice
State National Guard
Holmes
Kimberly Holmes
Shipyard workers mobilize at Portsmouth protest
About 100 shipyard workers gathered at the Union Hall lawn to demand protection of civilian workers' rights at federal installations. John Joyal urged officials to act, amid concerns over the National Security Personnel System within the National Defense Authorization Act, which workers say would strip rights.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
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Department of Defense
New Hampshire hearing on gay marriage debate turns tense
About 300 people attended a Wednesday hearing on a bill to prohibit recognition of same sex unions from other states. Support from Sen Russell Prescott and Bishop McCormack. opposition rallied outside the Statehouse with signs for equality. One speaker argued marriage is between a man and a woman.
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Kittery’s Feelings Lady to Leave for Colorado
Susan Swanson, Mitchell Elementary School guidance counselor known as the feelings lady, will leave Kittery at year end to move to Colorado. She is praised by Principal David Foster and Juvenile Detective William Hackett for her trust with abused children and unique, compassionate methods. Swanson has written The Family Map to be published in May.
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Seacoast
Colorado
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Foster
William Hackett
Hackett
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Jay" Holmes
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