Bill to ban text messaging while driving debated in Concord
New Hampshire lawmakers consider a bill to make texting while driving illegal with a $100 fine for violators. Assistant Safety Commissioner Earl Sweeney urged stronger action as officers report teens and young adults texting while driving, though talking on a cell phone would still be allowed. The hearing noted current distracted driving laws are insufficient to curb knee–driven steering risks.
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Earl Sweeney
House
Fed Cuts Interest Rates Amid Global Recession Fears
The Federal Reserve slashed the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.75 points to 3.5 percent in a record cut as Wall Street tumbled and lawmakers, including President Bush, pledged urgent action with up to 150 billion dollars in tax cuts and spending to bolster the economy. The Dow fell steeply before recovering slightly as markets reacted to the emergency move.
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Federal Reserve
Bush
Congress
Wall Street
Fed
Seacoast Reassures Calm Amid Markets Fall
Seacoast residents expect no major local disaster from the economy as markets slip after the Federal Reserve cut rates three quarters of a point. Chamber president Doug Bates notes some restaurant business decline but says the region’s affluence buffers impact. Realtors chair John Rice says the Fed move will have little regional effect.
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Doug Bates
Greater Portsmouth Area
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Bates
Seacoast
Seacoast Board of Realtors
John Rice
Fed
Little Bay Bridges delayed until 2010 amid funding hurdles
New Hampshire plans for the Little Bay Bridges hinge on $86 million more funding and federal approval before multi stage construction may begin in 2010. The project, led by NH DOT manager Chris Waszczuk, includes work near Exit 4 on the Spaulding Turnpike and bridge widening, with interim repaving on the Dover side anticipated this spring. Rochester turnpike widening progresses faster, while local officials and regional agencies back the Little Bay Bridges as a key area project endorsed by the Rockingham and Strafford counties planning bodies. Governor Lynch backs both efforts as essential for the state.
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Little Bay
New Hampshire Department of Transportation
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Judd Gregg
Waszcuk
Newington
Spaulding Turnpike
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Dover
Rochester
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Newington-Dover
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Strafford
Little Bay Bridges
Cross
John Lynch
Collin Manning
Lynch
Internet crime detective helps arrest in Worcester case
An internet crime detective with Worcester Police aided Friday's arrest of a Worcester man on multiple Massachusetts charges of internet solicitation of a minor. Scott A. Drive faced a web of allegations as authorities pursued the case.
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