Maine and N H workers await fate of naval bases
Across Maine and New Hampshire workers and their families brace for word on whether Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery and Brunswick Naval Air Station will be closed. Defense Secretary Rumsfeld will announce Friday which of 425 bases face closure, amid concern in local communities and pride in the bases' defense roles.
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Schools Could Fall Casualty to Base Closures
In the late 1980s Portsmouth High School thrived with strong teams and band, but Pease Air Force Base closed in 1991. Chamber of Commerce president Dick Ingram recalls a Portsmouth visit to Winnacunnet, noting the empty bus count and loss of faculty, enrollment, and athletic success following the base shutdown.
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Towns push for Portsmouth school budget approval
Portsmouth area districts urge City Council to accept the Portsmouth School Board's 2006 budget of 31.17 million dollars, a 7.34 percent rise, to avoid cutting 26 teachers and freezing eight positions as departments face a 4 percent cap.
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Lotteries results from Tri-State Daily Tuesday May 10
The May 10 edition lists evening and day lottery draws for Mass Daily and Mass Cash. Drawn numbers include Day 0 8 4 and 9 1 2 8, Evening 4 3 0 and 1 9 1 1, with Heads or Tails 2 7 15 26 32. Mega Millions numbers 11 25 38 40 42 with Mega Ball 40.
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iT Advice and Comics in Stock Market Ledger
A compact note lists advice and comic features alongside stock quotes and market notices. Readers are urged to review changes in shares, dividends, and price movements for the day with brief analyst pointers.
Clippers hold on as Portsmouth survives late Nashua North rally
Clippers edge Portsmouth baseball squad holds on to win after Nashua North mounted a late rally, keeping the result in doubt until the final innings. The game unfolded with strong pitching and timely hitting as both teams battled to set the tone on Page B1.
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Hampton Garden Club Spring Cleanup Pitch Chance
Hampton Garden Club seeks volunteers for spring cleanup with over 65 events noted in Senior Notes. Page C5 lists details and how to participate.
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Fetus dies in weekend crash despite drunken driving probe
Hampton Falls Police describe the crash as fatal for an eight month fetus after a Saturday evening two car collision near Whittier Pond. Kelly Marie, 27, and Steven Dandrea, 19, were not injured at the scene but Marie was hospitalized. prosecutors weigh negligent homicide but state law bars feticide charges.
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Steven Dandrea
Amesbury
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Portsmouth Regional Hospital
Gamester Wins New Castle Board Seat In Tight Race
Incumbent Peter Gamester defeats Susan Follansbee 319 to 188 to secure the New Castle Board of Selectmen seat amid a record turnout of 499 voters in the 971 registered voter town. Gamester plans to continue tax and budget controls with his 24 years on the board.
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Peter Gamester
Board of Selectmen
Susan Follansbee
Gamester
Follansbee
Leslie Parker
Manicurist protester jailed after licensing showdown
Mike Fisher 23 of Newmarket was jailed after giving a manicurist a nail filing in front of the Concord state cosmetology board. He defended the civil disobedience as a protest against licensing laws, stating he followed sanitary procedures and did not clip cuticles.
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Newmarket
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Fisher
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Concord
State Board of Barbering
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