Family tension over potential Portsmouth Naval Shipyard closure
Elizabeth Kenny reports on fears and preparation as the Gagnon family and Somersworth residents confront possible shipyard shutdowns. The piece details how a nine year old, Derick, and his family rely on the base, while parents Dina and Rick question how to feed a family of six if closures occur, reflecting wider nationwide sensitivity to defense realignments.
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Amanda
Lindsey
Pease Air Guard base seen as safe from closure
Defense analysts anticipate over twenty National Guard facilities may face closure or relocation. Pease Air National Guard officials express confidence their base will remain open and continue operations. Captain Greg Heilshorn, NH National Guard public information officer, stated the base’s stability.
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Pease Air Guard Base
Portsmouth
Air National Guard
Pease
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N.H. National Guard
New Hampshire Provides 100000 to Support Seacoast Shipyard
Gov. John Lynch signed House Bill 401 sending 40 000 immediately to the Seacoast Shipyard Association with 60 000 more contingent on a Defense Department closure recommendation. The measure passed unanimously in both chambers to try to keep the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard open.
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Concord
John Lynch
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Seacoast Shipyard Association
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Senate
Seacoast Watch
Donald Rumsfeld
Pier II condo plan advances toward state ok
Portsmouth faces city objections as three developers seek a wetlands permit for 19 000 square feet of shoreline at the former Pier II site. DES approves, subject to Gov Lynch Executive Council ratification and Planning Department clearance, amid concerns the riverfront remains public land.
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Vonline.com
Portsmouth
Department of Environmental Services
John Lynch
Steve Miller
Portsmouth man facing multiple counts in alleged assault of minor
Michael Standish 25 of 27 Weald Road faces six counts of simple assault one of sexual assault and one of false imprisonment in Rockingham Superior Court trial set for July 25. The alleged victim identified as M. E. is a minor and incidents occurred in August/September last year. Standish is free on 5000 dollars cash bail and ordered not to contact the victim or her family or approach within 100 feet. He is represented by public defender Richard Taylor.
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Rockingham Superior Court
Michael Standish
Weald Road
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Standish
Richard Taylor
Portsmouth District Court
Taylor
Gundalow Opens 2005 Seacoast Tour From Portsmouth
The historic replica Captain Edward Adams sails from its winter berth on the Piscataqua River under Captain Chuck Holloway. It stops at South Berwick’s Counting Family Museum for two days, returns to Portsmouth May 23, sails between Isles of Shoals and Prescott Park, and visits Exeter for the Revolutionary War Festival from July 8 to 29.
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Salmon Falls
South Berwick
Counting Family Museum
Route 4
Gundalow
Portsmouth
Isles of Shoals Steamship Co
Prescott Park
Great Bay
Squamscott River
Exeter
Alley
Edward Adams Gundalow
York River
John Hancock Wharf
Piscataqua River
Salmon Falls River
Tri-State Daily Lottery Results May 11 2005
The May 11 2005 edition lists daily and evening lottery numbers from Tri-State Daily Day and Mega Bucks, Heads or Talisman, Powerball, Hot Lotto, Mass Daily and Mass Megabucks. Also included are sections for obituaries, opinion, New Hampshire sports scoreboards and classifieds.
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Portsmouth High lacrosse ends skid with Merrimack Valley win
Portsmouth High boys lacrosse snaps a losing streak by beating Merrimack Valley in a recent game. Weather is sunny and windy as page B1 notes city business owners opposing wall scrawl amid urban business concerns.
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