WWII veterans share thoughts on peace and war at club gathering
Seacoast veterans Robert O Kane and fellow WWII alumni discuss how war changes people and values. They oppose conflict but back soldiers, noting abuses in Iraq and calling for accountability. The group notes aging vets, political divides, and critiques of Bush while honoring service.
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Ameri- Nowa
Hampton
Portsmouth
Doen
Peter Flemof
Gene Friedman
Walter Lang
Bush
Friedman
United States
Kittery Selects Peter Jankowski as New Town Manager
The Kittery Town Council announced Peter Jankowski as the new town manager after a seven month search to replace Philip McCarthy who led the town for 15 years. Jankowski, 41, said he will join the community on June 21 amid concern among at least four employees about his lack of long tenure and past resignations in Athol Massachusetts.
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Kittery
Maine
Peter Jankowski
Philip McCarthy
Jankowski
Athol
Mass
Country Club seeks tax slice
The Portsmouth Country Club sits on 252 acres by Great Bay with a $13.3 million land value. A 1991 discretionary easement with the town kept 247 acres taxed at $98,000, reducing assessments by about $13.2 million in return for keeping the property undeveloped for 99 years, Town Attorney Peter Loughlin said.
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Greenland
Portsmouth
Country Club
Peter Loughlin
Loughlin
Court Battle Brews Over Hi Tech Company
A high stakes dispute unfolds as a court battle heats up around a prominent hi tech company. Key executives and industry groups are cited as the case moves through the legal process with potential impacts on innovation and intellectual property.
The Book of Jobs Employment at Pease
Jamie Thompson becomes CEO of a startup at 23 as Docution Systems in Newmarket collapses. He previously raised 10000 for a fitness trail, sold grills during a college break, and grew 10000 to 50000 trading online from an NIH dorm room before pursuing an electronic document storage venture.
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Jamie Thompson
Thompson
Newmarket
Docution Systems
Rochester
Spaulding High School
Dover
St. Thomas Aquinas
UNH
NIH
NIH Human Resources Office
Amendment 13 ends Seacoast fishing and shifts to overseas suppliers
Seacoast fishermen face a May 1 deadline under Amendment 13, halting local fishing and forcing groundfish sales from Iceland, Norway through July. Erik Anderson of Portsmouth laments losses as markets rely on overseas supply, hurting wholesalers like Yankee Fisherman’s Cooperative.
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Iceland
Norway
Portsmouth
Erik Anderson
Sumer
Yankee Fisherman's Cooperative
Seabrook
Bob Campbell
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TRL Aaah
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