Contoocook NewsLocal news for Contoocook, NH continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Flood fears ebb- March 25, 2008 "It's not just a matter of the river getting too high and widening out" Spring is here again, and so are concerns about flooding in the Merrimack River watershed. via Lowell Sunhttp://www.topix.net/city/contoocook-nh/2008/03/flood-fears-ebb?fromrss=1 N.H. museum commemorates phones- March 23, 2008 "I used to carry one of those around on my hip" In 56 years working for the telephone company in New Hampshire, Dick Violette picked up a few things - literally. via Boston Globehttp://www.topix.net/city/contoocook-nh/2008/03/n-h-museum-commemorates-phones?fromrss=1 10 questions- March 18, 2008 Bruce Cayer points out where rot began to eat away at a tree. The poor quality of the wood reduced the value of this lot in Washington. via Concord Monitorhttp://www.topix.net/city/contoocook-nh/2008/03/10-questions?fromrss=1 School worker charged with soliciting sex from teen- March 12, 2008 A maintenance worker at Contoocook Valley High School in Peterborough is charged with soliciting sex from a 15-year-old student. via WCAX-TV Burlingtonhttp://www.topix.net/city/contoocook-nh/2008/03/school-worker-charged-with-soliciting-sex-... Riverworks hosts events- March 11, 2008 Easter Brunch from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in upstairs dining room. Now accepting reservations. via Seacoast Onlinehttp://www.topix.net/city/contoocook-nh/2008/03/riverworks-hosts-events?fromrss=1 Rivers rise, roofs shudder- March 9, 2008 "Slowly warming, sunshine during the day into the 40s, then dropping below freezing at night because that slows everything down." Jim Van Dongen, public information officer for New Hampshire Homeland Security and Emergency Management, said the state's emergency operations center in Concord was staffed throughout the day yesterday. via UnionLeader.comhttp://www.topix.net/city/contoocook-nh/2008/03/rivers-rise-roofs-shudder?fromrss=1 NH Opening Emergency Center To Monitor For Flooding- March 9, 2008 The New Hampshire State Emergency Operations Center will open this weekend to monitor for potential flooding. via WLBZhttp://www.topix.net/city/contoocook-nh/2008/03/nh-opening-emergency-center-to-monitor-for... Man just escapes trash compacting- March 1, 2008 A homeless man who's been sleeping in a downtown Dumpster for two weeks was inadvertently tossed into a trash-compacting truck Thursday morning when the driver arrived earlier than usual. via Concord Monitorhttp://www.topix.net/city/contoocook-nh/2008/02/man-just-escapes-trash-compacting?fromrss=... |