Retail Site Has New Owner – Grocery In Plans?

The proposed retail site behind Burger King on Route 125 has a new owner. Waterstone Retail Development has purchased the site with plans to develop a 285,000 square foot retail center. According to their website, Waterstone focuses on “grocery-anchored power and non-traditional specialty centers” in their projects, perhaps giving us a clue about their intentions. [...]

Raymond Willing To Share Ladder Truck?

According to a report in the Union Leader, The Epping Fire Department is close to working out an arrangement with the Raymond Fire Department to share a ladder truck. Epping doesn’t currently have one, and Raymond apparently is having trouble keeping up with the costs of maintaining theirs. This appears to be a win-win for [...]

“Obnoxiously Loud” Gunfire Irks Residents

The SigSauer Academy, located off of Rte 27 in Epping, has been drawing the ire of some nearby residents who are complaining about the noise and frequency of the gunfire at the site, which is a training site for users ranging from “law enforcement officers and military personnel to security workers and private citizens.” The [...]

A Story of Christmas at the Leddy Center

From December 7 to December 16, 2007, Leddy Center will be showing A Story of Christmas For ticket sales and more information go to the Leddy Center website.

New Era in Girls Basketball

New. New gym, new coach, new girls. Everything seems new for the Epping High School girls basketball team. Seniors Sarah Bolton, Casey Thorp and Moriah Mahala have seen some playing time over the past three years, but as new coach Tim Hopley notes in stealing a quote from former Boston Celtics coach Rick Pitino: “(Erin) [...]

Awaiting Judge’s Ruling

The decision is now in the hands of Judge Tina Nadeau as to whether evidence and testimony gathered by the Epping police in the early days of the Sheila LaBarre murder case will be allowed to be presented when the murder trial begins next spring. With the amount of information presented at the two-day hearing [...]

Wrapping Up the LaBarre Hearing

In the second day of a hearing on whether to suppress much of the evidence against accused killer Sheila LaBarre, a former friend nervously testified she was afraid of LaBarre and police officers described bizarre behavior, including an incident in which she flashed investigators. LaBarre, 49, is accused of murdering 24-year-old Kenneth Countie in March [...]

LaBarre Hearing, Day Two

Today is the second day of testimony to determine if evidence and statements collected by the Epping police at the start of the investigation of Sheila LaBarre will be allow in court when the trial begins in March. Road Agent David Reinhold testified today that Red Oak Hill Lane is a town maintained road, meaning [...]

Property Entry Legality Disputed

Today in court, the attorneys for accused murderess Sheila LaBarre argued that the Epping police had no right to enter and search her property back in March 2006 when they were investigating the disappearance of Kenneth Countie. Officer Sean Gallagher was on the stand as the two day hearing began this morning in Rockingham County [...]

Next Revitalization Committee Meeting Set

The next Downtown Revitalization Committee meeting is on Wednesday, November 28 at 7pm at the Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library. The public is invited to attend.

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