Leddy Center Home is Up For Sale

The Leddy Center for the Performing Arts, a landmark in downtown Epping for more than two decades, may have to find a new home. Officials learned Monday that the historic building housing the 190-seat theater and a second building with the Leddy Center’s office, school and costume and props room, will likely be put on [...]

LaBarre’s Motion to Suppress Denied

A jury will hear a police officer’s account of seeing a charred bone and flesh in a burn pile on accused murderer Sheila LaBarre’s lawn after a judge denied a defense request to suppress statements and evidence they claimed was obtained through an illegal search of her property. They will also hear about LaBarre’s repeated [...]

Town Approves Road Repairs, Not Garage

The town Selectmen voted to recommend a $500,000 bond to pay for road repairs, while turning down a a proposed warrant article asking for $450,000 for a Highway Department Garage. Epping selectmen back $500K bond for road repairs Epping selectmen won’t back highway garage article

Town McDonalds first in region to go ‘upscale’

Route 125′s famous Golden Arches got an extreme makeover. The McDonald’s restaurant is sporting a slightly new location, along with a brand new look. Storeowner Dwight Barnes said the changes have modernized the building, and so far, he has gotten a good response from customers. “The changes seem to be pretty well-received by customers,” Barnes [...]

Crowley Reaches 1000 Point Milestone

Chris Crowley layed the ball up and in, and was fouled with 8.7 seconds left to reach the 1,000-point milestone Friday night. It was a great finish to Epping High School boys basketball team’s 65-47 victory over Hillsboro-Deering, and it took the senior captain his entire team and an adoring crowd to achieve it. “The [...]

Proposed Cell Tower Opposed

The approval of a highly contested plan for a cellular phone tower on High Road was postponed another month and a half following a Jan. 10 Planning Board meeting. The board postponed the decision due to a tie vote and because neighbors presented a list of alternative sites for the tower and members wanted time [...]

St. Laurent Street Development Approved Despite Objections

The Planning Board voted 3-2 to approve a 20-unit multi-family housing facility off St. Laurent Street despite the concerns of abutters. The development, proposed by developer Rob Graham, would have a driveway that enters from St. Laurent Street, right between the homes of Maureen Robbins and Leo Bernier. The board was split on the balance [...]

Five Vying to Replace Fournier

Epping is getting closer to finding a new town administrator, as the Board of Selectmen will interview three finalists this month. After interviewing the final five candidates recently, New Hampshire Local Government Center asked the Board of Selectmen to set a date to interview the final three recommended candidates. Candidates are being sought to replace [...]

Scrabble Players, Artists, Wanted at Library

Scrabble Club meets at Epping Public Library. The Harvey-Mitchell Memorial Library is looking for adults interested in friendly competition around a Scrabble board, non-tournament style play. The library has boards, dictionaries and lots of table space. Interested players, 18 years of age and up, are welcome to drop in on Thursdays at 1 p.m. and [...]

Daycare Mourns Tragic Deaths

At Maple Tree Learning Center, there are painful reminders everywhere of Shane and Kaleigh Lambert.The other day, school owner Lisa Dodge tripped over little Shane’s light-up Spiderman slippers. And then there was the little girl in Shane’s class of 4-year-olds who told teachers she knew Shane was safe in heaven, but there was a problem. [...]

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