Snow Removal Budget Bursting at the Seams
Like the storm clouds this winter, Epping’s snow budget is bursting at the seams, and selectmen are forced to look forward to the end of this year and plan for what to do if there is another snowy December. Road Agent Dave Reinhold told selectmen Monday night that he thinks the town will make it [...]
Selectmen Debate Permits for Transfer Station
A resolution to the question of how to deal with landowners who don’t live in town was proposed to selectmen Monday night. Jim Freeman came before selectmen with a proposal that would allow the town to grant permits to taxpaying landowners who wish to use the transfer station when they are between tenants and working [...]
New England Dragway Hosts Winter Rally Race
Cars were sliding all over the place in Epping last Saturday. The cause wasn’t Friday’s storm, however. The Sports Car Club of America came to the New England Dragway for a winter rally race. More than 40 drivers showed up, with every state in New England represented, and raced their vehicles through an ice and [...]
Date Set For Hazardous Waste Pick Up
Solid Waste Department supervisor Jim Freeman came before selectmen Monday night to discuss a date for home hazardous materials pickup, and to air some concerns. Freeman suggested that the town hold its hazardous materials pick up in conjunction with the town of Exeter on Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Freeman said holding [...]
Recreation Dept. Helps Low-Income Children Achieve
The Epping Recreation Department is joining forces with the schools to help kids from low-income families achieve success in all facets of their lives. The town has applied for federal 21st Century Grant funding, which could bring up to $125,000 for each of the three schools, or $375,000 combined. “The district is approaching 30 percent [...]
Preserving the Leddy Center
February 26, 2008 by admin
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When was the last time you went to the theater? I don’t mean to the movies, I mean to a play. When have you seen actors up close and personal? Have you heard the crinkle of a dress, seen the glint from the stage lights in an actor’s eye, heard each breath being drawn during [...]
Plans for 288,000-square-foot Retail Center Before Planning Board
The long-awaited project behind Burger King in Epping, may finally be growing legs, as the developers say they should begin work on the property within the next month. Representatives of Waterstone Retail, owners of the site, appeared before the Planning Board on Thursday night to go over the details of the plans for a 288,000-square-foot [...]
Girls Basketball Team Falls in Quarterfinals
The Epping High School girls basketball team was defeated by No. 1 Gilford, 71-38, in the Class M quarterfinals on Sunday at Plymouth State University. “They took us for a great ride,” Epping coach Tim Hopley said. “I’d do anything to take away the hurt and pain (of today’s loss), but when they look in [...]
Newmarket, Epping to Join Forces in Football
They’ll call them the Epping-Newmarket Blue Devils. Epping and Newmarket are joining forces this fall on the football field. Last week the New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association (NHIAA) classification committee approved the request submitted by both athletic directors — Casey Todd at Epping High School and Randy Edgerly at Newmarket — to form a co-operative [...]
Girls Earn Class M Tournament Win
Meghan Fiore got her 1,000th point and the Epping High School girls basketball team earned a trip to Plymouth State University and the Class M quarterfinals with a 41-34 win over Somersworth on Thursday. From seacoastonline
