Newmarket softball shuts out Epping
Epping High School’s Karissa Patton held a cold ice pack on her right cheekbone late Wednesday afternoon. Not from the 10-0 pounding the Blue Devils got from rival Newmarket, but from a hard foul ball she got hit with while watching the baseball game between the two schools. The amazing thing about it was she [...]
Racing Schedule at Epping’s All-Star Speedway Could Change
The owner of All-Star Speedway told the Board of Selectmen there will only be racing on Sundays this summer in case of a rain out, or a race running past curfew. But that could change next year. Track owner Robert MacArthur came to Monday’s meeting to let selectmen know about the occasional Sunday races. The [...]
Trial Nears For Sheila LaBarre
For two years, her story has captivated the state, and now, Sheila LaBarre is about to go on trial on charges that she murdered two men. Prosecutors said LaBarre acted in cold blood, but her lawyers said she suffers from a mental illness. LaBarre, 49, was charged with first-degree murder in connection with the deaths [...]
Jurors to see Ransacked Farm when LaBarre Murder Trial Begins
The long, rutted dirt road to the former home of Sheila LaBarre works its way into a wooded area and is soon flanked by short New England-style stone walls and leafless trees that seem to stand sentry over the entrance to the now infamous murder scene. Further down the road and just beyond a stand [...]
Sense and Sensibility Remains Relevant
April 24, 2008 by admin
Filed under Entertainment
With all do respect to the Bard, no one captures the essence of springtime in the theater like Jane Austen. Winsome, whimsical and ironically, quite wise, the stage adaptation of Sense and Sensibility is as germane to the politics and humor of love today, as the original story was in 1795. Currently on stage at [...]
35+ Epping Residents, Police Listed on Witness List in LaBarre Case
Prosecutors released on Friday a list of 140 potential witnesses in the case against Sheila LaBarre. The list includes over 35 Epping residents and police officers who could possible be called by the prosecution to testify in the trial. PDF: LaBarre Prosecution Witness List Prosecutors have listed 140 possible witnesses for Sheila LaBarre’s upcoming insanity [...]
Crash Victim Identified
The man killed in a car crash on Route 125 in Epping on Monday has been identified as the Rev. Jeffrey Hansis of Newmarket. The Wadleigh Falls Road retirement home where Hansis lived for the past year is reeling after hearing the news. He was remembered Tuesday as a thoughtful and kind man who would [...]
Selectmen Put Concerns to Rest Over Seacoast United soccer
Many of the issues concerning the Seacoast United soccer fields were quickly put to rest by Executive Director Paul Willis at Monday night’s selectmen’s meeting. Willis cleared up some confusion from the prior meeting, where it was asserted Seacoast United had not paid any impact fees when the fields were first built. He told the [...]
Commons of Epping Set To Open in July
Opening in July, the Commons of Epping is a 25,000-square-foot commercial property offering retail units starting at 1,200 square feet and office suites starting at 500 square feet. The new construction features earth tones and cultured stone and brings open, airy and spacious office opportunities to local, regional and national businesses. Located on Route 125 [...]
Man Killed in Two-car Crash on Route 125 on Monday
An unidentified man was killed in a two-car crash on Route 125 in Epping early Monday afternoon. Epping Police Lt. Michael Wallace said authorities are working to identify the man, who was not carrying any type of identification at the time of the accident. Video “And, he wasn’t the registered owner of the car,” said [...]
