Superintendent: ‘Financial storm’ means trouble for Epping schools

The school superintendent is painting a bleak financial picture that would mean job cuts and reduced work hours for some staffers.
In a letter to the budget committee, Barbara Munsey described the situation as a “financial storm” that requires slicing $1 million from next year’s proposed school budget.
The financial troubles are compounded by tough times facing [...]

Epping Library News – 11/25

This week’s installment of gratitude from the Epping Library harkens back to warmer weather, when the Summer Reading Program brought Australia to New England.
For 6 weeks each summer the staff of the Epping Elementary School Library relocates to Main Street and helps to provide kids with the motivation to read while school is [...]

Police dig in Epping, come up empty-handed

State and local police spent much of yesterday digging up a section of a property along Friend Street.
State police investigators were tight-lipped about the excavation. They referred all comments to Assistant Attorney General Jane Young, who refused to discuss the case. Investigators appeared to find nothing significant as they filled in the hole and wrapped [...]

Flynn Hopes LaBarre Case Is his “Career Changer.”

Article from GEOFF CUNNINGHAM Jr. at Fosters. (Click name to read whole story.)
First came the discovery of a smoldering pile of debris with a human bone sticking out of it on a farm in Epping.
In the hours following there were neighbors too afraid to talk about the female suspect and an overheard conversation between investigators [...]

Albert F. “Gabby” Dodge

If you went to Epping High School in the 1980’s and early 1990’s, “Gabby” was a fixture around the school. He’ll be missed.
Albert F. “Gabby” Dodge, 77, died unexpectedly Nov, 10, 2008, at Elliott Hospital, Manchester.
Mr. Dodge was a monitor for the Seacoast Learning Collaborative in Brentwood.
He was always a hard worker, starting at [...]

Epping Library News 11/18

Continuing in the spirit of gratitude that comes with the holiday season the staff of the Harvey Mitchell Memorial Library would like thank the many gift givers in the Epping community.  These are folks who don’t wait for the holidays to give thoughtfully to others.  One Storyhour grandmother keeps the [...]

Dealer’s lights heat up Epping officials

Hurlbert Toyota may be forced to pull the plug on the massive wall of lights that illuminates the front of its automotive dealership.
Town officials say the lighted wall wasn’t part of Hurlbert’s plan approved by the planning board in 2006. The dealership took over the former Crossroads Sports Center behind McDonald’s at the intersection of [...]

Former WMUR Reporter Releases Book on LaBarre Murders

The first of two true crime books about convicted murderer Sheila LaBarre has already been released.
The book, titled Wicked Intentions: The Sheila LaBarre Murders – A True Story (New Horizon Press, Dec. 1, 2008), was written by former WMUR-TV reporter Kevin Flynn, who covered the case from the beginning. Flynn, 38, of Hopkinton, felt from [...]

Gatchell to shepherd in a new era and welcome Leddy Center to a new home

It didn’t matter that her stage looked very much like her family’s porch when it all began for Elaine Gatchell.
She was all of 8 years old in those days back in Winchester, busy writing shows, gathering the neighborhood to be in then and attend them, having her mom and her sister serve popcorn and Kool-Aid [...]

Epping Library News, November 11th

In the spirit of gratitude that comes with the upcoming holidays the staff of the Harvey Mitchell Memorial Library would like to take some time during this season to say thank you to the many folks in the community who contribute their time and energy to supporting our little library.  This [...]

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