Pirates to take over the Leddy Center
June 25, 2009 by admin
Filed under Top Stories
“A rollicking band of pirates” is coming to Leddy Center’s new theater on Ladd’s Lane July 10-July 26. Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarious and most popular musical comedy, “The Pirates of Penzance,” is about Frederic, who was apprenticed to a band of pirates when he was a little boy, and whose indentures are just about up [...]
Twitter leads Epping police to litterbug
*Updated with Comment From Epping Police* From the New Hampshire Union Leader When police received a report of someone tossing two bags of trash from a vehicle on Prescott Road Tuesday, they immediately turned to Twitter to try to catch the culprit. A witness had provided a partial license plate number, so police decided that [...]
Harvey Mitchell Memorial Library Week of June 22
The 5th annual Toy Sale is finally here! On Saturday, June 27th from 9 to 1 support Epping’s summer reading program and get some great buys on gently used toys, games and sports equipment. Need an incentive to get the kids to clean their rooms? Let them earn a dollar to spend at the Toy [...]
Standoff with SWAT team follows graduation party
A father was arrested early this morning after police said he fired a rifle several times during an armed standoff at his daughter’s high school graduation party. Bruce Richards, 50, of 53 Jenness Road, faces several charges after the hour-long standoff that began just before 1 a.m. outside his residence. Police were first called to [...]
Epping High School hands out awards for spring sports
Epping High School’s Mike MacLeay, Samantha Arsenault and Ben Mylott received top honors at Wednesday’s Spring Sports Banquet. MacLeay received the MVP award as a member of the school’s track and field team, Arsenault was named MVP of the softball team, and Mylott received the On Base Percentage Award for his at-bat performance (.470) on [...]
Epping educators earn kudos
The Epping School District recently earned kudos from the New England League of Middle Schools (NELMS). Superintendent Barbara Munsey received the 2008-09 Superintendent Award. According to the NELMS Superintendent Award judges, Munsey understands how young adolescents learn and she champions middle level education by actively promoting middle level education, building community support and recognizing middle [...]
Epping students participate in workshops
The Plato Team at Epping Middle School is offering the students a dynamic day of in-house, concurrent workshops on June 19. Students signed up for two sessions from the following selections: skin cancer, yoga, CPR, Stamp-It-Up card crafting, nature crafting, or Story of NH Escaped Slaves. Professionals and hobbyist are coming in to conduct the [...]
Harvey Mitchell Memorial Library Notes for June 15
Getting ready for summer? Thanks to the Mary-Jo Hinkle and the Epping Garden Club, the library is newly adorned with flowers for the season. Whether you are planning some new garden project or stocking up on good reads for the weekend, remember to stop by the library. From classic plays to current bestsellers, “how to” [...]
Murder Charge For Hutchinson
Walter Hutchinson will be back in court again this afternoon, 18 years after trying to strangle a Brentwood woman on his front lawn. But this time he’ll be facing murder charges. Hutchinson, 52, of Epping, was already convicted in 1991 for attempting to murder Kimberly Ernest, his girlfriend at the time. During that trial, a [...]
$5000 Embezzled From Cub Scouts Pack Bank Account
The young members of Epping Cub Scout Pack 136 sold countless quantities of popcorn to raise money for special trips and summer camp. Now many are in jeopardy of not being able to attend the August camp after an adult associated with the group allegedly embezzled more than $5,000 from the pack’s bank account, according [...]
