Local favorites, singer/songwriter Click Horning on guitar and Joanie Horning on bass will be playing music this Sunday, as they do every Sunday afternoon, at Crocket’s Coffee Shop at Newbury Harbor. Although some towns in the Lake Sunapee area are still affected by last week’s windstorm that caused widespread electrical outages, the power is on [...]
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Abbott Library, Sunapee, is participating with other Granite State libraries this month in the The Big Read: New Hampshire Reads To Kill a Mockingbird,” a statewide program organized by the Center for the Book at the New Hampshire State Library. The Sunapee library will host a portrayal of Atticus Finch by Richard Clark, an actor [...]
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As of 5 a.m. Saturday, February 27, many New Hampshire towns remained in the dark, according to Public Service of New Hampshire. PSNH’s town-by-town report estimates that in Bradford 100% of their customers are without power, yet only 10% of Sunapee is still experiencing outages as of this morning. Yet many areas of Newbury, New [...]
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As of 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, February 26, “some of Sunapee was still without power and may be out for 2 to 4 days” according to a broadcast email message sent out by the town “to notify its residents of the status of the situation created from the most recent power outage.” If you have [...]
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Just down the road from Sunapee, in Warner (NH), the Pillsbury Free Library will host a presentation by New Hampshire criminal defense attorney Lisa Wellman-Ally using the portrayal of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird as a jumping off point to discuss the role of defense attorneys. The program will be held on Tuesday, [...]
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Sunapee Recreation is offering adult co-ed drop-in volleyball starting on Friday, March 5 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Sherburne Gym, Route 11 in Sunapee. “No experience is necessary,” wrote Sunapee Rec Director Scott Blewitt in his email announcement. “Come just have fun!” This is a free program being led by Mike Carney. For [...]
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Sunapee voters will have an opportunity to learn about the new Sunapee Library-Old Town Hall concept plan at the Sunapee Town Office meeting room on Tuesday, February 16 at 7 p.m. A roundtable forum, hosted by the Abbott Library building committee, will discuss the current proposal–the re-use of a historic town-owned building for a new [...]
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In Sunapee, some people are thinking green. The 2010 Second Annual Sunapee GreenUp Day is Saturday, May 1st. “It’s a day to all come together and clean up our community!” writes Rhonda Gurney for the GreenUp organizer. “Save the date and spread the word to your Sunapee neighbors.” To get information how you or your [...]
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The 94th Newport Winter Carnival is underway and runs through Sunday, February 14. Today’s events include the Queens pageant finale at the Newport Opera House at 7 p.m. and the 15th annual Midnight Skate on the Common from 10 p.m. to midnight. For a listing of events, visit the Newport NH Chamber of Commerce website.
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Balloons adorn the announcement, the Abbott Library invitation to all Sunapee community members. There will be a “re-opening celebration on Saturday, February 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. “The library wishes to thank all the families of Sunapee for their patience while we repaired our lower level. Light refreshments will be served and we [...]
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Feel like getting out for a hike? The Sunapee-Ragged-Kearsarge Greenway Coalition and Forest Society in conjuction with the Warner Conservation Commission have hikes coming up. They are open to members and non-members alike. The SRK Coalition continues a winter schedule of weekly treks. “Be prepared with clothing layers, food, water and snowshoes,” said the SRK [...]
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The Sunpee Town Warrant, as amended at the deliberative session February 2, is now available. Town Meeting and election day is Tuesday, March 9. The polls at the Sherburne Gym will be open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. View/download the 2010 Town Warrant here: WARRANT ARTICLES 2010 (PDF 61 KB)
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To follow up Sunapee’s deliberative session last week where re-use of the Old Town Hall for the new town library was debated, the Abbott Library Building Committee is hosting a round table discussion on the library’s Concept Plan and warrant article 23. The public forum will be held on Tuesday, February 16, following a trustees [...]
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Capital Comments: Repeals and Changes to Correct Legislative Errors
By State Senator Bob Odell The legislature often is accused of making mistakes. And it certainly happens. Sometimes they are small; other times they are humdingers. There are the minor errors. Last fall, Paul Kelly, the director the Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission asked me to introduce a bill (SB 367) to update laws for [...]
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