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Family Feud Slows Progress

The internecine troubles that have surfaced in a lawsuit filed by Pillsbury Realty, LLC against DeMoulas Super Markets are a struggle that puts the future of the 600-plus-acre Woodmont Commons development in jeopardy. Without the access road agreed to by…

Free Speech Trumps Secrecy

Whenever we hear that people are ordered not to talk to the press, we wonder what they wish to hide. And whenever we hear the press blamed for “bad publicity,” we’re pretty sure public information has been reported that some…

Let the Sun Shine In

Open and transparent government – it’s what the public should expect from officials at the local, state and national level. And providing information about the operation of government at the local level is a job this newspaper takes seriously. March…

A Sign of Change?

Deliberative Attendance: Sandown Town 116 voters out of 3,643 registered. Sandown at Timberlane School 278 out of 3,643. Hampstead School 70 voters out of 6,033. Hampstead Town 44 voters out of 6,033. Derry School 245 voters out of 20,115. Londonderry…

LHS Students Honor Veterans, Who Honor Others in Return

Mary Shank, advisor for the National Honor Society chapter at Londonderry High School, has been working with Society members to raise money for Harbor Homes, which provides housing for homeless veterans. The students held a Dodge Ball tournament and raised…

Coach’s Dream Ends

It takes a lot to get people out of their homes on a frigid January evening. But out of their homes they went on Tuesday night, Jan. 7, with the goal of speaking their minds to the Londonderry School Board…

Getting Into the Spirit of the Season

By the time you read this, you’re probably hard at work on your holiday list. Gifts? Help for those less fortunate? Holiday dinners and New Year’s Eve parties? Maybe a brief vacation when the kids are out of school? Those…