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September 2011 Archives

Former Dublin employee files suit

September 30, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published in the Sept. 30, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

DUBLIN -- A former employee is suing the town, claiming her old boss created a work environment so uncomfortable she was forced to leave her job.


Man accused of stealing

September 29, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of the Sept. 29, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

A Massachusetts accountant has been charged with stealing more than $250,000 from a trust fund he supervised on behalf of the employees of a Peterborough company and with falsifying documents to hide that he had previously taken even more money.


Keene to hold primary

September 29, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published in the Sept. 29, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

Keene voters go to the polls on Tuesday for the municipal primary -- even though none of the races for city officials has enough candidates for anyone to be eliminated.


Former state representative in legal hot water

September 28, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of the Sept. 28, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

Former N.H. Rep. David A. Young's latest appearance in the news may be his most surprising -- and mysterious -- to date.


Judge shortage leaves area courts in a bind

September 27, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of the Sept. 27 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

All kinds of conflicts are resolved in courtrooms, from the aftermath of murder and embezzlement to loans that can't be repaid and marriages that haven't worked out.

Judges -- the people with the training and authority to make legal decisions -- are essential to the functioning of the court. And in New Hampshire these days, judges are in short supply.


New plan calls for 'armoring' Robin Hood Dam

September 23, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of the September 23, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

The city may not drain Robin Hood Pond after all.

Instead of replacing Robin Hood Dam, the almost 120-year-old earthen dam that creates the pond in a park on the eastern side of Keene, officials now say they can reinforce the structure -- a solution that should cause less disruption in the park.


Police and fire briefs 9/22

September 22, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing



Debate resumes over Winchester asphalt plant

September 20, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of the September 20, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

WINCHESTER -- An asphalt plant that drew vocal protests in the spring went online late last month, and neighbors say it's just as they expected: It stinks.


SCARS REMAIN IN BRATTLEBORO

September 17, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of the September 17, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

BRATTLEBORO -- Stanley Lynde sat in a folding chair outside of Lynde Motorsports on Flat Street Friday afternoon, enjoying the sunny, crisp weather and the company of a half-dozen friends.

"I haven't done any work to get paid for since the flood," he said, sounding unexpectedly cheerful.


City Council briefs 9/15/11

September 16, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing


Owner committed to keeping Kingsbury afloat

September 15, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of the September 15, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

The Keene-based Kingsbury Corp. is down but not out, according to owner Iris A. Mitropoulis, who speaks with confidence of a recovery by the 117-year-old manufacturing firm.


Local tile company closing; operation moving to New York

September 15, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published in the September 15, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

The Swanzey factory and Keene storefront of Trikeenan Tileworks will be closed by the end of October, according to the attorney representing the company's new owners.


Rowdy behavior in Central Square a hot topic

September 13, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of the September 13, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.

By mid afternoon Monday, nearly 30 people could be seen in Keene's Central Square.

They sat in small groups in the bandstand, on the park benches and on the ledge around the water fountain.


The day everything changed

September 11, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of a special commemorative insert in The Keene Sentinel on Sept 11, 2011, and online.

It was 10 years ago and hundreds of miles away, but the events of Sept. 11, 2001, are still clear in the memories of Monadnock Region residents.


Crowds causing unease

September 8, 2011 12:00 PM -- news writing

As published on page one of the Sept. 8, 2011 edition of The Keene Sentinel, and online.


More and more people are loitering in public places downtown, some Keene residents say, and that has them concerned.


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