Amherst News

With a long string of lousy, wet weather and a spotty forecast for the weekend, it's possible some Fourth of July events may be canceled or postponed.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Around the Towns, which typically runs Saturdays, appears in the Friday edition of The Telegraph this week because there will be no Saturday paper.

Fourth of July is a mixed bag of sounds: the whiz-pop and thunder of fireworks, crying babies, gasps of excitement and cheers from the crowd.

Jul. 1, 2009, 8:11 p.m. 2 comments Two $1M winners rush to get prizes before taxes skyrocket Will higher taxes have the wrong effect - and reduce revenue to the state? The day before a massive 10 percent state tax on lottery prizes went into effect in the Granite State, two winners claimed separate $1 million jackpots - something never before ...

The Board of Selectmen accepted a proposal from Aquatech Irrigation to perform the turn-off and winterization of the town's four irrigation systems for a total cost of $1,037. Originally, the Board of Selectmen rejected a proposal for Aquatech to both turn the systems off and turn them on in the spring.

Despite what you might think, New Hampshire is not the world's cyanobacteria capital.

Lia Sophia Lia Sophia has recognized a group of new advisers for meeting their initial sales goals.

People with debilitating conditions who use pot as medicine may finally see the threat of criminal charges go up in smoke, as the state's altered medical marijuana bill is expected to receive a final review in the Legislature today.

One of the original signed prints of Albert Einstein sticking his tongue out at photographers has been sold by a New Hampshire auction house for $74,324. Bobby Livingston, of RRAuction.com in Amherst, says the picture was taken in 1951 after a 72nd birthday celebration for the physicist.

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An original, autographed photo of Albert Einstein wagging his tongue, snapped in 1951 at Princeton University, was auctioned this week for $74,324. It was the highest price ever paid for a photograph of the legendary theoretical physicist, said Bobby Livingston, who auctioned the original print online Thursday for RRAuction.com, based in Amherst, ...

An Amherst woman was charged with driving under the influence, obstructing government operations and resisting detention Tuesday night, after she was stopped by police at the intersection of routes 122 and 130.

School could be starting a little later for students in Amherst and Mont Vernon if the district's school boards adopt a recommendation from a committee that has been studying the issue for more than a year.

Lindsay Ogden's graduation ceremony last week was short and sweet. Well-wishers, who had arrived for the 10 a.m. program at the Stormy Moon Vocational Development Farm outlet store, included three state representatives, several local business owners, a member of the Board of Selectmen, a life skills coach from the special education program at ...

A state trooper's cruiser collided with a New Jersey man's Honda Civic while the trooper was trying to turn around to chase a speeder on Interstate 95 on Friday, police said.

NAME: Martha Deborah Hall. HOMETOWN OR LOCAL CONNECTION: Amherst. TITLE OF BOOK: "Two Grains in Time." SYNOPSIS: Journey from innocence through loss toward wisdom.

On Tuesday, the Mont Vernon PTA will host a public forum, "Sexual Predators: What Every Parent Should Know," at 7 p.m., at Mont Vernon Village School.

Jun. 2, 2009, 7:21 a.m. 2 comments New Hampshire Lottery officials are about to pull a scratch ticket from stores, even though one of the $1 million prizes is still unaccounted for.

Frederick's Pastries of Amherst, New Hampshire has been named Best of New Hamsphire for cakes and pastries for the eighth year in a row! 'It is a privilege that we take with pride, as creating fantastic cakes and pastries is what we love to do' said Susan Lozier Robert, proprietor of Frederick's Pastries.

One minute her 12-year-old Labrador-shepherd mix was spry as ever, then he just seemed to wind down like an old toy, fold his legs under him and quit.