East Kingston News

With the dawn of each New Year, it's common for people to look back and judge whether their lives are better or worse than they were 12 months ago.

When Kim Casey's daughter Elizabeth was 15, the East Kingston mother received a surprise one day.

Each of the seven independent school districts in SAU 16 has stressed the need to conserve natural resources and recycle waste as much as possible.

Town residents can expect to pay this month on property taxes. Town Clerk/Tax Collector Barbara Clark said the tax rate for 2009 is $23.11 per $1,000 of assessed property value, up 23 cents from last year's $22.88. "We had a revaluation this year, and we're at 100 percent valuation," she said.

Blanche Loch, 86, of Wayside Drive, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2009, in Exeter, after a brief illness.

Surfer Michael Sander believes firmly in New Hampshire's "Live Free or Die" state motto when it comes to smoking -- and that includes his right to smoke on state beaches.

10:21 a.m. - During a motor vehicle stop for driving an unregistered vehicle, Richard Moodie of North Hampton was arrested for driving without a license and being a habitual offender.

Send readings and signings to community@seacoastonline.com. 125 Water St., Exeter.

A day after heavy wind knocked out power to more than 80,000 people between Maine and New Hampshire, utility crews reported that the lights were back on at residences across the region.

A judge has doused a plan to burn down a 19th century building on the grounds of the former Sanborn Regional High School.

Diana Whitmore treats dogs at her newly opened Country Dog Inn like she would her own, with plenty of personalized attention, care and long walks in the woods.

The Friends of the East Kingston Public Library are offering a class on Thursday, Dec.

In an effort to promote cultural understanding and strengthen a schoolwide fund-raising effort, students in Carol Miller's fifth-grade class at East Kingston Elementary School were treated to a first-hand account of life in Afghanistan.

An Exeter woman, who was out jogging Saturday, Nov. 7, found a bag in the parking lot of the Stop & Shop Plaza containing a substantial amount of cash.

The Executive Council has put the reappointment of the presiding officer of the state Air Resources Council on hold, an action that may delay deliberations over whether to allow installation of a mercury scrubber at Public Service of New Hampshire's coal-burning power plant in Bow.

6 and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7 at Brentwood Baptist Church, corner of North Road and Route 125.

The acting chairman of a state council charged with hearing a case on Public Service of New Hampshire's Bow power plant is a former employee of the company.

Area veterans and motorcyclists displayed the red, white and blue Saturday as they rode through the University of New Hampshire campus in support of a UNH freshman who was told not to fly the flag outside his dorm room.

Property access is via a deeded Right of Way. Open concept home w/ deck overlooking water, living room with brick fireplace, huge entertainment room overlooking water.

Bob Smith, left, and his sister, Karen Drapaniotis, right, show off cold-weather clothing in the Epping Wal-Mart, as examples of what the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce's Chamber Children's Fund helps provide to children in need.