Gilmanton News

A propane truck rollover closed Route 129 for more than seven hours yesterday and forced the evacuation of several nearby homes until the 3,000 gallons of propane it was carrying were transferred to another truck.

Assuming there's not a thunderstorm headed our way this weekend - and, yes, that's a big if - there are plenty of opportunities to celebrate Independence Day with a fireworks display.

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FEMA's rejection of its application for a competitive grant has the town seeking alternate funding to stabilize the Suncook River, which changed its course during the Mother's Day flood of 2006.

After 10 years of fundraising, hundreds of hours of volunteer labor and thousands of donated books, Gilmanton's first year-round library is nearly set to open.

Rebecca Rule E-mail RSS Feed Rebecca Rule, author of "Live Free and Eat Pie: A Storyteller's Guide to New Hampshire," spends a lot of time on the road, traveling to her wicked funny performances throughout the Granite State.

The state Supreme Court has ordered a superior court judge to reconsider whether a former University of New Hampshire student deserves a new trial for running down and killing another student nearly five years ago.

Ryan Jacob Oickle, 4, of Winter Street, died Saturday, May 30, 2009, at home, following a long battle with cancer.

"Woman Who Speaks Tree: Confessions of a Tree Hugger" by Linda Tatelbaum; About Time Press; paper; 132 pages; $14.95. Tree hugger.

Outstanding restoration projects were recognized last night at the 2009 Preservation Achievement Awards in Concord.

The New Hampshire Preservation Alliance will recognize 13 historic preservation projects during a ceremony at the Concord City Auditorium at 4:30 p.m. today.

The Gilmanton police have not yet determined what caused a driver to cross over the middle of Route 106 on Monday, resulting in a crash that injured nine people.

Fire Chief Scott Williams remains humble. He defers accolades for his quick decision-making on April 12, which prevented a historic 14-alarm fire at the Christian Conference Center on the bay from getting out of control, to the men and women who fought the blaze - and the dispatchers who managed the response.

Four of the nine people injured in a car crash Monday in Gilmanton were still hospitalized as of yesterday afternoon, the police said.

Nine people were hospitalized yesterday after a three-car crash in Gilmanton just before noon.

A wind-whipped conflagration on Easter Sunday consumed up to 50 buildings on a hill in town and damaged about a dozen other structures, nearly all unoccupied seasonal cabins and homes.

Part of busy Route 106 was closed in both directions for some of Monday afternoon in Gilmanton, N.H., after a collision involving several vehicles.

Four firefighters were injured in a huge blaze that destroyed nearly 50 buildings at a Christian center in Alton Bay, N.H., said fire officials.

Route 106 in both directions in Gilmanton was closed Monday because of a serious collision.

About 50 structures were destroyed and four firefighters were injured in a multiple-alarm blaze yesterday at the Alton Bay Christian Conference Center.