Piermont News

When Gerry Smith found himself surrounded by 12 German soldiers after his plane was shot down over Italy during World War II, he was actually glad to see them.

Emergency personnel in several communities went on alert last evening, after a tornado warning was issued for central Grafton County.

In the five years since Jed Dorfman has been running Camp Walt Whitman, a posh haven complete with water-skiing and private boats in Piermont, N.H., that charges as much as $9,450 for a seven week-long stay, he has had to work out payment plans and extended deadlines to help only one or two families.

The state park system's list of properties recommended for "alternative management strategies" including lease or sale: Ahern State Park, Laconia Annett Wayside, Rindge Bear's Den, Gilsum Bedell Bridge State Park, Haverhill Bradford Pines, Bradford Cardigan State Park, Orange Chesterfield Gorge Natural Area, Chesterfield Clough State Park, Weare ...

Twenty-seven state parks have been slated for potential sale or give-away by a cash-strapped state Division of Parks and Recreation that wants to jettison properties that don't meet its core definition of state parks.