Piermont News

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.

Culminating a 15-year effort, Gov. John Lynch and federal officials have signed an agreement approving a land exchange that will allow the state to expand the Cannon Mountain Ski Area.

In Piermont, N.H., residents overwhelmingly voted embattled Town Clerk and Tax Collector Linda Lambert to another 3-year term.

A longtime town clerk in New Hampshire is at the center of a financial scandal. An auditor hired by the town of Piermont says town clerk and tax collector Linda Lambert mishandled tax money.