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  1. Web Exclusive Reviews

    22 hrs ago | Publishers' Weekly

    ... Sherman. Univ. Press of New England, $26.95 (208p) ISBN 9781584656791 In this riveting true crime tale, rural Franconia, N.H. becomes a major character alongside "wild child" Liko Kenney, authoritarian police officer Bruce McKay, foul-mouthed ...

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  2. Miller Finished 5th In Super CombinedRead the original story

    Friday Dec 11 | WMUR-TV Manchester

    Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) continued to keep the podium within arm's reach Friday as he latched on to a fifth-place finish in an Audi FIS World Cup super combined race. It was nearly an all Austrian podium as Benjamin Raich won the race, followed in ...

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  3. New England Ski Museum Accepting Applications for Cal Conniff GrantsRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 9 | AlpineZone News

    FRANCONIA NOTCH, New Hampshire -- New England Ski Museum, announced today that the organization's Cal Conniff Grant program will award $2,500 to support individuals and organizations that align with the Museum's mission to preserve the history of skiing and winter sports.

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  4. Cold casesRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 8 | The Brattleboro Reformer

    ... in Biddeford, Maine. There were signs of a struggle near the truck. Her skeletal remains were found off Route 3 in Franconia, N.H., on July 18, 1989. Her death was ruled a homicide. Luella Blakeslee -- Blakeslee, a 29-year-old school teacher from ...

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  5. Cold casesRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Brattleboro Reformer

    ... in Biddeford, Maine. There were signs of a struggle near the truck. Her skeletal remains were found off Route 3 in Franconia, N.H., on July 18, 1989. Her death was ruled a homicide. Luella Blakeslee -- Blakeslee, a 29-year-old school teacher from ...

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  6. Unsolved crimes in New HampshireRead the original story

    Monday Dec 7 | Boston.com

    ... in Biddeford, Maine. There were signs of a struggle near the truck. Her skeletal remains were found off Route 3 in Franconia, N.H., on July 18, 1989. Her death was ruled a homicide. Luella Blakeslee -- Blakeslee, a 29-year-old school teacher from ...

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  7. Last piece of Lincoln mill complex pulled down

    Sunday Dec 6 | UnionLeader.com

    ... White Mountains community. "Now we can see the mountains," said Roger Harrington, who went to work at the old Franconia Paper Co. in 1957. "It's the first time that view has been open since 1911." Throughout the fall, workers have been dismantling ...

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  8. Janka leads after 1st run of GS; Miller skis outRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | 9NEWS

    ... first man in more than 2 1/2 years with a three-race World Cup streak. Two-time overall champion Bode Miller of Franconia, N.H., clipped a gate and skied out in the lower half of the Birds of Prey course. A veil of flakes made for poor visibility, ...

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  9. Centerville grads rack up miles and life lessons on Appalachian TrailRead the original story w/Photo

    Sunday Dec 6 | Dayton Daily News

    ... the Appalachian Trail Submitted Centerville residents Connor Burke (redhead) and Travis Smith, both 22, stand on Franconia Ridge in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The duo hiked the 2,178.3 miles of the Appalachian Trail between June 3 and ...

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  10. Janka emulates Killy, Maier with Beaver Creek hat-trickRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Earth Times

    ... when he won a downhill, slalom and giant slalom (the only three disciplines at the time) on March 10-12, 1967, in Franconia, New Hampshire. The Austrian Maier won three races in as many disciplines over a span of five days in 1999 in Beaver Creek. ...

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  11. Janka wins GS for 3rd World Cup victory in a rowRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Star-telegram.com

    By HOWARD FENDRICH Switzerland's Carlo Janka wrapped up quite a weekend by winning a giant slalom Sunday to become the first man in more than 2 1/2 years with three consecutive World Cup victories.Janka finished two runs down the Birds of Prey course in a combined time of 2 minutes, 29.44 seconds, adding to his wins in a super combined event ...

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  12. Switzerland's Janka leads after first run of GS, aiming for third win in rowRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | The Victoria Star

    ... run at the men's World Cup giant slalom ski race on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2009, in Beaver Creek, Colo. Bode Miller of Franconia, N.H., clipped a gate and skied out in the lower half of the Birds of Prey course. A veil of flakes made for poor visibility ...

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  13. Miller Fourth on Birds DownhillRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | Sports Network

    Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) took the U.S. fans along on his wild ride as he burned the Audi FIS Birds of Prey downhill course for a fourth-place finish Saturday. It was Miller's best downhill result on the course since he won in the 2007 season. For ...

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  14. Burke, US biathlon right on target againRead the original story

    Sunday Dec 6 | The Boston Globe

    ... Janka completed the Birds of Prey course in 1:43.49, .02 seconds ahead of Swiss teammate Didier Cuche. Miller, of Franconia, N.H., was .45 off the pace. Women's downhill - American Lindsey Vonn won at Lake Louise, Alberta, for the second straight ...

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  15. Bode Miller settles for fourth-place finishRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Rutland Herald

    ... Reigning overall World Cup champion Aksel Lund Svindal, coming back from a left leg injury, was third. Miller, of Franconia, N.H., came in 0.45 seconds off the pace - by far his best showing of the season. The two-time overall champion raced in ...

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  16. Bode trying to find the right skis for Beaver CreekRead the original story w/Photo

    Friday Dec 4 | The Vail Trail - Lifestyle trends in the Vail valley

    ... gum for Christmas - same as always - and hopes his post-ski-racing job will be just being Dad. On Friday, the Franconia, N.H., native said his downhill run was "tough," even as he posted the seventh-best time. He had switched to a 3-year-old pair of ...

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  17. Miller i nishes fourth at Beaver Creek downhillRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday Dec 5 | The Vail Trail - Lifestyle trends in the Vail valley

    ... on the pitch was a pretty big one, and it was hard to get back in line. I lost a lot of speed and line there." The Franconia, N.H., native knows about success on the Beaver Creek downhill course. He has won the downhill here twice, in 2004 and 2006. ...

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  18. Bode Miller just misses podium at Birds of PreyRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | 9NEWS

    ... for me here," said Janka, a 23-year-old who doubled his career World Cup victory total in two days. Miller, of Franconia, N.H., came in 0.45 seconds off the pace - by far his best showing of the season. Andrew Weichbrecht of Lake Placid, N.Y., was ...

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  19. Carlo Janka wins WCup downhill; Bode Miller 4thRead the original story

    Saturday Dec 5 | Rock Hill Herald

    ... He said his leg is still not 100 percent, "but how well I ski is more important than how my leg is." Miller, of Franconia, N.H., came in 0.45 seconds off the pace - by far his best showing of the season. Andrew Weichbrecht of Lake Placid, N.Y., was ...

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  20. Miller Finishes 4th In Downhill

    Saturday Dec 5 | WMUR-TV Manchester

    Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) took the U.S. fans along on his wild ride as he burned the Audi FIS Birds of Prey downhill course for a fourth-place finish Saturday. It was Miller's best downhill result on the course since he won in the 2007 season. For ...

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