The fire broke out early Saturday morning on Jordan Lane, the State Fire Marshal’s Office says.
December 2016
Posted inNews, Schools and Education
Dartmouth undertakes reforms to reduce campus sexual assaults
In 2014, Dartmouth was among 55 colleges and universities under federal investigation for its responses to sexual harassment and violence.
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Posted inBusiness, News
New fishing regulations to protect imperiled shark don’t please all conservationists
Dusky sharks have long been hunted for their fins, but conservation group Oceana says the new rules to protect them aren’t strict enough.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Yarmouth power plant installs giant battery in first project of its kind in New England
The battery can store and release power to the grid as demand dictates, potentially helping to stabilize prices as Maine gets more and more power from intermittent sources like wind and solar.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: Distrust of science a bad fit for Department of Energy head
The agency in charge of the nation’s nuclear program should be led by someone who can face facts.
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: We must not forget what happened at Sandy Hook
Four years ago this week, the horror at Sandy Hook Elementary School occurred. Remember: Twenty first-graders and six school staff members were killed. There was no mention of this sad anniversary in the Dec. 14 paper. Why, I wonder? Have we become so jaded, so dulled to gun violence? Perhaps it is because we failed […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Naming names would be empowering ‘demagogue’
Some have described President-elect Donald Trump as a “demagogue.” Shouldn’t we be wary of McCarthy-esque efforts to collect names? We’re glad you informed us that the U.S. Energy Department refused his transition team’s request to name the names of those who have been working on environmental policies relating to climate change. The Dec. 14 Bloomberg […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Electoral College is fine, and Trump won squarely
Any time the Democrats lose an election, you can count on them wanting to change the rules. Their latest target is the Electoral College, a system that was put in place by the Founding Fathers to ensure that populous states would not overpower less populated ones when selecting the president. They felt the president should […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: 2nd District elector should switch vote away from Trump
I am a new voter in the 2nd District, and I understand that Richard Bennett is representing my family in the upcoming electoral vote. I am writing to encourage him not to vote for Donald Trump. I feel it is important for Mr. Bennett to demand a debriefing of the CIA information on Russian interference […]
Posted inLetters
Letter to the editor: Blame turnpike for I-295 problems
After reading the article about the increased traffic and accidents on Interstate 295 (Dec. 1), I felt compelled to write to offer what I think to be a rather obvious reason for the increase. While it is definitely due in part to raising the speed limit to 70 mph (in a zone whose speed never […]