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Here you will find stories about the North Country. Just writing those words, though, I sense a fight coming. When I lived in Bethlehem, I could unequivocally state that I lived in the North Country, but things got muddy when I moved to North Conway. You see some folks believe the North Country includes only communities north of the state’s four notches: Franconia Notch, Crawford Notch, Pinkham Notch, and Dixville Notch.
For InDepthNH.org’s purposes, we’ll use a little common sense and maybe stretch that a little farther south. And get ready for a call from our columnist John Harrigan, who has been called the King of The North Country, when we get it wrong.
-Nancy West
LANCASTER – The Coos Planning Board has tentatively scheduled a public hearing for Sept. 13th in Colebrook on plans for the new Gloriette House hotel at the Balsams Resort.
The Coos Planning Board seems headed for a collision with the federal government over the board’s assertion that it has the authority to regulate private projects on federal lands.
Nancy West | Republican Gov. Chris Sununu was scheduled to head north with family Monday and Tuesday drawing criticism from Dolly McPhaul who said he has yet to fulfill his promise to come to Coos County and talk with people about Northern Pass.
Dolly McPhaul: In a recent interview on NHPR, Governor Sununu made a number of important statements regarding the Northern Pass (NP) that are incorrect.
NH Travel Guru: Rather than choose sides in this controversy, I hope to use my experience to enhance the reader’s ability to frame an informed opinion.
News Release: Final Environmental Impact Statement Finds Project as Proposed is “Preferred Alternative.”
Intervenor Susan Schibanoff noted of the 170 people who petitioned to intervene in the proceedings, 153 listed their main concern as property value as did 20 towns.
CONCORD — The accuracy of real estate data used to conclude that the Northern Pass Transmission project would have little or no impact on property values was questioned by several intervenors Tuesday.
Attorney Thomas Pappas representing the Counsel for the Public, grilled James Chalmers of Chalmers & Associates of Billings, Montana, about his report concluding there “is no evidence that high-voltage transmission lines result in consistent measurable effects on property values.”
When it comes to getting financial help, what towns and businesses in the North Country don’t know can hurt them.