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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. The debate over plans to build the largest ground water bottling plant in the state. AND 27 years ago they challenged Aristotle Onassis. We share the poignant reunion of those who prevented the building of a seacoast oil refinery. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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New England governors attending the National Governors meeting in Providence are urging caution in developing broad, regional power markets. Regulators want to combine New England's single transmission system with two others that cover New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Some are concerned that New York and New Jersey would dominate power transmission decisions, resulting in poor service to New England consumers. The goal of establishing regional systems is to give all generators fair access in the same way that telephone deregulation required open access to phone lines. |
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Some Rye residents - fed up with the statewide property tax have joined Newington in exercising one of the safeguards of democracy. Last night a list of 100 names was given to Rye selectmen asking them to invoke their constitutional right of revolution. Newington and Rye are among the so-called donor towns under the state's education funding mandate. Rye will hold a public hearing on August 29th. Meanwhile, people in Sunapee have also taken a step toward tax revolution. Selectmen there say the town pays excessively high county taxes. Town officials will be contacting other area communities in similar situations to discuss either joining Merrimack county or forming a county of their own. |
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Health care may have gotten a little bit better across the Granite State. 48 New Hampshire communties have learned they'll divy up 2-point 4 million dollars in grant money from the state's health care fund. The monies will be be used to strengthen health care, recruit workers, develop after-school programs, improve access to prescription drugs and increase access to preventive care. |
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With temperatures reaching into the 90's this week, thousands of bottles of spring water are cooling us off and keeping us hydrated. There's a New Hampshire company, that is hoping to capitalize on our thirst for the beverage. They are USA Springs Inc. of Pelham. The company has filed an application with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for a large groundwater withdrawal permit. If approved, they plan to pump more than 400,000 gallons of water per day from a 90 acre site they own in Nottingham and Barrington. A series of public meetings recently held by the DES, has clearly demonstrated that the people living in those communities want some assurances their wells and wetlands will not be pumped dry. In fact, the Board of Selectmen in both Barrington and Nottingham have gone on record as opposing the project. If successful, USA Springs has said it would construct an 180,000 square foot plant where they would manufacture the plastic bottles as well as bottle the water. They estimate hiring 80 people to work at the plant. |
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This issue has several communities divided and many area residents concerned about the unknown consequences of the plan. Joining me now in studio are Nottingham board of selectmen member Mary Bonser and Raymond Talkington of Geosphere Environmental Management. He is working for USA Springs. And joining us by phone is Sarah Pillsbury from the New Hampshire Department of ENvironmental Services and Chuck O'Ceallaigh of the Barrington Board of Selectmen. Thanks to you all for joining us. |
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Phone guests - Sarah Pillsbury, NH DES - Chuck O'Ceallaigh, Barrington Selectman Studio guests - Mary Bosner, Nottingham Selectwoman - Ray Talkington, Engineer for USA Springs |
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Thanks to my guests Mary Bonser, Raymond Talkington, Sarah Pillsbury and Chuck O'Ceallaigh. |
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If you'd like to offer your thoughts on the water plant propsal, the D-E-S if still accepting public comments. You can send them to the Department of Environmental Services, attention Judy Maloney, 6 Hazen Drive, P-O Box 95, Concord New Hampshire, 0-3-3-0-1. |
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***BUSINESS ANIMATED BUMP*** |
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The Federal Reserve reports consumer credit fell at an annual rate of one point two percent in June, the biggest dip in four years. Concerns about layoffs and their own jobs had people spending less on big ticket items like cars. |
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On wall street, the dow was up 57-point 43. The Nasdaq was down nearly six and a half points. And the S&P 500 was up nearly four dollars. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Chubb closed up two dollars and 18 cents. G-E ended the day up a dollar 38. Shares of Pennichuck were up one dollar. Presstek was down 95 cents. Texas Instruments slipped a dollar 29. |
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Governor Jeanne Shaheen and Berlin city officials today traveled to New York to discuss the Pulp and Paper of America's future with its parent company, American Tissue. The mill owes millions of tax dollars to the towns of Berlin and Gorham. Shaheen says the mills are an integral part of the state's economy and promises to do what she can to keep the mills operating. Several options are being considered including a loan to the company to maintain jobs. Pulp and Paper is northern New Hampshire's largest private employer with 860 workers. This Sunday the Pulp Mill in Berlin will shut down for two weeks. Officials blame the glut in the pulp market, and not its financial troubles for the temporary closure. |
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A decline in the automotive industry is being blamed for more layoffs at one of Keene's largest employers. The machine tool firm - Kingsbury Corporation - employs 260 workers and has cut eleven more jobs. That makes a total of 41 people who have been let go since the end of June. Company officials have said they hope to rehire laid-off workers once business picks back up. |
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And there's other news from the automotive industry - Textron Incorporated has sold its automotive trim unit. The deal - worth one-point-three billion dollars - includes Textron's Farmington facility, which employees 750 people. Company officials say it's too early to tell how the deal will affect the New Hampshire plant or its employees. The agreement will be finalized in the fall. Collins and Aikman Corporation is buying the unit. |
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***WX ANIMATED BUMP*** |
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New England's power grid operators were pushed to the limit today. This afternoon's energy demands reached their highest level since July. People are being asked to conserve energy whenever possible. delaying laundry and other chores until late in the evening. Tomorrow's energy forecast is also expected to reach the upper limits. To find out when the heat and humidity will break we checked in with Greg West at the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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Mount Washington Today High of 59 degrees, Fog, 50 feet visibility, winds out of the West, Peak Gust of 52mph. Up North Tonight: Chance of a shower or thunderstorm through this evening, then partial clearing. Lows in the mid 50's. Winds light out of the Northwest. Down South Tonight: Chance for some showers or thunderstorms through late this evening, then partial clearing with some patchy fog. Lows in the upper 50s. Winds light and variable. Up North Tomorrow: Mostly Cloudy with a chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. Highs in the low 80s. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the West. Down South Tomorrow: Partly cloudy with a chance of an afternoon shower or thunderstorm. Highs in the mid to upper 80s. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the West. |
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Finally tonight, it's been almost three decades since an environmental challenge to the seacoast was defeated by citizen activists. As correspondent Roger Wood reports, the events of that 1970's struggle were still fresh in the minds of the partipants during a recent reunion at the Isles of Shoals. |
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The final chapter of the refinery battle has actually been written in a musical theatre production. It's called Oily Vay. Here's an excerpt - as performed during the recent Isles of Shoals Reunion. |
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The musical - Oily Vay - will be performed at the University of New Hampshire Johnson Theatre on September 21st and Sept 22nd. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for Suze Orman. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundadtion Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. For 68 years it has been a staple of summer in New Hampshire - come with us to Sunapee as we visit. the oldest craftsfair in America. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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DATE:8/7/01 TOPIC: Finally tonight, it's been almost three decades since an environmental challenge to the seacoast was defeated by citizen activists. As correspondent Roger Wood reports, the events of that 1970's struggle were still fresh in the minds of the partipants during a recent reunion at the Isles of Shoals. SEGMENT LENGTH: 4:33 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Jack Kingsbury\Former Shoals Marine Lab Dir. Peter Horne\Concerned Citizens of Rye Nancy Sandberg\Chair, Save Our Shores Phyllis Bennett\Editor, Publick Occurrences Dudley Dudley\Former State Rep. - Durham |
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DATE:8/6/01 TOPIC: With temperatures reaching into the 90's this week, thousands of bottles of spring water are cooling us off and keeping us hydrated. There's a New Hampshire company, that is hoping to capitalize on our thirst for the beverage. They are USA Springs Inc. of Pelham. The company has filed an application with the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services for a large groundwater withdrawal permit. If approved, they plan to pump more than 400,000 gallons of water per day from a 90 acre site they own in Nottingham and Barrington. A series of public meetings recently held by the DES, has clearly demonstrated that the people living in those communities want some assurances their wells and wetlands will not be pumped dry. In fact, the Board of Selectmen in both Barrington and Nottingham have gone on record as opposing the project. If successful, USA Springs has said it would construct an 180,000 square foot plant where they would manufacture the plastic bottles as well as bottle the water. They estimate hiring 80 people to work at the plant. SEGMENT LENGTH: 13 minutes NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Mary Bonser\Nottingham Brd of Selectmen Raymond Talkington\Geosphere Environmental Management On the phone:\Sarah Pillsbury\NH Dept. of Environmental Services On the phone:\Chuck O'Ceallaigh\Barrington Brd of Selectmen |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - For 68 years it has been a staple of summer in New Hampshire - come with us to Sunapee as we visit. the oldest craftfair in America. |