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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. More bad news for the cities of Berlin and Gorham- a former mill owner has filed for bankruptcy protection. Plus, Locally Grown. Locally Owned. Building business from the ground up. From community shared agriculture to the new products coming into your corner grocery store. Meet the people who grow and make your food next. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of today's news. |
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There will be no new trial to determine the constitutinality of the statewide property tax. Today, the New Hampshire Supreme Court denied the so-called donor towns request for a new trial. The justices in the majority said the plaintiffs already had the opportunity to prove that there was disproportionate taxation and had failed to do so. Chief Justice David Brock and John Broderick dissented. They wrote that because the court is in agreement that the statewide property tax is seriously flawed, the plantiffs motion for reconsideration should be granted. The case is likely now to be appealed to the US Supreme Court. |
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There's more trouble for the cities of Berlin and Gorham. About 700 retired workers from the pulp and paper mills are without medical insurance after Crown Vantage - a former owner of the mills- filed for bankruptcy protection over the weekend. The news follows indefinite shutdowns at both mills by the current owner, American Tissue, which also faces financial troubles. Today, an information seminar was held for the retired workers who lost their medical coverage over the weekend. Mark Hamlin worked for the mill about 40 years and is one of those who lost coverage. He attended today's meeting and joined me by phone a few minutes ago. |
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Governor Shaheen has directed the State Insurance Department to look into the coverage cancellations. A state funded health insurance counseling service has also stepped in to help the retired employees who are losing their health benefits. If you would like more information, you can call Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield at 1- 800- 874- 7122. |
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Another dead crow was found Sunday in Dover and is being tested by New Hampshire Health officials tracking the West Nile Virus. Officials in Dover have yet to determine whether they will spray. The virus is carried by infected birds and can be transmitted to humans by mosquitoes. For more information on West Nile virus and precautions you can call 1-866-273-NILE. |
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It's harvest time around the Granite State. And many of you have no doubt been to your local farm stand. But there's a new business growing in New Hampshire that is bringing farmers and consumers together in a new kind of partnership. Corespondent Lisa Brown explains this unique concept in farming. :02-:08 |
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While both Stonewall Farm and the Good Earth farm produce only enough food for their shareholders. There are times when crops are more plentiful. what's left over at both farms is distributed to local needy agencies. |
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There are other ways to support local growers and producers of fresh food in the area. Tonight Chuck Cressy, Owner of the Durham Marketplace and Chairman of the NH Grocers Association joins us to talk about the market's goals as well as celebrating 10 years in business. Welcome Chuck. |
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I'd like to thank Chuck Cressy from Durham Marketplace for being here with us in the studio. |
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After a big rally that pushed the Dow up more than 230 points - the day ended on a less enthusiastic note. Stocks soared after a National Association of Purchasing Management report suggested a turnaround in the manufacturing sector. But broader stock indicators were mixed, and investors remain skeptical amid the continuing concern about poor earnings and a weak economy. |
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The Dow was down forty seven point seventy four. The Nasdaq was down just over thirty four and a half. And the S&P 500 was down a fraction at point six four. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Autodesk dropped two-dollars-and-twelve cents. M-B-N-A was down two dollars a share. Northeast Utilities was up twenty- nine cents. Sybron International rose eighty cents. And Tyco International ended the day down a dollar- forty-seven. |
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American Skiing Company, owner of the Attitash-Bear Peak ski area, says it has completed a financial restructuring. The plan includes an additional 30 million dollar investment by its majority shareholder, Oak Hill Capital Partners. The Maine-based company also plans to sell its Steamboat resort in Colorado. The goal - to reduce debt incurred during a major expansion that coincided with two disappointing ski seasons. Besides Attitash and Steamboat, the company owns Sugarloaf U-S-A and Sunday River in Maine.Killington, Mount Snow and Sugarbush in Vermont, as well as two areas in Utah and California. |
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Thunder showers rolled through some areas of the state this afternoon. The National Weather Service issued a severe weather warning through seven o'clock this evening. Predicitons of hail one inch in diameter and winds gusting to 70 miles per hour, along with dangerous lightning were forecast. A line of storms stretched for ten miles in the seacoast region. We checked in with Nicole Plette at the Mount Washington Observatory just a few minutes ago to find out how our weather is shaping up for tonight and tomorrow and what conditions are like on top of Mount Washington. |
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Mt. Washington Observatory\Today on the Summit\High: 54 degrees\Wind: W 16 mph\Fog\Visibility: zero\ Tonight\Partly cloudy\Statewide\Chance Of Thunderstorms\Lows: 50s\Winds: W 5 to 10 mph\ Tomorrow\Partly sunny\High: 70s\Winds: N 10 to 15 mph\ |
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Next, we begin a monthly segment about those things that make New Hampshire - New Hampshire. Our host is Steve Taylor the State's long-time Commissioner of Agriculture who'll be sharing some of his favorite slices of the real New Hampshire. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - Climatologists say there's a 50-50 chance we'll be hit by a powerful hurricane in the near future. What else is in the forecast? We'll sit down with the state climatologist to find out what the future holds. |
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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 Keeping Up Appearances. 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. From small farms to local vendors. see a slice of life in the real New Hampshire. Here at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Will we get a major hurricane this year? What other climate changes are in the forecast. We'll sit down with the state climatologist to find out. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Radio Host Found Boston newscaster safe after getting lost in White Mountains -- A Boston newscaster has emerged safe and sound from New Hampshire's White Mountains after making news himself over the last couple of days by getting lost. Ted O'Brien says the message for other hikers is: plan ahead and be prepared. O'Brien admits he wasn't properly prepared for what he thought would be a relatively easy ten-mile hike. The 60-year-old radio and T-V veteran walked out of the woods at about 9:30 this morning, ending the two-day search. He was re-united with his wife, family members and co-workers from radio station W-B-U-R. O'Brien says he got lost after making several mistakes and wandering off a poorly marked trail. |
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DATE:9/4/01 TOPIC: There's more trouble for the cities of Berlin and Gorham. About 700 retired workers from the pulp and paper mills are without medical insurance after Crown Vantage - a former owner of the mills- filed for bankruptcy protection over the weekend. The news follows indefinite shutdowns at both mills by the current owner, American Tissue, which also faces financial troubles. Today, an information seminar was held for the retired workers who lost their medical coverage over the weekend. Mark Hamlin worked for the mill about 40 years and is one of those who lost coverage. He attended today's meeting and joined me by phone a few minutes ago. SEGMENT LENGTH:1:53 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Mark Hamlin\Retired Mill Employee |
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DATE:9/4/01 TOPIC: It's harvest time around the Granite State. And many of you have no doubt been to your local farm stand. But there's a new business growing in New Hampshire that is bringing farmers and consumers together in a new kind of partnership. Corespondent Lisa Brown explains this unique concept in farming. SEGMENT LENGTH: NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Tom Conry\Garden Manager/Stonewall Farm Linda Rubin\Community Development\Stonewall Farm Althea Paterson\Shareholder David Trumble\Good Earth Farm |
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DATE:9/4/01 TOPIC:There are other ways to support local growers and producers of fresh food in the area. Tonight Chuck Cressy, Owner of the Durham Marketplace and Chairman of the NH Grocers Association joins us to talk about the market's goals as well as celebrating 10 years in business. SEGMENT LENGTH:7:00 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Chuck Cressy\Durham Marketplace |
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DATE:9/4/01 TOPIC:Next, we begin a monthly segment about those things that make New Hampshire - New Hampshire. Our host is Steve Taylor the State's long-time Commissioner of Agriculture who'll be sharing some of his favorite slices of the real New Hampshire. SEGMENT LENGTH:4:34 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Steve Taylor\Commissioner of Agriculture Rich Houston\Pine Lane Farm |
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Crown Vantage, a former owner of the paper and pulp mills, canceled the policies of about 700 former workers during the weekend after filing for bankruptcy protection in California. The news follows indefinite shut-downs at both plants by the current owner, American Tissue, which also is encountering financial problems. Governor Shaheen has directed the New Hampshire Insurance Department to look into the cancellation of health insurance polices for retired mill workers in Berlin and Gorham. A meeting is being held in Berlin today for retired workers of the area's paper mills who have been told they are losing their medical insurance. About 700 retired workers from the paper and pulp mills in Berlin and Gorham worked at the mills when they were owned by Crown Vantage, James River and Brown Company, dating back more than 20 years. Last week they learned they are losing their benefits as of the Labor Day weekend because Crown Vantage filed for bankruptcy protection in California. An information seminar is being held today to answer the retirees questions. The bombshell is the latest bad news to hit the area as the mills have shut down indefinitely because of the dropping economy in the paper business. -- Governor Jeanne Shaheen has asked the state Insurance Department to look into the cancellation of health insurance polices for retired mill workers in Berlin and Gorham in New Hampshire. A former owner of the mills canceled the policies of about 700 former workers after filing for bankruptcy protection. AP-NH--Benefits Inquiry Governor wants inquiry into cancelation of mill benefits |