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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. The end of an industrial era in Rochester. We'll look at what lies ahead for that city and others around the state whose industries are changing. Tis the season on giving. We'll share the story of a Keene retailer taking that theme to new heights and big time basketball comes to the Granite State. |
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Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. I'm Allison McNair. Coming up we'll look at the changing face of industry in three New Hampshire towns but first we begin with some of the other stories making headlines around the state Thursday. |
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Proponents of an air-pollution compromise may breathe easier now that the bill has earned some support in the Statehouse. Wednesday, a House committee recommended the full House approve the plan. Governor Jeanne Shaheen says it's the first bill of its kind in the country that would reduce four major smokestack pollutants. But, some environmentalists say the compromise bill doesn't go far enough. |
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Students at Notre Dame College in Manchester say they don't know what to do now that the college is closing. Trustees voted Wednesday to close the small Catholic liberal arts college because of declining enrollment and financial problems. The college held meetings Thursday with faculty, staff and students. The school will close on May 31st. |
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And in Durham they were talking big time basketball. , A record seventy-three hundred people showed up Wednesday night to see UNH take on nationally ranked Florida. |
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The latest unemployment rate in New Hampshire has confirmed that we are experiencing the effects of the nation-wide recession. Unemployment in October was 3.8% - a loss of nearly 10,000 jobs from a year ago. Among the hardest hit are those communities where single employers laid off a large portion of the work force. We're about to take a look at three communities that have experienced large layoffs, and see how they are dealing with the situation. But first, producer Richard Ager gives us this reminder of how a slowing economy has affected Rochester, Littleton and Berlin. |
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Stocks ended a two-day slide as investors' optimism reappeared following a report that durable goods orders grew by a record amount in October and that new home sales were better than expected. |
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The Dow ended up 117 points. The Nasdaq was up 45 points. The S and P 500 rose over eleven points. Dow Jones Industrials\9829.42\+117.56\NYSE\579.75\+4.55\AMSE\813.39\+9.40\Nasdaq\ 1933.26\+45.29\S&P 500\1140.20\+11.68\Wall Street\ |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors: Autodesk stock gained a dollar thirteen cents, Chubb jumped two dollars and ten cents. Storage Computer's stock crashed two dollars and fifteen cents a share, Teradyne's up a dollar sixty, and Texas Instruments gained a dollar and four cents a share. |
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Even in tough economic times this is the season that retailers wait for. They anticipate that holiday shoppers will flock to their stores. Here's a twist, though. In Keene, there's a business that's giving it all away this year -- to charity that is. |
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Southern parts of the state awoke to a light covering of snow Thursday morning. Earlier we checked in with Katie Koster at the Mt. Washington Observatory. |
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Mount Washington Observatory\Thursday On The Summit\Freezing fog, snow, sleet,\freezing rain, freezing drizzle\High: 25 degrees\Peak gust: South 41 mph\Visibility: 100 feet Overnight\North\Rain and freezing rain\Becoming all rain with fog\Lows: Steady or rising \into the upper 30s Overnight\South\Occasional rain \Tapering to drizzle with fog\Lows: Steady or slowly rising \into the lower 40s Friday\North\Occasional rain with fog\Highs: mid 40s\Winds: light and variable\ Friday\South\Rain showers and drizzle\with patchy fog\Highs: Upper 40s\Winds: light and variable |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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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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Joining me to talk about the challenges facing these three communities - Mayor Robert Danderon of Berlin.Kenn Ortmann Director of Planning and Development for the city of Rochester. And Brien Ward, an atttorney and founder of the Littleton Economic Task Force. |
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Skiers won't hit the slopes at Tenney Mountain ski area this winter after all. The ski area has been for sale for about a year and was headed to auction, with a chance the site would be sold in pieces and would no longer be used for skiing. Sale documents for the entire property were signed on Tuesday, but apparently the area won't re-open this season. Details on the sale are expected to be available next week. |
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Counter-terrorism efforts are benefitting business for several local companies. Osram-Sylvania will put forty-eight laid-off employees back to work at it's Manchester plant. The workers were let go in August. The company says it's now seeing more orders for high-intensity lamps, used in street lights, sports lighting and for security. |
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A Portsmouth brewery has won a top award at the world's largest beer competition. Smuttynose Brewing Company's Robust Porter beat 64 others in its category to win the gold medal at the Great American Beer Festival in Boulder, Colorado. The silver medal went to the Total Eclipse Black Ale, brewed by the Hoppy Brewing Company of Sacramento, California. Oregon's Rogue Ales' took home the bronze medal for their Mocha Porter. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:11/29/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: :53 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included UNH Athletic Director Marty Scarano saying good things about basketball coach Phil Rhoe. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Jack Gray NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Marty Scarano\UNH Athletic Director |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:11/29/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 3:35 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on how the slowing economy has affected the towns of Rochester, Littleton, and Berlin. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Robert Theberge\Berlin City Manager Robert Danderson\Berlin Mayor Gary Newfield\Berlin resident Cathy Conway\Littleton Public Works Director Brien Ward\Littleton Economic Task Force Don Jutton\Littleton Town Manager Jean McKenna\The Coffee Pot NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:11/29/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 13:30 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a discussion with Robert Danderon, the mayor of Berlin, Kenn Ortmann, Director of Planning and Development for Rochester, and attorney Brian Ward about how the economic slowdown has affected the state of New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Kenn Ortmann\Rochester Planning and Development Dir. Brian Ward\Littleton Econ. Development Task Force Robert Danderson\Berlin Mayor NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:11/29/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 3:30 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a story about Cedarcrest, a Keen business that is giving its holiday sales toward charity. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Patty Farmer\Cedarcrest Cathy Gray\Executive Director, Cedarcrest Paula Raymond\Marcel's mother |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. The closing of Prime Tanning We'll look at what lies ahead for Rochester and cities where industry is changing. Join us tonight at midnight only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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New Hampshire's congressional delegates voted with the overwhelming majority Wednesday to approve twenty-billion dollars in anti-terroism spending. But Congressmen Charles Bass and John Sununu also helped block a Democratic attempt to add billions more for defense, domestic security and aid to the communities hit on September 11th. The counter-terrorism bill passed 406 to 20, and will now go to the Senate. |
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OnCam:Ally Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Ossipee students stage a unique fundraising effort for our armed forces personnel. Project Freedom Endures - Tonight at midnight on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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The nation's economic slowdown continues to plague many businesses in the Granite State. Nearly two-hundred people will lose their jobs when Moore North America shuts down it's Dover facility. Employees learned the factory would close in a letter on Monday. On Tuesday, thirty-eight workers were laid off. The plant makes machinery used to print business forms. |
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Monday on NH Outlook Ossipee students stage a unique fundraising effort for America's armed forces. Project Freedom Endures - Monday at midnight only on NH Outlook. |