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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. A potential obstacle to reopening the pulp and paper mills in Berlin and Gorham is eliminated. plus a conversation with New Hampshire Poets. with some thoughts and a reading by Robert Pinsky |
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Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. I'm Allison McNair. |
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A potential obstacle to reopening the pulp and paper mills in Berlin and Gorham was eliminated Tuesday by the Governor and Executive Council. In an unprecedented move, the Council voted to seize some of the most contaminated land around the mills - land the prospective buyers of the mills don't want. Producer Richard Ager has this report. |
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Soundup: River Track: The eleven plots of contaminated land - more than 138 acres in Berlin, Gorham, and Shelburne, all lie under the Androscoggin River. They are parts of the riverbed - owned by the paper company - which are contaminated with enough PCBs to scare off potential buyers for the mills. Bite: tape 1 02:08:35 Everybody we have dealt with has been clear - the fundamental issue of concern is liability for past contamination. Liability for which they had no responsibility whatsoever and for which they don't want to have responsibility in the future. Track: So state officials have proposed a solution - which only sounds arcane. Bite: tape 1 02:16:44 The solution proposed is for the state to take title to the riverbed itself. The naked ground of the riverbed, not including the water - the water flows over the riverbed, the state holds those waters in trust for the public. Track: The state will offer token payment of a dollar for the riverbed - which Pulp and Paper of America, the bankrupt owner, is willing to accept. Standup: tape 2 03:37:02 The state attorney-general's office has advised that the state would, technically, acquire additional cleanup liability if it takes the riverbed. But that's a responsibility that the state bears in any case. If a cleanup becomes necessary, the state could go after previous owners who still bear financial responsibility for their past actions. Bite: tape 2 02;26:54 There is a deadline of tomorrow by which parties must submit any other bids they wish to make an offer to purchase the mill and properties - and there is going to be an auction in Wilmington, if there are any other bids, on Friday. Track: With a sale imminent, the executive councilors were mainly concerned about unintended consequences. Bite: tape 1 02:39:23 All those involved in this project can assure there will be no accountability or liability to the county, the city or the towns involved in Coos County - or any other place? Bite: 02;39:40 If the towns or county had nothing to do with it being there, and I assume that is the case, then your statement is accurate. Track: There was also considerable credit given to the state employees, from the commissioners on down, who have worked for months to restart the mills. Bite: tape 2 02:54:22 I will first tell you something that you will find of great interest - and that is the government over which you oversee works. It's worked very well for us in the North Country. You should be proud of it. Track: Those looking to get their jobs back also showed up to support the proposal. Bite: tape 2 03:03:33 I'm asking the council to please approve this today so that we can help with 1000 families - get their lives back in order - in the northern part of NH. This is a very critical component in doing that - and we hope for the support of the council. Soundup: 03:12:40 This requires a roll call.that's a unanimous vote in support of the report and the finding of necessity. Bite: tape 2 03;21:09 This is like a hurdles race. Now we can see the finish line. I think we just cleared one of the last hurdles. I think that this is going to give a lot of optimism to the workers in our community. Track: The eminent domain seizure is not expected to involve any direct expenditures. For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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26 more people want to add their names a lawsuit against the Boston archdiocese, Cardinal Law and Manchester Bishop John McCormack. That word from Massachusetts Attorney Bob Sherman. The lawsuit claims church officials knew the late Reverend Joseph Birmingham was a child molester. McCormack was director of ministerial personnel in the archdiocese from 1984 to 1994. He faces accusations that he knew priests were abusing boys but failed to intervene. Manchester diocese spokesman Pat McGee says McCormack had no knowledge of Birmingham's alleged abuse. |
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Despite troubles in the Mid East and economic troubles on the homefront President Bush continues to enjoy strong job approval ratings here in New Hampshire. While his ratings have fallen off slightly they are still remarkable high. The survey conducted by the University of New Hampshire Survey Center shows that 81 percent of New Hampshire adults approve of the job Bush is doing. This number is down from the 87 percent approval in February. According to the survey center this slip mirrors those measured nationwide. For more detailed results you can visit the survey center website at www dot unh dot edu/survey-center and click on press releases. |
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Tuesday, April 30 was the last day of poetry month. Former National poet laureate Robert Pinsky gave a poetry reading for the New hampshire Humanities Council in Manchester. We had a chance to speak with him before his performance. |
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Robert Pinksy is the resident reader of poetry on The Newshour. Before we left, we asked him to give us one more poem. |
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New hampshire is home to hundreds of poets. Recently we had the chance to hear from two of them Rick Agran, professor at Plymouth State College and state Poet Laureate Marie Harris. I asked them if the general public is interested in going to poetry readings. |
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It's not too late for you to get out and enjoy some poetry. Social Acitivist and Poet Luis Roderiguez will speak at the Latin American Center in Manchester this Sunday. And on Tuesday May 7th it will be poetry night at the Merrimack Public Library. You can call the NH Humanities council for more information. |
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Ten thousand New Hampshire customers of Connecticut Valley Electric Company would share 835-thousand dollars if a settlement is approved by state regulators. The power company is accused of overcharging customers for 15 years. Under the settlement, the company would cut rates for the next five years. |
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Stocks did something they haven't done lately-- they rallied and held on including Tyco International. Shares were up more than two percent on the New York Stock Exchange after they plunged almost 15 percent Monday. Here's a look at the New Hampshire stocks of interest. |
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Autodesk\18.39\+1.06\Chubb\76.70\+3.57\Lockheed Martin\62.90\+1.35\Raytheon\42.30\+2.24\Tyco\18.45\+1.45\NH Stocks\Source: yahoo.com |
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Dow Jones Industrials\9946.22\+126.35\NYSE\574.18\+5.75\AMSE\930.87\+0.82\Nasdaq\1688.23\+31.30\S&P 500\1076.92\+11.47\Wall Street\ |
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An important part of New Hampshire's maritime history is being chronicled in a new National Geographic documentary. Twenty six sailors died when the U-S-S Squalus sank during a trial dive in 1939. Thirty three crew members were saved in the world's first use of a rescue diving bell. A National Geographic documentary recreating the dramatic rescue will be shown on M-S N-B-C in July. |
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Recent warm winters might be welcoming more termites to New Hampshire. State agriculture commissioner Steve Taylor says termites normally die when the soil freezes, but the warm winters may be allowing them to spread farther north. Experts say termites can be more difficult to spot than the more common carpenter ants, which also eat wood. There is some good news though. Exterminators say they have new methods to eliminate termites without spraying lots of pesticides. |
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It was clear to partly cloudy skies over the granite state as severe weather hit much of the southeast. There were even reports of golfball-size hail in Alabama. We checked in earlier with Nicole Plette at the Mount Washington Observatory to see what's headed our way as well as learn about conditions atop the mountain. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - The State Supreme Court takes its proceedings on the road. We'll take you there. |
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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 Foundation Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook.The State Supreme Court takes its proceedings on the road. See it tonight at 10 on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:4/30/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 8:37 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 two poets, Rick Agran, professor at Plymouth State College and state Poet Laureate Marie Harris. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Marie Harris\State Poet Laureate Rick Agran\Poet\Professor, Plymouth State College |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:4/30/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 3:39 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 the pulp and paper mills in Berlin and Gorham. A potential obstacle to reopening those mills was recently eliminated by the Governor and Executive Council. In an unprecedented move, the Council voted to seize some of the most contaminated land around the mills - land the prospective buyers of the mills don't want. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Dana Bisbee\Comm., NH Dept. Environ. Svces. Michael Walls\NH Associate AG Peter Roth\NH Assistant AG Ray Burton\Exec. Council - District 1 Bill Jackson\Town Manager, Gorham Eddie Deblois \PACE - Local 75 Robert Danderson\Mayor, Berlin |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:4/30/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 5:40 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 profile on Former National poet laureate Robert Pinsky. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Robert Pinsky\Former Poet Laureate |
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OnCam:Ally Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. . Tonight at 10pm on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - the art of poetry.a conversation with a poet laureate tonight at 10 only on NH Outlook. |
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Here is the latest New Hampshire news from The Associated Press avbfls -- A forum is being held in Berlin tonight on whether voters should reconsider having a federal prison in the economically strapped city. Although the city and the region have been hit hard by the closing of the paper and pulp mills in Berlin and Gorham, voters rejected the prison idea in a nonbinding referendum in November. It lost by ten votes out of more than 22-hundred. Supporters since then have gathered signatures to hold another vote next month. Although the mills could reopen under a new owner, city officials say the city must diversity its economy. |