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Navy vet recalls invasion of Normandy "I was just a seaman," stated 83-year-old Herb Billingsley of Derry, as he proudly pulled out an old picture. "My battle station was pointer on a quad 40mm."
The simple black and white photo he holds depicts a group of boys, barely men, posing on the deck of a destroyer. "That's me in the front — the one in the headlock."...continued
Scholarship program seeks new volunteers LONDONDERRY — Dollars for Scholars is looking for some new blood to take over from the core group of volunteers who have kept the program going long after their own children went off to college....continued
Just call him 'Chief'; Antoine's title changed CHESTER — For the past two years, Rich Antoine's title has been a bit bulky.
But with a vote by the Board of Selectmen last week, Chester's "Firefighter/EMT Stipend Chief" will now be recognized simply by his new title of "Fire Chief."...continued
Pinkerton wins meet despite big day from Lancers' Bice Boys Track Pinkerton beat rival Londonderry, 79-66. Lancer Brenden Bice cleared 13-6 in the pole vault, the best leap in the area so far this spring. Pinkerton's Jeff Manzik won the triple jump (37-7) and Eric Guinto won the 100 meters (11.3)....continued
Common sense checks out Derry Police, in cooperation with enforcement agents from the New Hampshire Liquor Commission, recently engaged in a sting operation. The results are disturbing.
The targets of the operation, technically referred to as an enforcement action, were 20 retail stores, mostly convenience stores and supermarkets, that sold alcohol. Two young people, a male and a female, both under the age of 21, were recruited to participate in the operation. They were sent into the stores to attempt to purchase alcohol....continued
Six charged with selling liquor to minors DERRY — Charges have been filed against six store clerks, last week, who sold alcohol to a minor working undercover for the Derry Police Department.
Derry police with the help of the New Hampshire Liquor Commission enforcement officers performed compliance checks at 20 convenience stores and gas stations in town. At six, clerks sold to a minor, according to police. ...continued
Arts calendar Theater "Removal" auditions at 7 p.m., Friday, May 23, and Thursday, June 12, in Walker Auditorium on the campus of Southern N.H. University in Manchester. The lead role of the 86-year-old woman and the role of a female case worker (age flexible — 20s through 40s) are both open. For more information, call 641-6066, e-mail schoolhouseplayers@comcast.net, or go to www.bestfootforwardproductions.org. ...continued
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