Chris Bracken Federal EPA officials have presented several plans to the public for cleaning up the old Elizabeth Copper Mine. The mine has been leaching heavy metals into the Connecticut River watershed for almost 200 years. Rebecca Brown Across the country, thousands of libraries, book stores, and schools have been encouraging families to turn off their sets and find new ways to spend time with each other. In Littleton, some local kids have been taking part in new activities. The state has suspended the permit for a sludge handler in Hooksett.
Residents say sludge fouled their wells but tests show no clear cause.
The five towns that originally sued the state over school funding have proposed a plan that would increase state support for local schools and reduce local property taxes. The government offers technical assistance, but companies say hard cash would be more helpful. But little support has emerged for any of them. The comments of Victoria Shouldis who has at last discovered the joys of gardening. The trouble is, winter won't go away at her house.