Last year on April 12, members of IBEW Local 104, Joseph Boyd III and John Loughran, were killed when the crane on which they were working toppled nearly 140 feet to the ground. The men were harnessed to the personnel platform attached to the truck-mounted crane when they fell to their death. Shortly after the …
In the crowd of around 250 people that filled the Franklin Opera House Monday night for the first Northern Pass Public Information Session, a few dozen stood out. Opponents of the Northern Pass project were decked out in blaze orange vests, hats, and shirts that reiterated their oppositional mantra of “Trees Not Towers,” while supporters …
Just a reminder that this Wednesday the second of five Public Information Sessions hosted by the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee will take place. Wednesday night’s session will be held in Rockingham County and will begin at 6 P.M. at Londonderry High School, 295 Mammoth Road, Londonderry, New Hampshire. The rest of the Public Information …
Just a reminder that tonight is the first of five Public Information Sessions to be held in January by the New Hampshire Site Evaluation Committee. Tonight’s session which will be held in Merrimack County will begin at 6 p.m. at the Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, in Franklin, New Hampshire. Upcoming Public Information Sessions …
The Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests filed suit against Eversource in November 2015 with the intent to block the hydroelectric transmission lines from being buried along various portions of Route 3 in Clarksville, where it owns land and easements that abut the highway. At that time, the Forest Society asked the court …
Local 104 hosted their annual lineman rodeo on August 8 in Epping NH. This year’s rodeo brought one of the best turn outs yet. Lots of friends and family came out to enjoy the competition. We had two competitions at this rodeo, the hurt man rescue and the speed climb. We took the top guys from these two …