Archive for February, 2009

Elderly couple hurt in Milton fire - Fosters Daily Democrat

Thursday, February 26th, 2009

MILTON — Firefighters are trying to determine what started a blaze that sent an elderly couple to the hospital and left their home on White Mountain Highway unlivable Wednesday night. Police and firefighters responded at 5:45 p.m. to 190 White …


On the trail: Cordwood blues - Recorder

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

There’s nothing like wood heat for my taste. But if the wood isn’t right, well, it’s another story altogether. Then there’s real potential for problems, which is my current predicament, quite annoying. I’ve just brushed off from a trip to the …


Fire Guts Centre County Farm House - WJAC TV

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Fire gutted a rural farm house in Centre County Tuesday night. The blaze on Circle Road in Yarnell broke out Tuesday night just before 10. Several fire companies were called in and tried to bring more water to the scene. The flames, however …


What it all boils down to - Amesbury News

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

A small group of Amesbury Girl Scouts braved frigid temperatures Tuesday at the Ipswich Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield to follow the production of maple syrup from the tree to the bottle. Right before a taste test, the group stepped into the small …


Wood stove blamed for Elmwood house fire - Buffalo News

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

An overheated wood burning stove caused a house fire at 115 Elmwood Ave. early today, Buffalo fire officials said. The blaze started at about 1 a.m. and no injuries were reported in the 2 1/2-story, wood-frame structure, according to firefighters …


Crews contain house fire - Daily Post

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

SOMERVILLE TWP. - A timely return home and the “textbook” work of firefighters is being credited for preventing a full-blown house fire northeast of Coboconk Tuesday night. Returning from an evening out, a Baseline Road couple found their two-storey …


Lockwood family escapes mobile home fire - Billings Gazette

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

A family of four escaped a fire today that started near the wood stove in their Lockwood mobile home. The Lockwood Fire Department was called to 3525 Tigard Ave. at about 6 a.m. and was able to extinguish the fire within 10 minutes. The occupants …


Foley family farm life - Hungry Horse News

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

Perhaps the story of Tom and Jaybird Foley and family near Martin City during the 1940s and 1950s was enticing to me as it was so different from my own. My only exposure to country life during my childhood was visiting relatives in Bad Rock and …


Wood Stove Seller Says It’s Cooperating With Authorities - WMUR.com

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

LACONIA, N.H. — A spokesman for a troubled Laconia wood stove dealer said the owners aren’t challenging a court order that gives authorities control of its assets and that they plan to reimburse affected customers who didn’t get their stoves. The …


N.H. wood stove seller cooperating with authorities - Portsmouth Herald

Wednesday, February 25th, 2009

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) — A spokesman for a troubled Laconia wood stove dealer says the owners aren’t challenging a court order that gives authorities control of its assets and that they plan to reimburse affected customers who didn’t get their stoves …