Highway Marker News Today

The grandaughter of one of the plaintiffs says it’s important that people take time to recognize that when it comes to civil rights, important moments were happening everywhere.

The marker on Route 9 notes the reinterred graves in Pine Grove Cemetery of two members of the Balch household -- The Rev. Benjamin Balch, the first chaplain of the Continental Navy, and a woman named Aggie, who lived out her life in Barrington after her emancipation and became known as the town's nurse.

Reba Benschoter, an emeritus professor at UNMC who recently died, is recognized as a pioneer of todays telemedicine and distance learning.

The 25-year-old had been under investigation since Dec. 30, when the childs mother reported suspicious bruising on her daughters right leg before taking her to a hospital, police said.

CONCOrD — NH Historical Highway Marker Quest launches in time for Historic Preservation Month