Tim Eno News Today

WESTMINSTER STATION — Russell Allen knows his apples. On Friday, he turns the ripe age of 90, but he still has the passion for the fruit that has dominated his working life. Walking with just a little hitch in his gait, Allen and his grandson Brandon Allen head out to his small home orchard to check for possible damage from this week’s cold temperatures. He heads to rows of Zestar, McIntosh and Honeycrisp, which ripen at staggered times starting in the late summer to early fall. The b...

BELLOWS FALLS — There’s house proud, and then there’s “ house proud.” Rockingham has been giving awards every year to the owners of restored homes and other buildings for close to 30 years, and in 2020 everything from a Victorian painted lady, to a 1950s split level modern home, to one of the oldest houses in the town won recognition. The Rockingham Preservation Commission recently handed out five awards, and gave honorable mentions to four other properties. Walter Wall...