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For a time, David Lidstone, better known as River Dave, was the antihero in this saga, the rebellious figure who stood up against the powerful and bent the rules in search of a peaceful, quiet life.A different reputation, however, attached itself to...
Canterbury residents agreed at their annual town meeting Friday night to research whether they want to take the first steps to withdraw from the Shaker Regional School District.The majority of of those meeting voted in favor of a petitioned warrant...
A hermit, a landowner, and town officials clashed over a small piece of forest near the Merrimack River. It ended in the most unexpected way.
David Lidstone stood calmly in the ashes of the cabin along the bank of the Merrimack River where he’s lived alone and off-the-grid for years. The hermit and logger known as River Dave had paddled down the river to see his former home Thursday, the...
Canterbury debates pay, raises at outdoor Town Meeting More than 100 citizens sat outside in a tent for 90 minutes Saturday for Town Meeting. Ray Duckler—Monitor staff Published: 5/1/2021 3:40:19 PM Canterbury residents showed grit Saturday morning at their Town Meeting, which was postponed in March because of COVID and held near a ball field outside the town’s elementary school. More than 100 citizens sat in folding chairs under a wind-whipped Three-Ring Circus-sized tent as papers blew through the air and microphones occasionally quit working. During 90 chilly minutes, the tow...