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Tiny Dixville Notch upends power plan of giant utility group
LITTLETON, New Hampshire (Reuters) - Dixville Notch, a tiny hamlet whose early presidential primary returns have helped to dash the hopes of some White House contenders, has upended the power plans of a giant utility consortium. An environmental group has raised enough money to purchase the conservation rights to 5,800 acres of land in Dixville Notch near the U.S.-Canadian border in a deal that will block the proposed route for a $1.1 billion electric transmission line bringing power to southern New England from Quebec. In just five weeks, the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests succeeded in raising $850,000 to complete the deal under an agreement with the trust of rubber tycoon Neil Tillotson, said Jack Savage, a society spokesman. [...]
Dixville Notch, Hart's Location Voters To Cast First Ballots
POSTED: 7:37 am EST January 9, 2012UPDATED: 8:07 am EST January 9, 2012
Dixville Notch, New Hampshire: Mitt Romney, Jon Huntsman Tie in Early Voting
DIXVILLE NOTCH, New Hampshire--Republicans Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman are tied in results from the tiny New Hampshire village famed for casting the first ballots in the nation's first presidential primary. Nine ballots were cast in New Hampshire's Dixville Notch just after midnight. Romney and Huntsman received two votes each. Coming in second with one vote apiece were Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. For the Democrats, President Barack Obama received three votes. The nine residents who cast their ballots include three registered Republicans and two registered Democrats. Four other voters haven't declared a party. Dixville Notch is an unincorporated village in northern New Hampshire just below the Canadian border. The town clerk, Rick Erwin, says that the nine registered voters [...]
In Dixville Notch it's a Romney-Huntsman tie, 2 votes each
Click photo to enlargeDIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. -- Voters in the tiny New Hampshire village famed for casting the first ballots in the nation's first presidential primary have found themselves in a tie between Republicans Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman. Nine ballots were cast in New Hampshire's Dixville Notch just after midnight. Romney and Huntsman received two votes each. Coming in second with one vote apiece were Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul. For the Democrats, President Barack Obama received three votes. The nine residents who cast their ballots include three registered Republicans and two registered Democrats. Four other voters haven't declared a party. Dixville Notch is an unincorporated village in northern New Hampshire just below the Canadian border. The town clerk, Rick Erwin, says that [...]
Joined at the Dixville Notch, other late-night treats
Comedy Central'Twas the night of the New Hampshire primary, and all through the land ... Our favorite TV funny-men continued to highlight the ridiculousness of each candidate for our enjoyment. But this time, it wasn't just the candidates that had them excited, it was also the town of Dixville Notch, N.H., - the first precinct to cast votes in the election.On "The Report," Stephen Colbert explained how important the tiny town is. After all, Republican candidates who have won Dixville Notch have always gone on to win the party's nomination. This year there was a tie - both Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman won two votes each (there are only nine people registered voters in the town), so the only solution is for them to go forward with this race as one body. Joined together at the - er - [...]