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FINAL EDITION

DANIEL WEBSTER

UnionLeader.com

May 22, 2011

Vol. 65, No. 29 • 11 Sections, 146 Pages • $2.00

Speed limit, gas slow NH power boat sales Power vessels: The Legislature last

cause of the economy and the speed limits on Winnipesaukee. week voted to maintain the 45 mph rule on Lake Tom Whalen, owner of Wild Meadow Canoes and Kayaks on Route 25, doesn’t mind. He Winnipesaukee. thinks the 45 mph speed limit on the Big Lake By PAULA TRACY is too high. New Hampshire Union Leader “That is very fast on an inland waterway,� said Whalen, “It’s a hostile environment out there.’’ CENTER HARBOR — High-performance speed- As for speedboaters’ consideration of the people boats and the money their owners bring to the plying the waters in kayaks and canoes, “They’re Lakes Region appear to be on the decline be- not looking at you,� he said.

He thinks the high-performance boats that have roared across Lake Winnipesaukee for years are out of place and that they ought to open up their massive engines only on the ocean. Marc Bourgeois of Governor’s Island in Gilford said the 2-year-old boat speed limit on Winnipesaukee has had an impact on boating and the economy.

TOM WHALEN owner of Wild Meadow Canoes and Kayaks

+See Boats, Page A10

At 15% jobless, NH Guard eyes help on return

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Bypassing a Vermont alternative

“Boats that go that fast belong on the ocean.�

Thoug ugh a 2,000mega gawatt DC transsmission line aalready runs through t northeast Vermoont, utility officiaals say it is not a viable alternative to cuttting a new riight of way thhrough northeern New Hampsshire for the Norrthern Pass prroject.

Option rejected: New

Hampshire opponents of the power-line project will push federal regulators to support a path through the Green Mountain State.

700 deployed: Some

members of the military contingent left for overseas duty without a job at home. By SHAWNE K. WICKHAM New Hampshire Sunday News

“It just seemed like the right thing to do.� That’s how Sgt. Brian Gordon of Chester explains why he turned down a job offer last summer, shortly before he deployed to Kuwait with the New

Hampshire Army National Guard’s 197th Fires Brigade. Gordon, 52, had been laid off from his job at a high-tech manufacturing firm but continued working there as a consultant. Now his company was offering him a full-time position again; Gordon knew if he took it, under federal law, his employer would have to hold his job while he was deployed with the Guard for a year. Instead, he said, “I decided to turn down the job rather +See NH Guard, Page A10

By MICHAEL COUSINEAU New Hampshire Sunday News

and DENIS PAISTE New Hampshire Union Leader

More than a year ago, Northern Pass officials rejected going through Vermont because it could not piggyback on an existing high-voltage transmission line and would require carving out more miles of right of way than the 40 new miles proposed in Coos County. Discussion of tapping into Vermont’s line, however, isn’t dead because environmental groups and the state Fish and Game Depart+In Business: If the ment are among Northern Pass project those urging fedtook a path through eral regulators to Vermont, it could cost analyze Vermont more than the one as an alternative chosen through New route as part of the Hampshire – Page D1 project’s permitting process. The Department of Energy typically evaluates alternatives and said it expects to draft a report on the project in 2012 and a final report in 2013. Northern Pass spokesman Martin Murray said project officials didn’t do a detailed economic analysis of using the existing Vermont direct current line and connecting into an existing DC line owned by National Grid in New Hampshire. The “black and white reality� indicated that running the project from Quebec directly to New Hampshire made more sense, both economically and environmentally, he said. “Placing the project in Vermont was +See Northern Pass, Page A5

Key to routes: Existing 2,000megawatt high-voltage DC transmission line Proposed 1,200megawatt route preferred by Northern Pass Existing transmission right of way to be used or widened for use by Northern Pass Alternate routes proposed by Northern Pass

Jon Huntsman, former U.S. ambassador to China, delivers the commencement address to Southern New Hampshire University students at Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester on Saturday. For more graduation stories and photos, see Pages B1, B4, B7 and B10. THOMAS ROY/UNION LEADER

Huntsman calls for new ‘industrial revolution’

MAP SOURCE: SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FORESTS

Presidential concerns: Former Utah governor

and ambassador to China offers views on Obama and on national and world issues. By JOHN DiSTASO Senior Political Reporter

TOM LYNCH/SUNDAY NEWS

MANCHESTER — Unapologetic for being “respectful� and “gracious� to the Democratic President who appointed him, potential Republican presidential candidate Jon Hunts-

7RGD\ IN NEW HAMPSHIRE’S NEWSPAPER REGULAR FEATURES City Hall............................A2 Dear Abby ........................F8 Dog Tracks ........................F8 Editorials.......................... B2 Harrigan........................... B1 Legals .............................. B6 Lifestyles ..................F6-F12 Lotteries ..........................A2 Menu Planner...................F7

Movies .............. TV, A&E 2-3 Obituaries .............. B8-9, D6 Pop Culture.........TV, A&E 19 Puzzles..............................F5 Television........ TV, A&E 5-18 Tell Me A Story................F12 Wall Street Journal ..... D4-5 Weather...........................D8 Weddings .......................F11

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NATION

Is anybody out there? In case you missed it, the prediction that Judgment Day would arrive May 21 didn’t pan out. Some of Harold Camping’s followers are left confused. +Page A8

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Manchester lawyer disbarred The state Supreme Court has disbarred Manchester divorce attorney Paula Green, and the Hillsborough County Attorney’s OďŹƒce is now reviewing the investigation that led to the court order. +Page A6

Hundreds help Haiti More than 600 volunteers working in three shifts packaged over 100,000 bags of chicken meal, rice, soy

and dried veggies to help feed Haitians in need. The event was held on the Seacoast. +Page A6

POLITICS

Cain enters White House race Herman Cain, a radio talk show host and former CEO of a chain of pizza parlors, announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President on Saturday. +Page A3

BUSINESS

Portwalk moves forward The Residences at Portwalk — 36 luxury apartments in downtown Portsmouth across from the new Marriott hotel and Harbor Events Conference Center — is beginning to take shape. +Page D1

man came to New Hampshire this weekend not to criticize Barack Obama, but rather to call for a new “industrial revolution� fueled by domestically produced energy and tax and regulatory reform. +See Huntsman, Page A7

Today’s Letters: Page B2

SPORTS Tampa Bay Lightning’s Teddy Purcell, right, celebrates his goal Saturday against the Boston Bruins.

Bruins-Lightning series tied, 2-2 The Tampa Bay Lightning scored ďŹ ve times in the ďŹ nal two periods to strike down the Boston Bruins, 5-3, in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Championship Series on Saturday. +Page C1


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