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In 2004, according to Maine's Department of Environmental Protection, biomass boilers in that state burned more than 300 thousand tons of construction and demolition debris, or C and D.

In 2005, nearly 150 thousand tons of C and D lumber were sent to Maine for burning from other parts of New England, including New Hampshire.

The businesses that turn the waste into watts say they are making green electricty from wood that would otherwise rot in a landfill.

Opponents of burning c and d argue the process releases toxic chemicals into the air and water.

To find out how the waste is handled, Maine Public Radio's Sara Nics recently visited a sorting and burning site and she filed this report.

Funeral services for 22-year-old Army Specialist Matthew Stanley are scheduled to be held today in Wolfeboro.

A roadside bomb killed Stanley and two other Americans while on patrol in Baghdad on December 16th.

Stanley was a member of the Armored Cavalry based in Fort Hood, Texas.

Family members said it was his second tour of duty in Iraq.

While December is going down as one of the most deadly months of the war in Iraq, not all US soldiers there are witnessing the destruction.

The men and women with the 36-43rd Company of the New Hampshire National Guard stationed in Baghdad report feeling relatively safe.

Athena Petrin is the Company's Assistant Supply Sergeant.

In our weekly series of interviews with members of the 36-43rd, Sergeant Petrin spoke with NHPR's Mark Bevis

Across the country, people are remembering former President Gerald Ford, who died Tuesday at the age of 93.

Here in New Hampshire, Governor John Lynch ordered flags lowered to half-staff in Ford's honor.

Friends and political activists in the Granite State are praising the man they say brought decency back to the White House after President Nixon's resignation.

Joining in that chorus is former 1st District Representative, and Democrat, Norman D'Amours, who served in Congress during the Ford Administration.

He recalled his memories of the 38th President for NHPR's Mark Bevis.

Amtrak's Downeaster train has celebrated its fifth anniversary.

In 2001, train advocates claimed the Downeaster would fill a transportation need by giving commuters a way to get off crowded roads.

Political leaders promised the train would bring economic revival to the cities and towns that it serves.

New Hampshire Public Radio's David Darman has looked into whether any of those promises have come true yet.

He files this report.

The blizzard that dropped so much snow out west is heading this way.

But don't count on snow.

At most, New Hampshire will get sleet and freezing rain.....and then rain.

The highs Saturday may hit in the upper 40s.

But while this is not likely to be a white Christmas for the Granite State, the lack of snowfall has been a gift to state and local government budgets.

NHPR Correspondent Brian Early reports.