A1 TURNING RIGHT... Measuring Success FRIDAY, DEC. 7, 2018 Page 3 Cyan Magenta Yellow Yellow Black Gardner Back. Lawmakers Re-Elect Guardian Of State‘s First-In-The-Nation Presidential Primary. See Page 10 A2 2 The Record Friday, December 7, 2018 What’s Inside Lawmakers Re-Elect Friday, Dec.7, 2018 Vol. 10, No. 25 Gardner With loud cheers and applause, New Hampshire lawmakers on Wednesday re-elected their veteran Bath w Bethlehem w Dalton w Easton secretary of state and guardian of the first-in-the- w Franconia w Lancaster w Landaff w nation presidential primary after two rounds of close Lisbon w Littleton w Lyman w Monroe votes. Sugar Hill w Whitefield w Woodsville See Coverage Page 10 www.caledonianrecord.com The annual Littleton Studio School’s Holiday Artisan Fair will take on added significance this year - the school Publisher Studio School Marks marks its 10th year and has moved into new and much larger space overlooking the Ammonoosuc River. Todd Smith Managing Editor Milestones See Coverage Page 5 Paul Hayes Cyan [email protected] Advertising (Littleton) Sylvie Weber Magenta As she prepares to assume office Jan. 3, the incoming (603) 444-7141 (Ext. 1006) Grafton County attorney has been getting up to speed by Fax: (603) 444-1383 County Attorney Readies meeting with stakeholders and attending a regional drug [email protected] court conference and will now be reaching out to local Advertising (St. Johnsbury) police chiefs to understand their needs. Yellow Yellow (802) 748-8121 For New Role Fax: (802) 748-1613 See Coverage Page 4 Black [email protected] Editorial Offices:263 Main St., Littleton, N.H. FYI On The Cover Rusty Bucket Re-opens In Bethlehem, In This Issue CAT Technologies Makes Acquisition Diane Breen and her daughter Beck reopened The Rusty Bucket just News Briefs across the Connecticut River this September. Formerly located on Depot Page 6 Street, Lyndonville, the store selling repurposed home goods opened in September at 154 Guider Lane in Bethlehem, N.H. The Rusty Bucket sells repurposed and recycled goods, and makes Obituaries unique hand-crafted items to sell. Page 8 “Many people want to see the junk that us two old ladies have trans- formed into Gems,” the Breens said in a joint statement. “For example, Get Out an old trunk into a working sink, a pallet into a coffee table, a bench into Page 20 a love seat or our customer favorite, a pitchfork made into a table.” In Lyndonville, the Breens enjoyed growing with the community, meeting fun and creative people and gaining a following of customers. 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