Chris Jensen
North Country ReporterChristopher Jensen worked as a reporter for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer for 25 years, covering topics including desegregation, the 1st Gulf War, international charities’ fraud and the auto industry. He also wrote stories about competing in off-road races including the 1988 TransAmazon, the Baja 1000, the Paris-Moscow-Beijing Raid and Paris-Dakar.
Since 2007 he has lived in Bethlehem, covering the North Country for NHPR in addition to freelancing on automotive topics for The New York Times. He enlisted in the Army in 1968 and spent 15 months as a combat photographer in Vietnam. He graduated from George Washington University with a degree in journalism.
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Injured Boy Rescued On Mount WashingtonA 15-year-old was carried off Mount Washington Monday after he fell and injured his leg, according to a news release from Fish and Game.Conservation…
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It Is Pavement Not Paws For Mt. Washington Auto RoadWarm weather has forced the cancellation of an attempt to mush a sled-dog team up the Mt. Washington Auto Road.As Brady Carlson reported earlier this…
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Berlin Makes Detailed Downtown Revitalization Plan AvailableThe full report on a plan to revitalize Berlin’s downtown is now available here on the city’s website.It details how to make the area the social and…
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Fatal Fire in WoodsvilleFire officials say one person died yesterday in a house fire on Swiftwater Road in Woodsville.The fire was reported about 3 p.m. and while fighting the…
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Statewide Poll Finds Strong Opposition to Eminent Domain for Northern PassThe Concord Monitor is reporting that a statewide poll shows almost 70 percent of those responding are against the Northern Pass hydro-electric project…
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About 25 Percent of Those Killed in 2011 Crashes Were Thrown From Their VehiclesNew Hampshire remains the only state that doesn’t require adults to wear seat belts and many of the people killed in the state last year in crashes were…
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More Sessions For Federal Prison Job SeekersWith 200 new jobs available at the federal prison in Berlin a group of organizations from the North Country is offering a series of free meetings through…
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Third Habitat Home Almost FinishedBefore the end of the year the Ammonoosuc Region of Habitat for Humanity will have its third house finished and a family living in it, says Chuck McLure…