From Patricia Cummings:

The yellow "Caution" tape no longer surrounds Mill Place West Apartments, but the place looks like a ghost town. A large dumpster full of debris has been in the parking lot this week, with various vehicles coming and going during daytime hours. Via the grapevine, we have heard that extensive damage was done to the building by the recent flood.

From Patricia Cummings:

The flood of 2006 has permanently reconfigured our backyard. We now have a "scenic view" of flowing water, visible from the backyard, and from the upper levels of our home.

From reader Patricia Cummings:

After several days of torrential rain, my husband walked around the neighborhood and could see that the stream that come down behind Mill Place West had overflowed into the parking lot. Mill Place West is so named because the brick building used to be the site of a mill. Across the street, on our side of the street, there had been another mill that processed wool. We have seen a photo of this mill, and the barefoot children who worked there, before child labor laws), and the older workers all lined up in a row, in front of it. The day the picture was taken must have been a hot one, as the windows were open and there you can see other children.

From the Associated Press:

MEREDITH, N.H. -- Businesses and residents are concerned about the higher-than-normal water level at Lake Winnepesaukee and damage to shoreline property following last week's flooding.

From the Associated Press:

Gov. John Lynch asked President Bush yesterday to declare a major disaster in New Hampshire from last week's flood damage, saying more than 5,000 homes were damaged and 25 destroyed.

3:37 p.m., Associated Press report

More rain fell today and flood watches covered most of the state, but forecasters did not expect significant additional flooding.

“Right now, everything seems to be holding,” state Emergency Management spokesman Curtis Metzger said mid-afternoon.

5:15 p.m.

Bristol residents were told they could return to their homes this evening after workers finished dismantling a shaky dam on the Newfound River.

Several hundred people were evacuated Tu

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For aerial shots of the flooding, taken yesterday by Monitor photographer Brian Lehmann, go here.

The evacuation is still on in Bristol.

The specialized bridge crew brought in to dismantle a shaky dam on the Newfound River was sent home last night, exhausted after about 19 hours of work.

The town is now waiting for word from the state on when the evacuation of several hundred residents can be called off.