Amherst News

The cause of a fire that destroyed a home at 5 Pinnacle Drive on Saturday evening was still unknown Monday morning, and fire officials say it might never be known.

The closer Jeff Jordan and his wife drove to their house Saturday night, the more concern gripped them.

A pesky, tiny insect has invaded parts of southern New Hampshire and is slowly moving north, threatening the Granite State's hemlock tree population.

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The national credit crunch and rising foreclosures here prompted Gov. John Lynch to veto legislation to let those who bid highest in a foreclosure auction get a jump on evicting tenants, bill supporters said ...

Barbecue sauce is 'big deal' for Amherst man July 14, 2008 MORE INFORMATION Beasley's Original Chicago Slo-Burn Barbecue Sauce retails for $4. To order, call 672-4841 or e-mail BeasleysBBQ@aol.com. The mailing ...

Her name is Cleopatra, and befitting her royal status she doesn't like to do much more than eat and bask in the sun.

Kevin Straughan demonstrates goat milking at the Agape Homestead Farm in Center Ossipee where he and his wife Janna, make and sell goat cheese as well meat from their livestock.

T The fireworks business is about making loud, large and colorful bangs. Although, it's also about making sure business doesn't fizzle out after the largest bang of the year.

The following is a list of area celebrations on and around the Fourth of July. There may be some that are not listed, so check with local officials near you.

Darren Garnick's Working Stiff column runs every Wednesday. W hen I was kid growing up in Massachusetts, buying fireworks required contacts deep inside the junior high school underworld.

Bill Overholt has seen 28 Fourth of July parades in this bucolic community, and he isn't a bit tired of it.

When I moved to Amherst 25 years ago, it took me only about 15 minutes to drive from the F.E. Everett Turnpike to my house along Route 101A.

AMHERST -- Fire officials here continue to probe the blaze that gutted several stores in a Route 101A shopping plaza last week, and have still not ruled out arson.

Meanwhile, the company that owns the buildings has hired its own investigators to look into the cause.

"We're looking at all avenues," said Amherst Deputy Fire Chief Matt Conley.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Mayo Group of Boston, owners of the buildings at 131 Route 101A, said that insurance investigators have been at the scene "along with investigators retained by the Mayo Group."

Properties just off of the beach aren't generally known for their low prices, but a development of small cottages is bucking the trend.

The town puts on a show every Fourth of July, and this year is no different. Event Chairman Nancy Head said plans are virtually complete and this year's two-day celebration should be the best yet.

Developer eyes retail, office and residential space at the site of the old Goulet Supply building at 379 Elm St.

The face of New Hampshire's foreign-born population doesn't have Mexican features.

Developer eyes retail, office and residential space at the site of the old Goulet Supply building at 379 Elm St.

Violent thunderstorms rolled into town yesterday just before the 4 p.m. start of Rock 'N Ribfest, damaging tents and creating patches of flooding on the grounds of Anheuser-Busch. But the flash storm lifted ...