Candia News

With Republican Sen. Ted Gatsas likely to resign after being elected Manchester mayor last week, a battle is shaping up over who will take over his state Senate seat.

A fire ripped through one of the oldest homes in town Monday night, killing three dogs.

More mosquito batches tested positive for Eastern equine encephalitis in New Hampshire this year than ever before.

With seven public schools in the city being used as polling stations for yesterday's elections, schools were closed throughout Manchester and students were given the day off.

After a recent spate of fatal fires across the state, the town's fire chief wants local residents to use caution.

The end of the road is coming for thousands of Ford Explorers, Dodge Durangos and other so-called "clunkers" that were traded in during the federal government's Cash for Clunkers program - but crushing day may not come as quickly as the Transportation Department initially required.

Trade-ins from the Cash for Clunkers program are piling up and auto recyclers are seeking more time to meet the deadline for disposing of all those vehicles.

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The fire at 6 Deerfield Road that claimed the lives of two local residents also claimed the history of one of the town's oldest homes.

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A house fire in Candia has left two people dead. Officials say the 5-alarm blaze broke out at about 10 p.m. Sunday in the single-family home on Deerfield Road.

Many residents in town expressed disbelief upon learning about the deaths of Jane Noon-Durgin and her husband, Bill Durgin, in a tragic fire at their Deerfield Road home Sunday night.

A fire at a Deerfield Road home last night claimed the lives of two elderly residents.

Firefighters were battling a four-alarm fire close to midnight near Candia Four Corners.

Though the state hasn't yet decriminalized small amounts of marijuana, courts in the state might already be coming close.

Embattled fire chief Rudy Cartier responded to concerns laid out in an investigative report issued by the Rockingham County Attorney's office last week, but additional information released shows distrust of Cartier's command runs deep.

Land clearing for the proposed outlet mall in Merrimack should begin by April, according to town officials The 135-store outlet mall was approved in September 2008 and construction was expected to begin last year.

Local equine enthusiasts will be glad to know there are ways to be active in the equine community even when snow is all around.

October 5, 2009 Mr. Fred Kelley, Chairman Candia Board of Selectmen 74 High Street Candia, NH 03034 RE: Fire Chief Rudy Cartier Dear Chairman Kelley and Board Members: In the last year, the Rockingham County Attorney's Office has been involved in the prosecution, and hence the investigations, of several arsons which occurred in Candia.

"Evidence suggests that the public is placed in danger by the lack of leadership of the Candia Volunteer Fire Department and the conduct of the department," Rockingham County Attorney Jim Reams wrote after his office investigated the volunteer fire department.