Eastman was released after posting $500 personal recognizance bail. Tuesday, Jan.

A Derry couple has filed a lawsuit against the town, claiming untrained town employees assigned as flag wavers caused a 30-foot tree branch to crash onto the roof and front windshield of their car in May 2008, according to the lawsuit.

In 2004, New Hampshire toughened its lax driving while intoxicated laws. It is apparent that, improved as the laws are, they still do not go far enough to protect motorists.

Many area libraries and historical societies have local history collections containing useful resources for people interested in learning more about their community's past or about their family's connection to the community.

A New Hampshire woman will be in Milford District Court today to face her fifth drunken driving charge after allegedly leading state police on a 50-mile high-speed chase on Interstate 495 late last night.

Chester Academy is among 22 school districts have been awarded grants of approximately $145,000 each from the federal Enhancing Education Through Technology Program as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

With the dawn of each New Year, it's common for people to look back and judge whether their lives are better or worse than they were 12 months ago.

Even in this picturesque, quaint New England postcard town, times are often troubled, personalities flair, and business can be tough and trying at times.

Below is a partial list of the Christmas Eve Services being offered by local churches on Thursday, Dec.

We awakened on Sunday morning to a gentle, fluffy snowfall, just enough to make the trees glisten and the air crisp.

In 1959, America had many reasons to be thankful. While we were in engaged in the Cold War, there were at least was no shots being fired.

From one musician to all the others in this area - it is time for the holidays. I know that we who perform in choral or instrumental groups or lead students in song at any of the area's schools are immersed in concert mode for the weeks ahead.

The Pinkerton Academy Board of Trustees has decided that the timing is right to break ground on a new "Freshman Academy" building.

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

It may be time to begin a new holiday tradition now that a prominent town evergreen is gone.

If you have an Internet connection, I'd like you to go to the Library Use Value Calculator website at http://www.nhlibrarians.org/calculator.html. This easy-to-use tool has you input the number of times you use various library services.

The town of Chester is playing it heart smart these days thanks to grant funding and other supporters.

Sarah Banville and Erin Fagan of Atkinson; Melissa Bogacki and Kathryn McGowan of Chester; Kimberly Cote of Danville; Ian Berry, Shannon Deppe, Danielle Jacques, Emily Marvell, Erin Murphy and Marie Valvis of Derry; Nicole Blackwell and Briana Parisi of Hampstead; Megan Call, Anthony DeCarolis, Shaun DeVoss, Stephanie Goduti, Emily Myers and Moira ...

Residents of Atkinson, Danville, Hampstead, Plaistow, Chester and Kingston can bring their hazardous waste to the Danville Municipal Hazardous Waste collection on Sat., October 31, from 9:00 a.m. to 12 noon, at the Danville Town Hall and Safety Complex, Danville.

A Virtual ride through Chester New Hampshire at the center of town. Chester is a pretty little New England village with a population of about 4,723 people.