Exeter News

In line with decades of opposition to casinos, the House turned aside lobbying by the governor and arguments that New Hampshire should compete with Massachusetts for gambling dollars to vote down yet another casino bill Wednesday.

Kerry Descoteau said she was used as a "scapegoat" and denies she did anything wrong after the hospital suggested she may have played a role in the hepatitis outbreak that infected 32 patients with the potentially life-threatening liver disease.

Bousquet was released on $10,000 personal recognizance bail. 11:52 p.m. - Mercedes C. Carbonell, 44, of Exeter, was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated.

EXETER Lightning is likely the cause of a fire at a Fox Chapel Court home early Wednesday morning, according to fire officials.

Join the Exeter Public Library on Tuesday, May 21 for a look at the life and times of Exeter during the Colonial era.

May 21: At 6:30 p.m. "Exeter in Colonial Times" with N.H. Humanities Council - Jere Daniel at the Exeter Public Library.

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I received two photographs from a long-time Exeter reader friend who wished me to identify the bird pictured.

The weathered and worn clock faces at the Brewster Memorial Hall clock tower are getting a $34,000 facelift.

Seacoast-area bicyclists work up an appetite for Friday's breakfasts, marking the conclusion of this year's Bike/Walk to Work Week in New Hampshire.

I received two photographs from a long-time Exeter reader friend who wished me to identify the bird pictured.

EXETER An Exeter High School teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave as police investigate allegations of sexual assault against a female student, Police Chief Richard Kane confirmed Friday.

Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company brought the civil suit last week against the owner and developer of the Sewall Farms condominiums and several other defendants following the explosion caused by a propane gas leak inside Lori Breard's condominium at 16 Cortland Ave., Stratham, on June 23, 2010.

Angela Lavoy, left, regent of the Mercy Hathaway White Chapter, and Jan Carlson, center, the chaplain, welcome new member Elizabeth O'Donnell during a recent meeting.

Marjorie Hurford Duquenne, 95, a resident of Loomis Village, South Hadley, died Wednesday, May 8, 2013, surrounded by her family.

Somatics by Noreen Owens, located at 156 Epping Road Unit 2 in Exeter, celebrated new membership with the Exeter Area Chamber of Commerce with a ribbon cutting ceremony, courtesy of the Exeter Area Chamber.

In her 34-year tenure as chief executive officer, Ann Hathaway Peters has led Lamprey Health Care through exponential growth in services and reach, and major changes in the health care industry.

The second-grade class at Kensington Elementary School decided to donate money they earned on Market Day to St.

This year's musical talent will be performing in the auditorium at the Cooperative Middle School on Sunday, May 19 starting at 3 p.m. Event organizer Sandy Martin said he was disappointed that the event couldn't be held at its traditional location of the Exeter Town Hall but water damage caused by a lightning strike that ignited a fire at the ... (more)

David Pierce located a vehicle with a male sleeping inside. He stated that he was with the cleaning crew and was trying to get a little shut eye.