Hampstead News

A ride to the doctor or the grocery store could soon be more expensive for residents who rely on the Community Alliance for Regional Transportation.

Randy Clark, chairman of the town Planning Board, can get a bird's-eye view of his town anytime the weather's right for flying.

A Lancaster, N.H., man who drowned as he rescued a young boy from a frigid river is one of 22 people awarded Carnegie medals for heroism.

The 2009 Meetinghouse Park Summer Music Series continues on Tues., July 7, with the Freese Brothers' Swing Band, in concert starting at 6:30 p.m. The Freese Brothers' Swing Band was formed in 1982 by four brothers, Jack, Bill, George, and Courtland, who began playing music together in a family performing troupe in the 1930's. Their program includes ...

Local thrift shops are cashing in on tough economic times. While shopping malls and high-end clothing stores are struggling to stay afloat, Goodwill thrift stores in New Hampshire reported a 17.3 percent increase in profits this year.

After months of pushing the Legislature for some entrepreneurial flexibility, Gov.

They crackle, explode and light up the sky on July Fourth weekend. But this year, some New Hampshire towns voted against funding fireworks displays at town meetings in March in order to cut back on spending.

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Snow days are fun - except when they delay the start of summer vacation. This week, area students are finally turning in their books and storing their backpacks as they welcome the last day of school.

Zachary Perron, Matthew Baldwin, Joseph Ouellette and Danalynn Pepa of Windham; Renuka Bharatula and Amanda Dunne of Salem; Michael Barnett, Jamie Goddard, Alicia Griffin and Alexandra Hart of Londonderry; Briana Grimaldi of Derry; Jameson Lemieux of Plaistow; and David Valence of Hampstead graduated from Bryant University in Smithfield, R.I. on ...

Summer arrived Sunday, but it was tough to distinguish a summertime puddle from one formed in the spring.

I would like to sincerely thank all the businesses and residents who helped with the completion of my Eagle Scout project installing a new veterans' monument in the Hampstead Veteran's Memorial Park on Memorial Day.

Superintendent James Hayes announced he'll retire next June, at the end of his contract.

The Web's power to draw complete strangers together to participate in acts of kindness is highlighted by a Web site connecting organ donors with those in need.

Exeter, NH -Sixteen seniors from Phillips Exeter Academy have been awarded college-sponsored Merit and National Achievement Scholarships by the National Merit Scholarship Corp.

Two women and nine men who would have been their customers were snared in a prostitution sting Thursday night.

Students at Hampstead Middle School say bullying can occur if teachers are not around to stop it.

Parents who put off paying their children's school lunch bills will have one last chance to discuss their tabs with the school principal - or they could wind up fielding calls from a collection agency.

Students at Presentation of Mary Academy enrolled in honors French joined some 100,000 students across the country participating in Le Grand Concours, a national exam given by the American Association of Teachers of French.

Gambling on slot machines instead of two new taxes, the N.H. Senate Finance Committee last week completed its proposed two-year state budget, making significant changes to a House version.