Mont Vernon News

Annual meeting season 2012 is coming up for most area communities. Be sure to check The Telegraph's Town Meeting page for ongoing coverage of local town meeting issues and events.

The New Hampshire House voted yesterday to change three words in state election law that opponents say could result in voter suppression and "chaos at the polls." The change to House Bill 1354, which was approved by a 248-101 vote, is intended to ensure a person's voting residence is the same as the location they use for other legal matters, such ... (more)

A New Hampshire man sentenced to at least five years in prison for hiding evidence and concocting an alibi for two men sentenced to life for killing a mother at her home is scheduled for a parole hearing next month.

Senate President Peter Bragdon of Milford said over-spending caused the recent budget crisis, and he said he was a little discouraged to hear calls "to get back on the spending bandwagon so quickly." Although Lynch did not mention a funding source for widening I-93, both Republican House Speaker William O'Brien of Mont Vernon and Republican Leader ... (more)

As the Republican presidential candidates crisscross New Hampshire, they intercept voters in grocery stores, diners, and town squares.