North Hampton News

It was standing room only on Monday night, as the Board of Selectmen and a room full of residents welcomed the town's new chief of police.

A day after he was sentenced in federal court in Maine for deliberately setting two fires in that state, a former Exeter man was sentenced in Rockingham Superior Court for a Seacoast crime spree that included felony theft charges in North Hampton.

The flowers on Erin Gardner's cakes are not real, but they look like it. The pastry chef and owner of Wild Orchid Baking Co.

A number of Atlantic Avenue residents appeared before the Select Board on Nov. 9, to complain about problems stemming from the alleged activities going on in their neighborhood.

Shadow is a 41 2-year-old, neutered, housetrained, Lab/cattle dog mix. He recently took a trip to Mount Major to get a much deserved day out of the kennel.

The Internal Revenue Service is looking for New Hampshire taxpayers who are missing over 300 refund checks totaling more than $283,000 that were returned to the IRS by the U.S. Postal Service due to mailing address errors.

Police allege a Portsmouth woman was drunk Wednesday when she tried to flee the scene after her car plowed into the North Hampton Family Practice building on Route 1. Lynn M. Delgado is facing several charges as result of the accident, including driving while intoxicated and conduct after an accident.

Rianna Parla, 7, holds a sign honoring her brother, who was deployed to Afghanistan, during American Legion Post 35 Veterans Day observances in North Hampton on Wednesday.

The Select Board accepted a donation of just over a half-acre of land from Neil Moore earlier this week.

The Stratham police have a new chief, and despite considering resumes from 20 states, the department has named a local man as its leader.

According to testimony this morning, "Jay" Brooks' son Jesse agreed to pay Las Vegas contractor Joseph Vrooman $10,000 for helping murder Jack Reid.

Courtesy photo Retired Marine Sgt. George Masten is shown here leading the American Legion of the Hamptons Post 35 Rifle Squad during this year's Memorial Day ceremonies in Hampton Falls.

Representatives from the Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce, local officials, shareholders, staff and management celebrated Optima Bank & Trust's newest branch location on Lafayette Road at a ribbon cutting on Nov.

Learn how you and your family can be prepared in advance of a crisis like the ice storm of December 2008, as well as become a Red Cross community partner in mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery by attending the Emergency Preparedness program that will take place Sunday, Nov.

The Stephen Ministry of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church celebrated its 20th Anniversary recently with a special Mass and reception that was attended by 38 ministers, past and present.

The Hampton Area Chamber of Commerce Holiday Auction will be held at the Galley Hatch Conference Center, located at 815 Lafayette Road in Hampton, on Thursday, Nov.

A buyer struck a tentative deal to purchase the popular Gateway Restaurant and intends to continue operating the property as a restaurant, according to a broker representing the Gateway's owners.

The result of a rate case based on a request to the state Public Utilities Commission by Aquarion Water Company for a 21 percent rate increase may have resulted in lowering that increase, but a provision in the settlement reached this past summer could result in additional rate increases before the next formal PUC rate case, company representatives ...

Lives were saved thanks to the efforts of two local people who helped remove a woman allegedly driving drunk from the road, North Hampton Police Lt.

The Heritage Commission has developed a timeline, listing interesting facts chronologically about North Hampton, alongside county, state, national and world events.