Plaistow News

People with something to say have been shielding their identities for quite some time: the Founding Fathers behind the Federalist Papers went by "Publius." Before he settled on Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens occasionally went by "Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass." Now comes "Brianbattersby," the apparent pseudonym for someone who kick-started a free-speech ...

True to form in our New Hampshire tradition, Plaistow celebrated its annual Old Home Day celebration in style.

Prosecutors are asking a federal judge to reject a Plaistow man's effort to free himself from serving life in prison for murdering his live-in girlfriend in September 2002.

Lorraine Thomas, a 30-year Salisbury resident, has seen a lot of tourism come and go in her hometown.

Put your bobby socks on and roll up your jeans, for a fun filled family night at The Sad Cafe in Plaistow.

While some experts see the recession easing, there was no letup in the number of bankruptcies filed in June.

Discount retail stores, like Wal-Mart, Staples, Home Depot and Kohl's, help draw some 25,000 cars daily to Route 125.

The city has until Tuesday to spend part of a $2 million state grant to revitalize a portion of Merrimack Street or face the possibility of losing the money back to the agency that awarded it.

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

The head of New Hampshire's State Liquor Commission said customers will see changes as a result of the new state budget.

While town residents mourn the loss of 47-year-old Dawn Weston who died of cancer Saturday, they celebrate a woman who always put others first.

An Internet forum that follows the "imploding" banking and housing markets should not be required to identify a person who posted critical comments about a Plaistow, N.H., mortgage company, Public Citizen said in a brief filed today in the case.

In the car business, a well respected company named Automotive Lease Guide publishes estimates of the future, used-car value that today's new models will command.

Marie Pigaga, accused of driving her car into a Danville, N.H., mother and killing her, will be tried again in August, but the charge will be different.

Twelve years ago, Wayne S. Elliott III was 5 months old, a smiling, goofy little rascal who giggled when Mom played peek-a-boo with his shirt and loved to roam around their apartment in his walker.

Authorities say one man died and another was hospitalized after their 14-foot fishing boat capsized in the ocean off of Hampton Beach after hitting a wave.

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A 25-year-old Plaistow, N.H. man has died and a man from South Hampton, N.H. is being treated for hypothermia following a fishing boat accident that took place just 50 yards off Hampton Beach yesterday.

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

PACE members and area businesses are invited to The Plaistow Area Commerce Exchange Annual June After Hours.