Sullivan County News

" The state of New Hampshire last week agreed to guarantee 75 percent of a $250,000 loan from an Upper Valley bank to the new owner of the Eagle Times, an unusual deal because it involves a daily newspaper and the government it covers.

Four candidates from Sullivan County have entered the race for an open house seat.

A special election to fill the seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives vacated last week by Anthony Maiola, R-Newport, was authorized Wednesday by the New Hampshire Executive Council at its monthly meeting in Walpole.

A state representative in Sullivan County, New Hampshire is giving up his seat. Republican Tony Maiola of Newport is resigning for health reasons.

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Claremont Citizens for Lower Taxes will hold their "tea party" Saturday at the Moose Lodge on Broad Street, as a symbol of their dissatisfaction with the city's property taxes.

On television, radio and the internet and in the newspapers, you hear that there are promising signs of economic recovery.

Regardless of how the court rules on the constitutionality of a proposed tax cap for Claremont, the idea won't go away and will most likely be the key issue in this November's city elections.

It's 36 feet long, it has two digital video cameras on its roof - and when deployed to a disaster, a team of dispatchers field calls inside and help cops, firefighters and medical workers talk to each other from various locations.

The Sullivan County balance sheet blossomed a big step closer to the positive side during the 2009 fiscal year ending June 30, according to its annual audit report.

When dealing with the upcoming flu season, the three basic rules are still being recommended: 1. Wash your hands frequently.

A Charlestown man who died in a gunfight with police inside his camper last July had previously talked about committing "suicide by cop," according to a 28-page report issued yesterday by the Attorney General's Office.

A Charlestown man who died in a gunfight with police inside his camper last July had previously talked about committing "suicide by cop," according to a 28-page report issued yesterday by the Attorney General's Office.

The last time Sharon Gregor saw Diane Schuler alive, Schuler was heading toward a small beach at Hunter Lake Campground on July 25.

Two men face charges after police say they stole pieces of aluminum bleachers from an abandoned baseball field.

Behind the pulling arena and beyond the collection of John Deere equipment yesterday at the North Haverhill Fair was a square patch of tall grass waiting to be cut down by a small army of adults and children eager for a chance to show their mettle in the art of hand mowing.

A Connecticut man is about to serve more prison time on drug charges in New Hampshire than he did for a murder conviction in New York, according to police.

Former talk radio host Aaron Aldridge wanted his wife to find his collection of child pornography after he abruptly left Newport on April 13, Sullivan County Attorney Marc Hathaway said during a sentencing hearing yesterday.

Joseph Giglio, an Allstate insurance agent, has received the Agency Hands in the Community Award for his commitment to volunteering in the community.

Before the presses stopped rolling Thursday night, the Eagle Times daily newspaper was the voice of the Claremont community.