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Police assure New Hampton residents
Local police will establish 24-hour coverage of the community for the first time and circulate recent photos of convicted child murderer Raymond A. Guay, who has been living in town since mid-May. Selectmen Chairman Paul Tierney said police will provide a description of the vehicle Guay drives, and public and private schools and the town's ...
New Hampshire Using Green Paper to Cut Red Tape for Stimulus Projects
New Hampshire has been spending federal stimulus money on transportation faster than most states, in part because ita s using green paper to cut red tape.
New Hampshire crushes lottery winners with new 10% tax
Jul. 1, 2009, 8:11 p.m. 2 comments Two $1M winners rush to get prizes before taxes skyrocket Will higher taxes have the wrong effect - and reduce revenue to the state? The day before a massive 10 percent state tax on lottery prizes went into effect in the Granite State, two winners claimed separate $1 million jackpots - something never before ...
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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Bank Robbery
A resident of Seabrook, New Hampshire, has pleaded guilty to the December 16, 2008 robbery of the Citizens Bank located at 161 Lafayette Road, Hampton Falls, New Hampshire, Acting United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire Michael J. Gunnison announced today.
More rain prompts widespread flood warnings in NH
Torrential rain continues falling on already soaked New Hampshire, prompting flash flood warnings over much of the state.
Half-dozen classical music festivals and concerts series beckon
Summer is the season when classical musicians traditionally rusticate and play concerts in resort communities in northern New Hampshire and western Maine, and this year six classical music festivals and concert series in the two-state region beckon listeners from the Mount Washington Valley.
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.
Romney Portrait Unveiled At Statehouse
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney smiles after his official portrait was unveiled during a ceremony on the Grand Staircase at the Statehouse in Boston Tuesday, June 30, 2009.
Greyhound racing in New Hampshire is about to become history. The state's two remaining tracks - in Seabrook and Belmont - won permission Monday to drop live racing, the New Hampshire Union Leader reports.
Swine flu cases may be declining in NH
Health officials say the number of swine flu cases in New Hampshire may be dwindling.
There are just 18 inmates and a dozen employees left at the Laconia prison, which will close on Tuesday as part of New Hampshire's efforts to cut correction costs.
NH Towns Rethinking Fireworks Displays
Some New Hampshire communities are eliminating or scaling back their Fourth of July fireworks shows in an effort to save taxpayer money.
Stimulus funds for tech slow to appear
New Hampshire high-tech firms interested in stimulus funding may have to wait for awhile.
Health officials warn: Keep mosquitoes away
With summer here, Massachusetts health officials have begun urging residents to take steps to avoid mosquito bites and help prevent West Nile Virus and eastern equine encephalitis.
Rain watchers wanted in New Hampshire
Tired of eying rivulets of rain dribble endlessly down your window pane? Don't give way to despair - precipitation can be fun, especially when there is a way in which you can help climatologists get a better handle on what may seem to some as the disintegration of New Hampshire's summer.
New Hampshire Motorcycle Officer Hurt in Crash
AMY AUGUSTINE, Monitor staff Concord Monitor A motorcycle collision in Laconia put two men in the hospital yesterday, including an on-duty police officer.
Bristol passes water system improvements
In an unusual "off-season" Special Town Meeting authorized by the state legislature for the purpose of acting on the acceptance of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to complete public projects, the Town of Bristol approved a $1,191,000 Bristol Drinking Water System Improvement Project by a vote of 40-6 this past Saturday.
2 Hospitals Discussing Affiliation 1hr
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center is discussing an affiliation with Catholic Medical Center in Manchester.
End of line for made in China transformer
A $9 million two-section electrical transformer that was built in China for Public Service of New Hampshire made a nine-hour, 41-mile freight run on Saturday, beginning at the Hazen siding in Whitefield and ending in North Conway.
Campground owners protest new tax
The state budget leaves few happy campers. The $11.6 billion plan, which the Legislature may finalize Wednesday, imposes the meals and rooms tax on campsites for the first time.
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