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Comprehensive News Feed for Hillsborough, NH.

Results 1 - 20 of 348 in Hillsborough, NH

  1. In downtown Tampa, activists, friends and family light candles for the homeless who diedRead the original story w/Photo

    4 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

    At a memorial in the Joe Chillura Courthouse Square, Tracey Crocker reads the name of a homeless person who died in Hillsborough in 2009.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  2. Hillsborough Democratic Chair Kemp to run for State seatRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | WMNF-FM Tampa

    The Chair of the Democratic Party of Hillsborough County will be temporarily stepping down in order to run for State Legislature.

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    Related Topix: Hillsborough County, NH, Department of Defense, US News

  3. Hillsborough mosquito plane unused 6 years after purchaseRead the original story w/Photo

    20 hrs ago | Tampa Bay Online

    A plane Hillsborough County purchased for $700,000 in 2003 to handle large-scale mosquito spraying has never been used in that capacity, county officials acknowledge.

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  4. Teachers' unions balk at Florida's bid for federal education reform moneyRead the original story

    20 hrs ago | District Administration

    ... they were "willing to play union politics at the expense of teachers and students." But even the reform-minded Hillsborough County teachers union says it couldn't support Florida's plan as written. That union supported a $100 million grant from the ...

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    Related Topix: Hillsborough County, FL, Charitable Organizations, Education Etc.

  5. Keeping preserve publicRead the original story

    Yesterday | St. Petersburg Times

    The bitter fight over the Cone Ranch nature preserve looks to be ending on the right terms. Hillsborough County started the process last week of moving ownership of the ranch from the county's water department to its environmental lands program. That ...

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    Related Topix: Hillsborough County, FL, Opinion

  6. Man accused of running over Walmart employee tripped up - by jaywalking

    Yesterday | WFTS

    ... name, but they discovered who he really was after they fingerprinted him at the Clark County jail, according to Hillsborough Sheriff's Office spokesman Larry McKinnon. Deputies say that on Dec. 4, West and Eunessa Lawson, 32, made a scene after they ...

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  7. Monday letters: Advanced Placement success should be commendedRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | St. Petersburg Times

    ... data in unskilled hands is a dangerous thing. Numbers can be made to support nearly any position imaginable. In Hillsborough, we have taken a slightly different position. The Hillsborough Classroom Teachers Association and Hillsborough school ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Opinion

  8. Tampa and Hillsborough generate power by burning trash, and chafe at limits on its sale and useRead the original story w/Photo

    Saturday | St. Petersburg Times

    ... had offered to pay too much for the city's electricity, and that could result in a rate increase for customers. Hillsborough County is facing a similar struggle in negotiating a sales price with Tampa Electric. The county's waste-to-energy plant on ...

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    Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Energy, Hillsborough County, FL

  9. Unlicensed contractor gets 5-year sentence for fraud

    Saturday Dec 19 | Tampa Bay Online

    ... of number of offenses he committed of any of the defendants I've prosecuted for these types of crimes," said Hillsborough Assistant State Attorney Wayne Chalu. Gordon convinced Hillsborough resident Suzette Holder he was a licensed contractor when ...

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    Related Topix: State Prisons, Prison, Hillsborough County, NH

  10. Saturday's letters: Just taking the advanced classes is valuableRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 10 | St. Petersburg Times

    ... motive trumping a sound approach to education. The College Board makes money whether a test is passed or not; Hillsborough school superintendent MaryEllen Elia gets a "bonus" whether a test is passed or not; even teachers can get bonuses. Recent ...

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    Related Topix: Education Etc., Hillsborough County, NH, Opinion

  11. Break-ins on the rise in eastern HillsboroughRead the original story

    Friday Dec 18 | St. Petersburg Times

    Crime is down in eastern Hillsborough County this year, but one category is up: unarmed residential burglaries.

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    Related Topix: Hillsborough County, FL

  12. Hillsborough commissioners take first step toward preserving Cone RanchRead the original story

    Thursday Dec 17 | St. Petersburg Times

    Turkey and tortoises now call Cone Ranch home. Hillsborough County commissioners say they want it to stay that way forever.

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  13. Fellow Hillsborough commissioners rebuff Kevin Beckner's move to...

    Thursday Dec 17 | St. Petersburg Times

    Kevin Beckner accused fellow Hillsborough County commissioners of condoning discrimination Wednesday for refusing to prohibit bias based on sexual orientation.

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    Related Topix: Hillsborough County, NH, Gay/Lesbian

  14. Pat Bean keeps job, but given 'short rope'

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Tampa Bay Online

    Pat Bean will continue as Hillsborough County administrator, but she will finish out the last two years of her contract on what County Commissioner Kevin White termed a "short rope." White and five other board members defeated a motion today by Commissioner Mark Sharpe to fire Bean.

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  15. Crist to Greer: You’re FiredRead the original story

    Wednesday Dec 16 | Free Republic

    ... to the news. Greer recently survived a 'confidence' vote by the RPOF leadership, however, according to Hillsborough County State Committeeman A.J. Matthews the board was hoodwinked into the lopsided vote of support for Greer and this was done by ...

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    Related Topix: Charlie Crist, US Governors, Florida, Florida Government, Life, Holidays, Christmas

  16. Claude F. GrantRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Dec 15 | Monadnock Ledger-Transcript

    Claude F. Grant, 58, of Antrim died Thursday Dec. 10, 2009, at his home. Born in Peterborough, he was the son of Kenneth Grant of Hillsborough and Claudia Grant of Antrim.

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    Related Topix: Obituaries

  17. Tampa cell tower by Buchanan Middle School protestedRead the original story

    Tuesday Dec 15 | St. Petersburg Times

    An attorney, a certified planner and more than 15 people spoke before a Hillsborough County zoning hearing master Monday night.

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    Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Hillsborough County, FL

  18. 7 arrested in Hillsborough Co. cockfighting raidRead the original story

    Monday Dec 14 | WTVY Dothan

    Seven people have been arrested in a cockfighting raid in Hillsborough County. A sheriff's office report says one person is charged with baiting and fighting animals.

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  19. Woman Wanted In Durham On Identity Theft ChargesRead the original story

    Monday Dec 14 | NBC 17

    ... Main Street on August 14. The 47-year-old allegedly used the stolen cards to make purchases that same day in Hillsborough. She is wanted on four counts of identity theft, four counts of obtaining property by false pretense and one count of ...

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    Related Topix: Durham County, NC, Durham, NC

  20. 7 Arrested In Hillsborough Co.aRead the original story

    May 30, 2009 | WKRG-TV Mobile

    Seven people have been arrested in a cockfighting raid in Hillsborough County. A sheriff's office report says one person is charged with baiting and fighting animals.

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    Related Topix: Hillsborough County, FL, Plant City, FL

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