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Hooksett K-9 partnership a community effort
One month into their 14-week training regimen with the Boston Police K-9 Academy, Hooksett Police Officer Jordan McCluskey and his new K-9 partner Timber, an 18-month-old German shepherd, are well on their way to being one of the most recognizable patrols in town.
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Manchester DPW replaces drainage pipe in North End
A new stormwater drainage pipe nearly twice the size of the old one has been installed in a North End neighborhood, and a key city official said stopgap measures designed to reduce risks of flooding should be completed by mid-December.
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Driver of SUV that hit school bus recently caught going 108 mph on Route 101
The SUV driver who collided with a school bus full of Raymond elementary students Wednesday afternoon was clocked at 108 mph last month on Route 101 by a state trooper and has had other recent run-ins with local police.
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With new concealed-carry law in place, Nashua educators wrestle with weapons policy
School officials are grappling with how to update the district's policy on weapons in light of the state's new concealed carry law.
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Man says he's the owner of mystery bullets
A Manchester man has stepped up to say he is the owner of the Russian bullets that a pedestrian found in a bank driveway Tuesday.
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Lest it topple over, Laconia is taking down deteriorated 36-foot tall carving of Native American
Rotting from within and showing the effects of 34 years of Lakes Region weather, a wooden carving of a Native American in Opechee Park will soon be taken down because officials fear it will topple over. It is 36 feet tall.
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Trump administration may send up to 1,000 troops to the Mexico border
President Donald Trump's administration may send up to 1,000 active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border, U.S. officials said on Thursday, as Trump hammered away at the issue of illegal immigration ahead of Nov. 6 congressional elections with a caravan of Central American migrants trekking through Mexico.
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Halak, Bruins get shutout of Flyers
Zdeno Chara scored two goals and Jake DeBrusk scored one to lift the host Boston Bruins past the Philadelphia Flyers 3-0 Thursday night.
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Wall St. rebounds after upbeat earnings and bargain hunting
Stocks jumped on Thursday, giving the Nasdaq its biggest daily gain since March, as Microsoft's upbeat earnings spurred a rebound in technology names and investors snapped up oversold shares.
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'Fixing' NH? Dems: It's broke, or maybe not
New Hampshire's Democrats can't have it both ways, although they seem to have adopted that as their modus operandi.
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Londonderry police department launches new website
Last Friday the Londonderry Police Department quietly went live with a revamped website designed to improve communication with the community it serves.
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Election rules hammered out amid voting lawsuit
Teams of lawyers on both sides of the lawsuit over the state's new election law huddled together before a Hillsborough County Superior Court judge Thursday and cobbled together a set of rules that will govern voter registration leading up to and on Election Day.
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Safe Stations seen as model way to help win opioid fight
With other states watching to see how New Hampshire combats the opioid crisis using the Safe Stations approach, organizers of the program say there is still a lot to be done to make it more successful here at home.
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NH Club News: Plymouth Rotary Club's penny sale next week
The Plymouth Rotary Club is gearing up for its 68th annual penny sale at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, at Plymouth Regional High School, 86 Old Ward Bridge Road.
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College Football: 'Cats 'playing for each other' now
For the first time in 15 seasons, the University of New Hampshire football team can not use the pursuit of a playoff berth as motivation at this point in the year.
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Bay State credit union looks for growth across NH border
Merrimack Valley Credit Union is growing, and officials hope to expand further into New Hampshire during the next few years.
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Trump says he's taking 'revolutionary' action to lower drug prices
President Donald Trump took his boldest action yet to lower drug prices, saying his administration is moving to stop 'global freeloading' by foreign nations when it comes to the price that Americans pay for prescription drugs. The announcement is a sign that the President and his aides are seeking to shift the focus to health care two...
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Water sources at city schools mistakenly turned on before lead remediation completed
School officials notified parents this week that drinking fountains and sinks at nine city schools ' shut off two years ago after water testing showed lead levels higher than acceptable limits ' were mistakenly turned back on before remediation efforts and additional testing was completed.
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Manchester cruiser crashed another officer injured during foot pursuit
The series of incidents began about 4:45 p.m. in the area of Flaherty Lane and Schuyler Street. Police say a city man, Leonardo Rosario, 43, drove away in a gold Honda during a motor vehicle stop. Officer Lisa Callahan pursued the vehicle.
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Some Danville selectmen deny that proposal to get rid of budget committee is a 'power grab'
The chairman of the Danville Board of Selectmen insists that the board's proposed warrant article asking voters to eliminate the Budget Committee is not a 'power grab' as one budget committee member has alleged.
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