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Bedford supports Sue Mullen
To the Editor: Sue Mullen is an institution in Bedford, like the library and the Town Hall. As a teacher and counselor, she greatly improved the lives of many of the students in this town.
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Take back our parks: Protecting public safety and access
Manchester is rightly proud of the nearly 2,000 acres of green space across the city, including parks, fields, and trails.
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Send Pearson back to the State House
To the Editor: It is my pleasure to write this letter of endorsement for Rep. Mark Pearson. I first met Dr. Pearson as a community activist helping the residents of Kingston at his healing center. I was very happy to see him step up to the plate and run for state representative in District 34, which encompasses Atkinson, Hampstead, Plaistow and...
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Mindi's only special interest
To the Editor: Let's harbor no illusions. Democracy in America is under siege from wealthy special interests. The influence of dark money in government is the greatest threat our nation faces. It means our representatives in Congress aren't addressing in a meaningful way the many problems the country is facing.
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Newmarket doctor indicted in alleged sex assault on female patient
A Newmarket doctor has been indicted on numerous felony charges alleging he sexually assaulted a female patient at his medical office.
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Man convicted in drug death gets more prison time for possession
A Northfield man serving a prison sentence of 12 to 24 years for selling a fatal dose of fentanyl has recently pleaded guilty to possessing the drug.
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Bedford task force formed to address bullying in schools
Interim Superintendent Mike Fournier recommended that the school board form a community task force aimed at studying existing school district policies and practices on bullying.
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Conn.: 70 people overdose on K2 in one day
Hour after hour, people kept dropping. Sirens blared throughout the afternoon. There were so many overdoses ' people passed out, vomiting, convulsing ' that emergency workers could hardly sprint fast enough to keep up.
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Ex-CIA boss: I will not be scared into silence by Trump
Former CIA Director John Brennan said on Thursday he would not be silenced by Donald Trump, a day after the President revoked the Obama-era official's security clearance and said the move was directly tied to the Russia investigation.
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Vatican: Clergy sexual abuse acts were 'betrayals of trust'
The Vatican expressed shame and sorrow on Thursday over revelations that Roman Catholic priests in Pennsylvania sexually abused about 1,000 people over seven decades, as U.S. bishops vowed to involve non-clerical experts in abuse investigations.
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Biggio wins it with walk-off home run
Cavan Biggio's solo homer with two outs in the ninth, his second of the game, led the New Hampshire Fisher Cats to a come-from-behind 7-6 win over the Altoona Curve Thursday night at Northeast Delta Dental Stadium.
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Where black homeownership is the norm
Two decades ago, Frederick Veazey was drawn to this suburban idyll by the usual things: grass, peace and quiet, good schools. But in choosing where to raise his sons and daughter, the successful insurance broker also wanted something else.
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Some Democrats to consider
To the Editor: The Sept. 11 primary is only weeks away. In a recent event held by the Democrats, we Laconia-area voters listened to Democratic party candidates for Carol Shea-Porter's First Congressional District seat.
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Greenland's PoliteMail Software is NH's fastest growing firm
Greenland-based PoliteMail Software topped this year's list of fastest-growing private companies in New Hampshire, according to Inc. magazine's national ranking.
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Keene State parachute: Getting paid not to teach
After collecting a 327,225 severance package for no longer serving as president of Keene State College, Anne Huot has now accepted a 44,158 buyout to not teach in the upcoming academic year.
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Mass. man charged with repeated sexual assault of a child at Hancock campground in 2009
A Massachusetts man has been arrested on charges he repeatedly sexually assaulted a child while camping in Hancock in 2009, and police say there could be more victims assaulted at additional campgrounds in New Hampshire and other states.
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Women's champ aims at Hillclimb repeat
Aimee Vasse, fresh off a win last weekend at Pike's Peak in Colorado, will defend her title Saturday as reigning champion in the Mount Washington Auto Road Bicycle Hillclimb.
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Deroy Murdock: Trump's job approval nearly doubles among black Americans
THE LEFT and its henchmen in the old-guard media relentlessly insist that President Donald J. Trump is America's racist-in-chief. This exhausted lie seems to fall on increasingly skeptical ears. And a surprising number of them are black.
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Owner accused of operating unregistered Newton gym surrenders
A man accused of operating an unregistered health club in Newton appeared in court Thursday after state and local police spent nearly two hours trying to get him to surrender while he was holed up inside the gym.
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Trump blasted 3-D guns but govt. isn't fighting to stop them
The Trump administration is pushing in court for unfettered public access to blueprints for making guns with 3-D printers even after the President tweeted that they don't 'seem to make much sense.'
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