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NH Club Notes: Bedford Rotary changes course of road race

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:16
For 43 years, the annual Bedford Rotary Memorial Road Races were a spring morning run through the streets of Bedford, but the club has changed the race this year to a summer evening run through the woods of Bedford.
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George Will: Portland progressives have too much to protest

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:16
THEY DO THINGS differently in Portland, but not because it is a foreign country, although many Americans might wish it were: At this moment, it is one national embarrassment too many. Rather, the tumults in Portland, which is a petri dish of progressivism, perhaps reveal something about Oregon's political DNA. A century ago, the state was a...
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Microburst may be culprit for Swanzey storm damage

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:16
National weather forecasters are investigating whether it was a microburst that knocked out power to more than a 1,000 and downed trees at the middle and senior high school and a cemetery. A microburst is a sudden, powerful, localized air current especially a downdraft that can cut a path through even a dense woodland area.
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John Stossel: The ignorant Mr. Sanders from Vermont

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:16
SEN. BERNIE SANDERS is all over the internet! New York Magazine says he is 'quietly building a digital media empire.'
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Pat Buchanan: Are globalists plotting a counter-revolution?

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:16
ON MEETING with the EU's Jean-Claude Juncker last month, Donald Trump tweeted: 'Both the U.S. and the E.U. drop all Tariffs, Barriers and Subsidies! That would finally be Free Market and Fair Trade.'
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Medicare for None: Shaheen backs bankruptcy

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:16
With the nation's entitlement programs speeding toward bankruptcy, New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen wants to step on the gas.
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Bill and Jack's Bogus Dinner

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:16
It was merely two years ago that the New Hampshire Democratic Party stripped the names of two U.S. Presidents, including one of America's founding fathers, from its annual Jefferson-Jackson Dinner.
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Rodent hanging from ceiling causes stir at Newton Town Hall

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:16
A rodent found sliding through a hole in a ceiling tile and then dangling by its hind legs outside the payroll office at the 130-year-old Newton Town Hall caused quite a stir this week as employees scrambled to catch the critter in between screams and laughter.
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Gate's testimony ends under attack by ex-Trump aide Manafort's lawyer

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:16
Star government witness Rick Gates ended three days of testimony on Wednesday after admitting he lied, stole money and cheated on his wife, as lawyers for President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort attacked his character.
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Pesticide spill contained after van overturns in city

Thu, 08/09/2018 - 00:10
MANCHESTER - Fifty gallons of pesticide spilled this morning when a True Green van carrying lawn chemicals rolled onto its side on Sheffield Road, Manchester fire officials said.No one was hurt in the accident, but initial reports had the pesticide - Bifenthrin - at a high enough...
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Newfound guidance counselor resigns after seeking leniency for Exeter peer who molested teen

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 23:24
A Newfound Regional High School guidance counselor has resigned after she and other educators came under fire for expressing support for a former counselor who sexually assaulted a student.
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Round of storms lead to flood warnings, lightning strikes

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 23:07
Summer's second heat wave ended Wednesday when temperatures failed to reach 90 for a fourth straight day, but high humidity triggered a strong round of storms at nightfall.
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First varsity video game program in the state launched by Southern New Hampshire University

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 20:27
Beginning this fall, on-campus students at Southern New Hampshire University will be able to try out for a position on the school's new competitive eSports varsity program, the first program of its kind in the state.
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Sandown woman seriously injured in ATV rollover crawls for hours to find help

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 17:55
SANDOWN ' A 32-year-old Sandown woman suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries after her All-Terrain Vehicle rolled on top of her Wednesday afternoon, according to Fish and Game officials.
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Manchester cops shot by mentally ill man sue gun shop that sold him a weapon

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 16:32
Two Manchester police officers shot by a man with a history of mental illness have filed a lawsuit alleging that the New Hampshire Department of Safety and a Derry gun shop failed to do the proper background check to stop him from buying the gun used in the 2016 shooting.
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Bacon Brothers bringing new tunes to Derry

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 15:30
The Bacon Brothers, featuring Kevin and Michael Bacon, are out promoting their seventh album, which came out this past June.
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The King of Beers to host a backyard celebration

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 15:30
Budweiser Brewery Experience, 221 Daniel Webster Highway, will host a backyard celebration of The King of Beers ' and the community in which it's brewed ' on Saturday.
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Telephone Museum answers call for locally crafted beer

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 15:30
Dial into the New Hampshire Telephone Museum NHTM from 11:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday for its third annual Brews for Bell fundraiser.
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Archie statue gets an unveiling today in Meredith

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 15:30
A life-size bronze statue of cartoon character Archie Andrews, seated on a park bench, will be unveiled and dedicated to Meredith artist and resident Bob Montana at noon Thursday in Community Park on Main Street.
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Joshua Tree to play lawn concert at Seacoast Science Center

Wed, 08/08/2018 - 14:40
U2 tribute band Joshua Tree will play the Atlantic Grill Music by the Sea concert series on the lawn at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Seacoast Science Center, 570 Ocean Blvd., Rye.
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