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800K federal grant money called critical for kids exposed to trauma
Manchester leaders are welcoming news that Manchester's ACERT team is getting 800,000 in federal grant funding to continue and expand its work with children exposed to trauma.
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Former Grenon Trading building could be razed
The former Grenon Trading Co. warehouse building along Route 101 could possibly be razed and replaced with two new commercial buildings.
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NHIAA Tournament: Pinkerton field hockey eases past Central
The second-seeded Astros weathered early pressure from seventh-seeded Manchester Central and eventually took control of the game en route to a 2-0 win over the Little Green in a Division I quarterfinal.
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U.S. to exit nuke arms pact, Trump says Russia threatens retaliation
President Donald Trump said Washington would withdraw from a landmark Cold War-era treaty that eliminated nuclear missiles from Europe because Russia was violating the pact, triggering a warning of retaliatory measures from Moscow.
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Uproar over Khashoggi killing grows
Saudi Arabia's foreign minister denied on Sunday that the nation's powerful young crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's killing, but the attempt to distance Mohammed bin Salman from the journalist's demise did little to blunt an international uproar that could test Saudi Arabia's status as a regional power.
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Rye Chief of Police's alleged threats to union members leads to complaint
RYE - The Rye Police Association filed a complaint with the New Hampshire Public Employee Labor Relations Board in Concord this week citing Chief Kevin Walsh's behavior toward union members, but he says he is simply doing his job.
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Panviva opens North American headquarters in Nashua
An Australian software company recently opened its North American Headquarters in the Gate City, and already has plans to expand.
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Tuscan Village proposal passes 1 billion mark with addition of second hotel
Tuscan Village in Salem has added a second hotel to its plans as it pushes past a 1 billion pricetag for the sprawling mixed-use development, according to its developer.
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Family business in focus for UNH center
Officials at the University of New Hampshire's Center for Family Enterprise and CEO Excellence say they are working to attract more business leaders with resources that can be applied at every stage of a company's growth.
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NH Voices - Mike Smith: A lost opportunity for North Country jobs
ON SEPT. 19, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to commemorate the start of construction for the Lancaster Patient Care Center.
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Raymond teens push for prevention
With all the attention on the state's opioid crisis, some Raymond teens are urging adults to put more resources into preventing kids from trying alcohol and marijuana.
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Looking Back with Aurore Eaton: Manchester's Zo Elliott and his famous World War I song
The Manchester Historic Association's current special exhibition 'Manchester and the Great War' focuses on the impact of World War I on the city and its people.
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Jack Falvey's Investor Education Briefs: Picking talented leadership is a task that cannot be delegated
Sports team general managers seldom are recognized for building dynasties. They, in combination with their more visible coaching counterparts, hold the keys to victory. Talent, well led, is the formula. 'Talent' is the key word.
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Elementary schools pull UNH-developed sex survey after outcry over sexual identity question
An Upper Valley nonprofit taking heat for an elementary school survey asking children about their sexual identities and sexual partners announced it is suspending the survey and sending it back to the University of New Hampshire for reworking.
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Red-hot Elliott picks up another Monster Energy Series victory
It took 99 races for Chase Elliott to get his first Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series victory. Ten events later, the son of NASCAR Hall of Famer Bill Elliott has three wins, the latest coming at Kansas Speedway in Sunday's Round of 12 elimination race in the series Playoffs.
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Pot may now be legal in Canada, but not at U.S. border
Neither the federal agency charged with enforcing drug laws at the border crossing here nor a pro-marijuana group expect much impact on the North Country from Canada's making legal the possession of cannabis.
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David Harsanyi: The unremarkable except to lib media Beto O'Rourke
DESPITE MY BEST efforts, I know exactly what Texas U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke's post-punk indie band from the mid-'90s sounds like not so bad as you'd think!.
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Auto mechanics in short supply in NH
If you're good with a wrench and a laptop, employers are waiting to hire you.The New Hampshire Automobile Dealers Association hosted a career day last week for high school students to spotlight degree-based automotive technology programs available through the Community College System of New Hampshire.
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Biomass vote saved his job
To the Editor: On Sept. 13, Rep. Karen Umberger cast her vote in a special session of the New Hampshire legislature to keep the biomass plant where I work alive.
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Pats bear down for road win
New England's first drive was as easy as it gets. The rest of the game was not. Somehow, the Pats survived, 38-31.
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