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Merrimack parent will appeal decision allowing homework protocol to continue

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 20:47
A local parent is forging ahead with his attempts to reverse the school district's new protocol that no longer factors homework into a student's overall grade.
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Wall that's a moving tribute to Vietnam's fallen makes stop in Amherst

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 20:47
Veterans from all over New Hampshire gathered in Amherst on Thursday to help assemble The Moving Wall, and attend a brief welcoming ceremony recognizing the sacrifices made by so many men and women.
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Film written by Central grads hits Netflix

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 20:47
'Father of the Year,' a Netflix film that Manchester Central grads Brandon Cournoyer and Tyler Spindel wrote and Spindel directed, premiered Thursday at a Hollywood red carpet event. It will be available to view around the world Friday on the website.
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Woods starts strong, finishes with 71

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 20:47
Tiger Woods started strong early and finished within striking distance of the leaders in the first round of the British Open after shooting 71 at Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus, Scotland.
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Bees sting Manchester Parks and Recreation worker hundreds of times

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 15:55
A city Parks and Recreation worker was stung hundreds of times by bees Thursday morning while trying to cut down a tree that contained a large hive.
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Deerfield man found sleeping in car in Hollis arrested on Merrimack County drug warrants

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 15:37
A Deerfield man found sleeping in a car outside a Broad Street business Thursday morning was arrested when police found he was wanted on Merrimack County drug charges.
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Girl, 5, found asleep with loaded gun in deplorable conditions when Manchester police probe shots fired

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 14:00
A man accused of keeping his daughter in a fetid apartment with a loaded gun on her chest is devoted to his daughter and friendly, but also an avid gun owner who puts on an air of authority at times, his astonished neighbors said Thursday.
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Facing calls for resignations, Bedford superintendent tries to regain 'trust' after guidance counselor sentencing controversy

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 13:32
Amid calls for resignations from some parents, Bedford school Superintendent Chip McGee has issued a letter to staff and members of the school community explaining the decision to send a school employee to speak on behalf of former Exeter High School guidance counselor Kristie Torbick when she was sentenced last week for sexually assaulting a...
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Londonderry skatepark to undergo second phase of remodeling

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 12:28
Police, volunteers and skateboarders are banding together for a second day of remodeling efforts at the town skatepark, which has fallen into disrepair in recent years.
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Plan calls for 430k of Derry school surplus to go to contingency fund

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 11:49
Members of the Derry School Board presented the Town Council with a plan to save some of its district budget surplus to use in a contingency fund.
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Keene woman charged with possessing, selling heroin

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 10:57
A city woman was arrested Wednesday on drug charges, the result of a month-long investigation, police said.
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Pembroke man who threatened to shoot town's plow truck drivers over snow in yard loses appeal

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 09:08
Threatening to shoot town plow truck drivers ' even if they repeatedly bury your dooryard in feet of snow ' amounted to a felony-level attempt to improperly influence town officials, the New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in the appeal of a criminal case.
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Man suffers life-threatening injuries in assault outside Manchester bar

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 08:16
Police are investigating an assault on Central Street early Thursday that left a 32-year-old man with life-threatening injuries.
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Kevin Landrigan's Granite Status: Self-financed 1st CD GOP hopeful suddenly drops out

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 05:40
The already frantic race in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District received another major shockwave Wednesday with the sudden pullout of self-financed Hampton Falls businessman Bruce Crochetiere from the Republican primary.
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Manchester woman, child killed in Route 101 rollover crash

Thu, 07/19/2018 - 03:03
State Police said a Manchester woman and a 14-year-old girl were killed in a rollover accident on Route 101 in Exeter on Wednesday night, and the car's driver suffered life-threatening injuries.
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Manchester aldermen give court-blocked rezoning new life

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 23:40
Manchester aldermen breathed new life into a controversial rezoning for luxury townhouses in the city's south end that a court had blocked for failing to reach a super-majority threshold to pass.
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430k of Derry school surplus going to contingency fund

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 23:40
Members of the Derry School Board presented the Town Council with a plan to save some of its district budget surplus to use in a contingency fund.
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Derry's CLM to host its biggest fundraiser concert Friday at the Tupelo

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 23:40
The Center for Life Management CLM, a community mental health center covering 10 communities in the greater Derry, Salem and Plaistow area, is hosting a benefit concert Friday at the Tupelo Music Hall.
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Salem school board weighs later start times for middle and high schools

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 23:39
District administration informed the School Board at its Tuesday night meeting that a subcommittee of the district's design team working to restructure high school scheduling will be including a recommendation to push start times for the middle and high schools from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
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Mass. pond searched near location of homicide victim's body

Wed, 07/18/2018 - 23:08
Massachusetts State Police spent several hours Wednesday searching a pond just a few miles from where a 20-year-old homicide victim was found last week in Rindge, N.H.
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