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NHIAA Tournament Roundup: Alexander's goal lifts Hanover boys Bedford also advances
Judd Alexander picked a heck of a time for his first varsity goal. The senior tallied the game-winning strike in No. 3 Hanover's 2-1 Division I boys' soccer quarterfinal win over No. 11 Salem on Sunday in Hanover.
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Boston's Pearce goes from castoff to World Series MVP
Steve Pearce completed a remarkable journey from a Major League Baseball castoff to the top of the baseball world on Sunday as the Boston Red Sox first baseman was named the Most Valuable Player of the World Series.
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'Time to redirect Manchester Proud or bring it to an end' - Girard
A school board member has withdrawn his support for a civic group looking to transform and improve city schools, citing 'serious, undisclosed conflicts' between Manchester Proud and the public school advocacy organization Reaching Higher NH.
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Questions, concerns raised over Manchester Proud
A school board member has withdrawn his support for a civic group looking to transform and improve city schools, citing 'serious, undisclosed conflicts' between Manchester Proud and the public school advocacy organization Reaching Higher NH.
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Quality of care can be affected as nursing homes struggle to maintain workers
During the summer, Adriana Vasquez, a licensed nursing assistant, worked overnight with one registered nurse in the skilled nursing unit at Bedford Hills Center, where she cared for 36 to 38 patients ' many with IVs and feeding tubes, recovering from hip fractures and knee surgeries ' changing soiled bed linens and clothing, responding...
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Deer in the headlights? Don't swerve to avoid it
The worst thing a driver can do to avoid deer or other wildlife is swerve to miss them, contrary to what most Americans believe.
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Granite State Debates begin tonight
WMUR and the New Hampshire Union Leader will once again partner for the Granite State Debates, featuring candidates for governor and Congress in the Nov. 6 election.
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Roger Brown's State of Sports: Head SouthEast for intrigue
IF YOU'RE SEARCHING for the most intriguing matchups for Saturday's NHIAA football playoffs, look no further than Division I. Specifically take a peek at SouthEast half of the Division I bracket.
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Laconia man charged with DWI following crash
Police say a Laconia man was charged with driving under the influence after hitting two parked cars and a building Sunday afternoon.
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Jack Falvey's Investor Education Briefs: Constant vigilance is needed in business
Suppliers and customers have a feel for what is going on. They know more about our investments than you or I, or the stock analysts down the street. Just the fact that everyone is getting paid on time is a major indicator of the health of an organization.
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Dunbarton man injured after crashing his mountain bike
Conservation officers say a Dunbarton man suffered non-life threatening injuries after crashing a mountain bike in Dunbarton on Saturday.
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Product of the Year Award finalist is good sport
Product of the Year finalist Waypoint Robotics didn't earn top honors at the New Hampshire Tech Alliance's recent award celebration, but the Merrimack company was happy to enlist one of its Vector robots to transport the heavy award from a meeting room at the Manchester Country Club to trophy designer Pepi Hermann's car.
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North Country Public Safety Foundation honors emergency responders
The North Country Public Safety Foundation on Friday honored the police officers, firefighters and emergency medical responders who serve and protect residents and visitors in Grafton and Coos counties.
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Paul Baard's Motivation Matters: Take high road with year-end reviews
Many managers, as well as subordinates, agree that the encounters dismissively referred to as 'year-end chats' are unpleasant experiences.
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NH Senior News: Cashin center program on stress during holidays
'Tips for Coping with Stress During the Holidays' is the topic of a program sponsored by the Visiting Nurse Association of Manchester and Southern New Hampshire at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, at the William B. Cashin Senior Activity Center, 151 Douglas St.
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Experts on panel remind us that networking still matters
Panelists participating in an upcoming series about attracting more business say even in a digital age people need to spend time listening to their customers and networking in person with other professionals if they want their companies and nonprofit organizations to grow.
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Investing for dear old alma mater
A venture capital group that started with a single fund a few years ago has grown to more than two dozen funds with investments approaching 200 million.
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Frisbie EMS taking to social media to fight drug epidemic
When it comes to fighting the opioid crisis, emergency workers in Rochester are taking the gloves off and bringing their message directly to the masses through Facebook.
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Cyber security can frighten
Today, the benefits of innovations are at odds with security. The internet was designed to share information, not protect it. Its fundamental infrastructure was built for researchers at colleges and universities around the world to communicate and provide access to data.
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Former Wakefield code enforcement officer to surrender professional licenses as part of plea deal
A former building official for the town of Wakefield has agreed to surrender his engineering and natural scientist licenses under the terms of a capped plea deal to settle pending criminal charges against him.
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