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NH's hot housing market chills
The state's red-hot housing market may be cooling a bit, according to the head of the New Hampshire Housing Authority.
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Site of sesssion on state's mental health plan changed
State officials announced a change in the location for the Oct. 9 public information on the state's 10-year mental health plan.
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College Football: Wildcats happy to be home
The Wildcats have not made enough of the big plays ' on offense or defense ' through their first four games and thus find themselves with a record of 0-4 heading into Saturday's game against Holy Cross at Wildcat Stadium at noon.
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Birdsell is leading the way
To the Editor: In 2018, U.S. News and World Report ranked New Hampshire as the top state for economic opportunity, the opportunity to achieve the American Dream, and equality.
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Windham man accused of driving drunk with kids in car
A Windham man is facing drunk driving and child endangerment charges, after police say his blood alcohol content registered at twice the legal limit while operating a vehicle with his two young children inside.
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Sununu took action on mental health
To the Editor: New Hampshire has been struggling with a mental health crisis for many years including long waitlists for in-patient care, patients waiting to be discharged from in-patient care and a dearth of psychiatric professionals.
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Mona Charen: A word on behalf of religion
THESE HAVE BEEN hard times for American institutions. Over the past four to five decades, confidence in nearly every institution of American life has declined. A 2018 Gallup survey found, for example, that trust in Congress stood at 42 percent in 1973 and dropped to 11 percent this year. Only 29 percent of Americans gave high ratings to public...
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Concord woman, 57, charged in connection with bank robbery
Police have arrested a Concord woman in connection with a bank robbery that occurred early Wednesday.
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Keno pays off: Kindergarten plan is working
We were agnostic on the compromise linking the state's newly-authorized Keno game to increased state aid for full-day kindergarten programs.
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Plastic panic: Replacing straws at UNH
The Great Plastic Panic of 2018 has reached Durham. University of New Hampshire Hospitality Services last month switched its cold beverages to the sip-through 'Starbucks' lid, which is meant to be used without a straw. Compostable straws are still available upon request.
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Deroy Murdock: Democrats' high-school-hijinks standard flunks redemption test
Oscar Wilde once observed, 'The only difference between saints and sinners is that every saint has a past while every sinner has a future.'
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Soccer player pleads guilty to Keene State assault
A Kenyan student athlete will not serve any jail time after he pleaded guilty to his part in assaulting a Keene State College student with a six-pack of beer during a fracas last year.
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Dartmouth joins vitamin patent suit
Dartmouth College is joining the legal fight over a unique vitamin supplement first patented by a college professor which they say is being improperly used by a dietary supplement company.
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White House confident in Kavanaugh confirmation as 2 swing Republicans signal likely support
Senators on Thursday took turns reviewing a confidential FBI report into alleged sexual assault by Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh as tensions built before a procedural vote scheduled for Friday likely to show if he will be confirmed to the nation's highest court.
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7 Russians are accused of hacking into Westinghouse
The United States on Thursday charged seven Russian intelligence officers with conspiring to hack computers and steal data from the nuclear energy company Westinghouse Electric Co. as well as anti-doping watchdogs, sporting federations and an international agency probing the use of chemical weapons.
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Apple, Amazon deny Bloomberg report on Chinese hardware attack
Apple Inc. and Amazon.com Inc denied a Bloomberg report on Thursday that their systems had been infiltrated by malicious computer chips inserted by Chinese intelligence, according to statements from the companies released by Bloomberg.
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Head of Mass. environmental police suspended
The head of the Massachusetts environmental police, a former state trooper who once served as Gov. Charlie Baker's campaign driver, has been abruptly suspended without pay, officials have confirmed.
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NHIAA Roundup: Central girls roll past Tide
The Manchester Central girls' soccer team helped its push for a top Division I playoff seed with a 3-0 win over host Concord on Thursday.
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Halak stars as B's earn first victory
Brad Marchand had four assists, and Jaroslav Halak made 32 saves as the Boston Bruins rebounded from an embarrassing season-opening loss to blank the host Buffalo Sabres 4-0 on Thursday.
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Tribute to Spirou to air
The Southern New Hampshire University Athletic Department announced Thursday that NBC Sports Boston will air a tribute to legendary SNHU men's basketball coach Stan Spirou in the coming weeks. 'Stan Spirou: A Farewell Tribute,' will be available in four million homes across New England at 10 a.m. on Oct. 13 and 20.
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