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Three injured as car crashes into Plaistow church rectory
Fire officials say three people were injured Sunday when a vehicle crashed into Holy Angels Rectory in Plaistow.
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Fish and Game rescues hikers in four separate incidents over weekend
Two campers who got lost during a day hike to Mount Israel found their way through the wilderness, spotting a power line in the dark and following it down until they reached a roadside around 3 a.m. Sunday, the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department said.
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Looking Back with Aurore Eaton: Marian MacDowell's tireless dedication
AFTER THE TALENTED young pianist Marian Nevins married her teacher, Edward MacDowell, in 1884, she decided to devote her life to fostering her husband's musical career rather than pursuing one of her own.
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Jack Falvey's Investor Education Briefs: A solo practitioner has no one to whom to write a memo
The solitude of the long-distance runner is much admired. Separating oneself from the maddening crowd is a desire we all have at times. Going it alone is more common than most realize. Either by design or necessity, working on your own works.
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Family owned electronics manufacturer to move into new facility, grow workforce
Scott Electronics, an electronic manufacturing company, is expanding into a new space and in the midst of a hiring period that has already led to 34 new employees in the past 12 months.
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Shellfishing ban pulls oyster farmers together
Oyster farmers on the Seacoast are working together to prepare for a new seasonal shellfishing ban.
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Paul Baard's Motivation Mattters: Mitigating stress in the workplace
It's fall and the stress traps are being set. We are heading into the busiest quarter of the year for many organizations. Summer vacations ' and the accompanying lighter workload ' are in the past. It's now time to catch up.
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Ask the Expert: Collaboration is key for entrepreneurs and organizations that support them
In speaking with local entrepreneurs, a common piece of feedback is that New Hampshire fosters an impressively collaborative business environment, particularly when compared with innovation hubs in other parts of the country.
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Ancient exercise art helps seniors find balance
When strung together in a sequence, the moves of Tai Ji Quan resemble slow-motion mime or underwater ballet ' and they can be a life changer for people who struggle with Parkinson's disease, and for seniors who have fallen, as well as those who are afraid they might.
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Taking action to combat risk of falling among seniors
More than 50 percent of New Hampshire seniors over 80 fall each year, according to the New Hampshire Falls Risk Reduction Task Force. Falls are the leading cause of death in seniors 65 and older in New Hampshire and across the country ' and the number one cause of senior injuries.
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Robert Azzi's efforts to increase understanding of Muslims make him 1st Amendment honoree
Robert Azzi, who has spoken throughout New Hampshire and beyond to promote civility and public awareness about Muslims and America, is the 2018 Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications' First Amendment Award recipient.
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Blaney avoids collision, pulls out last-lap victory
In a race that was as wild as advertised in the closing laps, Ryan Blaney sped past crashing Jimmie Johnson and Martin Truex Jr. in the final corner to win Sunday's inaugural Bank of America ROVAL 400 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course.
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Snow day plan already in place for Nashua
After conflicts with school unions earlier this year, the superintendent says he will not be waiving any snow days at the end of the new school year.
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New England College mandates meningitis vaccine
This year, New England College joined the ranks of just 13 other colleges and universities throughout the country that have made it mandatory for that all incoming students be vaccinated for meningitis B.
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Smoking in Keene: Let adults make their own decisions
The Nanny State busybodies in Keene are once again trying to save us from ourselves.
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Bipartisan debt: Spending avoids a shutdown
The partisan rancor over the Supreme Court overshadowed some bipartisan agreement on Capitol Hill last week. Republicans and Democrats agreed to keep spending your money.
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Maintaining natural gas safety ' highest priority
To the Editor: It is understandable that people are asking questions about the safety of natural gas systems after the tragic events in Massachusetts' Merrimack Valley, and specifically about how they relate to other systems and proposed projects such as Granite Bridge.
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CareGivers to restructure with Catholic Charities oversight
Manchester-based nonprofit The CareGivers, Inc., will restructure effective Jan. 1, 2019, with Catholic Charities New Hampshire overseeing its operations and mission moving forward.
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Mona Charen: Show trials
KARL MARX, commenting on the ascension of Louis Napoleon, wrote, 'History repeats itself: The first time as tragedy, the second time as farce.' The drama over Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation has reversed the order. It began as farce.
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Joe McQuaid's Publisher's Notebook: There is real value in local news
LET THE RECORD show that I am much younger than the New Hampshire Sunday News, which was founded by my father, B.J. McQuaid, and Blair Clark. OK, not that much younger.
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