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Feds hold another I-93 roadblock as ACLU celebrates 16 petty drug cases being tossed
Federal agents Thursday held another roadblock on Interstate 93 in Woodstock as 16 drug cases from a similar operation little more than a year ago were tossed.
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Webster Elementary School staff, parents voice support for principal placed on leave
MANCHESTER ' School officials remain silent on what led to Webster Elementary School Principal Sarah Lynch being placed on administrative leave just before the start of school this month, prompting pleas by staff that she be reinstated ' with one claiming Lynch suffered a 'neurological disorder' after an incident with a...
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Jaffrey man in critical condition after Hancock crash in construction zone
HANCOCK - A Jaffrey man was taken to a Massachusetts hospital in critical condition after being involved in a two-vehicle crash in a construction site on Route 202 Wednesday, police said.Dennis Campbell, 63, was headed south on Route 202 in the work zone near Forest Road about 1:55 p.m. when he encountered a marked flagger who was...
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Five arrested in Nashua Granite Shield operation
NASHUA ' Four city residents and another from Hudson have been arrested on drug-related charges as part of the Granite Shield operation, police have announced.
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Man accused of threatening Manchester pawn shop worker with knife
MANCHESTER - A city man faces criminal threatening and other charges after police said he threatened a pawn shop employee with a knife Wednesday, punched the employee and broke a window at the shop.Police were called to Manchester Pawn, 361 Elm St., about 10 a.m., where the 60-year-old victim told them that James Klimavich, 47,...
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Manchester man charged police say he bit off bouncer's finger
A city man faces charges after police said he bit off another man's finger during a fight inside an Elm Street bar Wednesday night.8232
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Mass. sex offender charged with felony indecent exposure, lewdness in Nashua
NASHUA - A convicted sex offenders was arrested Wednesday evening on a charge of indecent exposure and lewdness after being picked up by Merrimack police on a warrant for the Class A felony charge, police said.Lawrence Larocque, 50, of Lawrence, Mass., is accused of exposing himself to a juvenile female he knew in the fall of...
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Blame it on the train: A commuter rail excuse
Why did a Londonderry company decide to relocate to Andover, Mass.? According to Disco Hi-Tec America area manager Bill Gilmore, it was all about commuter rail.
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Legion delivers relief supplies to N.C.
On Sept. 19, American Legion Department of New Hampshire Commander Emil Ouellette and Department Auxiliary National Executive Committeeman PC Alger helped Legionnaires and Sons of the American Legion from Derry's Lester W. Chase Post 9 gather a generator and 1,500 pounds of non-perishable food for hurricane relief in North Carolina.
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Trying to stay on top of doctor's visits?
AT THE MANCHESTER VA, we realize life happens, and we are all busy. September is especially hard with school starting back up for our youth and workplaces getting re-energized for the next fiscal year.
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Bedford High to pay tribute to three WWII vets
For the 119th anniversary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Bedford High School is teaming up with the town's Richard K. Harvell VFW Post 8401 to honor three World War II veterans.
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Knitting groups set goal of 100 hats for homeless vets
Two local library knitting groups are inviting people to join them Monday, Oct. 1, as they knit hats for homeless veterans.
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No voice in D.C.
To the Editor: Has it occurred to anyone, including the Eddie Edwards and Steve Negron campaigns, that New Hampshire has no representation in Washington, D.C.?
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Ward backed biomass
To the Editor: I am writing to express my sincere thanks to Sen. Ruth Ward for her support of the veto overrides of both SB 365 and SB 446.
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George Will: No such thing as rock bottom
WHEN JOHN KEATS said that autumn is the season of 'mists and mellow fruitfulness,' he did not anticipate this American autumn.
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John Stossel: Leaving the left
WATCHING THIS VIDEO upset me. Students and even faculty members won't let Dave Rubin speak. They constantly interrupt, shouting 'hate speech!' and 'black lives matter!'
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Kevin Landrigan's Granite Status: Most major hopefuls lack cash for TV ad buys
Has anyone else noticed that we are two weeks past the primary and several major candidates for office have failed to raise enough money to be airing ads on television?
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Federal grant will be used to replace aging buses in Manchester
The city of Manchester received a 934,000 federal grant to help finance the replacement of aging buses.
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Kavanaugh hearing today Trump dismisses 'big fat con job,' but says 'I can always be convinced'
President Trump on Wednesday said he could withdraw his support for Brett Kavanaugh depending on the testimony in a high-profile hearing today into multiple accusations of sexual misconduct against the Supreme Court nominee.
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Americans for Prosperity hosts free speech event at University of New Hampshire
A Florida woman who works as a Cuban human rights activist spoke about her experiences with suppression of expression during a free speech event at the University of New Hampshire Wednesday evening.
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