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Tuscan Village site to be used for Columbia Gas work crews during major repair

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:51
About 3,000 people working to repair several miles of gas lines in northern Massachusetts have moved into the southwest portion of the Tuscan Village development site to use as a base of operations.
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Barrington plumber's electrocution leads to lawsuit over faulty stove

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:51
The death of a Barrington plumber whose 2016 electrocution prompted a recall of 6,300 electric stove ranges has now led to a lawsuit against several companies accused of negligence and other allegations.
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The Heart of Nashua with Joan Stylianos: DNA profiling can work miracles, as 1988 cold case proves

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
Look around you ' we live in amazing times. Science and technology are advancing at lightning speed.
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College Football: Red zone will be key for 'Cats

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
Red zone scoring is a statistic to keep an eye on when the University of New Hampshire plays at Elon on Saturday 1:30 p.m.. It's a statistic that appears to favor Elon, which has scored on each of its nine possessions eight touchdowns inside the red zone this season.
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Moffett for representative

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
To the Editor: Michael Moffett is the man among men. After a distinguished career as a U.S. Marine Corps infantry officer, including tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, he more than earned retirement in some quiet corner of New Hampshire.
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Radio dramas brim with adventure on stage

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
MEREDITH mdash Two radio dramas will ride the airwaves to The Winnipesaukee Playersrsquo stage Friday and Saturday.The double feature will include John De Lanciersquos adaptations of Jules Vernersquos Journey to the Center of the Earth, about a professor and his nephew who try to retrace a famous...
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Joe Duball's H.S. Soccer: New look, same results at Pembroke

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
YOU KNEW what you were getting when the Pembroke Academy boys' soccer team hit the pitch last season. The consistency and skill the Spartans put forth was on another level compared with most teams in Division II, making it no surprise when they emerged with a D-II title by season's end.
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Garrison Keillor: Old man goes to see another old man sing

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
A SWEET WARM fall night, Sunday in New York, and my love and I stood outdoors with friends who, like us, had caught Paul Simon's farewell show and were still in awe of it, a 76-year-old singer in peak form for two and one-half hours nonstop with his eminent folk orchestra.
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Taxing telephone poles: Values vary across the state

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
Is a telephone pole in Hampton worth more than a telephone pole in New Hampton?
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NH analysts offer guide to today's Kavanaugh confirmation hearing

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
Today's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh are poised to be the height of political drama.
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Salem police official rejects ACLU claim of improper lengthy detentions on behalf of ICE

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
A top Salem police official said his department does not hold suspected illegal alliens for federal immigration officials for long periods of time, and dismissed concerns raised by the American Civil Liberties Union in a letter sent to the department on Tuesday.
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State approves Vail takeover of Sunapee lease

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
Mount Sunapee ski area will be under new management this winter, as the state announced Wednesday night it is approving the lease transfer to Colorado-based Vail Resorts.
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Lebanon rec department eyes move out of City Hall

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
The Recreation and Parks Department is looking at moving out of City Hall and into a property on Seminary Hill in West Lebanon to alleviate overcrowding in municipal spaces.
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NH activists urge Senate panel to address PFAS contamination

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
Several residents from New Hampshire traveled to Washington this week to participate in the first-ever Senate hearing on polyfluoroalkyl substances, pleading with legislators to take more action to address the growing contamination.
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Skatepark to be rededicated with rally and competition

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
A rally and skate competition has been scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Londonderry skatepark after police organized community efforts to fix up the park.
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Derry Rotary to host first ever Oktoberfest

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:50
Oktoberfest will be at the ball fields behind the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Derry on Saturday, Sept. 29 from noon to 6 p.m.
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Cartoonist to speak to Manchester Artists Association

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:49
The Manchester Artists Association will meet from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in French Hall at the New Hampshire Institute of Art, 148 Concord St. This free event is open to the public. The board will meet beforehand at 6 p.m.
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Tom Herzig's Trackside: First Whelen Modified 250-lap race at NHMS a huge success

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:49
IT WAS checkers or wreckers at the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Musket 250 on Full Throttle Weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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Fired Weare police officer may get more from suit vs. town

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:49
With 171,000 in town money already in his pocket, fired Weare police Sgt. Joseph Kelley is in line to get more, this time over a secret file kept locked away in the town administrator's desk in violation of a legal settlement stemming from his 2013 termination.
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Exeter Hannaford bagger takes state title for grocery skills

Thu, 09/27/2018 - 00:49
Hannaford employee Ross Styles sacked his New Hampshire competition and is now headed to the 'National Best Bagger Contest.'
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