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Dover police issue warning about bears wandering around city

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 21:00
Police in Dover are warning people about the number of bears in the city. On Tuesday, officials said bears have been seen in the Melody Terrace and Stocklan Circle neighborhoods recently.
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Motorcycle bursts into flames, shutting down Route 125

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 21:00
Route 125 in Barrington was shut down Tuesday afternoon after a motorcycle burst into flames after colliding with a pickup truck travelling in the opposite direction.
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Police: Man charged in fatal Gilford crash flunked field sobriety test, was slurring words

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 21:00
The Lakes Region man charged with negligent homicide in connection with last month's fatal car crash on Lakeshore Road, flunked a field sobriety test at the scene, according to a police affidavit seeking an arrest warrant.
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Kingston officer still recuperating after accidental shooting

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 21:00
A local police officer remains out of work after accidentally shooting himself in the leg while training at a firing range last week.
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NH jobless rate remains 2.7

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 20:55
Staff reportCONCORD - New Hampshire's preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for August 2018 was 2.7 percent, unchanged from July and August 2017, New Hampshire Employment Security reported Tuesday. It marked the sixth consecutive month the...
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London-based film execs to visit Colebrook, consider miniseries on 1997 Carl Drega drama

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 20:47
Representatives of a London-based independent film and TV production company will be here next week to talk to folks and scout potential locations for a six- to eight-part miniseries based on the 2015 book, 'In the Evil Day: Violence Comes to One Small Town.'
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Officer testifies she was 'jackhammer punched' during brawl

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 20:46
A Manchester policewoman could have died during a melee when a bar patron held her to the ground and 'jackhammer punched' the side of her head, according to a Hillsborough county prosecutor who obtained an attempted murder charge against the patron.
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Fight over Merrimack's homework protocol headed to supreme court

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 20:46
Days after his request for a rehearing was denied, a local parent says he will take his battle over the school district's new homework protocol to the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
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Dead whale spends night in Rye parking lot after movers realize they're going to need a bigger tote

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 17:49
The dead minke whale that didn't quite fit in a small dumpster spent Monday night sitting in the parking lot at Jenness State Beach while waiting for a larger one to arrive Tuesday morning.
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Charity CEO disappeared after subpoena

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 17:28
A Weare man found dead over the weekend in Merrimack was subpoenaed earlier this month by the state's Division of Charitable Trusts in the Attorney General's office, seeking financial records for the Manchester-based nonprofit The CareGivers, Inc.
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Londonderry soldier killed in on-base motorcycle crash at Fort Riley, Kansas

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 15:58
LONDONDERRY - Pfc. Timothy Meuse, 20, of Londonderry died Sunday as a result of a motorcycle accident at Fort Riley, Kansas.
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15 evacuated in Derry during heavy rain traffic slows flash flood warning issued

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 14:31
Fifteen people from four Tinkham Avenue businesses were evacuated as heavy rain left over from Florence caused flooding in southern New Hampshire.
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NHIAA Roundup: Central boys win showdown

Tue, 09/18/2018 - 02:45
Paolo Tedesco's free-kick goal proved to be the difference in the Manchester Central boys' soccer team's 1-0 victory at Hanover on Monday.
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Police say man robbed Domino's armed with needle

Mon, 09/17/2018 - 22:55
A city man is facing armed robbery charges, after police say he robbed a Domino's restaurant at needlepoint Monday night.
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Hassan, Shaheen seek nomination delay

Mon, 09/17/2018 - 22:29
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan on Monday called for the Senate Judiciary Committee to delay a vote on Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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One person killed when SUV, van collide in Belmont

Mon, 09/17/2018 - 22:29
One person was killed in a two-vehicle crash on Route 106 late Monday afternoon, police said.
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Woman to plead guilty to lying to grand jury about former St. Paul's teacher

Mon, 09/17/2018 - 22:29
A Chicago woman is expected to plead guilty next month to lying before a grand jury about her contacts with David O. Pook, the disgraced former St. Paul's School teacher who pleaded guilty to similar charges a month ago, state prosecutors announced.
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This Week's DWI License Revocations

Mon, 09/17/2018 - 22:29
Elizabeth A. Bielecki, the Director of Motor Vehicles, has released the following list of Driving While Intoxicated revocations. Please note the actual date of revocation may have preceded this announcement.
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Opioid crisis places strain on grandparents forced to raise their grandchildren

Mon, 09/17/2018 - 22:29
U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan held a roundtable discussion Monday with New Hampshire residents who took over raising their grandchildren as the children's parents battled addiction.
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Maine police say shooting death of Rochester Boy Scout leader justified

Mon, 09/17/2018 - 22:29
Officials in Maine say justified deadly force was used to shoot and kill a Rochester Boy Scouts leader who had traveled to Maine last September for sex.
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