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To the Editor: For those who are upset that the debt has gone up another 1 trillion and it's all President Trump's fault, please remember that it is Congress that controls the purse strings.

To the Editor: I am pleased to announce that I am running for a seat in the New Hampshire House to represent the people of Loudon and Canterbury, Merrimack District 9. My priorities are:

A Swanzey pet sitter who stole close to 2,000 in coins from her client is set to serve jail time as part of a plea agreement reached in Cheshire Superior Court.

Tobacco and e-cigarette buyers may soon have to wait until they're 21 under a proposed ordinance up for consideration this week.

A Grafton County man has been charged with child endangerment for using drugs in front of his two young daughters and for leaving illicit substances unsecured in their presence.

To the Editor: Now that the State of New Hampshire and the Town of Merrimack are about to review the long overdue removal of tolls at the Everett Turnpike ramps on Exits 10 and 11, I think they should go one step further, and consider the possibility of adding northern on and off-ramps at exit 12, which is now southbound only.

A judge has found President Trump's former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski in contempt for repeatedly ignoring a court order issued earlier this year that prohibited him and his work crew from continuing to use his Windham neighbor's land to access his property while he was building a new garage.

Tyler Metalious, 18, was travelling west when he crossed the eastbound lane near Green Street and struck the pole, snapping it, according to police.

The American Civil Liberties Union is suing Exeter police after officers arrested an illegal Jordanian immigrant after he helped them solve a crime, the lawsuit said.

State health officials say the first batches of mosquitoes in the state to test positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis EEE this year have been identified in Newton and Sandown.

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has requested a dye study on the Merrimack River near the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics plant.

The Sununu Youth Services Center could begin hosting a privately operated, 36-bed drug treatment center for youth by November, a key state lawmaker said on Monday.

State health officials are kicking off a series of discussions tonight seeking public input as they develop a 10-year mental health plan for New Hampshire.

An Eversource attorney suggested Monday that eliminating competition from independent power suppliers could lower electricity costs for residential customers in New Hampshire.

Police in Exeter are investigating after a window where a sign was hanging to advertise a political event with local Democratic candidates was damaged.

Harvey Martel, the father of convicted murderer Molly Martel, will not have his sentence reduced for sexually assaulting his daughter when she was 14.

Oct. 13 was supposed to be a special day for Keith Hussey and Candy Knox. But their dreams were shattered when Hussey, an employee of Urban Tree Service, was struck and killed by a tree Friday while working at a job site in Exeter.

New Hampshire officials are projecting that about 3 million out-of-state, overnight visitors will flock to see New Hampshire's fall foliage and spend about 1.4 billion.