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Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley was poised on Tuesday to become Massachusetts' first black congresswoman after scoring an upset win over a 10-term incumbent in the Democratic contest to represent the liberal city in the U.S. Congress.

The two Democratic candidates for governor ' ex-state Sen. Molly Kelly of Harrisville and former Portsmouth Mayor Steve Marchand ' embraced liberal themes on gun control, immigration, aid to education and raising state taxes to meet New Hampshire's needs Tuesday night during their only televised debate.

The former owner of Zoey's Pizza restaurant avoided prison time Tuesday when he appeared in Hillsborough County Superior Court after having repaid the state taxes he avoided paying over a five-year period.

The good news is New Hampshire's population growth over the past year led the Northeast according to a recent study by Pew Charitable Trusts.

To the Editor: As a 22-year U.S. Marine Corps veteran, current high school teacher, youth program leader, and a member of several veteran organizations, I am deeply concerned about the direction our country is heading.

To the Editor: It's annoying that candidates with no New Hampshire ties keep on arriving, feeling entitled to run to represent us in Congress. In 2014, we had a former Massachusetts senator.

OUR LONG, STEAMY, dreamy summer is coming to an end and it's time to stop fruiting around and make something of ourselves. You know it and I know it. All those days in the 90s when we skipped our brisk walk and turned up the AC and sat around Googling penguins, Szechuan, engine, honorable mention, H.L. Mencken.

IF IT'S EIGHT WEEKS from Election Day, then you can be sure that candidates are talking about children, veterans and the elderly. The challenges we all face in caring for those we love, and the policies associated with those challenges, elicit an emotional response from us, and politicians know that.

A Chester man who claims he was hospitalized after suffering a coral sting when he stuck his hand in a tank to pick up a live rock is now suing a Salem fish supply store.

The owners of Klemm's Family Stores have withdrawn plans to build a new gas station, convenience store and car wash at 55 Main St., near Tuscan Kitchen.

More than 20 teachers and two new administrators have been hired to the Nashua School District in latest round of hires.

Rivier University is adding a new program to its studies aimed to produce more psychology professionals that will be trained to assist with drug recovery services.

Time and again, Eddie Edwards has proven the strength of his character and his dedication to service.

Betty Adams, 85, a hospice patient with later-stage dementia, has had a difficult morning, but she brightens and becomes animated when Tinkerbell, a robotic cat, curls up in her lap.

Mark Hughes, co-owner of Purely Wood Furniture, has seen a lot of changes in the furniture business since his Elm Street store opened in the Queen City a quarter century ago, but his recipe for success remains the same.

WITH THE SENATE'S votes Aug. 16 to confirm Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. and Julius Ness Richardson to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, President Donald Trump, with the assistance of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and the entire GOP Senate Caucus has now confirmed 26...

To the Editor: Apparently, the race for First District on the Democratic side boils down to two front-runners, Chris Pappas and Maura Sullivan. There are important differences between the two.

Scammers are preying on senior citizens more than ever, and the local police department is hoping to educate this age group on how to avoid being victimized.

Fish and Game officials have determined that a federally protected seagull wasn't intentionally injured by a beach goer during a recent scuffle after his cheeseburger was swiped.

About two dozen people were displaced early Tuesday morning when a fire at a multi-unit dwelling on Beech Street spread to an adjacent apartment building, destroying both.