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Thomas Walsh, 37, pleaded to nine counts of animal neglect.

Megan Tubb, also known as Meghan Eaton, 19, was the subject of a search headed up by New Hampshire Fish Game after her family reported her missing.

Southside Middle School was closed Thursday, Oct. 11, due to a sewage pipe issue and no water in the building, school officials said in a message on the Nixle alert service.

The virus is a highly contagious illness that can leave people with painful rashes and blisters.

Take our quiz to learn what type of candy you are and be entered into a drawing for 4 tickets. The tickets are good Fridays and Sundays until October 28.

A sightseeing helicopter was struck by fireworks while providing rides at the New Hampshire Grass Drags and Watercross last weekend, police said.

The town's Central Fire Station located in the basement of the town hall is in such poor shape that it no longer complies with building life-safety codes, said Fire Capt. Eric Mattson.

Previously convicted of selling drugs to a confidential informant, a Groveton man pleaded guilty Wednesday to controlling an apartment where methamphetamine was manufactured.

CONCORD ' A registered sex offender from Concord has been arrested on charges he allegedly sexually assaulted a young child. John Lessor, 64, of Concord, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault, Concord police. Lt. Sean Ford said.

Previously convicted of selling drugs to a confidential informant, a Groveton man pleaded guilty Wednesday to controlling an apartment where methamphetamine was manufactured.

Two housing projects will be going before the Planning Board in two separate upcoming meetings.

A pair of ospreys returned to a relocated nest this year at the Tuscan Village construction site.

An anonymous tip led police Tuesday to a stolen Harley-Davidson valued at 85,000, but two other custom bikes taken from the same quarter-mile radius remain missing.

Staff reporter Roger Brown offers his pick for tonight's Merrimack at Concord high school football game. The rest of Roger's picks, for Friday night and Saturday games, will run as usual in Friday's Union Leader.

GOTTA watch out for that karma.

IT'S FAIR to assume anyone reading this column on a regular basis is getting a little tired of hearing about Division I girls' soccer. Truth of the matter is you're not going to find a more intriguing situation in NHIAA soccer than how this league will shake out come season's end.

Free weekly art classes for vets will be taught at the Manchester VA Medical Center by Elaine Farmer.

Somersworth Festival Association is sponsoring the city's 16th annual Pumpkin Festival, which is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, rain or shine, in front of Somersworth Plaza on Main Street.

The Kingston Veterans Club is hosting a road rally and cookout event in support of The Voice Library, which aims to bring comfort to families by allowing them to hear their loved ones' voices in the form of recorded story books.