Shaheen, Gregg voice opposition to North Country electricity lines
READER COMMENTS: 0Two former governors who were instrumental in creating the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters conservation area agree with the Society for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests that the area is off limits for the Northern Pass hydroelectric project. "When we worked together in 2001 and 2002 to protect this land, we imagined towering trees protected for future generations, not transmission towers," they wrote. "We believe the state has a responsibility to actively protect these lands for our children and grandchildren."
One arrested as Concord gun-control rally gets rowdy
READER COMMENTS: 12A man was arrested and two people, including a Concord police officer, were allegedly assaulted during a rally Tuesday in a clash between a gun control group and gun rights supporters.
Manchester VFW posts fights to survive without poker cash
READER COMMENTS: 0A new commander has taken over the VFW on the city’s West Side, with the goal of bringing in a new generation of veterans — and removing video poker machines that he says were an unsavory source of revenue for the struggling post.
Drones and privacy: Debate just taking off
READER COMMENTS: 0For most of the public, the word “drone” calls up the sleek, automated killing machines that the Obama administration routinely deploys against suspected terrorists and that Kentucky Republican Rand Paul filibustered on the floor of the Senate.
Dodgeball returns to Windham schools
READER COMMENTS: 0The School Board voted 4-0 to restore modified versions of dodgeball and similar “human target” games to the district's physical education programs — effective immediately.
'Home grow' dropped on way to medical marijuana compromise
READER COMMENTS: 19New Hampshire House and Senate negotiators reached agreement Tuesday on legislation legalizing the use of marijuana, but only for seriously ill patients. The bill, pending final approval of the committee of conference agreement by the full House and Senate next week, will be on its way to Gov. Maggie Hassan's desk, where, she said, she will sign it into law.
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READER COMMENTS: 28REVERSING COURSE: If it wasn't such a serious issue, it would be pure entertainment. Here was Kelly Ayotte being criticized by conservatives and praised by liberals and moderates for her sudden support for the "Gang of Eight" immigration reform bill. Was this a change of heart (some might say flip-flop) for Ayotte?
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Large billboards grabbing attention on Route 101 in Epping
READER COMMENTS: 0Two large billboards erected along busy Route 101 are grabbing the attention of drivers.
“They're hard to miss,” said 20-year-old Jazz Prince of Raymond, who watched the billboards being installed last week at the Brickyard Square shopping center.
Jade Dragon to open on Manchester's Elm Street, continuing family tradition
READER COMMENTS: 0The owners of Jade Dragon restaurants in Merrimack and Milford will soon open their third location at 1087 Elm St., a space once occupied by the Black Brimmer and its short-lived successor, Blu Night Club Bar and Grill.
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READER COMMENTS: 0Our Gourmet reviews High Street Farmhouse in Goffstown.
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READER COMMENTS: 0Rosaly’s Garden and Farmstand on Route 123 was started as a family garden by Rosaly Bass 40 years ago and is now...
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READER COMMENTS: 0Damian Buchanan, 9, was one of about two dozen volunteers who spent Saturday pounding nails and sawing wood to build a...
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Plymouth man relates growing up in the home — the Sullivan County Home
READER COMMENTS: 0Earlier this month Mike Ahern of Plymouth returned to his childhood home with his three youngest children to show them...
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READER COMMENTS: 0In celebration of their 45th anniversary, Roomful of Blues, the jumping, swinging, rocking, award-winning band, will...
Granite Staters lend a hand to Oklahoma tornado victims
READER COMMENTS: 0Thirty members of a Manchester-based church spent most of last week helping the survivors of last month's tornadoes...
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READER COMMENTS: 0Members of the Hookset Garden Club have taken on increasingly larger challenges in their never-ending battle to keep...
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READER COMMENTS: 0The rain stopped and the gray skies gave way to blue in time for the grand reopening of Adams Pool with a ribbon...
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