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‘Jack the Snipper’ suspect gets OK from board to be paroled

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The man believed to be Jack the Snipper — the burglar who broke into the rooms of University of New Hampshire women and cut off their nighties as they slept — will likely be freed from prison in April.

Man gets 12 months for police foot chase

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BRENTWOOD — A Massachusetts man was sentenced to 12 months in jail Friday for tossing a loaded handgun into the woods while leading Salem police officers on a foot chase.

Granite Staters enjoying Super hospitality

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INDIANAPOLIS — It didn’t take long upon arrival — just up an escalator, down a hall, then through a doorway at the JW Marriott Hotel — to find a New Hampshire presence at Super Bowl XLVI.

Job growth surges, jobless rate drops to 8.3 percent

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The economy created jobs at the fastest pace in nine months in January and the unemployment rate dropped to a near three-year low of 8.3 percent, providing some measure of comfort for President Barack Obama who faces re-election in November.

Crime

Probable cause hearing set on theft of $18,000 in jewelry

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MANCHESTER — A city teen, accused of stealing and cashing a $100 check and of stealing more than $18,000 in jewelry, which was pawned for $450, was released on $5,000 personal recognizance bail Friday following her arraignment in Circuit Court-Manchester District Division.

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Weare man wanted for sexual assault of child captured in Fla.

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MANCHESTER - A man sought in connection with the sexual assault of a nine-year-old city girl was arrested in Florida after a new acquaintance “Googled” him and contacted Manchester Police.

MARIJUANA BUST - Police seized marijuana, plants and cash worth nearly $500,000 in a bust of a sophisticated pot growing operation in Lebanon, according to authorities.

4 Sophisticated marijuana operation busted in Upper Valley

3 Souhegan students under investigation in laxative-laced brownie prank

3 Police arrest driver who led officer in car chase

1 Shots fired in Manchester; no injury, no damage

Public Safety

Dover home hit by fire

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DOVER — A family of five was displaced form their Corbins Drive home in a fire on Friday, the Red Cross said.

Business

BAE awarded military contract worth $38m

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A $38 million military contract was awarded to BAE Systems this week, a win that company officials say is instrumental in protecting America's men and women in uniform.

Real Estate

Realtor Q and A: What types of deeds are there?

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What are the different types of deeds that are used in New Hampshire and how they are used?

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On newsstands today

We publish exclusive content each day only in the print editions of the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News. Here are several articles in newsstand editions and our e-Edition today.

Only In Print: Bedford tolls may move

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A hearing was held Thursday at the State House in Concord on a proposal, known as HB 1369, that would relocate the Bedford toll booth 5 miles south into Merrimack, doing away with two 50-cent off ramps that have rankled residents there for years. That’s the good news. The bad news, according to opponents of the bill, is that the move will double the amount residents pay.

The cabinets in the Bartlett Elementary School kitchen are for home use, and would be replaced under a renovation project for the school.

Only In Print: Goffstown school officials promote renovations plan

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GOFFSTOWN — Although the town’s budget committee isn’t recommending voter passage of nearly $16 million for renovations to two elementary schools, school officials have taken the plans to the public.

Hollis Upper Elementary School 6th graders Caroline Burns, left, and Nicole Petris show off their

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0 Only In Print: Memorial wrestler returns from surgery, shows he’s no average Joe

In the New Hampshire Sunday News

Here's a preview of the stories and features that will be in this weekend's New Hampshire Sunday News.

In this weekend's editions

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Voters to gather
From Salem to Bridgewater and many communities in between, residents and local officials will be making their views known at deliberative sessions focusing on school district and town budget matters. We'll keep you up to date on the big votes.


School spirit
As the countdown to the Super Bowl winds down, many students across the state are being allowed to psych up at school rallies in honor of the Patriots. We'll bring you the color commentary and share some of the opinions of New Hampshire's youngest fans.

Sports

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski arrives for practice Friday in Indianapolis. Gronkowski continues to recover from a high ankle sprain and is listed as “questionable” for Sunday’s Super Bowl XLVI against the New York Giants.

Gronk up and around

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INDIANAPOLIS — In football as in life, you first must walk before you can run. And the fact that Rob Gronkowski did so on Friday — walking without his walking boot — could indicate that he’s making strides toward being on the field for the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.

0 UNH gets overdue win at home

0 Monarchs win in overtime

0 King's three-pointer lifts Merrimack

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A MUSICAL FRIEND: James Taylor, who has sold more than 50 million albums throughout his career, has earned five Grammy Awards since his debut release in 1968. That album, “James Taylor,” included two tunes that eventually would become hits —“Something in the Way She Moves” and “Carolina in My Mind.”

How sweet it is ... that's he's coming to Manchester in June

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James Taylor, the smoothvoiced hit-maker behind tunes including “You've Got a Friend,” “Fire and Rain,” “How Sweet It Is (to be Loved by You)” and “Steamroller,” will play the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester on Saturday, June 30, at 7:30 p.m.

COUNTRY CHART-TOPPER: Gary Allan has scored No. 1 tunes with “Man to Man,” “Tough Little Boys” and “Nothing On But the Radio.”

2 Meadowbrook to open season with Country Throwdown

0 Currier Gallery of Art exhibition chronicles Modernist movement


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Politics

Refugee moratorium called unconstitutional

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A bill allowing communities to impose a one-year moratorium on refugee resettlements is probably unconstitutional, a law professor told a House committee Thursday.

This image taken from video shows a person obtaining a ballot using a dead person's name.

Petitions urge probe of O’Keefe in balloting case

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Various activist groups gave presented almost 109,931 petitions to Attorney General Michael Delaney urging him to investigate the alleged voter fraud committed by activist James O'Keefe.

Judge rejects law seeking to reform state pensions

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A Merrimack County Superior Court ruling that it would be illegal to draw more from the paychecks of longtime public employees to pay for their pensions may cost New Hampshire's retirement system $25 million a year - at a minimum.

Editorials

For the Super Bowl: Share the love of the game

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Prepare for the Super Bowl by sharing the love of the sport.

Loving the flag: Pledge bill gets it wrong

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Passing a law to make children stand during the Pledge of Allegiance would be counter-productive at best, unconstitutional at worst.

Columns

The folly of trying to police the world

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We could save much more if America assumed a military policy designed for defense rather than policing the world.

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