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HOOKSETT - Despite trimming 60,000 square feet from the planned Route 3A store, the world's largest retailer says it still plans to add 200 jobs in the new Supercenter. LONDONDERRY - Market Basket plans to add 17,000 square feet of retail space to its Nashua Road store. More headlines >>> |
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Douglas Simmons' address at 170 Amherst St. will be made known by Manchester school officials.
►Sex offender returns to NH (69)
►NH list of Registered Offenders Against Children
DOVER - His wife was subpoenaed to testify at his bail hearing scheduled for yesterday, but avoided taking the stand after a deal was reached late Wednesday afternoon.
►Deal gets Dodds out of jail (15)
►Gary Dodds headed to jail after assault arrest
►'Fairy tale' lands Dodds in jail (18)
BRENTWOOD - Four more panelists need to be picked before the murder trial starts Monday.
Boston's Sam Cassell, left, and Paul Pierce celebrate during last night's win. (AP)
BOSTON - Boston routs Cleveland, 89-73, to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
PORTLAND, Maine - Portland bats hot, New Hampshire's not in 5-1 decision at Hadlock Field.
DETROIT - Josh Beckett strikes out eight -- including the 1,000th of his career -- and Kevin Youkilis homers again in the 5-1 win.
HOOKSETT - Despite trimming 60,000 square feet from the planned Route 3A store, the world's largest retailer says it still plans to add 200 jobs in the new Supercenter.
MANCHESTER - A homeless man threatened to blow up Citizens Bank on Elm Street if he didn't get $50 million, police said.
ONE NIGHT EACH month, teachers and truck drivers, hairdressers and housewives alike are drawn like musical magnets to the city's newest mecca for songwriters - The Shaskeen on Manchester's Elm Street.
.jpg "Firefighters quickly controlled the blaze, which damaged three buildings. (THOMAS ROY)")
.jpg "Jorge Merced (left) of Manchester stands with his son, Jorge III, and friend Peter Gonzalez. The Manchester men had just rescued two babies from a burning Auburn Street building. (THOMAS ROY)")
Jorge Merced (left) of Manchester stands with his son, Jorge III, and friend Peter Gonzalez. The Manchester men had just rescued two babies from a burning Auburn Street building. (THOMAS ROY)
Manchester - Updated, 10:59 a.m. Two men helped a trapped mother's two babies escape a two-alarm fire this morning. The blaze damaged three buildings in a closely-packed downtown residential area. Seven people were hurt or taken to hospitals for evaluation, but no serious injuries were reported.
MERRIMACK - Updated, 7:54 a.m. A woman suffered minor smoke inhalation last night when she tried to put out a fire that started in a bathroom of her Victoria Place condominium, according to the fire chief.
If the same results play out next spring, both districts will be labeled in need of "restructuring," a federal designation under the No Child Left Behind law that would be uncharted water in New Hampshire.
►Derry, Londonderry: Administrators undeterred by test results (1)
►Merrimack: Middle school cited for lack of progress (2)
►Hooksett: Memorial deemed in need of improvement
►Preliminary AYP status of Schools In Need of Improvement (SINI) for school year 2008-09 (Excel spreadsheet)
CANDIA - A man who is accused of picking up the dog and throwing him to the ground, faces six charges, including felony criminal threatening and animal cruelty.
The Munzes - Ed, his wife, Christine, and two of their three children, Jennifer and Karen -- will don their mortarboards Saturday.
FRANCONIA - The freak accident happened when a huge boulder crashed from its perch and struck her.
MERRIMACK - Updated, 7:23 a.m. Two men tried to steal a large spool of copper/steel cable last night by squeezing it into a too small van, according to police.
Meghan Casella, 20, was about to reach her goal of going to beauty school. She died in a single-car accident Wednesday night on Interstate 93 in Canterbury.
MANCHESTER - City educators can rest assured their jobs will be waiting for them in September, district officials declared yesterday.
CONCORD - The amendment allowed school aid to be targeted to needier districts, leaves the courts actively involved in school funding and requires that every school district no matter its wealth get a share of state aid.
►Compromise reached on school aid amendment language (8)
►Speaker endorses school funding amendment (1)
►Amendment ups aid for poorer towns (7)
CONCORD - The funding plan spends $940 million in aid to school districts across the state, beginning in the school year that starts in September 2009.
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The former first lady says she will move forward with her presidential effort.
WHY ARE Democrats keen on treating oil companies like they're comic-book villains?
CARDS AND FLOWERS are nice, but the $15.8 billion we spend on Mother's Day would go a long way toward helping veterans and their families.
ON THURSDAY, legislators decided that whoever gets elected to the General Court this fall will gladly pay next year for the school funding plan passed yesterday.
Co-ed leagues find a recipe for success:Go light on the competitiveness, heavy on the fun. In Get Out!
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►Hampton judge, Nashua lawyer honored by their peers
►Valley Regional Hospital to make upgrades, refinance debt
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►College Roundup: KSC wins LEC tournament game
►H.S. Boys' Lacrosse: BG pounds Exeter
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