House votes to ban lead sinkers and jigs over an ounce
Senate Finance Committee rejects House-approved tax hikes
READER COMMENTS: 14Today's House vote on a Senate-passed bill to allow casino gambling comes the day after the Senate Finance Committee rejected about $53 million in House-approved tax increases and released a list of Health and Human Service spending reductions.
Pease chosen to receive new KC-46A refueling tanker; to bring 100 jobs
READER COMMENTS: 8WASHINGTON – Pease Air National Guard Base — home to the 157th Air Refueling Wing — has been selected by the U.S. Air Force as the top Air National Guard base to receive the new KC-46A tanker.
FBI agent kills Florida man during questioning about Marathon bombing suspect
READER COMMENTS: 2ORLANDO, Fla. - An FBI agent shot and killed a Florida man who turned violent while being questioned about the Boston Marathon bombings early Wednesday, the bureau said.
Keene Swamp Bats coach: Okla. tornado was close to home
READER COMMENTS: 0Kevin Winterrowd saw golf ball-sized hail fall on a high school baseball field he should have been coaching on Monday, but meteorological madness pounded harder less than a half-hour's drive away in tornado-ravaged Moore, Oklahoma.
Gambling debate begins following frantic lobbying
READER COMMENTS: 6(UPDATE: The House has begun debating the long-awaited casino gambling bill.)
CONCORD - It's decision day today at the State House as the House prepares to vote on expanded legalized gambling, and there was no shortage of last-minute lobbying under way as House members filed into Representatives Hall.
No arrests in Manchester homicide; single shot to chest killed man
READER COMMENTS: 11No arrest was made Tuesday in the drive-by shooting of a Manchester man.
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READER COMMENTS: 16In some ways this vote could return us to a century ago when the Boston and New York railroads controlled our state Legislature, and made no bones about it.
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READER COMMENTS: 0The New Hampshire Union Leader Santa Fund for The Salvation Army, which has raised about $7 million since it began 53 years ago to ensure needy children received presents on Christmas Day, was presented yesterday with the Singer Family Kids Champion Award.
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READER COMMENTS: 0Sam Adams introduces the can.
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READER COMMENTS: 0Healthful eating for kids eating out.
Bedford condo shows high style in a smaller space
READER COMMENTS: 0While sacrificing space when downsizing from a large home last year, Leanne and Peter Gould didn't want to sacrifice...
‘Ellen’ helps reunite NH military family via Internet
READER COMMENTS: 1Three-year-old Noelle Ferriera was having panic attacks at night because her father, Air Force First. Lt. Rob Ferriera,...
Congo war's legacy follows survivor to NH
READER COMMENTS: 3When Coco Ramazani finally escaped the horrors of life in the war-torn Congo and arrived safely to live her sister in...
No big Powerball winners in NH, but tidy sums taken
READER COMMENTS: 0Thanks to the hype generated by two huge Powerball jackpots, lottery tickets sales topped $9.3 million in New Hampshire...
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READER COMMENTS: 0Memorial Day Observances across the state of New Hampshire for 2013.
John Harrigan: Time to do what's right for the loon's haunting call in the night
READER COMMENTS: 14I've heard from all sides on the issue of lead jigs and lures versus their effects on loons, and have been asked to...
Mind your (flea-market) manners
READER COMMENTS: 1Flea markets are prime venues for buyers and sellers who appreciate the pre-owned, the recycled, the odd, and maybe,...
Alternative commuters celebrate end of Bike/Walk to Work Week
READER COMMENTS: 0Bikers descended on breakfasts around the Seacoast on Friday morning at the conclusion of Bike/Walk to Work Week in New...
Hancock trio creates book to help rescue pet birds
READER COMMENTS: 1Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo now has his own book, aimed at children and created by three Hancock residents: author Sy...
Dick Pinney's Guidelines: Mixing business and pleasure while in Maine
READER COMMENTS: 0There are are lots of things to take up our fishing time in the middle of the great month of May.
Gail Fisher's Dog Tracks - A scary spring sight: Dogs hanging out of open car windows
READER COMMENTS: 0As the weather warms up, I'm once again seeing dogs hanging out of car windows - both frightening and potentially...