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Hooksett board accepts police chief's sudden resignation
READER COMMENTS: 6HOOKSETT — The town’s police chief resigned Thursday after years of controversy. The resignation of Stephen Agrafiotis comes at the end of a lengthy paid administrative leave and after an audit that revealed significant turmoil within the police department.
‘Jack the Snipper’ suspect gets OK from board to be paroled
READER COMMENTS: 3The 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
READER COMMENTS: 4BRENTWOOD — 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
READER COMMENTS: 0INDIANAPOLIS — 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
READER COMMENTS: 24WASHINGTON (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
READER COMMENTS: 1MANCHESTER — 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.
Weare man wanted for sexual assault of child captured in Fla.
READER COMMENTS: 0MANCHESTER - 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.
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Sophisticated marijuana operation busted in Upper Valley
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Souhegan students under investigation in laxative-laced brownie prank
Public Safety
Dover home hit by fire
READER COMMENTS: 0DOVER — 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
READER COMMENTS: 0A $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?
READER COMMENTS: 0What 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
READER COMMENTS: 0A 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.
Only In Print: Goffstown school officials promote renovations plan
READER COMMENTS: 0GOFFSTOWN — 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.
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Only In Print: Boston sports' winner generation
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Only In Print: Fishing hole’s name may change
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Only In Print: Candia official steps down from committee
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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
READER COMMENTS: 0Voters 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
Gronk up and around
READER COMMENTS: 0INDIANAPOLIS — 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.
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How sweet it is ... that's he's coming to Manchester in June
READER COMMENTS: 1James 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.
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Meadowbrook to open season with Country Throwdown
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Currier Gallery of Art exhibition chronicles Modernist movement
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How sweet it is ... that's he's coming to Manchester in June
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... Read More -
Meadowbrook to open season with Country Throwdown
GILFORD — Gary Allan, Justin Moore and Josh Thompson will headline the return of the Country Throwdown to the Meadowbrook U.S. Cellular Pavilion. Read More -
Currier Gallery of Art exhibition chronicles Modernist movement
Modernist photographers created images of isolated elements from nature and the manmade world from unexpected and often close-up vantage points. Read More -
Staind, Godsmack create musical mayhem with ‘Mass Chaos Tour'
New England platinum rock bands Staind and Godsmack will plug Manchester into its “Mass Chaos Tour” with a stop at the Verizon Wireless Arena on Wednesday, May 16. Read More
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Politics
Refugee moratorium called unconstitutional
READER COMMENTS: 75A bill allowing communities to impose a one-year moratorium on refugee resettlements is probably unconstitutional, a law professor told a House committee Thursday.
Petitions urge probe of O’Keefe in balloting case
READER COMMENTS: 38Various 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
READER COMMENTS: 18A 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
READER COMMENTS: 0Prepare for the Super Bowl by sharing the love of the sport.
Loving the flag: Pledge bill gets it wrong
READER COMMENTS: 18Passing 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
READER COMMENTS: 12We could save much more if America assumed a military policy designed for defense rather than policing the world.
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