Man gunned down on Manchester street was talented graffiti artist
READER COMMENTS: 29The shooting death of a graffiti artist Saturday night on Prospect Street may have been a case of someone bringing a gun to what was expected to be a fist fight. Mark Donnelly, 30, who was originally from Nashua but lived and worked in Manchester for the past couple of years, was the victim of the shooting, according to friends as well as his fiancee, Vanessa Hall of Manchester, the mother of his 2-year-old daughter, Madyson.
Two had a NH history before brutal Bedford attack
READER COMMENTS: 6County and federal authorities refuse to say whether Nathan C. Lamontagne is the unnamed second suspect in last fall's brutal home invasion that left a Bedford anesthesiologist and his wife maimed and near death.
Manchester, church group seek accord on breakfast for homeless
READER COMMENTS: 8ty officials and the head of a church group that serves a free breakfast to the homeless appear to be close to an agreement on a new downtown location for the weekend event.
Derry marks a soldier's death
READER COMMENTS: 3“Paul was the first cadet from the JROTC program to graduate from a service academy,” said Lt. Col. Howie Steadman, one of the program's instructors. “Unfortunately, he was also the first cadet from the program to die while on active duty.”
Ky. Sen. Rand Paul to NH GOP: Let's look like America
READER COMMENTS: 12U.S. Sen. Rand Paul urged fellow Republicans at a New Hampshire GOP fundraiser Monday night to become a more diversified party, and also sharply criticized the Obama administration for threats to civil liberties.
Experts weigh in on UNH logo designs
READER COMMENTS: 7An academic clock tower doesn't really connect with UNH, according to marketing experts weighing in on the University of New Hampshire's move to redesign its main calling card — its logo.
Overtime puts stress on Nashua police budget
READER COMMENTS: 1As city officials reviewed the police department's proposed budget of $25.5 million on Monday, concerns of a possible financial shortfall in the existing fiscal year police budget were brought to light.
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