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Executive severance packages criticized
READER COMMENTS: 1NASHUA — Two Pennichuck Corp. executives are leaving the company with a combined severance package of about $1.1 million now that the city has acquired the company.
Police drop charge against Somersworth man in robbery
READER COMMENTS: 0DOVER — Police have dropped a charge against a Somersworth man accused earlier this week of being an accomplice in a robbery.
Principal: Child’s river rescue part of the job
READER COMMENTS: 0ROCHESTER — Gonic School Principal Gwen Rhodes said her rescue of a child from the Cocheco River on Wednesday morning was no more difficult than what educators do every day.
Lynch vetoes bill that would allow interest rates to top 400% a year
READER COMMENTS: 22CONCORD – Gov. John Lynch vetoed Senate Bill 160 Friday which would allow payday loan lenders to charge more than 400 percent interest over a year's time.
Crime
Family dog shot in house burglary
READER COMMENTS: 0DOVER — A family’s female pitbull has died after being shot Thursday during a burglary at a local home.
City man sentenced for stabbing clerk during theft
READER COMMENTS: 3BRENTWOOD — A Manchester man was sentenced to two to six years in state prison for stealing a spool of wire at a Portsmouth Home Depot store last February and then stabbing a clerk while fleeing the scene.
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Weare man wanted in child sex assault
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Sandown man’s death remains a mystery
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Drug bust nets $13,600 worth of cocaine
Public Safety
Epping boy, 6, struck by car while chasing ball into street
READER COMMENTS: 0EPPING — A 6-year-old boy was struck by a car Friday afternoon while chasing a basketball into the street, Epping police said.
Pit bull mix dog attack puts mail carrier in the hospital
READER COMMENTS: 35A postal carrier was hospitalized last week after she was attacked by a dog at a home on Paradise Drive in Bennington.
Real Estate
Realtor Q and A: Pre-approval different from commitment
READER COMMENTS: 0What is the difference is between a lender's "pre-approval" for a mortgage and a "commitment"? Aren't they the same thing?
In Monday's Business
Meet our 40 Under Forty
READER COMMENTS: 0The 21 men and 19 women chosen for this year's class of the New Hampshire Union Leader's 40 Under Forty tell incredible stories of charity, success and seemingly insurmountable challenges. Meet these up-and-coming residents who are helping make New Hampshire a great place to live. They include people who have faced down incredible challenges and others who are being honored because of their selfless giving.
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Only In Print: Blake’s puts mall business behind it
READER COMMENTS: 0MANCHESTER — Blake’s Creamery closed its ice cream stand in the Mall of New Hampshire Friday night after a 35-year presence in the mall.
Only In Print:Gatsas holds off on new budget
READER COMMENTS: 0MANCHESTER — Mayor Ted Gatsas has delayed his heavily promoted budget address, scheduled for Monday, attributing it to tentative agreements reached with three additional city unions and non-unionized city workers.
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Only In Print: Identity of Woodsville fire victim to be released next week
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In this weekend's editions
READER COMMENTS: 0Caring for your heart
Having a healthy heart is a matter of taking the right steps, and among those steps is walking, which experts say is a great way to get exercise and improve heart health. That's one of the topics we'll cover in our Heart Healthy special section on Sunday. We'll also tell readers about a new method of minimally invasive heart valve replacement that is coming to New Hampshire.
State pensioners
At the top of the list is a retiree whose pension is $135,915.84. At the bottom is a man who receives $59,019.48 a year. In between are the other 498 members of the state retirement system who were among the top 500 pension recipients for 2011. We'll tell you who is getting how much in the complete listing of the top tier.
Sports
UNH hockey falls at BC
READER COMMENTS: 0CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Boston College scored twice in the final 3:05, the final one coming with 51 seconds left, for a 4-3 over UNH. It was the Wildcats' third last-minute loss this month.
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Monarchs’ rally comes up short
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Visit Fish & Game at the Farm and Forest Expo Feb. 3-4 in Manchester
READER COMMENTS: 0CONCORD, N.H. -- Be sure to stop by the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department booth while you're at the New Hampshire Farm & Forest Exposition, coming Friday and Saturday, February 3-4, 2012, at the Radisson Hotel/Center of New Hampshire (700 Elm Street) in Manchester, N.H. The Fish and Game booth will feature a wildlife exhibit and information on how to connect with wildlife in your own backyard.
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Dance production brings to mind ideas about how people think
In the past, there have been shows on stage that made audiences think. But it’s hard to recall a production put together specifically about how people think. Read More -
Palace Theatre celebrates past but revels in modern fare in 2012
The Palace Theatre may be old, but it isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. Read More -
Highlights from Banff Mountain Film Festival go on road
From a Hindu god, senior citizen ski bums to a nineyear- old rock climbing dynamo, the Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour is screening highlights from the Canadian mountain culture-themed film... Read More -
A new name for a former favorite
We received a bum steer recently to a new Thai restaurant in the space of the old Siam Orchid on Second Street, but the big sign hanging out front alerted us that it's new in name only. Read More
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Politics
4 senators decry more base closings
READER COMMENTS: 30Quicker than you can say 'submarine repair,' the four U.S. senators from New Hampshire and Maine on Thursday criticized a proposal by Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to institute another formal round of military base closings.
Panel weighs all arguments in gun bill debate
READER COMMENTS: 22Senators said they will try to balance security needs and the right to bear arms, as they decide what recommendation to make on a bill that would prohibit public colleges and universities, and any group, organization or business that uses public lands or publicly owned or financed buildings from banning firearms.
Bill would block extra welfare benefits for additional babies
READER COMMENTS: 68New Hampshire taxpayers should not be paying for bad behavior, according to the prime sponsor of a bill that would cap the financial benefits of welfare recipients who have additional children while receiving state aid.
Editorials
Obama on debt: Heed his actions, not words
READER COMMENTS: 1In all of his State of the Union addresses, President Obama advocated reducing the federal deficit and debt. In practice, he has grown them.
Trimming USNH: Right is better than rushed
READER COMMENTS: 15In their effort to improve the management of the University System of New Hampshire, House members should proceed with care.
Columns
Charles Lane: Why getting rid of the electoral college is a bad idea
READER COMMENTS: 1For all its flaws, the electoral college helps stabilize U.S. politics by encouraging the development of a two-party system. Choosing the President by direct popular vote would encourage third- or fourth-party candidacies whose appeal might not extend beyond a few large states or a single region.
The real state of the union
READER COMMENTS: 9What should Obama have said in his speech? Here's what I wish he'd said.






