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Abigail O'Connor, of Dover, walks back to her seat after receiving her degree during the St. Anselm College Commencement Exercises at the campus Saturday.

1 Former FBI head tells St. Anselm graduates it is important to give back

0 UNH Law School grads told to 'serve justice'

0 Stonyfield founder tells FPU grads to ask, 'Why not?'

0 Plymouth State speaker tells grads to 'Become agents of change'

0 Tiny Thomas More College class urged to be courageous

0 Lebanon College graduates 19

Honorary degree recipient Sen. Kelly Ayotte (left) and New England College President Michele Perkins prepare to march with the class of 2013 on Saturday morning.

1 Ayotte tells NEC graduates to be passionate about their work

0 Message to Nashua Community College grads: find strength

0 160 students graduate from White Mountains Community College

0 Antioch University awards 145 degrees

0 Lakes Region, Great Bay CC hold commencement ceremonies

0 NHTI graduates more than 550 students

Dan Dunlop of Meredith and his son Drew fish on Meredith Bay during the Winni Derby Saturday.

Fishermen say lie-detector test keeps Winni Derby honest

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The introduction of a polygraph machine to verify the honesty of the winner of this year's Winni Derby salmon contest was a good idea, participants in the derby said Saturday.

Hooksett Police Commission walks away

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Hooksett residents who voted this week to abolish the town's Police Commission as of next January were trumped Thursday night when the entire board resigned. The commission was working to implement a final round of recommendations developed from a police department audit conducted by the Public Safety Strategies Group.

Police officers riding motorcycles lead off the procession during the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Ceremony in Concord on Friday.

Ceremony for fallen police officers honors service and sacrifice

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Michael Maloney's sister, Ralph Miller's dad, Edward Graziano's grandson and Leslie Lord's sister came together Friday to help remember their departed relatives: law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty.

Lawyer says Northern Pass in 'a corner'

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Opponents of the Northern Pass hydroelectric project on Friday released a legal opinion supporting their view that the state cannot authorize use of its easement in the Connecticut Lakes Headwaters conservation area for the 1,200-megawatt power lines.

Roy Everett of Epping buys his single Powerball ticket at the Xtra Mart in Epping Friday afternoon.

Record Powerball jackpot has Granite Staters dreaming

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You have a better chance of getting hit on the head by a falling coconut than winning Powerball, experts say, but that's not stopping Granite Staters from dreaming big as they prepare for Saturday's record $600 million jackpot.

NH vote nears on expansion of Medicaid

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Senate Republicans on the Finance Committee continue to be skeptical of expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act.

Nashua school parking surprise

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Since David Ryan became principal at Nashua High School North seven years ago, the high school has been offering free and reduced parking to students who qualify for free or reduced meals, without the knowledge of district officials or the Board of Education.

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The Union Leader is excited to be working with the Manchester Historic Association and our readers on a beautiful, heirloom-quality, coffee-table book celebrating Greater Manchester's early years.
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All the pieces are in place for a Portsmouth-based marine technology think tank to move its corporate headquarters to the former Great Bay Community College campus in Stratham, with plans to create 200 new jobs over the next two years.

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Flea markets are prime venues for buyers and sellers who appreciate the pre-owned, the recycled, the odd, and maybe, most of all, the great bargain. And according to people on both sides of the table, flea markets work especially well when there's a shared understanding of etiquette and ethics.

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Bikers descended on breakfasts around the Seacoast on Friday morning at the conclusion of Bike/Walk to Work Week in New Hampshire.

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The seniors on the Bedford High School boys’ tennis team have never known anything other than championship seasons. In fact, they’ve lost only once in 65 team matches.

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They run, jump and throw without a glaring weakness on the depth chart. The boys of Manchester Memorial are consistent, too, winning the Manchester City Track and Field Meet at the Clem Lemire Athletic Complex for the 10th year in a row.

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Mike Cote's Business Editor's Notebook: Vending machines go natural

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ecovending, a fledgling Manchester-area company, supplies vending machines to businesses, nonprofits and schools. The snack foods are not necessarily less caloric than their convenience-store counterparts - the menu includes chocolate chip cookies - but the Clif Bars, Real Deal Snack Mix and Blue Sky Creamy Root Beer tout all-natural and organic ingredients.

0 Sam Asano's Let's Invent: Inventors, beware of PGL -- Paranoia, greed and laziness

0 Marine think tank to move to former Great Bay campus

0 New president named at FIRST

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Joseph W. McQuaid, president and publisher of the Union Leader Corporation, is presented the Singer Family Kids Champion Award by Gary Singer, executive officer of Merchants Automotive Group Inc.

Union Leader Santa Fund receives Family Kids Champion Award

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The 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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The Executive Council on Wednesday approved the sale of the former Great Bay Community College campus building and land in Stratham to Juliet Marine Systems for $2.75 million. The company plans to move its headquarters there.

0 Marine think tank to move to former Great Bay campus

0 Mind your (flea-market) manners

0 UNH commencement speaker tells graduates: Don't worry about mistakes, learn from
 them

0 Fishermen say lie-detector test keeps Winni Derby honest

0 Tour de Breakfast fuels about 466 who bicycled, walked to work

0 New Hampshire diocese settles case about priest's questions to boy in confessional

0 NHIAA Tennis: Bedford is championship-focused

0 Hooksett Police Commission walks away

0 Ceremony for fallen police officers honors service and sacrifice

0 Lawyer says Northern Pass in 'a corner'

0 Memorial boys take city track meet for 10th straight year

0 Record Powerball jackpot has Granite Staters dreaming

0 NHTI graduates more than 550 students

0 NH vote nears on expansion of Medicaid

0 Nashua school parking surprise

0 IRS head says Tea Party was not a target

0 Manchester man who met with bomber was aid to Chechen rebel leader

0 City says no more free breakfasts for homeless at Veterans Park

0 Teen party takes Derry rep by surprise

0 Not-guilty plea expected in death at Danville chief's home

John Harrigan: Time to do what's right for the loon's haunting call in the night

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I've heard from all sides on the issue of lead jigs and lures versus their effects on loons, and have been asked to...

Hancock trio creates book to help rescue pet birds

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Snowball 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

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There 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

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As the weather warms up, I'm once again seeing dogs hanging out of car windows - both frightening and potentially...

Stacey Cole's Nature Talks: Of all wild bird songs, the fox sparrow's sound is the 'sweetest'

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I received two photographs from a long-time Exeter reader friend who wished me to identify the bird pictured.

Nashua aldermen approve lease for community garden

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City-owned land is being given to Gate City Community Gardens for a pretty penny -- or in this case a dollar --...

Moultonborough Community Garden program sprouting

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The town will officially kick off its Community Garden program this Memorial Day weekend when residents who have signed...

2 mega jackpots offering up dreams of the good life

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New Hampshire Lottery says ticket sales are rising rapidly as the jackpots for both Powerball and Mega Millions...

Peterborough tradition welcomes giant puppets

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The Giant Puppet Parade has long been the centerpiece of the annual Children and the Arts Day Festival, so it is only...

GRRRRR!: In “Expedition Earth” at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord visitors are invited to take on the role of field scientist as they explore biomes that focus on environments such as the tundra and grassland.

Discovery Center unveils Earth-friendly exhibits

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A new exhibition at the McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord touches upon “Sustainable Choices”...

“GRACE,” BY MEGHAN LOWNEY

New Hampshire Institute of Art students, teachers, curators work together to present 1,000-piece showcase

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The New Hampshire Institute of Art showcases more than 1,000 works by its bachelor of fine arts students at the seventh...

New England artists explore 'Art of Nature'

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NEWBURY — “The Art of Nature in New Hampshire and Vermont” runs...

Rich Ceisler headlines comedy lineup

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LACONIA — Las Vegas and cruise ship regular Rich Ceisler will headline a comedy...

PICTURESQUE SCENES: Though he chose a career in architecture and later worked at the Soviet Consulate in Sweden and the Soviet Embassy in Guyana, Russian artist Boris Oskin drew inspiration from landscapes he encountered on trips, creating oils, watercolors and sketches in granite along the way.

Russian artist, diplomatic attache makes impression

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An exhibition titled “Impressions of the North Country” at the Margret and H.A. Rey Center Art Gallery in...

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