NEWS
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Veterans stage 'Eat-In' at Iraqi restaurant after vandalism
"Last week, an unidentified New Hampshire man threw a 20-pound rock through the window of a Lowell, Mass., Iraqi restaurant named Babylon. Which is really something you shouldn't ever do, but perhaps especially when a large group of veterans has got the restaurant's back."


NH man tased in Sacramento says deputies overreacted
Barton said that even though he thinks deputies overreacted, he believes the incident is a reminder that people should comply with the rules and with the instructions of TSA agents when they are going through security checks.


NH woman searches for $10,000 flute left in taxi cab
Bean says she will have to quit the orchestra if she can't get her flute back.


Suit alleges Alton police sat on exculpatory evidence while 2 men went to jail for sexually assaulting children
Both men were convicted and spent time in prison before they were freed after the missing evidence came to light.


Arrest made in NH jewelry store robbery


Laconia man charged with operating three meth labs


‎Residents express concerns with lighting for new Memorial Bridge


Wounded Marine surprises comrades as they return from war
Sgt. Jason White, a New Hampshire man who was injured in the explosion with Greg Caron but had lesser wounds, said it was wonderful to see Caron, who he last saw in November after emergency surgery to stabilize Caron before he was sent to other medical centers.


R.I. captures alleged swindler
Millette is wanted on a string of warrants from three states, including several from Rhode Island and others from New Hampshire and Florida.


BUSINESS
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NH only state in New England to dodge inclusion on Worst States for Retirees list
With the exception of New Hampshire, every state in New England makes the list, including Vermont and Massachusetts, which finished fourth and fifth respectively. Maine finished ninth.


Q&A with brand maven Steve Grasse
A couple of years ago, Grasse purchased the historic 72-acre Great Hill Farm in Tamworth -- not far from where he spent summers as a child -- where he has already turned The Store into a modern-day lyceum that hosts lectures and sells mercantile goods.


Hostess Chapter II has Twinkie fans concerned


Village Shoppes of Salem sold for $39.9M
The shopping center is fully occupied with such tenants as Best Buy, Sports Authority, DSW, PetSmart, and Michaels, CBRE said.


Laconia IT firm Mainstay Technologies shows its staying power
Mainstay, based in Laconia, is expanding its presence in the southern part of the state.


Preview: Ruger American
The Ruger American feeds from a four-round rotary magazine. Overall length is 42.5 inches, and weight is a perfect-for-hunting 6.25 pounds. As of this writing the only chambering is .30-06, and suggested retail on it is $449.


Manchester high-rise turns to Senate to fight sprinkler system order
Imagine that the chief came to your house and required you to spend $15,000, asked Jeff Demers, president of the association. Where would that money come from?


FEATURES / ENTERTAINMENT
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Portsmouth fans travel 1,700 miles to see "Deerpeople"
"I was pirating music," Justin said. "I came across them, downloaded their EP, and I never stopped listening to it. I ordered the CD and put it in my car stereo, and it never left. It's still in there. Just couldn't stop listening to them."


Photo: Miss New Hampshire at Miss America 2012 Preliminary in Mac Duggal Couture


COURTS / PUBLIC OVERSIGHT
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NH v. Jason Wilmot - Conviction affirmed
The defendant, Jason Wilmot, appeals his convictions, following a jury trial in Superior Court (Lynn, C.J.), on two counts of first-degree assault for recklessly causing serious bodily injury to a person under thirteen years of age. The jury could have found the following facts. The victim was between two and three months old when his ribs and skull were fractured and he was shaken, which caused his brain to bleed. When the baby suffered these injuries, the defendant lived with the baby and the baby's mother.


NH v. Jack T. Ward - Affirmed



IN RE ANTHONY F. - Reversed and remanded
Teen was caught leaving school grounds and coerced to return, where he's searched. Small bag of pot found. Court finds the search was illegal.


NH v. Patricia Smith - Affirmed


IN THE MATTER OF MARTY A. HENRY AND THOMAS A. HENRY - Affirmed


NH Supreme Court orders Grenville Clark III disbarred for knowingly making a false statement of fact to the bankruptcy court


IN THE MATTER OF TAMI MALLETT AND MICHAEL MALLETT - Reversed and remanded
Woman sues man who never married her for divorce with mixed results.


POLITICS
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Climate skepticism research finds those educated in science more likely to doubt
UNH sociology prof. Lawrence Hamilton questioned Kahan's finding that people with better knowledge of science and stronger reasoning skills are slightly more likely to be skeptical of climate change than people with lower levels of comprehension, stating that the conclusion is “not yet ready for strong generalization.”


Obama administration reacts to NH effort to reverse gay marriage


AGs Bolting Foreclosure Fraud Settlement, Holding Strategy Sessions



NHSPCA revamps heating system with ARA grant


Deregulation will take center stage in 2012 legislative session


Kuster touts $800,000 war chest for rematch with Bass


PRIMARY
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Video says Mitt Romney is planning to quadruple size of his house


Romney's low scores with American dog lovers


OPINION
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The Atlantic: The Most Powerful Constituency in the 2012 Campaign: The Suburbs


SPORTS
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Hampton Academy teen to shoot 2,000 hoops in memory of mother


NH Junior Monarchs defenseman Kyle Williams commits to UMaine