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Seeds drew burglar bear in Epping, officials say

Fish and Game officials are renewing calls for homeowners to remove bird feeders and other outside food sources after a bear attempted to break into an Epping residence in an attempt to steal bird...

Southern's Zach Dagan, right, and Coastal's Colin Petrie, try to collect a loose ball during the first half of their game in the Granite State Games at the Deryfield School in Manchester Monday.

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Granite State Games got bigger, better in third year of existence

Coach Rob Johnstone said this year was the most difficult of the past three for his Monadnock boys' soccer team to win the Granite State Games championship. That speaks well for the event, Johnstone...

The new home of Gourmet Gift Baskets in Exeter was named Deal of the Year in the New Hampshire Commercial Real Estate Awards.

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NH Commercial Real Estate Awards honors 'deals'

Brokers let the deals do the talking, which is probably why the annual New Hampshire Commercial Real Estate Awards is big on networking and light on ceremony.

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Bad bets: Recklessly expanding gambling

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Budget balance: GOP addresses NH priorities

Republicans have made the most of their first time in control of the New Hampshire State House in 14 years.

Senator Susan Collins R-Maine speaks to reporters after Senate Republicans unveiled their version of legislation that would replace Obamacare on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

Saving Medicaid: Senate tackles entitlements

Republicans in the U.S. Senate have finally rolled out their version of health-care reform, and it is both an improvement on the House-passed bill, and a giant step forward from the wreckage of...

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Long Pond Woods is a partially completed 55-and-older community in Pelham. Voters decided Saturday to ban such communities.

Local & County Government

Pelham vote banning over-55 housing hits home

The town just took a big step toward retaining its quaint character, according to supporters of a zoning change ballot vote, while opponents say the vote amounts to a big sign that reads...

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Election 2014 Blog


November 07. 2012 5:19PM

Babson, Sorenson win Carroll County commission seats

By LARISSA MULKERN
Union Leader Correspondent

OSSIPEE - Carroll County Commission incumbent David Sorenson, R-Eaton, was reelected to the commission's District 1 seat during the general election after defeating Democratic challenger Erik Corbett of Bartlett.

The vote tally from the county's 19 towns was 14,449 to 10,604.

Sorenson will serve a four-year term. District 1 covers Bartlett, Chatham, Conway, Eaton, Freedom Hart's Location and Jackson. Sorensen served as commissioner for 12 years and this was Corbett's first run for county commissioner.

Commission incumbent Dorothy Solomon, however, did not fare as well: Challanger David Babson Jr., R-Ossipee, earned more votes in the District 2 county commissioner race.

Babson earned 13,647 votes to Solomon's 11,671.

District 2 covers Albany, Hale's Location, Madison, Moultonborough, Ossipee, Sandwich, and Tamworth. This seat carries a two-year term.