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Portsmouth police OK probe of $2.7M bequest to officer in disputed will

PORTSMOUTH — The chairman of the city's Police Commission announced Monday night that the commission will authorize an independent review into circumstances surrounding Sgt. Aaron Goodwin's disputed $2.7 million inheritance after the estate is settled.

June N.H. home sales surpass 2005 record

June was a bright spot for the New Hampshire residential housing market. In fact, June residential sales jumped to 1,586, the most the state has seen since 2005 and a 7 percent increase over the same time last year.

Kensington man arrested after punching police dog in Salisbury

SALISBURY — A New Hampshire man wanted in connection with the theft of 17 televisions from a North End Boulevard rental home was arrested Sunday night after the police department’s K-9 tracked him down in a marshy area near the same street.

Barefoot and drunk NH woman crashes into parked car injuring sister's pit bull

She then drove off and about a half hour later crashed more severely into a parked vehicle on Altamont Street, injuring herself and her sister’s pit bull.

Chowder Pot’s entertainment halted by bloody baseball rivalry and liquor liability

Mayor was accused of stabbing New Hampshire resident Monte Freire in the neck. The stabbing, according to police, was sparked by a baseball rivalry.

Community support: Somersworth fundraisers planned for beaten pizza robbery victim

SOMERSWORTH — Two fundraisers have been announced to benefit Brandon Patterson, the city man beaten while delivering pizza earlier this month.

Another union representing government employees endorses Democrat for state senate

In accepting the endorsement, Feltes said the firefighters’ union shares his belief that 'we can’t afford to leave working people and working families behind.'

N.H. Young Democrats press for failed Elizabeth Warren bill for taxpayers to fund $58B cost of refinancing student loans

PORTSMOUTH — Theo Groh and other Young and College Democrats are asking citizens to sign a petition urging Congress to pass legislation that would allow former college graduates to refinance their student loans.

Scott Brown campaign ads feature green screened stock footage

It appears Brown isn’t really in an airport — and instead in front of a green screen with stock video footage of an airport from Shutterstock superimposed during editing.

Gov. Hassan kills bill to more closely audit state spending

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Gov. Maggie Hassan has vetoed a bill that deals with investigations and audits of state financial activities, saying it violates the fundamental separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.

Windham campaign worker says officer told her she had to register

Glori Fostor said she was knocking on doors for Marilinda Garcia's congressional campaign when she was approached by a Windham police officer asking what she was doing.

Rockingham County Attorney hopeful hasn't voted since 2008

Rockingham County Attorney candidate Patricia Conway admitted Monday she only registered to vote in her hometown of Salem shortly before announcing she would run for office

U.S. sees profound cultural shift on marijuana legalization

It has come into the open in American life despite decades of prohibition and laws treating the drug as more dangerous than meth and cocaine.

York selectmen vote to continue persecution of pot smokers

YORK, Maine — The York Board of Selectmen on Monday in a 3-2 vote declined to put a petitioned question on the November ballot seeking to legalize the recreational use of marijuana.

Pelham officer Goulden chosen to be next police chief in Shirley, Mass.

SHIRLEY -- Selectmen on Monday night voted unanimously for Thomas Goulden II of Nashua, N.H., over two other finalists for police chief.

New weekly farmers market in Hinsdale

A board made up of four residents started the market this month in Millstream Park, also known as River Park, off Main Street.

NHTI cuts 14 positions to close $3 million shortfall

NHTI has cut its workforce by 14 positions and trimmed other expenses to close an expected budget gap of about $3 million, in a move that has been sharply derided by faculty.

Upper Valley manufacturer Hypertherm is hiring, and training, many

Hypertherm, in Hanover, makes high-tech machines that use laser and water to cut metal.

Washington, D.C. files court motion to continue violating 2nd Amendment

The District of Columbia has filed a court motion to keep its gun ban, until an appeal can be filed or new licensing can begin.

Police want to wait and see on Hampton Beach noise law

HAMPTON — Police officials say they want to see how a local citation for entertainment noise plays out in the court system before recommending any changes to an ordinance some residents feel is flawed and unenforceable.