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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - Updated, 1:44 p.m. New England Patriots star Randy Moss said Wednesday that allegations he committed battery against a woman are false. The All-Pro wide receiver said that she made the claim to get money from him.

►WDBO-Orlando audio: Moss denies woman's accusation

MERRIMACK - Updated, 7:40 p.m. An office fire caused about $20,000 to a local Mexican restaurant last night. However, its owner said it was back in business this afternoon.

►Early morning fire damages Bartlett home

Dover - Updated, 11:58 a.m. The defense attorney for former congressional candidate Gary Dodds (at right) failed to get the judge in his trial removed this morning.

►Prosecution says Dodds' accident was a publicity stunt (10)

Littleton - A tense confrontation between neighbors on a narrow road in Easton last month has led to a criminal charge and a permanent restraining order against Gregory Floyd Sr., who shot to death the man who killed a Franconia police officer last May.

►Shooter says Kenney was clearly a threat (12)

STRATHAM - The 14-year-old football champ who got booed by Colts fans for wearing a New England Patriots jersey at an awards ceremony has been asked to go out on the field for the coin toss at Sunday's playoff game at Gillette Stadium.

►Pats' new world: Envied, and booed (6)
►YouTube: The Indianapolis fans boo Anna
►Boos don't bother NH football champ (43)

CONCORD - Gov. John Lynch warned lawmakers not to pass any spending bills this year, since disappointing revenues have already forced him to start talks on budget cuts.

►Fish and Game hunts for dollars (10)
►Governor cuts down scope of 10-year highway plan (1)
►Property tax plan gets chilly response (6)

RAYMOND - The mother of a middle school student who hanged himself in his bedroom closet is suing the Raymond School District, accusing staff of driving the 13-year-old boy to suicide.

CONCORD - A recount of all Democratic ballots from the New Hampshire presidential primary last week got under way this morning.

►Recounts aren't cheap: 24 cents a ballot (1)

DETROIT - Mitt Romney scored his first major primary victory Tuesday in his native Michigan, a win he desperately needed to give his weakened candidacy new life. It set the stage for a wide-open Republican showdown in South Carolina in just four days.

►Politico.com: The GOP race is a complete scramble

CONCORD - Updated, 12:41 p.m. The payday and auto title loan industry took a hit in the New Hampshire House today when lawmakers voted to limit annual interest rates on loans to 36 percent a year.

DERRY - Police arrested a man on a drunken-driving charge yesterday morning when he dropped off a child at Derry Village School.

EXETER - Lawyers for opponents of a new church campus at scenic Fort Rock Farm urged the Zoning Board of Adjustment last night to refuse special permissions for the project, arguing that the application is not in the public interest and violates other requirements for special exceptions.