MANCHESTER - Two teenage brothers and their cousin from Boston dodged a nearly lethal barrage of bullets outside their Chestnut Street apartment early yesterday, although one bullet pierced the hand of a younger brother sleeping inside.

Secretary of State William Gardner said he will choose when New Hampshire Democrats vote for their Presidential candidates -- not the Democratic National Committee, which yesterday ordered the state to share more of the nominating spotlight in 2008.

MANCHESTER - In its day, the little stone-and-mortar church on Bald Hill was called the Prophet Elias Chapel.

Today, the Islamic Society of Greater Manchester, which bought the church property on Karatzas Avenue in 1999, is making their own house of worship: a 13,085-square-foot mosque to serve the region's burgeoning Muslim population.

> Manchester Muslims denounce terrorism
> Radicals or religious? Debate of extremes

FRIDAY WAS the deadline for state workers to make a decision: join the State Employees Association; authorize a payroll deduction for agency fees; or involuntarily have that money deducted from their pay.

Danny N. Paquette's murder and the trial of his accused then-teenage killer has all the elements of another Peyton Place -- lies, alleged child sexual abuse, prominent families and lots of secrets.

> Lawyers say Windhurst sentence 'in ballpark'

As memberships decrease at many of the more than 100 courses around the state, more creative ways to attract golfers are being introduced.

The "PC" (Politically Correct) police are on a crackdown and we suppose there is no stopping them, especially with Presidential politics in the offing.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. - Updated, 3:27 p.m. Beau Burkett scored three runs, Landon Clapp had three RBIs and Columbia, Mo. rallied from an early hole to defeat Portsmouth, N.H., 14-5, in an error-filled game on Sunday at the Little League World Series.

> NH's champs show pop
> World Series Notebook: NH's first fan shows up to cheer Portsmouth
> NH-Vt. game triggers ethics debate