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How does prohibiting a specific use of one’s property protect private property rights? To get the answer, you’ll have to ask Rep. Joe Duarte, R-Candia.
STACEY COLE NATURE TALKS
FOR SOME of our readers who counted every bird they saw on the weekend of Feb. 11 and 12, another survey count may not be too welcome. However, the “count” I am encouraging you to...
JOHN HARRIGAN
Today's wildlife management and conservation movements have long been dedicated to trying to right old wrongs.
DICK PINNEY GUIDE LINES
DRIVING street-type motor vehicles on the ice has been a tradition in the Granite State for all of my life, but it's time this changed.
EDITORIAL
Helping the state parks help themselves.
STACEY COLE NATURE TALKS
A FEW WEEKS AGO we discussed a reader's concern as to a possible shortage of birds at feeders. A gentleman who resides in Newbury wrote: “I am writing to comment on your 01/14/12 article about...
DICK PINNEY GUIDE LINES
Burglaries: A rash have been reported on at least two New Hampshire lakes.
SEVERAL INCIDENTS were reported last week in which bobhouses were forcibly entered and gear stolen.
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Two distinguished New Hampshiremen died recently, within a fortnight of each other. The state mourns their passing but is better for them having lived here.

In downtown Manchester, and around NH, coyote sightings on the rise

READER COMMENTS: 9

While the thought of a coyote traversing a busy and populated area like the one in and around Manchester's Goffs Falls Road — near Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Brown Avenue and...

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Plaistow woman faces new indictments in dog torture

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A Plaistow woman accused of force feeding two of her ex-boyfriends dogs with a variety of metal objects is facing a new round of indictments after a judge threw out evidence against her in November.

Only in Print: Passing of cat leads to arrest

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A Rochester woman is facing state prison time for allegedly assaulting an elderly couple and threatening two Portsmouth police officers after she became upset about her cat being euthanized,...

Southern New Hampshire Montessori Academy is one of the first schools in New England to have a therapy dog. Shown here, Guardian, in class in Londonderry on Monday.

Only in Print: Students have a special 'Guardian' in therapy dog

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Guardian, a therapy dog in training, is a shaggy fixture at a Londonderry Montessori school.

Master Patrol Officer Alec Porter demonstrates how K-9 Kraken trains with the new wall.

Training wall teaches Plaistow police dogs to sniff out drugs

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The town's police dog and others in the state have a new place to train their noses. Plaistow Master Patrol Officer Alec Porter and his K-9, Kraken, recently began training with a newly built wall...

Max Bindlow samples raw milk before beginning the milking process at the Benedikt Dairy facility in Bedford.

Only in Print: USDA's view aside, Bedford family touts raw milk's benefits

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Benedikt Dairy in Bedford's owners, Max and Melissa Bindlow, want to share what they've learned about organic farming, and offer raw, organic milk to local consumers interested in whole foods.

Family dog shot in house burglary

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DOVER — A family’s female pitbull has died after being shot Thursday during a burglary at a local home.

Pit bull mix dog attack puts mail carrier in the hospital

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A postal carrier was hospitalized last week after she was attacked by a dog at a home on Paradise Drive in Bennington.

Dover family's pitbull shot during burglary dies

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DOVER - "The dog was alive when they found it but subsequently died at the vet’s," police Lt. Brant Dolleman said.

New disaster plan focuses on family pets

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Think you’re prepared for the next winter storm that takes out the power and sends you fleeing for warmth and safety? What about your pets? The Upper Valley Humane Society in Enfield is...

Kevin McCurley, owner of New England Reptile Distributors in Plaistow, holds an albino green patternless Burmese python, a snake that is now banned from importation and can no longer be taken across state lines.

Only in Print: Snake breeder says Federal ban will kill business

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The owner of New England Reptile Distributors in Plaistow fears a new ban on the importation and interstate transportation of certain pythons and the yellow anaconda will suck his business dry.

Alex Cazmay, 9, of Atkinson, shows her pants she was wearing when a coyote attacked her on Monday.

Atkinson girl attacked by coyote

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Alex Cazmay was hanging out with her girlfriends Monday morning when she had the scare of her life. The 9-year-old Atkinson girl was visiting her friends in Haverhill, Mass., when a coyote approached...

Dick and Rosa Brotherton of Barrington are warning other pet owners to beware of coyotes after their dog, Sheba, pictured here, was snatched by one in their front yard last week.

Coyote's fatal attack on Sheltie spurs warning for pet owners

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Eastern coyotes have been snatching domestic pets since they came to the state over 40 years ago, Patrick Tate, a wildlife biologist with New Hampshire Fish & Game, said on Wednesday.

Cats perish in Rochester fire, tenant now homeless

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ROCHESTER - Three people are homeless and two cats are dead after a kitchen fire started by hot cooking oil severely damaged a two-family home at 8 Pine St. on Wednesday morning.

Proposed 'puppy mill' measure has both sides growling

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A measure to try to outlaw "puppy mills" in New Hampshire is raising hackles among some dog lovers.

Dr. Jennifer Cornell, left, and assistant Kim Whitehouse, demonstrate the use of the Companion Class IV Therapy Laser on 14-year-old Jada at the Lockridge Animal Hospital in Manchester.

Only in Print: Monday's Business -- Animal hospital, now in its 80s, keeps adapting

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A love of animals motivates the veterinarians and staff of Lockridge Animal Hospital, but its commitment to adapting new technologies puts it on the cutting edge of care.

These photos, clockwise from top left, show the order of events. Photos courtesy Bob Hofstetter.

Trapped moose rescued from frozen pond by Fish and Game

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A young moose who spent about 24 hours stuck on the slippery ice of Pillsbury State Park’s Butterfield Pond was rescued Tuesday morning.

Gale Ducky takes in the sights of San Diego earlier this month during a hike to summit of the city's highest point, Cowles Mountain.

Hampton rubber ducky’s travels continue to mystify

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A yellow rubber ducky that vanished from a large puddle in front of a Hampton residence earlier this year continues to tour the world, but the circumstances surrounding the duck-napping and the...

16 cats, kittens found stuffed in crates

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Someone dumped 16 cats and kittens, stuffed into two pet crates, on the side of South Beech Street Friday. The cats, some as young as a week old, were found by a Manchester woman who then alerted the...

Axel, a Burmese mountain dog who was chosen as the 2011 Poster Dog for Bedford, poses for the winning pic.

Only in Print: Search is on for next poster dog

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One lucky dog will have his or her picture on the town of Bedford’s dog licensing campaign material this year. Cute is the only criteria in this contest.

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