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Ward 4 Manchester Alderman Garth Corriveau let his emotions get the better of him and played politics with last week's major apartment fire that displaced 40 families.
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Hospitals seek to squash a competitor.
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There is no free lunch -- or free health care.
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The entire foundation underlying President Obama's recent order on contraception coverage, like the entire foundation for Obamacare (under which that order was made), is a cleverly crafted false...
RAMESH PONNURU
An anti-Catholic "balancing act" at HHS.
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In New Hampshire, felons are prohibited from possessing firearms and other deadly weapons such as brass knuckles and daggers. House Bill 1375 would change the law.
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How could the organization that has done more than any other on earth to raise awareness of and funding for the fight against breast cancer possibly have committed a moral wrong by recommitting money...
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Medicare Advantage is becoming more popular just as Obamacare is poised to strangle it.
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A state-run health insurance exchange is bad for New Hampshire.
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Which guns should be allowed in a wildlife sanctuary?
A 64-year-old Charlestown, R.I., man was critically injured Sunday when the snowmobile he was riding crashed into woods off Back Lake in Pittsburg. David Ruberto was in critical condition Wednesday with multiple injuries at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon.

R.I. snowmobiler still critical after accident in Pittsburg

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A 64-year-old Charlestown, R.I., man remained in critical condition Wednesday after a snowmobile crash Sunday in Pittsburg left him with several injuries, including fractured vertebrae.

TIARA CYR-CULLINANE, wrapped herself and Cooper, her 10-week-old cocker spaniel, in a blanket after a fire Wednesday morning at 741 Somerville St. drover her from her third floor apartment. PAT GROSSMITH/UNION LEADER

Morning blaze causes $30,000 in damage

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MANCHESTER - A fire in a Somerville Street apartment building Wednesday morning caused $30,000 in damage but injured no one, according to Fire Chief James Burkush.

Manchester Fire Department to add four fire fighters

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MANCHESTER - The city will have four more firefighters to battle blazes after the Board of Mayor and Aldermen voted late Tuesday night to lift the hiring freeze for the fire department.

Man injured, garage destroyed in single alarm blaze

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MANCHESTER - A local man suffered burns to his hands in a Somerville Street fire Tuesday night that destroyed a garage and the car he was working on, according to fire officials.

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Man said he fired to stop burglar, now faces felony charges

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After discovering someone had rummaged through the drawers and taken items from his home on Ten Rod Road, Dennis Fleming said he grabbed a .38 caliber handgun from a shelf, went outside and spotted a...

Firefighter contract OK'd by aldermen

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The Board of Mayor and Aldermen agreed to a tentative new contract with city firefighters and finalized a contract with firefighter supervisors Tuesday night, gaining concessions on health care while...

Tug pinned against pier while doing bridge work

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An out-of-town tugboat assisting at the Memorial Bridge project required its own assistance on Tuesday afternoon after getting pinned between a piling and a barge.

Man hurt after light bulb ignites garage blaze

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A man suffered minor injuries Tuesday in a fire that destroyed his car and garage, District Fire Chief Al Poulin said.

Man hurt in Errol snowmobile crash

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A man was injured Tuesday when he crashed his snowmobile into a snow bank, according to a New Hampshire Fish and Game Department release.

Officers lauded for feats of bravery

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Three officers are being hailed for heroic acts this weekend, one for alerting residents to a raging fire and two for preventing a woman from jumping off the Bridge Street Bridge.

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