UPDATE: Elderly Nashua couple were stabbed to death

UPDATED 6/19 @ 10:44 am  -  24

William P. and Eleanor M. Grant, who were discovered dead inside their 37 Newbury St. home Monday afternoon by a visiting nurse, were stabbed to death.

UPDATE: Police say man found dead outside Wall Street Towers jumped

UPDATED 6/19 @ 9:43 am  -  3

MANCHESTER – A man whose body was found on the ground Tuesday morning outside Wall Street Towers apparently committed suicide.

House, Senate at standoff over vaccines, voter registration bill

UPDATED 6/19 @ 9:41 am  -  0

CONCORD -- House and Senate negotiators were at a stand-off Tuesday over legislation that would both change the identification requirements for voter registration and also expand the base of entities that pay into a fund that purchases children's vaccines.

Rochester parents called to court to answer for truant children

UPDATED 6/19 @ 8:47 am  -  0

ROCHESTER – As part of an ongoing initiative to reduce truancy in public schools, including a student who missed more than 250 days, six local parents must appear in court next month.

Exeter High teachers' resignations announced at meeting

UPDATED 6/19 @ 8:30 am  -  0

EXETER – Superintendent Michael Morgan Tuesday night publicly announced the resignations of two Exeter High School teachers who quit amid a scandal over a sexually-explicit screenplay.

Rochester woman under arrest in underage party

PUBLISHED 6:45 am -  0

Jessica Chamberlain of Rochester is accused of hosting a drug and underage drinking party last May.

Gas leak forces Hooksett elementary students to be taken to nearby school

PUBLISHED 10:41 pm -  0

Students at the town’s Fred C. Underhill School were bused to another nearby school Tuesday morning as a precaution after a minor gas leak was discovered outside the building.

Large billboards grabbing attention on Route 101 in Epping

PUBLISHED 10:41 pm -  2

Two large billboards erected along busy Route 101 are grabbing the attention of drivers.
“They're hard to miss,” said 20-year-old Jazz Prince of Raymond, who watched the billboards being installed last week at the Brickyard Square shopping center.

Hooksett school board members grapple with district’s future

PUBLISHED 10:41 pm -  0

Despite the presence of a new Hooksett School Board member, tensions remained high during the board’s workshop meeting Tuesday night designed to discuss efforts to terminate the district’s high school contract with Manchester.

Pearl Street lot proposal involves student housing in Manchester

PUBLISHED 10:41 pm -  3

The chief executive of a Massachusetts-based development company has unveiled a proposal for an eight-story “student housing” tower that it would like to build at the current site of the city’s Pearl Street parking lot.

Manchester VFW posts fights to survive without poker cash

PUBLISHED 10:41 pm -  2

A new commander has taken over the VFW on the city’s West Side, with the goal of bringing in a new generation of veterans — and removing video poker machines that he says were an unsavory source of revenue for the struggling post.

Dodgeball returns to Windham schools

PUBLISHED 10:41 pm -  0

The School Board voted 4-0 to restore modified versions of dodgeball and similar “human target” games to the district's physical education programs — effective immediately.

Surveillance led NSA to 50 terror 'events'

PUBLISHED 9:13 pm -  1

NSA chief: Surveillance stopped 50 terrorist 'events'

Concord police stun, arrest gun rights protester after officer touched on shoulder

PUBLISHED 9:12 pm -  65

A man was arrested and two people, including a Concord police officer, were allegedly assaulted during a rally Tuesday in a clash between a gun control group and gun rights supporters.

Agencies to offer summer food service to Derry children in need

PUBLISHED 9:12 pm -  0

Once again this year, Southern New Hampshire Services and Rockingham Community Action are offering a summer food service program to Derry residents age 18 and under.

How Rosaly’s garden grew into organic Peterborough farm

PUBLISHED 9:11 pm -  0

Rosaly’s Garden and Farmstand on Route 123 was started as a family garden by Rosaly Bass 40 years ago and is now the oldest certified organic farm in the state.

Londonderry emergency shelter will now be open to pets

PUBLISHED 6:22 pm -  1

During the December 2008 ice storm that left the area in the dark for well over a week, many residents found themselves torn between seeking out their own safety or keeping watch over their four-legged friends.

Derry school district continues to push its high-achieving students

PUBLISHED 9:11 pm -  0

The school district's programs for gifted and high-achieving students have gone through a number of changes over the years, with the current PACE program paving a successful path for students.

Merrimack Youth Association seeks tighter grip on its money

PUBLISHED 9:11 pm -  0

Responding to allegations of sketchy financial practices by the former treasurer of the Merrimack Youth Association’s baseball program, a new contract has been presented to the organization’s executive board to prevent future mishandling of funds.

Horsing around: Manchester students name police horse

PUBLISHED 9:11 pm -  1

Nerves might have gotten the best of The General, the police horse formerly known as Clyde, or maybe it was just nature taking its course, but when a class of fourth graders came out for his debut at Smyth Road School Tuesday it wasn't the smell of roses in the air.

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