A state trooper accused by a defense attorney of lying to justify an arrest earlier this year is remains on working duty and the Attorney General's office is not aware of any cases negatively affected by the allegations against him.
Fed by record rains during the late summer, New Hampshire saw a bumper crop of mushrooms in 2018 — a bounty for experienced foragers but also a danger for amateurs, children and dogs.
“You are what you eat” is an old saying originally penned in 1826 by the gastronomic food-wizard Anthelme Brillat-Savarin in his essay on the physiology of gout. He wrote, “Dis-moi ce que tu manges, je te dirai ce que tu es” [Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are]. The same …
MANCHESTER — A request from Alderman Tim Baines to alter city ordinances to permit downtown business owners to control the use of sidewalks outside their storefronts year-round received support Tuesday night from members of an aldermanic committee.
PLYMOUTH – Concerned about the loss of prime commercial property from the town's tax base, Plymouth officials are asking the state to swap 69 acres of town-owned land on Quincy Road for state land on Mayhew Turnpike, where the NH National Guard plans to build a new $20 million armory.
It was just five days before Christmas when Marcia Barbosa was faced with unimaginable grief.
NEWPORT — It started with Newport moms heartbroken to hear of the death of 2-year-old Sophia Van Schoick, who was found face down in the snow just feet away from the steps to the apartment she shared with her family.
LACONIA — In a last-ditch effort to advance the Colonial Theatre restoration project, the City Council is being asked to provide an additional $900,000 in municipal funding.
CONCORD — A Manchester woman was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison Tuesday for producing child pornography involving a young girl.
A Cuban immigrant living in Barrington was released from federal custody Tuesday, five days after an immigration judge ruled deportation proceedings against him be dropped.
City police are asking for the public’s help identifying a man they say robbed a Somerville Street convenience store at knife and gunpoint Tuesday night.
A 37-year-old Conway man died after being struck by a pickup Monday night on Eastman Road, police said.
ASHLAND — The Common Man family has removed all plastic straws from its restaurants statewide, replacing them with paper straws.
Federal workers short on cash can get some free stress relief.
A man was critically injured when his vehicle crashed into a tree on Shirley Hill Road Tuesday evening, police said.
DOVER — Police are warning about a scam that tries to solicit money from area businesses on behalf of local sports teams.
A proposed constitutional amendment to allow 17-year-olds to vote in New Hampshire primary elections if they are on track to turn 18 before the upcoming general election was widely endorsed at a State House public hearing on Wednesday.
Three New York residents have been sentenced for fraudulently obtaining thousands of dollars' worth of iPhones and iPads by stealing current or former New Hampshire residents' identities and creating accounts in those names.
CONCORD — An attempt by a group of Republican lawmakers to repeal a state law allowing buffer zones around abortion clinics was soundly rejected by the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday in a bipartisan 14-4 vote.
Mahoney was accused of entering the Sugar River Pharmacy on the morning of Nov. 30, brandishing a knife at pharmacy staff, and taking 200 Oxycodone pills and 100 Alprazolam pills.
“Winnipesaukee, Merrimack, Ossipee and Whittier were built in the 1970s and were among the first wooden dorms on campus,” university spokesman Lauren Keane said Tuesday.
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LONDON — British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit divorce deal by a crushing margin on Tuesday, triggering political chaos that could lead to a disorderly exit from the EU or even to a reversal of the 2016 decision to leave.
PORTSMOUTH — Allegiant plans to begin nonstop service from Portsmouth to Savannah via Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport beginning June 8, the company announced Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand told CBS’ “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” that she would file paperwork on Tuesday night to explore a run for the Democratic presidential nomination in the 2020 election.
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President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney general, William Barr, told lawmakers on Tuesday he would protect a federal probe into Russian election meddling from political pressure, stressing he would bring independence to the job and not shy away from breaking ranks with the administration.
DERRY — Construction crews began excavation and site work Monday on a new Derry Medical Center building at what will be 11 Tsienneto Road.
BELMONT — Selectmen are urging residents to vote in favor of a warrant article that continues the longstanding practice of funding replacement equipment and supplies for the fire department with revenue from the town’s ambulance service.
The resolution asks that the storage facility not be allowed in town without the approval of two-thirds of voters.
Lori Radke, the current town clerk in Bedford, will now take over for former town administrator Kim Galipeau who resigned this past summer.
CONCORD — The state’s unemployment rate for December stood at 2.5 percent, unchanged from November, when the rate hit that mark for the first time since 1988.
PORTSMOUTH — Speakers at the Women’s March in Portsmouth Saturday will be addressing a variety of social issues, including climate change and transgender rights.
AMHERST — The Souhegan Valley Chamber and attorney Chris Bond are hosting a discussion Thursday morning about human resource issues for small businesses.
PORTSMOUTH – There is a new mural in the girls' dormitory at The Chase Home in Portsmouth thanks to a donation from a local artist.
KEENE — Two Keene State College professors are collaborating with businesses to support working mothers who want to breastfeed their children after they go back to work.
NEW YORK - A federal judge on Tuesday rejected the Trump administration's plan to add a U.S. citizenship question to the 2020 census, the first ruling in a handful of lawsuits nationwide that claim the question will hurt immigrants.
When Sade (pronounced “sha-day”) sings “Smooth Operator” your heartbeat slows, your shoulders relax, you feel calmer. That’s good for heart ‘n’ soul! Well, smoothies can do the same for you if you make them with spinach or other dark green, leafy veggies.
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President Donald Trump’s attorney general nominee, William Barr, will pledge at his confirmation hearing to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia probe and stress his own independence from the White House, according to prepared testimony released on Monday.
Shaw’s Supermarket on Woodbury Avenue is closing its doors after 25 years in business.
MANCHESTER — School board members voted Monday to receive and file a complaint lodged by a city resident, requesting the conduct board review actions by Ward 2 school board member David Scannell, including leaking a confidential letter to the media.
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Senior Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives moved on Monday to strip congressman Steve King of his committee assignments after the Iowa Republican gave a media interview in which he questioned why white supremacy is considered offensive.
EPPING — Memorial services are planned for a New Ipswich couple killed when they were hit by a wrong-way driver who survived the wreck on Route 101 last week.
Friday was the day Siad Haji’s dream came true. The 19-year-old from Manchester was the second overall pick in the Major League Soccer draft.
CONCORD — The state has made some headway in preventing child abuse but still has a long way to go, according to the first annual report from the Office of Child Advocate, an agency created a year ago in response to a crisis in child protection.
ROCHESTER — A city man was arrested after police say he tried to rob a Rochester store with a knife.
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The Wisconsin man accused of kidnapping a 13-year-old girl after murdering her parents and holding her hostage for months, sometimes under his bed, told police he picked his victim after seeing her get on a school bus, prosecutors said on Monday.
The historic Belmont Mill building could be reused as a town hall with an investment of $2.1 million and would serve the community’s space needs for the next two decades.
Valley Regional Hospital is starting to look for president and CEO Peter Wright’s replacement, after he announced last week he is leaving for a new job in Maine.
DERRY — Three-quarters of survey respondents are against closing an elementary school, a step being discussed by the Derry Cooperative School Board.
NASHUA — As part of the new hub for opioid treatment, six staff members are working in the Gate City to address the substance misuse epidemic in southern New Hampshire.
LONDONDERRY — Deputy Chief Paul Fulone of the Londonderry Police Department is retiring from the force effective Jan. 25.
