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Town meeting 2010 blog: Voters in sour mood

Mar 12, 2010 6:52 am

Voting results from around the state continue to come in. Check back for updated results as UnionLeader.com gets them.►Be sure to pick up a copy of the New Hampshire Union Leader for more to...

Monarchs look for consistency

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

MANCHESTER - With No. 1 goalie Jonathan Bernier called up to Los Angeles, Manchester players know they have to step up their game.

High School Hoopla: One game, two great teams

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

Ruffin and unbeaten Winnacunnet take on Guidi and once-beaten Pinkerton tonight for the Class L girls' basketball crown.

Police: Early bird helps get would-be burglars

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

HOOKSETT - Owner of closed gas station in Hooksett spots suspects scoping out building.

Witness: We didn't drink that much

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

LACONIA - State expert says the blood-alcohol numbers for three women tell a different story in 2008 fatal boat crash.

House vote pulls stakes on tent tax

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

CONCORD - If the state Senate goes along, the campsite tax will take a permanent vacation.

New program provides jobless benefits while workers train

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

CONCORD - Starting Monday, businesses can ready new employees for up to six weeks, as they continue to receive unemployment benefits.

True stories from 'Armed Citizen'

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

How a Pennsylvania criminal justice instructor saved a man's life because he was armed, and other stories.

So long, racing at the Rock

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

Live horse racing is gone from Rockingham Park in Salem. But the only reason the races lasted a century was because in the final years taxpayers were heavily subsidizing them.

Honoring those who go above and beyond

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

MANCHESTER - Gov. Lynch was on hand as the New Hampshire Union Leader's 40 under Forty were honored last night in Manchester.

News from The Telegraph of Nashua

Vision sessions draw insight

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

NASHUA Halfway through a series on public-input meetings on the aldermens goal-setting initiative, some themes have starting to emerge. People want to see the city give more attention to the downtown...

House votes to repeal controversial tax on campgrounds

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

CONCORD The House of Representatives voted Thursday to repeal the controversial new tax on campgrounds. The strong 202-125 vote came over the opposition of House Democratic leaders and would add an e...

Voters approve Town Hall repairs

Mar 12, 2010 5:00 am

HOLLIS Town Meeting voters on Wednesday night approved repairs to Town Hall and some cleanup around Flints Pond, but rejected a collective bargaining agreement with police, fire and communications em...

Unhappy campers

Mar 12, 2010 4:59 am

BROOKLINE There will be no extension for people who want to stay in their private camps on town owned land along Melendy Pond a little longer. Voters who attended the annual Town Meeting on Wednesday...

State DHHS wins discrimination suit

Mar 12, 2010 4:59 am

CONCORD A former employee has lost a racial discrimination lawsuit against the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services. Jannery Lara, now of Bronx, New York, sued the state in 2008, cha...

Time is running out for lottery winners

Mar 12, 2010 4:59 am

CONCORD The New Hampshire Lottery cant wait to give away some money and two chances may be slipping away. Two $10,000 winning Powerball tickets are still unclaimed and are about to expire, according ...

AT&T to expand 3G coverage in southern NH

Mar 12, 2010 4:59 am

The race to bring different types of broadband to the regions airwaves moved forward this week when AT&T announced that extra antennas, fiber-optic lines and software had allowed it to expand its ...

State unsure why birds disappearing

Mar 12, 2010 4:51 am

CONCORD A first-of-its kind study of New Hampshires bird species found that about a third of them are in decline, including what one official called the one that hurts the most the purple finch. The...

Firefighters union sues LGC again

Mar 12, 2010 4:51 am

CONCORD A firefighters union that won a court victory to get salary records from a nonprofit agency that represents the states local governments sued the group again Thursday, this time alleging the ...

New program helps short home sales

Mar 12, 2010 3:59 am

Homeowners struggling to sell their homes in a short sale are getting some relief, thanks to the federal governments Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives, or HAFA, program. Up to now, many short s...

Latest New Hampshire News from SeacoastOnline.com

F-16 fighter jets to call Pease home this summer

Mar 12, 2010 4:17 am

PORTSMOUTH ? The runway at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease will host some noisy guests this summer; a group of F-16 fighter jets from Vermont will call the city home while their runway is be...

Council expected to create charter review committee

Mar 12, 2010 4:00 am

PORTSMOUTH ? The City Council is expected to finalize a mission for a new city charter committee next week that will investigate possible changes to the city's constitution.

Apply for mooring permits by March 15

Mar 12, 2010 4:00 am

PORTSMOUTH ? Prospective mooring permit holders have until the end of the day Monday, March 15, to apply for tidal mooring permits.

'Pay and display' meters decrease parking violations

Mar 12, 2010 4:00 am

PORTSMOUTH ? The number of parking violations has gone down and meter revenue has increased in areas where the city has implemented the once controversial pay-and-display meters, according to parking ...

Peter Loughlin to be roasted as Eileen Foley Award winner

Mar 11, 2010 4:58 am

PORTSMOUTH ? The selection of local lawyer Peter Loughlin as the recipient of the 2010 Eileen Foley Award and guest of honor for the annual St. Patrick's Day Roast was not an easy one until the select...

City will hear ideas to save indoor pool from closure

Mar 11, 2010 4:47 am

PORTSMOUTH ? City staff will meet with members of the Save the Indoor Portsmouth Pool next week to discuss the pool advocacy group's ideas to lower operating costs, increase revenue and possibly save ...

Maine, N.H. senators talk energy with Obama

Mar 11, 2010 4:40 am

Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., and Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, were among a small bipartisan group of senators who met Tuesday with President Barack Obama to investigate ways to reinvigorate talks on energ...

State considers repealing camp tax

Mar 11, 2010 4:40 am

CONCORD (AP) ? New Hampshire lawmakers are considering repealing a 9 percent tax on campsites that took effect last July.

Horse track won't offer 2010 racing

Mar 11, 2010 4:40 am

SALEM (AP) ? New Hampshire's 104-year-old Rockingham Park says it will not hold live horse racing events this year, and estimates there will be up to 100 jobs lost as a result.

Towns sue N.H. to save funding

Mar 9, 2010 4:50 am

CONCORD ? A lawsuit backed by 294 municipalities, counties and school districts was filed Monday against the state of New Hampshire, contesting the state's reduced contribution to the state pension fu...