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Dale Collinge looks towards the jury after it announced him guilty of manslaughter in Merrimack County Superior Court ; Friday, May 24, 2013. Collinge earlier admitted that he shot his girlfriend, Karen Boelzner, in their Pembroke home in 2011.

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Jury finds Collinge guilty of manslaughter in shooting death of girlfriend

Saturday, May 25, 2013

A jury yesterday found Dale Collinge guilty of manslaughter, 18 months after he admitted to pointing a rifle at his girlfriend, pulling the trigger and firing a bullet into her head, never imagining the gun was loaded. On that night, the Pembroke man told officers, “I’m a murderer.” The jurors, though, disagreed. They acquitted Collinge of the harsher second-degree murder … 0

In Dhaka, a tiring, discouraging effort to avoid the next Rana Plaza disaster

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Amid an international outcry and promises by retailers to improve worker safety, Bangladesh is struggling to conduct even a crude assessment of the country’s garment factories. To appreciate the Sisyphean task, spend a day with Mohammed Helal Ahmed, 42, a civil engineer in the Dhaka city government, as he struggles through cursory factory … 0

Family of six okay after vehicle rollover in Hopkinton

Friday, May 24, 2013

A Massachusetts family of six is recovering from minor injuries after their SUV collided with another car yesterday and rolled over at least once near Interstate 89’s Exit 5 in Hopkinton, according to the police. The accident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. in the northbound lane of I-89, said state Trooper James Steinmetz. The family, including two girls ages 3 and 7, was … 0

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A torn flag wraps around its pole after a year of braving the elements.

Civil Air Patrol cadets and volunteers replace the flags at Blossom Hill cemetery, May 18, 2013.

(ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

PHOTOS: Replacing the American flags at Blossom Hill Cemetery

More than 2,500 students from 64 high schools attended the New Hampshire Scholars program graduation at the State House Plaza in downtown Concord; Wednesday, May 22, 2013.

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PHOTOS: New Hampshire Scholars Graduation

From left: Sybil Dupuis, House Speaker Terie Norelli, Gov. Maggie Hassan and David Berry cut a New Hampshire-shaped cake at the "New Hampshire Presidential Primary 100th Anniversary" celebration in the State House in Concord; Tuesday, May 21, 2013. Dupuis is the great-granddaughter of Stephen Bullock, author and sponsor of House Bill 430, which created New Hampshire's first official presidential primary. "This is one of the biggest honors of my life," Dupuis, who resides in Wells, Maine, said about being asked to speak at the celebration.

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PHOTO: New Hampshire primary at 100

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Radical Islamist movement Ansar al-Shariah supporters clash with Tunisian police officers after Tunisia's Interior Ministry on Friday banned their annual conference supposed to be held in Kairouan, in Ettadhamen, near Tunis, Sunday May 19, 2013. Massive numbers of Tunisian police and army surrounded Tunisia's religious center of Kairouan to prevent a conference by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks around the country. (AP Photo/Nawfel)

Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation

Monday, May 20, 2013

A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia’s holiest city disguised in a veil, then trying to get undressed during a protest. On Sunday, … 0

Dale Collinge of Pembroke sits at his motions hearing; Tuesday, Aril 16, 2013. Collinge has been charged with killing his girlfriend.

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Trial opens for Pembroke’s Dale Collinge, who’s accused of murdering girlfriend

Monday, May 20, 2013

Just moments after Karen Boelzner was shot dead, her boyfriend admitted to pulling the trigger and told a police officer what prosecutors are now trying to prove in the Pembroke man’s trial this week. “I am a murderer,” … 0

Tornadoes level homes in Oklahoma, hit other states

Sunday, May 19, 2013

One of several tornadoes that touched down yesterday in Oklahoma turned homes in a trailer park near Oklahoma City into splinters and rubble and sent frightened residents along a 100-mile corridor scurrying for shelter. The tornadoes that touched … 0

Concord Police Log: May 19, 2013

Sunday, May 19, 2013

∎ Denise Wescott, 33, of Higgins Place, was arrested May 4 at the Concord Police Department where she turned herself in on a warrant and was charged with criminal trespass in connection to an incident the police said took place the previous day at Walmart on Loudon Road. Wescott … 1

Sen. Richard Blumenthal addresses the media at a press conference near the scene of the Metro-North train collision, Saturday, May 18, 2013 in Bridgeport, Conn. Officials described a devastating scene of shattered cars and other damage where two trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in Connecticut, saying Saturday it's fortunate that no one was killed and that there weren't even more injuries. (AP Photo/The Connecticut Post, Cathy Zuraw) MANDATORY CREDIT

Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

Sunday, May 19, 2013

The commuter train derailment and collision that left dozens injured outside New York City was not the result of foul play, officials said yesterday, but a fractured section of rail is being studied to determine if it is … 0

FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane, Wash., apartment yesterday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin. Few details have been released in the case, and no arrests have been made. Federal investigators have been searching for the person … 0

Ronald Briggs of Epsom places a flower in memory of his nephew, Michel Briggs, in a wreath during the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Memorial Ceremony; Friday, May 17, 2013. The names of 44 officers who died in the line of duty were read

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PHOTOS: Event honors officers killed in line of duty in N.H.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Several hundred people gathered at the New Hampshire Law Enforcement Officers Memorial yesterday to honor the 44 officers who died in the line of duty and express relief that no new names had to be carved into the … 0

Lawyer: Mom charged with abusing son cleared by DCYF

Saturday, May 18, 2013

The state Division of Children, Youth and Families has reversed its finding that Deborah Furst sexually assaulted her son after noting substantial inconsistencies in the child’s statements, according to a court filing by her lawyer. But the criminal case against the Epsom woman, which hinges on the word … 0

Grand jury indicts Concord man in rape case

Friday, May 17, 2013

A Merrimack County grand jury has indicted a Concord man on charges of raping his girlfriend despite the fact that a district court judge ruled in December that there wasn’t enough evidence for the case to go forward. Merrimack County Attorney Scott Murray declined to discuss the case … 0

Man guilty of simple assault in case involving police standoff, threatening of girlfriend

Friday, May 17, 2013

Marc Mallard, accused of initiating a police standoff last year after he threatened to kill his girlfriend and their child, has been found guilty of eight charges, each carrying a possible 2 to 5 year sentence. But the … 0

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