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Dale Collinge (left) stands with his attorney as Judge Richard McNamara walks through the yard where Collinge shot and killed his girlfriend, Karen Boelzner, in November 2011 on the first day of his trial for second-degree murder; Monday, May 20, 2013. Collinge admits that he shot Boelzner that night. ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff

Trial kicks off for Pembroke man accused of fatally shooting girlfriend

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Just minutes after Karen Boelzner was shot dead, her boyfriend stood in clothes covered in her blood and described himself the same way prosecutors are trying to label him at his trial. “I am a murderer,” Dale Collinge told an officer Nov. 13, 2011. The sentence, projected on the courtroom wall at the start of Collinge’s trial yesterday, is considered … 0

Barbara Keshen of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union speaks to a group of homeless outside the Merrimack County Superior Court Monday May 20, 2013 in Concord, N.H. Keshen is representing three homeless men kicked off city land and is challenging a "No Camping" order on public lands. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Homeless get more time to sue over evictions from state land

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Three homeless men have received more time to file a lawsuit arguing they have a right to camp on state land. Their attorney, Barbara Keshen of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union, said her lawsuit filed earlier this month was a temporary measure to prevent evictions from state land without a formal hearing. … 0

Video of post-game altercation was planned for Pembroke School Board meeting

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The father of a member of Franklin High School’s football team had hoped to show a DVD at last night’s school board meeting that he said would prove that a post-game incident of unsportsmanlike conduct by Franklin after its win in the state championship game had been overblown by the state’s governing body of athletics, leading to the unjustified firing of the team’s … 0

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A salmon waits in a bucket waiting to be measured and weighed. Winni Derby instates lie detectors for winners. Dakota Wright, 17, of Laconia, a Bishop Brady student, skipped prom to fish the derby with his father Mark and won in the overall salmon category. He will have to take a lie detector test at some point to verify that he caught it in Lake Winnipesaukee. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff) Fishermen subject to scrutiny at annual Winni Derby
Geoff Campbell of Grace Limo details one of the stretch limousines that will be dispatched out for prom season this year. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff) The Job Interview: Limo service prepares for the busy season
Graduates walk out of the University of New Hampshire School of Law building and towards their commencement on May 18, 2013 at White Park in Concord. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff)

Bush v. Gore lawyers send off UNH law school’s 2013 graduates

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Graduates from University of New Hampshire School of Law won’t cure diseases or rid the world of poverty, said commencement speaker, famed lawyer David Boies. But what they will do can be just as extraordinary. “You are probably … 1

Travis LaCouter, a senior at the College of the Holy Cross, has been selected to deliver the class of 2013 valedictory address at the College’s Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 24.

5 Questions: Local student to address Holy Cross senior class

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Travis LaCouter – smooth, articulate, confident, has lots of experience at public speaking, with various presentations to the academic world under his belt after four years at College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Mass. On Friday, though, the … 0

Senate President Peter Bragdon, a Milford Republican, sits for an editorial review board at the Monitor; Thursday, February 24, 2011. (Alexander Cohn/ Monitor staff)

Top GOP state senator says Medicaid expansion is ‘a gamble’ that N.H. may not want to take

Saturday, May 18, 2013

The top Republican in the GOP-controlled Senate yesterday indicated he may oppose expanding New Hampshire’s Medicaid program under President Obama’s 2010 health care reform law – an expansion that’s supported by the Democratic-controlled House and Gov. Maggie Hassan, … 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 ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff

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

Lizarda Urena has prayed on the steps of Concord High School nearly everyday since February. A mom of two students at Concord High School, she arrives at the school around 7-7:15 a.m. each morning to pray for the school's protection. (JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

Concord High mom prays outside school for peace each day

Saturday, May 18, 2013

In an all-white outfit with a cross necklace bearing the word “Jesus,” Lizarda Urena stands atop the steps outside Concord High School for 15 minutes every morning, arms outstretched and reciting verses from the Bible, which she holds … 1

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

Students, faculty, friends and family lined each side as graduates walked in to a tent before the start of the 63rd graduation ceremony at NHTI held on Friday afternoon, May 17, 2013. (JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

Strong relationships, persistence keys to success for NTHI graduates

Friday, May 17, 2013

On many evenings for the past two years, Shannon Marquis has sat at a dining room table covered in nursing books while her four children run around it. When school was in session, she spent about 20 hours … 1

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

Friday, May 17, 2013

∎ Carey Spear, 41, of Crestwood Drive, was arrested April 23, placed under protective custody and charged with possession of alcoholic beverages. The police said Spear was arrested after an officer observed him attempting to cross Main Street and believed he was intoxicated. The officer said Spear dropped a … 0

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