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Nancy Dindorf checks a name off her list as town moderator Les Schoof places a ballot in the box at Hart's Location Town Hall just after midnight on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Twenty-three residents voted for Barack Obama, nine for Mitt Romney and one for Gary Johnson.

N.H. News Roundup: Happy 100th N.H. primary; Ellen DeGeneres reunites military family

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Things change over a century. Some things don’t, and the Granite State’s first in the nation primary is one of them. On this day in 1913, New Hampshire established it’s presidential primary. If you were lucky enough to be at the State House this morning at 10:30, you got to celebrate with some good old fashioned cake. Can you believe … 0

Monitor Minute: May 21, 2013

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Monitor Minute Episode 22: May 21, 2013. The Monitor Minute is a daily run down of today’s top stories along with a preview of tomorrow’s headlines. Today’s stories include: Trial kicks off for Pembroke man accused of fatally shooting girlfriend In Concord, Rand Paul raises cash for N.H. GOP and stokes 2016 speculation Homeless get more time to sue over evictions from state … 0

Senate panel: N.H. shouldn’t tax businesses for employees’ tips

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

The Senate will decide next week whether to try to block the state from taxing restaurants and other businesses for the tips collected by their employees. The Department of Revenue Administration says cash tips totaling more than $20 a month have been part of the statutory definition of employee compensation under the Business Enterprise Tax since it was created in 1993. But from … 0

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A place setting announces Kentucky senator Rand Paul and GOP Chairman Reince Priebus as speakers for a fund-raising dinner for the New Hampshire Republican Party at the Grappone Center in Concord; Monday, May 20, 2013. ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff In Concord, Rand Paul raises cash for N.H. GOP and stokes 2016 speculation
Concord family scours the state in search of covered bridges
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

Supercommittee recommends N.H. casino bill be killed; next stop is House floor

Friday, May 17, 2013

The push to legalize casino gambling in New Hampshire will face its critical test next week when the House votes on a bill that passed the Senate two months ago but was opposed yesterday by a special House committee that spent a month studying it. Yesterday’s vote by … 0

Special committee votes, 23-22, to recommend N.H. House kill Senate’s casino bill

Friday, May 17, 2013

After weeks of detailed review, a special committee this afternoon narrowly recommended the full House kill the Senate’s bill that would allow a single casino in New Hampshire. The joint committee, comprising members of the House Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, voted 23-22 to … 0

Monitor Minute: May 15, 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013

Monitor Minute Episode 18: May 15, 2013. The Monitor Minute is a daily run down of today’s top stories along with a preview of tomorrow’s headlines. Today’s stories include: Homeless protest evictions from Concord campsites State prosecutor responds to convicted murderer Breest’s request for new trial Bus service … 0

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N.H. News Roundup: Manchester School Board limits birthdays, Chief Maloney memorialized

Friday, May 17, 2013

Let them eat cake! Yesterday, the Manchester School Board voted to encourage its teachers to limit children’s birthday parties to one per month because it was concerned about students consuming unhealthy sugary treats. Don’t get me wrong, I’m … 0

Nicole Taylor, 39, of Billerica, Mass.

UPDATE: 3 arrested in connection with burglaries in Concord’s South End

Friday, May 17, 2013

1:03 p.m.: The three Massachusetts residents charged with breaking into five South End homes yesterday targeted Concord after they saw recent news reports about crimes in the city and believed the police would be too busy with those … 1

David Anderson

2 charged with burglary after taking scrap metal from abandoned Concord building

Friday, May 17, 2013

The Concord police arrested two men yesterday for taking scrap metal from an abandoned building off Storrs Street. Manuel Vazquez and David Anderson, who are both homeless, were arrested and charged with burglary, the police said. Two officers … 3

N.H. House committee prepares to vote today on Senate’s casino bill

Friday, May 17, 2013

All eyes are on the House’s casino ‘supercommittee’ as it prepares to take a vote this afternoon on the Senate’s bill to allow a single casino in New Hampshire. The 45-member joint committee, a mashup of the House Finance Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee, has … 0

Hassan taps John Beardmore, ex-Lynch budget director, for N.H. tax-agency commissioner

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

John Beardmore, who was former governor John Lynch’s budget director, has been tapped by Lynch’s successor as the new commissioner of New Hampshire’s Department of Revenue Administration. “John Beardmore’s deep understanding of New Hampshire state government, as well as his demonstrated integrity and track record of effectively bringing … 0

Hassan taps John Beardmore, ex-Lynch budget director, for N.H. tax-agency commissioner

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

John Beardmore, who was former governor John Lynch’s budget director, has been tapped by Lynch’s successor as the new commissioner of New Hampshire’s Department of Revenue Administration. “John Beardmore’s deep understanding of New Hampshire state government, as well as his demonstrated integrity and track record of effectively bringing … 0

Standing on a parked car, 'Bic,' who asked that his real name not be used, stands holding a sign as people gathered in front of the State House in Concord on Tuesday afternoon, May 14, 2013, to rally against the dismantling of homeless camps and the lack of housing options for homeless people. 'Bic' said he is under the age of 21 and this is the second time he has been homeless. Later in the rally, a man driving a green jeep on Main Street yelled obscenities at the group about getting a job. "People legitimately don't understand what it's like to be in this situation," he said. (JOHN TULLY / Monitor staff)

Homeless protest evictions from Concord campsites

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

As camps on private property and state land in Concord are cleared for trespassing, Concord’s homeless population and their advocates have one question. “Where are they supposed to live?” Marcia Sprague, director of the Concord Homeless Resource Center, … 12

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