Vandals damage The Satanic Temple display at the State House

12-09-2024 4:23 PM

It took just a few hours for a vandal to strike The Satanic Temple statue erected in front of the State House on Saturday evening, said Ellen Read, the state representative who coordinated the unveiling.In the ensuing days, the plaque displaying the...


Dramatic rescue as dog pulled from ice in Dublin

12-09-2024 2:54 PM

The ice on Thorndike Lake in Dublin is still a work in progress as a local dog found out the hard way Sunday morning.A call came into Dublin Fire and EMS at 10:46 that a dog had wandered out onto the ice and fallen through.“It was about 500 feet off...


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High schools: Concord Christian boys’ hoop prevails, Pittsfield basketball gets swept, Winnisquam wrestling wins pair of duals in first weekend of winter action
12-08-2024 8:57 AM

BOYS’ BASKETBALLConcord Christian 54, Mascenic 47Key players: Concord Christian – TJ Charbono (22 points) Mascenic – Lucas Leroux (26 points)Highlights: Leroux put the Vikings on his back in the fourth quarter, scoring 15 points in that frame to get...

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Opinion: A holiday wish: Congress must pass PBM reform
12-08-2024 6:00 AM

William Murphy is director, Advocacy & Public Policy, Epilepsy Foundation New England. As New Hampshire families plan for the holidays, many are making careful calculations – not about gifts or celebrations but how to afford their prescription...

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‘Absolutely needed’: Overwhelmed by onslaught of education bills, House will split them by policy and funding
12-08-2024 12:00 PM

In Rick Ladd’s 16 years in the State House, he’d never seen so many education bills.That is, until 2022, when they skyrocketed – so much so that Ladd, a Haverhill Republican and chair of the House Education Committee, said lawmakers can no longer...

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Saturn, a Belted Galloway steer (also known as an Oreo bovine), is in a harness with a bridle and is learning how to pull a cart. If we ever have snow, Saturn will pull the antique
From the Farm: Lazy steers find it easier to obey
12-07-2024 2:00 PM

What happens when you put a harness on a Belted Galloway steer and drive him like a horse? Bliss. Pure bliss.Jerome and his brother Saturn are my Belted Galloway steers. With some coaxing and encouragement, each, in turn, figured out what I wanted and...

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Obit photo for Pearl E. Cheney Pearl E. Cheney

Pittsfield, NH - Pearl E. Cheney (Dodge), 98, passed away on 11/27/2024. She was born in Epping NH on 10/08/1926, the daughter of William Dodge and Glayds Locke. Raised on their farm on Tilton Hill in Pittsfield, NH and attended local s... remainder of obit for Pearl E. Cheney

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Center Barnstead, NH - It is with heavy hearts that we announce Mark R. McCoo, age 62, passed away unexpectedly at his home in Barnstead, NH on November 29, 2024. Mark was born on August 9, 1962 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He grew up in ... remainder of obit for Mark R. McCoo

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Jane Beardsley Lemeland Northampton, MA - Jane Beardsley Lemeland, age 86, of Concord, NH, passed away peacefully on December 5th surrounded by her daughters. She was born on January 2, 1938 in Los Angeles, CA. "Janie" was the cherished ... remainder of obit for Lise Lemeland

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Pittsfield, NH - Donald Warren Stevens, 91, a longtime resident of Pittsfield, passed away on Friday, November 29, 2024 at Concord Hospital following a period of declining health. Don was born in Pittsfield on October 11, 1933, son of ... remainder of obit for Donald W. Stevens

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