‘A little piece of everything I like’: New Pittsfield barbershop brings more than a haircut to downtown

07-11-2025 11:30 AM

With a 1940s barber pole marking the outside and the fresh smell of a clean shave wafting from the window, the new single-chair barbershop is impossible to miss from downtown Pittsfield.


New Hampshire targets sexual exploitation and human trafficking inside massage parlors

07-11-2025 2:17 PM

Dark curtains drawn tight, doors locked at all hours, surveillance cameras inside the building and unusual business hours — these are all warning signs that a massage parlor may be a front for something more than therapeutic services.


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New Hampshire school phone ban could be among strictest in the country
05-25-2025 11:00 AM

When Gov. Kelly Ayotte called on the state legislature to pass a school phone ban in January, the pivotal question wasn’t whether the widely popular policy would pass but how far it would go.

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Concord, NH - Herbert E. "Herb" Little died on the evening of July 6, 2025, at Havenwood Heritage Heights in the room he shared with his loving wife Debby who was, as always, by his side. He was 97 years old having been born on Septembe... remainder of obit for Herbert Little

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Contoocook, NH - Anna Marie O'Reilly, 21, of Contoocook, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, July 4, 2025. She was born on June 10, 2004, in Concord, NH to her parents, Joseph P. O'Reilly and Donna M. (Phillips) O'Reilly. Anna g... remainder of obit for Anna Marie O'Reilly

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Baltimore, MD - Mary Ann Hermann died in her home in Baltimore on July 5, 2025, following a battle with cancer. She was 91. Mary Ann was a retired psychiatric nurse who worked in hospitals and visiting patients at their homes in Cuba, ... remainder of obit for Mary Ann Hermman

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Hillsboro, NH - David F. Whitney 87, a lifelong resident of Hillsboro, NH., joined his bride Patricia A. (Wing) Whitney in Heaven Thursday June 26,2025. Born September 10, 1937 to Harry L. and Harriett S. Whitney at their home on Wh... remainder of obit for David Franklin Whitney

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