MANCHESTER - Two-thirds of the city's aldermen say they are willing to consider a modest tax increase to protect city jobs and maintain services that would be cut under Mayor Frank Guinta's $276 million budget proposal.
A majority of UnionLeader.com survey respondents who describe themselves as Manchester residents say Manchester Police Chief David Mara -- and his officers -- should live in the city.
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DEERFIELD - Craig Grabowski, co-owner of the Lovin' Spoonfull cafe, snatched a few minutes between the lunchtime and after-school rush in his quarters at Commerce Corner on Route 107. The other tenants of the building have been good to him, Grabowski said. But he balances it out: "If I wanted to buy real estate, I'd go and talk to Doug upstairs. The business owners in this building are all really tight."
Loss of income and rising costs are causing more homeowners to fall behind in payments. Just more than 6 percent of mortgages in New Hampshire are delinquent. For the first time since 1992, that's comparable to the national rate.
MANCHESTER - "This isn't 'Pretty Woman'." The undercover officers are not dolled up in high heels and fishnet stockings. Those aren't the clothes of the trade for Manchester's ladies of the night.
The police detail working this early-morning sting targeted the area surrounding Enright Park, long known for prostitution.
SIMMONS
Douglas Simmons' address at 170 Amherst St. will be made known by Manchester school officials.
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BOSTON - It's no longer Red Sox, Yankees and then the rest; the American League East is emerging as a tough division.
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There was a time when Red Sox farm teams bordered on unwatchable. The cellar proved a common dwelling for an organization where blue-chip prospects were sorely lacking.
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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE House will vote tomorrow on a bill that proposes to collect one cent from every "drink container," excluding milk products and baby formula, sold within the state. The amount collected by this container fee is estimated to be about $10 million. Unlike other states that charge a deposit on bottles and cans (aside from the obvious fact that it is not a typical 10- or five-cent deposit, but only a penny) this fee is paid and collected at the wholesale level.
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