NASHUA - Manchester police officer Ryan Nardone was sued by a man who claimed he was punched in an incident at a bar last year. Nardone was off-duty at the time.

> Officer's trial in 2009 bar fight set for May 10 (48)
> City policeman faces felony charge (69)
> City police captain assigned beating inquiry (97)

WENTWORTH - Updated, 10:30 p.m. According to investigators, Mary Philbrick, 31, had been reported missing by her fiance on Monday, three days after she was last seen by her mother.

BEDFORD - Speaking at last night's Lincoln-Reagan Gala in Bedford, he says America is better served if current health care reform plans fail.

> Click here for breaking news this weekend on the health care debate from UnionLeader.com's news partner, Politico.com

WEARE - The town's police chief has expressed interest in hiring an outside attorney to prosecute the department's criminal cases, but that's not sitting well with the current prosecutor.

CONCORD - Transportation Commissioner George Campbell recommended against the idea in a letter to Gov. John Lynch.

CONCORD - The state attorney general has concluded 10-year-old Patric McCarthy died in White Mountains of hypothermia. His family claims otherwise.

> New AG to review boy's mountain death (10)
> Investigator insists child was killed (18)
> Oct. 18, 2003: Boy found dead after hundreds scour forest

MANCHESTER - Catholic Medical Center and Dartmouth-Hitchcock have opted not to apply for a federal designation for their jointly operated West Side clinic, despite the potential for higher Medicaid rates.

This week, the AP did a "fact check" story on Obama's claim that health-insurance premiums will drop if his reform becomes law.

DERRY - Pinkerton big man Zach Mathieu had to be coaxed into playing high school basketball. Now, he's a force in Class L.

Championship Saturday
in boys' hoop

At UNH’s Lundholm Gymnasium

Class I: Pembroke (19-2) vs. Milford (20-1), 1 p.m.

Class L: Pinkerton (17-4) vs. Winnacunnet (18-3), 4 p.m.

►Click the logo below for LIVE streaming audio coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. from our friends at WGAM 'The Game.'

►On the air: Both games can be heard on the radio on WGAM at 1250 AM or 900 AM and on WTPL 107.7 FM. The Class I game can also be heard on WKXL 1450 AM.

> H.S. Hoopla: Class I, L finalists took different paths (2)
> H.S. Tournament scoreboard, schedule
> Click here to view our winter high school sports photo galleries.