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Lawsuit against officer settled out of court

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Missing woman found dead

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

WENTWORTH - 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.

Weare sergeant hires lawyer in dispute with chief

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

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.

State: Insufficient evidence to pursue boy's death

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

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

Buzzell appeals conviction in worker's fatal accident

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

BRENTWOOD - The East Kingston tree service owner was found guilty of negligent homicide in the death of Jon Paul LaVigueur.

Clinic decides against federal designation

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

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.

Man injured helping woman being threatened

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

NASHUA - A Good Samaritan who tried to stop a man threatening his wife with a baseball bat suffered an arm injury when the husband turned the bat on him, police said.

Influential NH governor latest bobblehead

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Former New Hampshire governor Frank West served one term but his legacy lives on.

Berlin prisoner badly beaten, flown to Dartmouth Hitchcock

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:30:18 GMT

BERLIN - An inmate at the New Hampshire State Prison was beaten severely yesterday morning and was airlifted to Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center.

VT man held in child's murder

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:34:10 GMT

CHELSEA, Vt. - Alexander Stolte, 19, is charged with second-degree murder in the death of 1-year-old Kyleigh McDaniel of Andover, N.H.

Indiana GOP congressman Pence visits NH

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

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

NH abandons toll booth plan for I-93 in Salem

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

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

Finance panel votes to expand gambling in NH

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

CONCORD - Rather than cut social service programs to balance the state budget, the Senate Finance Committee yesterday voted to raise money by expanding gambling.

Rally gives dummy a rail ride

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

MANCHESTER - Conservative and Tea Party activists symbolically rode a congressman out of downtown on a rail yesterday, joined by a conservative stalwart of the 1980s -- Gordon Humphrey.

Court employees OK contract; allows for furloughs

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

Members of the State Employees Association have ratified a contract with the state Judicial Branch that will allow for system-wide furloughs to help meet a $3.1 million spending reduction requested by Gov. Lynch.

LLC tax repeal hits wall in House

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

CONCORD - The New Hampshire House turned back an effort yesterday to repeal the so-called LLC tax, voting 190-150 to study the tax and consequences of repeal.

John DiStaso's Granite Status: Dem official files complaint against AJS

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:12:24 GMT

A state Democratic official has filed a complaint charging Americans for Job Security has failed to file the paperwork and pay the fees necessary to do business in the state for the past eight years.

House OKs plate to support state parks

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

CONCORD - The New Hampshire House voted yesterday to give park lovers a chance to buy special license plates that would raise funds for the state park system.

Marriage initiative finds support in NH

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 GMT

MANCHESTER - Of the 133 New Hampshire towns that considered a measure to define marriage through the Legislature, 59 communities approved the initiative, while 33 defeated the question, according to Cornerstone Policy Research.

House keeps LLC tax in place

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:25:38 GMT

CONCORD - The New Hampshire House refused to repeal the so-called LLC tax today. Members voted 190-150 to study the tax and consequences of repeal before sacrificing the $15 million a year the tax is expected to produce.