HAGERSTOWN, Md. — The last straw for 17-year-old Alton Burke was a note left on his door. The high school dropout picked up the phone and re-enrolled at South Hagerstown High. More...

Abby Griffith prepares for the 4th-grade science fair that was held Friday at Maple Avenue School in Claremont. More...

I enjoyed a visit with Congressman Charlie Bass when he came through town last Wednesday. It was nice to reconnect after having first met him at the dedication of the new college library back in the fall of 2007. More...

I t was stifling hot on the summer morning 29 years ago when I almost murdered my daughter. More...

We hear an eerie echo on the anniversary of America’s darkest day in the Vietnam War — our country’s most vivid lesson in the fallacy of nation building. More...

Michael Shklar, our moderator, reminded voters as they left the Goshen-Lempster Cooperative School District annual meeting that we should be thankful we live in a country and community where we can participate in the democratic process. More...

House to vote on repealing gay marriage CONCORD — The House is voting this week whether to repeal New Hampshire’s gay marriage law and replace it with the civil unions law the state had in effect in 2008 and 2009. More...

Gov. Shumlin ‘disappointed’ at bill’s demise MONTPELIER — Vermont Gov. More...

DEAR ABBY: I am an amateur playwright. Our local theater sponsors an annual playwriting contest. The prize isn’t monetary, but something far more important to an author — a full-scale production of the play. More...

DEAR DOCTOR K: My 15-year-old daughter wants to go on a diet. How can I make sure she stays healthy while losing weight? More...

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