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Scores arrested in Vt. Yankee protest

By WILSON RING
The Associated Press
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. More...

Woman turns life around with pins to help non-profit groups

CLAREMONT
By CRAIG LYONS
Staff Writer

Lucinda Yates has a pin to thank for how far she’s come since she was homeless. The change started the moment she put together some shapes cut out of matte board to make a simple pin that looked like a house. More...

Special Sections

Local News

ON STAGE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW IN B.F.

Bellows Falls Union High School students Rachel Greenberg who plays Christine, and Nieva Schemm who plays Meg, rehearse a scene from the play Phantom of the Opera last Tuesday at the school. More...

LOCAL AND REGIONAL BRIEFS

— Craig Lyons
— The Associated Press

New substation approved in Charlestown CHARLESTOWN — The Charlestown Planning Board on Tuesday approved the plans for National Grid to build a new substation on Michael Avenue. More...

Turning Points 5K walk

— Craig Lyons

CLAREMONT — Turning Points Network is gearing up for its annual “Steppin’ Up to End Violence” 5K walk and run and starting to recruit teams for the event. More...

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Opinion

Political Cartoon

Full Story

Reality or rhetoric?

It’s funny, but when the New Hampshire unemployment rate dropped for a few months in a row, House leadership was quick to take credit for it. More...

Resident-owned housing a Granite State success story

Craig Welch
Special to the Eagle Times

People from more than 5,600 New Hampshire households, most of them low-income, have created affordable housing for themselves. Quite an accomplishment, wouldn’t you say? More...

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Advice

Doubling up at cemetery makes room for husband’s 2 wives

JEANNE AND PAULINE PHILLIPS

DEAR ABBY: Years ago I lost my beautiful wife. We had been married for more than 30 years. I bought a plot at the cemetery for both of us, and she’s buried there now. More...

Does stress interfere with healing process?

DR. KOMAROFF

DEAR DOCTOR K: I am recovering from breast cancer surgery. Unfortunately, my healing process is coinciding with several unexpected stressful events in my life. Can stress actually slow my healing? More...

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Breaking News - 3/23/2012 12:05 PM

Obama taps Dartmouth's Jim Yong Kim for World Bank

By JULIE PACE
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his nominee to head the World Bank has key global experience that will help it improve conditions around the world. More...

70 officials turn out for talk on dispatch center

NEWPORT
By ARCHIE MOUNTAIN
Staff Writer

It’s now homework time for Sullivan County officials seeking input on the concept of establishing an Emergency Operations Center to provide dispatching services to the 15 communities in the county. More...

Library renovations to begin next week

ROCKINGHAM
By IAN LORD
Staff Writer

The Rockingham Free Public Library isn’t going to be as quiet as it usually is as the historic building’s large-scale renovations begin next week. More...

Obituaries

Edith M. Miller - 2013-05-25
Claire Leavitt - 2013-05-25
Fred W. Berg - 2013-05-24
James E. Westney - 2013-05-24
Junice Kendall - 2013-05-22
Terri Ryan-Pope - 2013-05-22
Eleanor French - 2013-05-22
Andrew L. Fennelly - 2013-05-22
Dorothy Walker - 2013-05-21
Ernest M. Rzeczycki - 2013-05-21
Donald R. Melendy - 2013-05-21
David A. ‘Joe’ Sclafani - 2013-05-21
Catherine Perry - 2013-05-21
Rose M. Butler - 2013-05-21

National/World

Coroner: Houston drowned; signs of drug usage found

By ANTHONY McCARTNEY
The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston was a chronic cocaine user who had the drug in her system when she drowned in a hotel bathtub, coroner’s officials said yesterday after releasing autopsy findings that also noted heart disease contributed to More...

Bales faces 17 murder counts, other charges

By PAULINE JELINEK and LOLITA C. BALDOR
The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales will be charged with 17 counts of murder, assault and a string of other offenses in the massacre of Afghan villagers as they slept, a U.S. official said yesterday More...

NATION IN BRIEF

Prosecutor, chief step down in Fla. teen shooting case More...

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Around Town

AROUND TOWN

FRIDAY Indoor yard sale CHARLESTOWN — The Charlestown Senior Center’s Indoor Yard Sale will be gin at 9 a.m. Friday, March 23 and Saturday, March 24 at the center, 223 Old Springfield Road in Charlestown. Spaghetti dinner More...

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State News

$1 million bail in cop shooting

NEW HAMPSHIRE
By LYNNE TUOHY
The Associated Press

MANCHESTER, N.H. — A judge set bail at $1 million yesterday for a 22-yearold man charged with attempted murder in the shooting of a police officer in Manchester. More...

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Sports

SPLIT DECISION

Late runs help Sox to tie with Yankees
— The Associated Press

RED SOX FORT MYERS, Fla. — Ryan Sweeney scored on a squeeze bunt by Jason Repko in the ninth inning, giving the Boston Red Sox a 4-4 tie against the rival New York Yankees last night. More...

Boston ends Bucks’ 6-game win streak

CELTICS
By CHRIS JENKINS
The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Paul Pierce scored 25 points to help the Boston Celtics snap the Milwaukee Bucks’ six-game winning streak, 100-91 last night. More...

Louisville knocks off Spartans

COLLEGE BASKETBALL
By JOHN MARSHALL
The Associated Press

PHOENIX — Gorgui Dieng swatted away the West Region’s top seed to send Rick Pitino into another regional final. More...

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