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March 29, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Students present behavior study findings

WINDSOR

For some Windsor High School students, just taking the Youth Risk Behavior Survey wasn’t enough. A few seniors went a step further by talking about the results and discussing how to address areas of concerns. More...

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Local News

Police seek man who walked away from jail

CLAREMONT

An inmate from the Sullivan County Department of Corrections is still missing after he disappeared while searching for a job in preparation to go on work release. More...

Newport standoff ends peacefully

NEWPORT

A dozen residences were evacuated yesterday morning during a brief standoff at a home on Lorraine Avenue in Newport that ended with a 19-year-old man being taken to the hospital for an evaluation, Newport police said yesterday. More...

BELLOWS FALLS

Historic River Village

Clockwise from left: A view of downtown Bellows Falls from Prospect Street. More...

Science & Tech

Medical scans of 17th-century statue disclose rare documents

The hospital admissions sheet simply read: “Name: Buddha; DOB: 1662.” More...

Government IDs more commercial wireless airwaves

NEW YORK — The federal government wants to alleviate data congestion on smartphones and other mobile devices by asking the Defense Department, NASA and other agencies to switch to new locations on the airwaves or share their existing frequencie More...

TECHNOLOGY IN BRIEF

Google offers new way to track usage SAN FRANCISCO — Google is offering to provide a monthly report to people who want to keep track of their activities on some of its most popular services. More...

Advice

Wife suspects husband didn’t vacation in Vegas by himself

DEAR ABBY: “Darrel” and I have been married 28 years. I thought we had an easy, comfortable relationship. We have no children; it’s just the two of us with a large family of furry animals. More...

Is it possible to slow down or stop aging?

DEAR DOCTOR K: I’ve heard it may one day be possible to slow or stop the aging process. Is there any truth to this? DEAR READER: In the past, most experts believed that aging was inevitable. Recent research indicates that may not be true. More...

Hypertherm announces plans to hire 14 workers

Employees to complete training through RVCC’s STAR manufacturing program

CLAREMONT Hypertherm announced yesterday it plans to hire more employees this spring and utilize a partnership with River Valley Community College to train the new workers. More...

State takes a step forward with mental health lawsuit

NEWPORT

The mother of a 22-year-old Newport woman, one of six plaintiffs involved in a mental health class action lawsuit against the State of New Hampshire, said “I think this is awesome,” after learning last night that the U.S. More...

Court appears divided by ideology over health care

NATIONAL

WASHINGTON — Concluding three days of fervent, public disagreement, a Supreme Court seemingly split over ideology will now wrestle in private about whether to strike down key parts or even all of President Obama’s historic health care law More...

Obituaries

Madeline E. Kane - 2013-05-18
Nancy A. McHugh - 2013-05-18
Shirley H. Noyes - 2013-05-18
Brony Budzik - 2013-05-18
Harry Blish Jr. - 2013-05-18
Shirley H. Mitchell - 2013-05-18
John R. Grady Sr. - 2013-05-17
Lawrence H. West - 2013-05-16
Melvyn V. Mitchell - 2013-05-15
Eleanor McDermott - 2013-05-15
Merton H. Bascom - 2013-05-14
Camille Childs - 2013-05-14
Phyllis Spaulding - 2013-05-14
Natalie Beauregard - 2013-05-14
Yolande L. Cleary - 2013-05-14

National/World

New Aerosmith album promised

LOS ANGELES — Aerosmith has reunited with Jack Douglas, who produced the band’s key 1970s albums, and quietly recorded a new studio album even as its lead singer traded jokes with Jennifer Lopez on “American Idol.” More...

Opinion

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Taking a pass

Now, it seems, two U.S. senators are asking the country’s attorney general to examine whether it’s a violation of federal law for employers to ask prospective job applicants for their Facebook passwords. More...

Republican attacks on Obamacare won’t stop

The Supreme Court is much on Mitch McConnell’s mind these days. The Senate minority leader, a Kentucky Republican, just finished reading Jean Edward Smith’s biography of the great Chief Justice John Marshall. More...

State News

N.H. school building aid passes

NEW HAMPSHIRE

CONCORD — New Hampshire lawmakers are moving ahead with a new school aid construction proposal that uses a ranking system to determine which projects get state aid. More...

N.H. IN BRIEF

Redistricting plan becomes law over Gov. Lynch veto CONCORD — The Republican-controlled New Hampshire Legislature has overridden Democratic Gov. More...

Sports

Bodreau hopes to keep on winning

TWIN STATE SPEEDWAY

CLAREMONT — This week, Twin State Speedway would like to introduce Dylan Bodreau. Bodreau is an 18-year-old senior at Stevens High School who one day hopes to attend the NASCAR Tech School in North Carolina. More...

Coming of age

Garnett leads C’s past Jazz

CELTICS BOSTON — Kevin Garnett scored 23 points and added 10 rebounds, and Rajon Rondo had 14 assists to lead the Boston Celtics to a 94-82 victory over the Utah Jazz last night. More...

Coaches weigh in on bounty debate

NFL

PALM BEACH, Fla. — NFL coaches plan to go right at the league’s most sensitive subject — bounties — when they get together with players next month. More...