MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate was treated to a show-and-tell of garbage yesterday during a nearly daylong debate on a recycling bill before deciding to call for studies on expanding the state’s bottle deposit law and banning plastic gro More...
Friday, April 13 1:02 a.m. — Caller reported she heard rustling in her garage on Croydon Brook Road. 1:36 a.m. — Caller reported a camper parked beside a dumpster on Main Street. 3:18 p.m. More...
Phone call from ‘Baby’s momma’ helps nab suspect BAY CITY, Mich — Thanks to a ringing cellphone with an incoming call from “Baby’s momma,” police in Michigan say they were able to track down a suspected robb More...
It appears that Sullivan County is going to end its fiscal year on June 30 with an “unreserved fund balance” of $2.75 million on a budget of about $29 million for fiscal year 2012. That’s just shy of 10 percent. More...
Bass announces public office hours in Unity, Acworth, Washington NEWPORT — Congressman Charles F. Bass (NH-02) has announced that a member of his staff will hold public office hours in Unity, Acworth and Washington on Thursday, April 26. More...
LOS ANGELES — “Battleship” steamed into movie theaters overseas a few weeks back, giving international audiences the first chance to decide whether a board game-based movie is sea-worthy. More...
NEW YORK — In the past, if you wanted to listen to a thumping, Europeanflavored dance jam on the radio, you waited for that Friday or Saturday night club mix. Today, you can shake your body on that 7 a.m. drive to work. More...
Avoid the sporks. That’s the cocktail-party warning given to the vice president of the United States on HBO’s tart new comedy “Veep,” starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus. More...
A brew and a bro — it’s the classic pairing, right? Not necessarily. From the rise of female brew masters to the growth of women’s tasting groups, women are becoming much more than a pintsized part of the brewing world. More...
Like the traditional French tarte tatin, this spring pastry has caramelized fruit cooked on the stove. It then is topped with a pastry, baked and flipped out of the pan. More...
Claremont-based Red River Computer Company announced Wednesday that it has snagged part of a $6.9 billion U.S. Air Force contract for information technology hardware. More...
Police: 10-year-old boy mistakenly served alcohol INDIANAPOLIS — Police say a boy celebrating his 10th birthday was accidentally served an alcoholic drink at an Indianapolis restaurant. More...
By KEN THOMAS and ALICIA A. CALDWELL The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — Three more Secret Service officers resigned yesterday in the expanding prostitution scandal that has brought scorching criticism of agents’ behavior in Colombia just before President Barack Obama’s visit for a summit me More...
Rummage sales SUNAPEE — The U.M.W. Rummage Sale will held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21, in the Community Room of the Lake Sunapee Methodist Church, 15 Main St., in Sunapee. More...
Blood drive CLAREMONT — An American Red Cross Blood Drive will be held from noon to 5 p.m. Monday, April 23, at the Claremont Senior Center at 5 Acer Heights. More...
BOSTON — Alex Rodriguez took over fifth place with his 631st career home run, Eric Chavez added two homers and the New York Yankees spoiled the Boston Red Sox 100th anniversary celebration of Fenway Park with a 6-2 win yesterday. More...
Eva Lee Bielarski was born Friday, March 30, 2012, at the Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital in Lebanon to Tyson Bielarski and Ashley (McGuire) Bielarski of Claremont. She weighed 6 pounds, 8 ounces. More...
DEAR ABBY: A friend’s husband gave me a ride to the airport, and when I went to hug him goodbye as I have always done when we parted, he grabbed me by the arms and kissed me on the lips several times. More...
Q: My doctor just diagnosed me with fatty liver disease. She says in my case it has nothing to do with drinking alcohol, which makes sense since I rarely drink. But I still don’t understand it. More...