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April 21, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Senators trash solid waste amendments

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...

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NEWPORT POLICE LOG

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...

ODD BUT TRUE

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...

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Secret Service agents: All are brave, a few are foolish

The thing to know about Secret Service agents is that they would take a bullet for the president, the first family and others they protect. More...

Nice problem to have

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...

State News

TWIN STATE BRIEFS

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...

CIRCUIT COURT

NEWPORT — The following cases were heard in Newport Circuit Court during the week ending April 14: Timothy A. More...

Board talks equipment and bridge replacement

Rockingham officials are asking the town’s highway department to take it easy with some of its more demanding equipment. More...

Arts and Entertainment

‘Battleship’ leads attack of game-based movies

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...

Shake your body: Dance sound takes over America

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...

Louis-Dreyfus shines in new comedy ‘Veep’

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...

Lifestyles

More women are making, and enjoying, craft beers

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...

‘If Walls Could Talk’ by Lucy Worsley

So how did those things come to be essential in a home? Find out by reading “If Walls Could Talk,” a new book by Lucy Worsley. More...

A strawberry-apricot tarte made for spring

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...

Red River Co. makes the cut

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...

Old Home Days could be quieter

Visitors to the annual Rockingham Old Homes Day could get a little less bang for the buck during this summer’s festivities. More...

Stinky fish smokes out 420 event

BOULDER, Colo. More...

Obituaries

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
Catherine Perry - 2013-05-21
Rose M. Butler - 2013-05-21
David A. Sclafani - 2013-05-20
Madeline E. Kane - 2013-05-20
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

National/World

NATION IN BRIEF

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...

Prostitution case claims more Secret Service jobs

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...

Around Town

SATURDAY

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...

SUNDAY

Benefit breakfast More...

MONDAY

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...

Sports

Homers help Yankees win over Boston

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...

Terriers topple Mounties at home

WESTMINSTER — Now that the regular season is already halfway in the bag, Bellows Falls baseball coach Bob Lockerby is starting to look ahead. More...

Local Ticker

ffi HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE More...

Social

Just arrived

Eva Lee Bielarski

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...

SCNS honors volunteers

Sullivan County Nutrition Services has provided Meals-on-Wheels and Congregate Meals in Sullivan County for the past 40 years. More...

Bridge and cribbage results

Tri-Town Cribbage was played Tuesday, April 17 at the Earl M. Bourdon Centre in Claremont. More...

Advice

Woman ready to say so long after unwelcome kiss goodbye

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...

Exact cause of fatty liver disease unknown

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...