Distinguished filmmaker Ken Burns drew parallels from the Prohibition-era to modern day while speaking to students at Vermont Academy, noting human nature does not change regardless of the period in history. More...
CORNISH — Police were in Cornish last night investigating a shooting and robbery at the 12 Percent Solution convenience store on Route 12A, according to WMUR TV. The station reported a man entered the store with a shotgun at around 6:30 p.m. More...
Monday, April 16 12:51 a.m. — Suspicious activity at 19 Coolidge St. 3:19 a.m. — Noise disturbance on Main Street. 11:08 a.m. — Parking problem on State Street. 11:12 a.m. — Parking problem on Fairview Avenue. 10:10 p.m. More...
“Everybody knows the dice are loaded. Everybody rolls with their fingers crossed.” — Leonard Cohen “Everybody Knows” There are unmistakable signs that the economy is turning around. More...
I n 1966, the Supreme Court set a convicted rapist free because the police didn’t offer him a lawyer before he confessed to the crime. The confession was not coerced, and the police had otherwise acted properly under existing law. More...
MONTPELIER — The Vermont Senate voted yesterday to direct the state Public Service Board to refund money to customers of a utility involved in a merger proposal, a payback for extra money ratepayers paid a decade ago to bail Vermont’s lar More...
CONCORD. — The Senate Finance Committee unanimously voted yesterday to outlaw taxing Internet access in hopes of clearing up confusion over how a tax is being applied 22 years after it was created. More...
DEAR ABBY: I recently attended a baby shower for a dear high school friend and his wife. The day after the shower, she posted a slideshow on Facebook titled “Thanks for All Our Gifts” with a picture of each gift and who gave it. More...
DEAR DOCTOR K: My husband’s doctor said that he had a ministroke. What does this mean? DEAR READER: Most strokes occur when blood flow to a part of the brain is blocked. These are called ischemic strokes. More...
The Springfield School District admitted yesterday that some of its employees failed to follow proper disciplinary rules regarding the use of seclusion rooms and vowed to make the necessary changes through new training and policies. More...
The Croydon School District will continue to get a $100 discount for each of its tuition students attending Newport schools in 2012-13 but that $5,900 savings came at a huge cost. More...
SAU 6 will replace an assistant superintendent position with a director of business and finance when Allen Damren retires this summer, school officials said. More...
WASHINGTON — A federal judge yesterday denied a request to release photos and video taken of Osama bin Laden during and after a raid in which the terrorist leader was killed by U.S. commandos last year. More...
WASHINGTON — About 9,000 U.S. Marines stationed on the Japanese island of Okinawa will be moved to the U.S. territory of Guam and other locations in the Asia-Pacific, including Hawaii, under a U.S.-Japan agreement announced yesterday. More...
Open house NEWPORT — Cinnamon Street Early Education & Childcare Center will host a Touch a Truck event, an open house, and the grand opening of Cinnamon Street’s Little Pick’ens Thrift Store from 3 to 6 p.m. More...
Benefit breakfasts ACWORTH — A Pancake Breakfast will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Acworth Meetinghouse. Donations are accepted. This breakfast is sponsored by the Friends of the Acworth Meetinghouse. More...
Penny sale CLAREMONT — A Penny Sale will be held at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at St. Joseph Church Hall on Elm Street on Claremont. The doors open at noon. Refreshments will be available. More...
CHICAGO — Kevin Youkilis hit a grand slam, Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered twice and the Boston Red Sox roughed up Philip Humber in a 10-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox last night. More...
SUNAPEE — If the Sunapee baseball team was struggling with its confidence after suffering back-to-back losses for the first time since 2010, it sure didn’t look like it yesterday. More...
BOSTON — Paul Pierce scored all 12 of his points in the first half despite missing most of it with a sprained toe and Rajon Rondo had 15 assists as the Boston Celtics closed the regular season with an 87-74 win over the Milwaukee Bucks last nig More...