DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) State Regent Laura McCrillis Kessler, center, from Newport and Abraham Lincoln, played by Steven Wood of Claremont, stand with DAR winners at the DAR State More...

The Sullivan County budget for 2013 is halfway to the finish line. Yesterday afternoon the county commissioners unanimously approved the budget they had been actively working on for the past three weeks. More...

The United States’ greatest threat is not a foreign invader, but rather its own congress, said 2nd Congressional District candidate Dennis Lamare (R) at a campaign stop yesterday. More...

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan — On a swift, secretive trip to the war zone, President Obama declared last night that after years of sacrifice the U.S. combat role in Afghanistan is winding down just as it has already ended in Iraq. More...

SEARCY, Ark. — An Arkansas woman who cashed a $1 million lottery ticket may have to give up the winnings to a woman who threw away the ticket after she bought it, according to a judge’s ruling yesterday. More...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — And the winner is: a man who drills his own holes in a frozen river to study the best conditions for hitting the jackpot in Alaska’s biggest annual guessing game. More...

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MONTPELIER — With hundreds of people clamoring outside for Vermont’s governor to “put people first,” lawmakers inside the Statehouse rejected the latest attempt at overhauling campaign finance laws and prepared for a final rou More...

CONCORD — Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney was taking cover behind his cruiser during a lull in activity when he was shot to death, New Hampshire’s attorney general said yesterday. More...

DEAR ABBY: On a recent airline flight, a tall man who sat behind me had his left leg out in the aisle during most of the trip. He was wearing shorts, and you could see his large tattoo of a naked woman on his thigh. More...

DEAR DOCTOR K: It seems most people now agree that some carbohydrates are good for us. Are there rules of thumb for choosing carbs wisely? More...

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