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Council approves permanent closing of city’s outdoor pool

In a 7-2 vote last night, the Claremont City Council decided that the John McLane Clark Outdoor Pool at Veterans Park will remain closed, cease operations and that the Parks and Recreation Department will determine the cost of dismantling the 62-year More...

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LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Springfield man cited for marijuana More...

NEWPORT POLICE LOG

Sunday, April 22 Midnight — Arrest made for unlawful possession of alcohol. 11:22 a.m. — Caller reported theft of an OHRV from his shed on Bradford Road sometime over the weekend. 12:41 p.m. More...

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What’s next in Europe

European voters have delivered a powerful if not unsurprising rebuff to the austerity policies that have caused misery around the continent while failing to remedy its currency and debt crises. More...

When a diagnosis goes bad

A bout a year ago, a young mother called me, extremely distressed. She had become seriously sleepdeprived while working full-time and caring for her dying grandmother every night. More...

State News

Vt. accomplishments touted

MONTPELIER — Paying for recovery from Tropical Storm Irene was a top accomplishment for the Legislature this year, the leaders of the House and Senate said Wednesday. More...

Vt. approves buyouts for 99 flooded homes

COLCHESTER, Vt. — A state committee has recommended buyouts for 99 Vermont homes damaged or destroyed by Tropical Storm Irene and spring flooding last year. The Federal Emergency Management Agency now must review the applications. More...

Leaders spar on Internet bill

CONCORD — The New Hampshire House yesterday voted to kill a bill that would have outlawed taxing Internet access in New Hampshire. The House voted 247-93 to kill the Senate-passed proposal. More...

Sports

Fall Mountain walks off with a win

LANGDON — Up until the seventh inning of yesterday’s baseball game against Hillsboro-Deering, Alex Kossakoski hadn’t had a great day at the plate. More...

Stevens struggles in defeat

CLAREMONT — Cam Blewitt doesn’t have many off days. Unfortunately for the Stevens baseball team, yesterday was one of them. More...

Celtics look to close out again

BOSTON — John Havlicek against the 76ers. Larry Bird against the Pistons. When Rajon Rondo intercepted a Hawks pass in the final seconds of Game 5, he had a chance to add to the list of memorable Celtics playoff steals. More...

Police arrest 3 after domestic violence call

Police arrested three people on Lefebvre Avenue yesterday after an early-morning domestic violence call exploded into a confrontation with a knife-wielding man who later had to be forcibly removed from the courtroom in which he was being arraigned. More...

Claremont officer runs for state rep

Twenty-six years ago, Andrew O’Hearne stepped up and became a Claremont police officer. Now he’s reluctantly stepping up to run for the open Ward 1 state representative seat as a Democrat. More...

Community center name is under fire

CLAREMONT — The underconstruction Claremont Savings Bank Community Center’s name is drawing fire from members of the community uncomfortable with stamping a private name on a public building. More...

Obituaries

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
John R. Grady Sr. - 2013-05-17
Lawrence H. West - 2013-05-16
Melvyn V. Mitchell - 2013-05-15
Eleanor McDermott - 2013-05-15

National/World

Maker of bourbon wins wax seal battle

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A rose by any other name may smell as sweet, but an appeals court says a liquor bottle with a red dripping wax seal by any name other than Maker’s Mark would be illegal. More...

NATION IN BRIEF

Suspect and wife charged with murder GUNTOWN, Miss. — Murder charges were filed yesterday against the fugitive suspected of killing a Tennessee woman and her teenage daughter and fleeing with her two younger girls. More...

Around Town

THURSDAY

Genealogy workshop More...

FRIDAY

Mother’s Day Bazaar at Valley Regional More...

SATURDAY

Shelter event CLAREMONT — The Lost My Way Animal Shelter will hold a spring event beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 12, at the Tractor Supply Store, 419 Main St., in Claremont. More...

Science & Tech

Orangutans at Miami zoo use iPads to communicate

MIAMI — The 8-year-old twins love their iPad. They draw, play games and expand their vocabulary. Their family’s teenagers also like the hand-held computer tablets, too, but the clan’s elders show no interest. More...

Researchers discover ocean garbage gyre impacting marine life

SAN DIEGO — An increase in plastic debris floating in a zone between Hawaii and California is changing the environment of at least one marine critter, scientists reported. More...

IN BRIEF

IBM looks to develop land for tech park ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt. — IBM is looking at developing a 60-acre parcel next to its main campus in Vermont as part of a technology business park. More...

Advice

Help your lawn survive the dog days of summer

Homeowners who love their lawns often dread the arrival of summer. High temperatures and endless hours of sun can take their toll on a lawn, especially if a drought occurs and water restrictions are put in place. More...

Son deserves dressing down for opening bedroom drawers

DEAR ABBY: My husband’s son — I’ll call him Duncan — came to visit with his family. He lived with us for about six months on and off when he was younger. More...

A diet high in fiber helps in many ways

DEAR DOCTOR K: I recently read that fiber doesn’t prevent colorectal cancer. So is a high-fiber diet good for you or not? More...