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June 15, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Herrick’s Cove options mulled in Rockingham

The Rockingham Planning Commission met at Herrick’s Cove Wednesday evening to discuss the possible development of an updated natural resources overlay zoning district within the Town Plan to include the properties containing rare or endangered More...

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Local News

Federal fugitive caught at Springfield residence

Claremont and Springfield police — in conjunction with the New Hampshire Drug Task Force — arrested Neil West, a federal fugitive, yesterday morning, said Claremont Police Cpt. Colby Casey. More...

Paving gets under way

Motorists, residents and business owners might have been surprised by the roadwork that’s erupted on Mulberry Street this week, but the traffic congestion should be cleared up by Monday, said Department of Public Works Director Bruce Temple. More...

NEWPORT POLICE LOG

Sunday, June 3 1:52 a.m. — Caller on Cross Street requested an officer remove a person from his property. 4:44 a.m. — Caller on Cross Street reported the neighbors across the street are yelling and a man was punching the walls. 8:46 a.m. More...

Opinion

Political Cartoon

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Criminalizing leaks

Here’s a story that we’ve heard before: The White House is suspected of leaking sensitive national security information to reporters for nakedly political reasons. More...

Wall Street’s black box

Did Jamie Dimon, the chairman and chief executive officer of JPMorgan Chase & Co., put too much blind faith in Ina Drew, the former leader of the bank’s Chief Investment Office who was responsible for a proprietary trade that cost the firm More...

State News

North Country mill reopens

GORHAM, N.H. More...

Hepatitis outbreak subject of criminal probe

EXETER, N.H. More...

Officials peg state’s tab from Irene at $733M and counting

MONTPELIER — The state’s total cost of recovering from Tropical Storm Irene is estimated at $733 million, and the federal government is expected to pay about three-quarters of that amount, Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding said yeste More...

Advice

Mother is crushed when the girl of her dreams dumps her son

DEAR ABBY: I need to get something off my chest. My son and his wonderful — or so I thought — girlfriend, just broke up. OK, she dumped him. More...

Probiotics will help restore good bacteria

DEAR DOCTOR K: Lately I’ve noticed a lot of TV ads for probiotic products, especially yogurt. What do they do? Should I start eating them? More...

B.F. salutatorian: Don’t let past steal the present

They all took different paths to get there, but the 68 graduating seniors at Bellows Falls Union High School all made it to the end of their journey. And accordingly to Salutatorian Sarah Dumont, nothing means more than the moment of graduation. More...

Openly gay student at Windsor High strives toward law school

Nathaniel Furman’s best friend Tierra Huntley once said to him “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.” Her inspirational words make a huge difference through his high school career, and li 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
John R. Grady Sr. - 2013-05-17

National/World

Manhunt in progress for N.Y. surgeon

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Surgeon Timothy Jorden saved the lives of patients with gunshot wounds, lived in big home by Lake Erie and owned four vehicles. He became an Army officer before coming home to Buffalo to earn his medical degree. More...

Man sentenced in Grand Canyon child abuse case

PHOENIX — An Indiana man convicted of child abuse for forcing his three grandsons on a grueling hike in the Grand Canyon was sentenced to 27 months in prison yesterday, the minimum term the judge could have imposed. More...

Obama turns to celebrity friends for campaign cash

NEW YORK — President Obama soaked in the support — and the campaign cash — of Manhattan’s elite entertainers yesterday as his re-election team sought to fill its fundraising coffers. More...

Around Town

FRIDAY

B. F. Farmers market BELLOWS FALLS — The Bellows Falls Farmers Market runs Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m. at the Waypoint Center on Depot Street in Bellows Falls next to the Amtrak station. More...

SATURDAY

Kids’ fishing derby More...

SUNDAY

Moose breakfast NEWPORT — On the third Sunday of each month, the Newport Moose Lodge, 18 Golf Club Road in Newport, serves breakfast from 6 to 10 a.m. The cost is $5. More...

Sports

Stevens athlete rose to meet challenges

Three-sport athlete Jodi Dumayne wasn’t always able to easily make the honor roll while balancing sports, the student council and more. More...

Thompson leads early at US Open

SAN FRANCISCO — The lead at the U.S. Open belonged to Michael Thompson. The buzz came from Tiger Woods. More...

Just for fun

Caitlin Stapleton, of the Goodwin Community Center Level 1 Quickstart Tennis Team, hits the ball back to her opponent at yesterday s clinic at Monadnock Park. More...