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June 30, 2012 RSS feed / Front Page

Ariz. suicide by poison suspected in court death

PHOENIX — As the word “guilty” filled the silence of a Phoenix courtroom, defendant Michael Marin closed his eyes, put his head in his hands and appeared to put something in his mouth. He then took a swig from a sports bottle. More...

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Local News

City’s fire department to go high-tech

The Claremont Fire Department is going high-tech with the help of a $14,107 New Hampshire Emergency Management Grant. More...

Board members elected to B.F. business group

Members of the Bellows Falls Downtown Development Alliance re-elected two of its core board members and voted in a board newcomer for his first term during the group’s annual meeting Thursday. More...

Opinion

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Public spirit

There’s no question that the city of Claremont seems to conform — usually — to the letter of the law in filling Right-to-Know requests from the public. More...

The court’s real achievement

The most fascinating aspect of the Supreme Court’s anticlimactic decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act isn’t the outcome. More...

State News

TWIN STATES IN BRIEF

Police: Andover man was choked, punched in attack ANDOVER, Vt. More...

Arts and Entertainment

‘Ted’: So cuddly and so wrong, yet so hilarious

A teddy bear who smokes pot, parties with hookers, beds pop stars and spews profanity in a New England accent as thick as chowdah? More...

New albums released from familiar faces

Maroon 5 plays it safe on ‘Overexposed’ More...

More of the same from Sheen in ‘Anger’

NEW YORK — Nik Wallenda has nothing on Charlie Sheen. Sure, the famed high-wire artist thrilled millions as the first person to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. More...

Lifestyles

Cutting-edge meats to try on 4th of July

Ready to meet the new meat? The economy has prompted cost-conscious restaurant chefs to spearhead creative — and often less costly — new cuts of beef. More...

An easy mix of lemonade, iced tea for summer

Lemonade and iced tea are two of the most refreshing summer beverages. Mixed together they offer the best of both beverages. More...

Spice up home decor with red, white, blue

From Memorial Day and Independence Day on through Labor Day, Americans are staging celebrations of patriotism. At summer ballgames and community events, we catch sight of billowing flags and take in the hum of the national anthem. More...

Truck bursts into flames

A 10-wheel dump truck loaded with gravel was destroyed in a fire of undetermined origin yesterday afternoon on Route 103B in Sunapee near the intersection of Maple Street. More...

BFMS work progressing

Renovations to Bellows Falls Middle School are ahead of schedule, according to the Windham Northeast Supervisory Union. More...

Obituaries

Edith M. Miller - 2013-05-25
Claire Leavitt - 2013-05-25
Fred W. Berg - 2013-05-24
James E. Westney - 2013-05-24
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

National/World

Reward offer to end with Maine toddler still missing

WATERVILLE, Maine — A $30,000 reward for information leading to missing toddler Ayla Reynolds is about to expire, and police said yesterday that it appears the money will go unclaimed, with no sign of the child and questions lingering over what More...

Bill would rename Mt. McKinley

JUNEAU, Alaska — U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski has introduced legislation to change the name of North America’s tallest peak from Mount McKinley to Mount Denali. More...

GOP plots 2013 strategy on health care repeal

WASHINGTON — Turned away at the Supreme Court, congressional Republicans sketched a strategy yesterday to repeal the nation’s health care law in 2013 that requires a sweeping election victory carrying Mitt Romney to the presidency and the More...

Around Town

SATURDAY

Pancake breakfast More...

SUNDAY

Bird walk and sit- in More...

MONDAY

Springfield Dems meet SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Town Democratic Committee will hold its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, July 2, at the HCRS building at 390 River St., in Springfield. More...

Sports

GAME CHANGER

Brewster backstopped Sunapee

SUNAPEE — If there’s one thing Brian Brewster hates, it’s losing. More...

Local Ticker

SHRINE BOWL COUNTDOWN 34 Days until the 59th annual Shrine Maple Sugar Bowl at Dartmouth College on Aug. 4. ffi VERMONT NORTH-SOUTH BASEBALL More...

Mahan leads by 2 at Congressional

BETHESDA, Md. — A punishing golf course. Temperatures that topped 100. Hunter Mahan still managed to make yesterday at Congressional feel like a breeze. More...

Social

Gregoires celebrate 26 years

James and Janet Gregoire of Claremont recently celebrated their 26th anniversary. James is employed at Dartmouth- Hitchcock Medical Center. Janet is employed as a teacher for first- and second-graders at Claremont Christian Academy. More...

Education contest winners

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Springfield’s Gorton honored

Springfield’s Richard “Dick” Gorton was honored by receiving the prestigious Vermont 2012 Governor’s Award for Outstanding Community Service on June 9. More...

Advice

ODD BUT TRUE

Zoo’s new octopus chooses name: Cora AKRON, Ohio — A giant Pacific octopus that’s the star attraction at an Ohio zoo’s new reef exhibit has chosen her name by pulling shrimp from a labeled ball. More...

Lunch turns into lecture over co-worker’s big tip

DEAR ABBY: My coworkers and I recently went out to eat and I was put in an awkward situation. One of them announced that I had left a big tip when I paid my bill. Abby, I always leave a generous tip. More...

Treating the severe pain of anal fissures

DEAR DOCTOR K: I’ve had pain and some bleeding during bowel movements. My doctor says it’s an anal fissure. What is that, and what’s the best way to treat it? More...