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Ten years passed between the time Michael K. Addison beat and threatened to kill a woman in South Boston to when he allegedly shot a Manchester police officer in the head and left him dying in a city alley last October.

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A Laconia police officer was justified in shooting and killing a female bear over the weekend, Fish and Game Maj. Tim Acerno said yesterday.


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The night before he died in Iraq, Spc. Justin Rollins of Newport found a new friend. His family has dubbed the puppy "Hero" and wants to bring the dog to New Hampshire. (COURTESY)

The effort to bring an Iraqi puppy to the family of a fallen New Hampshire soldier - first reported April 15 in the New Hampshire Sunday News - continues in the United States and Iraq.

John Clayton: A hero's 'Hero'


The passage of civil unions legislation leads to another question: What about heterosexual couples who cohabitate?


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This postcard is a 1908 print of the Deer Park Hotel in North Woodstock, with the old train station in the foreground.

A replica of the 1880s North Woodstock station will be part of Cafe Lafayette.

The New Hampshire Advantage Coalition called yesterday for defeat of Gov. John Lynch's proposed constitutional amendment on school funding.

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Manchester's Barry Brust makes a diving save during the first period of last night's 2-1 loss to the Providence Bruins. (RUBEN W. PEREZ)

The Monarchs were headed for overtime last night -- but Providence's T.J. Trevelyan scored a late power-play goal for the win and a 2-1 lead in their playoff series.

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Karl and April Comtois with their children Hunter-Rose, 11, Nick, 9, Anthony, 7, Joe, 5, and Vin, 4, in front of their home in Manchester. The family faces the loss of their home as a result of their subprime mortgage.

Hundreds of New Hampshire homeowners are losing their homes to foreclosure, victims of a nationwide crisis within the "subprime" mortgage industry.

Seeking a lifeline, their 'rescue' made things worse
Immigrant family falls afoul of subprime mortgage
House bill could help homeowners
NH housing market sees 'soft landing'

Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson said yesterday that he is running for the Republican Presidential nomination because he is the only candidate with ideas to solve problems like health care and the war in Iraq.

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At precisely the moment so many people think that the Republican Party and the conservative movement have gone off the rails, the people who hate the right the most want to copy it.

YET ANOTHER example of the Democrat-controlled Legislature's intolerance for traditional New Hampshire values can be found in Senate Bill 226, which would change the state's regulations governing Temporary Assistance to Needy Families.

The case against a Newport man charged with dropping a dead body off in a hospital parking lot will go forward.

A local developer said he received the first official commitment to his proposed business park when a Massachusetts-based cafe franchise operator recently told him he's looking to expand his business into Southern New Hampshire.

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