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Brett Kavanaugh, a judge of the highest caliber, now finds himself being judged, although in the decidedly lawless court of public opinion. As such, Kavanaugh, 53, confronts Lady Justice and her pair of scales.

IN THE WAKE of the revelation of Christine Blasey Ford's identity, some have suggested that her allegation against Brett Kavanaugh will be handled more sensitively than such accusations once were thanks to the MeToo movement. That may turn out to be true, but only if at least one other woman comes forward with similar charges.

Some parents in the Jaffrey-Rindge School District are upset at a new grading system that separates effort and behavior from academic mastery.

With kindergarten enrollment jumping more than 40 students over what was originally projected, a proposal to add two more kindergarten teachers may be explored.

A former letter carrier from Nashua pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to making false statements to obtain disability benefits after investigators observed him repeatedly moving heavy boxes of comics at a Comicon event in Manchester, despite claims that injuries to his neck, back and arm prevented him from working.

A conceptual plan to build 21 apartments along the Daniel Webster Highway received a cool reception from town planners this week.

The federal government has approved New Hampshire's plan to create a 'hub-and-spoke' system of care to address the state's opioid epidemic. Now the real work begins.

Officials from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry laid out their plans to test people exposed to contaminated drinking water at Pease International Tradeport during a meeting Thursday evening.

The Mount Washington Commission has released a 14-page Attorney General's report that answers some questions while potentially raising new ones about who owns what atop the highest mountain in the Northeast.

Filing civil cases just got a little easier for lawyers with Tuesday's launch of a new electronic filing system for all superior courts in the state.

President Donald Trump pressed fellow Republicans in Congress on Thursday to 'get tough' and push to fund his proposed border wall in the current spending bill, raising the specter of a government shutdown when funding lapses later this month.

ATT Inc. on Thursday asked a federal appeals court to reject the Justice Department's challenge to its acquisition of Time Warner, saying the government had offered no basis for second guessing key conclusions of a ruling upholding the transaction.

Pinkerton Academy received approval to relocate its alternative learning program to a house on Tsienneto Road. Soon, it will present plans to build a new driveway near the house that leads into the east section of the campus.

Audi unveiled the E-Tron, a battery-powered crossover that's due to hit showrooms later this year, during a big Monday night bash in Tesla Inc.'s backyard. Mercedes-Benz revealed its own electric crossover earlier this month, and BMW showed off another Tesla-fighting concept model on Sunday.

To the Editor: So who is the 'Win at the Door NHPAC' that is working our state representative race on behalf of three Republican candidates? Its literature supports 'Our Conservative Trio' and, according to one of these three candidates, they have been knocking on our doors all summer long.

For 27 years, the 200-acre campus of the closed Laconia State School has sat mostly unused.

The Peterborough Rotary Club hosted the Avenue A Teen Center Creative Writing Club at its Sept. 17 meeting.

To the Editor: I want to thank Gov. Chris Sununu for trying to cut my electric bills. It is too bad that the Legislature overrode his veto of the massive biomass subsidy legislation and caved into special interests who require constant taxpayer bailouts and corporate welfare to stay in business.

To the Editor: In 1992, Bill Clinton rode to victory with the phrase, 'It's the economy, stupid!'

The Jenness State Beach redevelopment project began this week as the state moves ahead with plans for a new 1.2 million bathhouse and upgrades to the parking lot.