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An anonymous donor is providing cash to the local school district to purchase clothing and other supplies for homeless students.

When it opens this week, the fifth Glen House will become the newest lodging establishment in the White Mountains and will fulfill a 25-year master plan for the Mount Washington Auto Road.

The long-awaited construction of a pedestrian bridge connecting the Heritage Rail Trail and Mine Falls Park kicked off on Friday.

The Director of Motor Vehicles, Elizabeth A. Bielecki, has released the following list of Driving While Intoxicated revocations. Please note the actual date of revocation may have preceded this announcement.

Disabled veterans got to feel the sun on their face and the wind in their hair while getting the chance to hook a big fish this weekend.

GOV. CHRIS SUNUNU'S veto of the latest bailout for the polluting biomass industry should be upheld by the New Hampshire Legislature on Thursday. Like last year's bailout, Senate Bill 365 demonstrates that industrial-scale wood-burning power plants simply cannot survive without wasteful and ongoing subsidies from ratepayers and the public.

Captain Bob's Lobster Tours and Fishing Charters had to cancel an outing Saturday when the 42-foot Miss Ava Lee got stuck on a sandbar.

To the Editor: Thank you to all of the candidates for jumping into the race to unseat Democrat Rep. Ann Kuster. However, no other candidate in this race can match the all-around true conservative values of Steve Negron.

To the Editor: My name is Bill Whalen, and I am asking for your vote as the Democratic write-in candidate for Belknap County Commissioner.

THE HUNTING SEASON for black bear has begun. I heard on the wireless that officials are asking that hunters not shoot bears that have been banded for tracking purposes.

To the Editor: I am not anti-gun. I own guns that I use for target shooting and a handgun that is primarily designed for personal defense.

To the Editor: I am always amazed that after a hard-fought sporting match both sides don't always shake hands and congratulate their opponent. And if we can't expect it in sports, why would we expect it in politics?

To the Editor: As a former town council member and chair, I worked with many state and federal elected officials, none better than Chris Pappas and Terry Wolf, both having rejected politics for public service long ago. Now, Chris is running for Congress and Terry for state senator, positions that will affect your family and wallet.

To the Editor: It is no longer whispers, and rumors. The behavior of Sen. Andy Sanborn is spelled out in print within the hundreds of pages of the attorney general's report.

To the Editor: Recently, the half-dozen or so Republican candidate wannabes who want to run against Annie Kuster to represent District 2 in the United States Congress went on TV. My memory of that appearance is that they touched on zero matters that affect the well-being of New Hampshire residents.

To the Editor: On Sept. 11, I am voting for Maura Sullivan to represent New Hampshire as the Democratic nominee in the First Congressional District.

THE MacDOWELL COLONY in Peterborough is one of the most important cultural institutions in the United States. Its mission is 'to nurture the arts by offering creative individuals of the highest talent an inspiring environment in which they can produce enduring works of the imagination. The sole criterion for acceptance is artistic...

To the Editor: As summer ends and school begins across our state, it serves to remind us of the importance of public education to our democracy. Tuesday is primary voting day and also a historic day to remind us that the strength of our nation is held together by voting and common values.

To the Editor: Recently, I attended a gathering with Naomi Andrews at a farmhouse dating to the early days of our republic. Standing by the hearth, Naomi spoke with gentle strength of the crisis now facing that republic.

To the Editor: Join me on Tuesday in voting for Steve Negron for Congress in New Hampshire's Second Congressional District. As a pro-life activist, I was delighted to see Steve at the New Hampshire March for Life this January, the only congressional candidate to attend.