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As if it's not bad enough that the Massachusetts Constitution still includes amendments rooted in the anti-Catholic bigotry of the 19th century, we now learn that the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education DESE is using the amendments to deny hundreds of millions of federal dollars' worth of special education services to students...

To the Editor: The town of Wentworth recently installed the elaborate iron railings that graced the former steel truss bridge that once stood in the town as safety railings.

To the Editor: George Washington was a remarkably talented and courteous man. He was a commanding leader, and to him character and civility mattered.

As American civil discourse devolves into mob rule, the received wisdom is that Democrats and Republicans are equally to blame for verbally abusive political rhetoric, in-your-face tactics, and genuine violence. 'Both sides do it,' the argument goes. Rubbish.

Twelve boys and their adult coach trapped in a dank, oxygen-deprived cave in Thailand riveted the world's attention for two weeks. Why, people ask at times like this, are we so focused on these individuals when half a million Rohingya refugee children are in danger of starving on the Bangladesh border, or when 400,000 Yemeni children are severely...

We have often praised New Hampshire's political class for uniting across party lines to fight attempts by other states to force Granite State retailers to collect their taxes for them. Not so fast.

State police have released the identity of a man they say drowned in the Contoocook River in Penacook earlier this month.

Northern Pass officials plan to file an appeal with the state Supreme Court by an Aug. 13 deadline in an effort to jump-start a hydroelectric transmission project that a state committee denied.

New Police Chief Carlo Capano announced Thursday his pick for the No. 2 slot in the police department ' Ryan Grant, a police captain with more than 20 years of experience in the Manchester Police Department.

Lifeguards at Hampton Beach were keeping a close eye on people who turned out to play in the large waves Thursday.

A state police helicopter seen hovering over an area near the McDonald's on Portsmouth Avenue Wednesday was part of the investigation into the alleged murder of a woman found dead after a mobile home fire last month.

Some of the nation's most elite warriors will showcase their unique skills and readiness on Saturday during the annual Swim with a Mission open-water swim festival founded to both honor and support veterans.

Last year, the U.S. Supreme Court put a huge crack in the Blaine Amendment. It is time to shatter it completely.

To the Editor: I have sent emails to Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, Sen. Maggie Hassan, and Rep. Ann Kuster calling for the expelling of Maxine Waters from Congress. Their responses will be telling.

Justin Contreras allegedly pointed an unloaded revolver at a city police officer just seconds before the patrolman shot Contreras last month, according to newly filed court documents.

Mookie Betts capped a 13-pitch, fourth-inning at-bat against Toronto starter J.A. Happ with a go-ahead grand slam to power the host Boston Red Sox past the Blue Jays 6-4 to open a four-game series Thursday night at Fenway Park.

The state Supreme Court has issued an advisory opinion that a House Bill 1264, defining residency and domicile for purposes of voting is constitutional, setting the stage for Gov. Chris Sununu to sign the bill into law despite his previously stated concern that it would constrain voting among college students and other groups.

Police searching for a robber who held up a Bank of New Hampshire Dover branch discovered a man hiding in the ceiling of a nearby Shaw's Supermarket on Central Avenue Thursday afternoon.

Police searching for a robber who held up a Bank of New Hampshire Dover branch discovered a man hiding in the ceiling of a nearby Shaw's Supermarket on Central Avenue Thursday afternoon.

CONCORD - U.S Attorney General Jeff Sessions said federal prosecutors will bring drug dealing charges against anyone suspected of dealing fentanyl and other synthetic opioids such as carfentanil in New Hampshire, one of 10 states targeted in a crackdown on the powerful, deadly drugs.