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To the Editor: A politician should be able to stand on hisher own merits and have a streak of independent thinking.

The HCPA creates criminal penalties for, among other things, crimes committed 'because of the actual or perceived race ... of any person.' Actual hatred is not required. It is enough that the defendant acted 'because of' somebody's race.

To the Editor: Some New Hampshire Democrats are calling the voter residency requirement bill 'voter suppression.' That phrase conjures up poll taxes and literacy tests.

LAST YEAR'S SCHOOL voucher bill SB193 was soundly defeated but rose from the dead and had to be beaten back down, repeatedly. There is every reason to expect that it may rear its head again in the coming legislative session.

Conservation officers say a Florida man was rescued near Mt. Madison Wednesday after activating an emergency beacon when 'brutal,' heavy snowfall and high winds moved through the region.

In a happy sign of bald eagles' resurgence in the Granite State, 70 of the birds reached fledgling age this summer.

With the election less than two weeks away, the gloves have come off in the race for the 1st Congressional District seat.

A Manchester man who discovered a cache of bullets during an early morning walk this week has had a hard time getting rid of them. They turned out to be a rare caliber used in Russian-made handguns.

A school bus loaded with students from Lamprey River Elementary School in Raymond was involved in a crash with an SUV Wednesday afternoon that was witnessed by a panicked mother who was waiting at the bus stop and rushed to the scene with other parents.

Rep. Annie Kuster took aim at the Trump administration during a visit to Keene State College on Wednesday, calling out the attempt by Trump's officials to redefine gender.

The Vermont woman charged with negligent homicide for the crash that took the lives of two Newport residents was found not guilty Wednesday.

In a recording of an emergency 911 call on Aug. 22, caller Steve Jackson, 53, can be heard describing home invaders to a police dispatcher, home invaders who police now say never existed.

Local artist and writer John Herman will host Horror Tales and Halloween Scares Friday night at The Millspace in Newmarket. Local authors will be reading original scary stories with live spooky music accompaniment. They include Jeff Deck, Rebecca Rule, James Patrick Kelly, Dan Szczesny, Morgan Sylvia, Katherine Silva,...

PORTSMOUTH - An afternoon with five groundbreaking chefs is on the menu for Sunday's x201cRainbow Symposium III: Fabulous Food,x201d a free event featuring James Haller of Blue Strawbery fame, Throwback Brewery's Nicole Carrier of North Hampton, Doug Johnson of Portsmouth's The Rosa...

The passing of the seasons still inspires pianist George Winston, who captivated audiences in the 1980s and 1990s with albums such as x201cAutumn,x201d x201cWinter into Spring,x201d x201cDecemberx201d and x201cSummer.x201dx201cI think everything I encounter is part of it one way or another, big or...

PORTSMOUTH - Catch glimpses of long-dead sea captains, 17th-century shopkeepers and wayward pirates as they haunt the streets of Portsmouth's oldest neighborhood during the annual Ghosts on the Banke event at Strawbery Banke Museum.Tickets to the family-friendly Halloween celebration from 5:30...

Eduardo Nunez slammed a three-run pinch hit homer and Andrew Benintendi collected four hits to power the Boston Red Sox to a 8-4 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game One of the World Series on Tuesday.

David Pastrnak scored two goals and had two assists, and Patrice Bergeron added a goal and two assists to help the visiting Boston Bruins defeat the Ottawa Senators 4-1 Tuesday night.

With Halloween just around the corner, I thought it would be fun to put together a few recipes suitable for a frightful feast.

From carnivals to fairs, the candy-covered apple is one of those quintessential festival treats and, along with candy corn, a Halloween staple. Take a crisp apple and swirl it with a coating of rich caramel, or dip it in a pot of molten sugar as shiny and red as a new sports car.