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IF YOU ARE like most people in New Hampshire, when you hear about the Executive Council, you probably have one question: What's that?

The recent 1 million accounting error in Dunbarton's school budget highlights why taxpayers should be able to be heard in court. The school board wanted to hold on to the money in a reserve fund, but needed court approval to have a special school meeting to okay their plan.

BRETT KAVANAUGH has been confirmed to the Supreme Court. But the reaction to the Kavanaugh nomination demonstrates one reason why the court needs more justices with Kavanaugh's philosophy, even if you think Kavanaugh himself should not be on the court.

Candice Groth joined Merchants Fleet Management as director of purchasing.

You could sense a giant exhale from the team and its fan base when the University of New Hampshire beat Holy Cross 28-0 Saturday in Durham. After an 0-4 start, the Wildcats were desperate for a win. They got that and more.

Question: I have invented a device that improves the efficiency of home heating systems. I would like to discuss potential relationships with large furnace manufacturers, but I'm terrified they'll steal my idea. How can I protect myself?

OK, READER, tell me what you think.

Publicly traded, multi-industry manufacturer Standex International Corp., headquartered at 11 Keewaydin Drive in Salem, recently acquired the private company Agile Magnetics for 39 million in an all-cash transaction, according to a news release.

State officials chose NextPhase Medical Devices as the setting to celebrate the beginning of Manufacturing Month in New Hampshire.

Police said a Hooksett man died in a motorcycle crash in Candia Saturday afternoon.

City police are teaming up today with two city hospitals and multiple agencies to stage a live training exercise involving mass 'casualties' at Manchester High School West.

The school board is considering hiring a collection agency to deal with more than 32,000 in unpaid school lunch bills.

Richard Chevrefils has been selected to receive the 2018 AARP New Hampshire Andrus Award for Community Service, the association's most prestigious volunteer award.

Postal Service employees and their supporters are expected to rally outside Manchester City Hall today in opposition to a proposal by the Trump administration to privatize the U.S. mail.

Pete and Gerry's Organics LLC's Nellie's Free-Range Eggs has been named the official egg of the Boston Red Sox, joining a list of team-approved brands that over the past two years have included the addition of Samuel Adams beer, Yankee Lobster and Kenyon International electric grills.

A city man died early Sunday after failing to negotiate a curve while merging onto Interstate 93, New Hampshire State Police said.

KEENE -- Pumpkin Festivals major sponsor, Zippo, returns. Majore sponsor coming back after the 2014 riots shut the festival.

What looked like a Stewart-Haas Racing victory parade for much of Sunday afternoon ended in a wild overtime scramble, with Chase Elliott taking the checkered flag in the Gander Outdoors 400 at Dover International Speedway.

Twenty people were killed when a stretch limousine crashed into another vehicle in a parking lot of a crowded store in upstate New York on Saturday, in what federal authorities are calling the deadliest U.S. crash in nearly a decade.

A family of five will return from a weekend away without a place to stay, after fire officials say a first-floor blaze Saturday night left their Mitchell Avenue home uninhabitable.