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Garry Raynos State House Dome All eyes on House as casino vote nears
The question that has been hanging over the Legislature all session will be decided this week: Will the state take the tentative step of legalizing one casino?The House will decide the fate of Senate Bill 152 Wednesday. The bill, which passed the Senate on a 16-8 vote and has the support of Gov. Maggie Hassan, would allow up to 5,000 video slot machines and 150 table games in a complex costing ...
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Ted Siefers City Hall School board on the defensive over Cupcake-gate
It was a busy week for the Board of School Committee. There was debate over the Common Core curriculum standards and the details of the technology overhaul, and then there was Cupcake-gate.As the Union Leader first reported on Wednesday, the Coordination Committee has signed off on a school policy that would limit birthday and holiday parties to one per month. There could be more parties, but ...
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43 killers on lifetime parole - but where
There are 43 killers who have been released from state prison on lifetime parole, but don't expect to find out whether they live next door to you or any other information about their supervision in ...
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Official says NH abortion sites need state scrutiny
Abortion clinics are not licensed, inspected or regulated by the state in New Hampshire, but Rep. Kathleen Souza, a longtime Republican right-to-life activist, is writing legislation to mandate such oversight in the wake of the Philadelphia abortion doctor ...
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Chechen decries Boston attack
MANCHESTER (MCT) - A Chechen rebel-turned-refugee - whose meetings with marathon bombing mastermind Tamerlan Tsarnaev drew FBI agents to search his home this week - wrapped himself in the U.S. flag Friday, saying he loves his adopted country and the deadly attacks left him with "shame and ...
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Dave DOnofrios Sox Beat These Red Sox dont quit
May 17, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Koji Uehara (19) celebrates with catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia (39) after beating the Minnesota Twins at Target Field. The Red Sox won 3-2 in 10 innings. Mandatory Credit: Jesse Johnson-USA TODAY ...
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Heroin use deaths spike in New Hampshire
New Hampshire has seen a sharp spike in the number of people using - and dying from - heroin. And authorities say it's linked to the epidemic of prescription drug abuse.In the mid-2000s, seven or eight people a year were dying from heroin in New Hampshire. In 2011, there were 49 deaths classified as heroin-related by the state Medical Examiner's Office, and last year, that number was ...
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Judge rules former NH Senate candidate must pay ex-wife lawyer 20000
LACONIA - A judge has ordered a city man who ran for state Senate last year to pay at least $20,000 to his ex-wife and her attorney in a divorce dispute.Judge James M. Carroll, in the 4th Circuit Court-Family Division, said a "fraud was perpetrated" by Josh Youssef regarding disputed financial transactions with his ...
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UNH hires firm to redesign one of its logos
DURHAM - The University of New Hampshire has contracted with a New York City firm to redesign one of the school's logos."The president's Cabinet identified this project as overdue and crucial to not only recruiting efforts both in and out of the state but to the success of the next comprehensive campaign," university spokeswoman Erika Mantz ...
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Underestimating NH Gun control picks two wrong targets
National gun control groups that are focusing unprecedented pressure on U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte are greatly underestimating not just the New Hampshire senator but also the great majority of New Hampshire people. Sen. Ayotte is not easily intimidated, and Granite Staters don't like their intelligence ...
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Disengaged Obamas lousy excuse
Truman famously kept a sign on his desk that declared "The buck stops here." A corresponding sign on Obama's desk would read: "What buck?" The President said of the Benghazi scandal, "there is no there there." That is untrue regarding Benghazi, but perfectly true about his administrative abilities. The President, by his own admission, is vastly unaware of what ...
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Roaming jihadis A terrorist visits Manchester
Lest certain reactionary types blame George W. Bush's warmongering for the bombings, the U.S. House voted 420-1 to authorize force against Afghanistan, and the Senate voted for it 98-0. Barack Obama supported the war, and four years into his presidency we are still there. To blame American foreign policy for the Tsarnaevs' terrorism is to demand surrender. If we cannot respond to a ...
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Vin Sylvia Series key starts ends with Z
There are three schools of thought regarding the meaning of the Bruins' 3-2, overtime victory over the Rangers in Thursday's Game 1:1.) It proved just how evenly matched the teams are and strengthened the notion that we're likely looking at a seven-game series of low-scoring games, most of them determined by a single ...
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Mike Cotes Business Editors Notebook Vending machines go natural
5/17/13--Beth Finnigan and her daughter, Julia, gather by a vending machine at Bow High School on Friday. The pair have started ecovending, which provides healthy choices in vending machines. DAVID LANE/UNION ...
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Casino is bad bet for New Hampshire
The vote will likely be just as close when the full House votes on Wednesday, May 22, and that is why we implore Seacoast representatives to oppose the proposed casino, which would feature 5,000 video slot machines, 150 table games and would do far more damage than good for the Granite ...
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Winning ticket for $590.5 million Powerball jackpot sold in Florida
(Reuters) - One winning ticket for a record U.S. Powerball lottery jackpot worth $590.5 million was sold in Florida, organizers said late on ...
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Another View -- Glenn Normandeau Protecting endangered non-game species a NH success story
As we observe the 40th anniversary of the federal Endangered Species Act this month, it is affirming to look at the progress that's been made for rare wildlife in New Hampshire. Many of us can remember the "silent spring" that was the catalyst for this key federal legislation that provided protection for species facing possible extinction. By 1970, the pesticide DDT had devastated ...
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NH College Notebook Honors keep coming for several Granite State athletes
The honors keep coming for Gorham's Eric Jensen, shortstop for Wheaton College's nationally ranked baseball team. Jensen, who the previous week was named New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Player of the Year, last week was one of five Wheaton players named to the all-New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association ...
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Sam Asanos Lets Invent Inventors beware of PGL -- Paranoia greed and laziness
Editor's note: Sam Asano's column on inventing debuted in the Portsmouth Herald earlier this year. We have been publishing his collected columns in sequence in the Sunday and Monday business sections over the past several weeks. Beginning tomorrow, the column will appear only on ...
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John Harrigan Time to do whats right for the loons haunting call in the night
I've heard from all sides on the issue of lead jigs and lures versus their effects on loons, and have been asked to write about it because a defining bill is before the House, and will come up in the ensuing week. This action should not be tabled or sent to committee, where so many bills are sent to ...
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Andy Schachats On the Run Lots to love about NH road racetriathlon scene
The awards night reminded me how much I love being part of the New Hampshire road race and triathlon scene, and of how special that scene is. That got me thinking about all of the things I love about New Hampshire road and triathlon racing, so I made a ...
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Mind your flea-market manners
Part-time musician and flea-market dealer Lowell Keith of Wareham, Mass., shows off a vintage bass at Shirley's Flea Market in Hollis. Keith says he scours yard sales for deals he can offer at flea markets. (BARBARA ...
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Marine think tank to move to former Great Bay campus
The Executive Council on Wednesday approved the sale of the former Great Bay Community College campus building and land in Stratham to Juliet Marine Systems for $2.75 million. The company plans to move its headquarters there. ...
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Numbers Drawn For Record-Setting $600 Million Powerball Jackpot
BOSTON (CBS) — The numbers drawn Saturday night for the biggest Powerball jackpot ever were 10-13-14-22-52-PB11. The odds of matching all six numbers drawn to win the jackpot are about 1 in 175 million, according to a prepared statement from the Massachusetts Lottery. The odds of matching the first five numbers drawn to win the game's $1 million second prize are about 1 in 5.1 ...
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Investigators seek cause of Conn. train crash
Federal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically.<br /><br />More than 60 people were hospitalized Friday night when an eastbound commuter train derailed and collided with a westbound passenger train near the Connecticut suburb of ...
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Memorial Bridge is falling down, falling down
The Memorial Bridge linking New Hampshire and Maine is a historical landmark, its been there for over 80 years, but the bridge is old and in this age of recession, expensive repair work versus more valuable replacement may soon see the structure razed and replaced.
The Memorial Bridge that links Portsmouth in New Hampshire to Kittery in Maine is ageing. The through truss lift bridge is over 80 years old and has begun to feel its age in recent years, on the 16th of October, 2009 state authorities issued an emergency closure of the bridge due to essential repairs that were needed and its weight limit has steadily been reduced over the last year or so. Read more
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