BELMONT — A portion of busy Route 106 was closed for an hour Friday morning after a motorist struck the rear of a school bus returning to the First Student yard after having earlier dropped off students at local schools. More...
LACONIA — Thanks to the generosity of a dogloving little girl and some like-minded friends, the Laconia Police Department got one step closer on Friday toward establishing a new canine unit. Madison Dow turned 9 on Oct. More...
MEREDITH — In a show of love across the generations, the residents of the Meredith Bay Colony Club put their heads and resources together to make sure that children at the Spaulding Youth Center will have a very merry Christmas. More...
Police responded to 278 calls for service between Nov. 29 and Dec. 6. Jessica Huber, 22, of 90 S. Main St., Franklin, was charged with criminal trespassing and was released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail. More...
Police responded to 42 calls for service on Monday. Paul M. Morrissette, 20, of 15 Oakcrest Rd., Weymouth, Mass., was charged with unlawful possession of alcohol, possession of drugs in motor vehicle and driving while intoxicated. More...
Five hundred years ago there was a group of Christians living in Europe known as the Anabaptists. The Anabaptists were “anti-baptizers,” scorning infant baptism and a heap of other cherished church doctrines. More...
The other day while we were out shopping for Christmas I felt someone grab me by the arm. When I turned around my buddy Bob was standing there with a big grin. More...
BEA LEWIS/CITIZEN Protest of gun policy comes to PSU campus
By BEA LEWIS blewis@citizen.com
PLYMOUTH — A former police officer and an Army paratrooper who received an honorable medical discharge after breaking his knees during a jump sparked a public debate on a controversial topic on Friday when they organized a protest at Plymouth S More...
By GABRIELE STEINHAUSER and DON MELVIN Associated Press
BRUSSELS — Working almost to exhaustion and persuading countries one by one, European leaders agreed Friday to redefine their continent — hoping that by joining their fiscal fortunes they might stop a crippling debt crisis, save the euro More...
NEWPORT — Suspended Newport High School Principal Mark Christensen has waived his arraignment, scheduled Dec. 20 in Newport Circuit Court, on a simple assault charge involving a 16-yearold high school girl. More...
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is planning to use television commercials and billboards to draw lapsed churchgoers back to Mass. More...
It’s easy for a high school football coach to exaggerate about one of his players. He’s good at this. He’s great at that. He’s untouchable at that other thing. There is no exaggeration needed for David Mahoney. More...
MEREDITH — Gilford’s Brendan Murphy is well known for his prowess on the football field. Boys basketball coach Chip Veazey is glad the senior traded cleats for sneakers this winter. More...
For The Associated Press Margarette Kirsch always wondered what it would be like to roll across America in an 18-wheeler. With the help of the Twilight Wish Foundation, the 82-year-old found out. More...
Pea jackets are back in style. In the mid 40s, I had a navy blue one. I loved it. I would hold out my arm and catch snowflakes. The dark wool made it so much easier to examine them and not melt on my warm hand. More...
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