HOLDERNESS — They came from as far away north as the upper reaches of Maine, the Lake Champlain Valley to the east and from southern New England, representing the Western Abenaki, the Penobscots, the Wampanoags, the Pennacooks, the Sokoki and t More...
LACONIA — A Bay State man convicted of second-degree assault pleaded chargeable to a probation violation for failing to pay court ordered restitution. More...
STEWARTSTOWN — The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department reported that a 36-year-old man died over the weekend as a result of a snowmobile accident in northern New Hampshire. More...
TILTON — Following an incident on Saturday, Police Chief Robert Cormier issued a warning to residents to be wary of doorto door contractor scams. More...
WASHINGTON — The $143 billion payroll tax cut won by President Barack Obama may be the last significant measure he receives from a deeply divided Congress that promises to only get more polarized as Election Day approaches. More...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has halted oil shipments to Britain and France, the Oil Ministry said Sunday, in an apparent pre-emptive blow against the European Union after the bloc imposed sanctions on Iran’s crucial fuel exports. More...
CHICAGO — A small but growing number of teens and even younger children who think they were born the wrong sex are getting support from parents and from doctors who give them sexchanging treatments, according to reports in the medical journal P More...
WASHINGTON — Two coming developments, one dismal and one excellent, pertain to America’s memory of a great man. One of several oversight panels soon will consider a proposed memorial to Dwight Eisenhower. More...
GILFORD — A group of Wesley Woods residents from Gilford have banded together to knit and crochet 25 scarves and hats for The Liberty House in Manchester . More...
LACONIA — The Belknap Mill Quilter's Guild (BMQG) recently voted to present a $1,000 scholarship to the Lakes Region Scholarship Foundation, joining that agency in its mission to promote and encourage higher education opportunities to residents More...
PLYMOUTH — On five spring Thursdays at 7 p.m. Pease Public Library offers a sneak peak at the near future. “View of a Changing World” offers exciting programs on five different topics that will change our world. More...
STEVENS PASS, Wash. — Three skiers were killed Sunday when an avalanche swept them about a quarter-mile down an outof bounds canyon at a popular resort, but a fourth skier caught up in the slide was saved by a safety device, authorities said. More...
PYONGYANG, North Korea — North Korea will launch “merciless” strikes if South Korea goes through with planned live-fire drills Monday in a disputed front-line area near their disputed sea border, a North Korean officer warned in an More...
CONCORD — Legally blind since she was 9, Chrissy Fairbanks just got word she’s losing the $363 state welfare check she got each month from New Hampshire because she gets federal assistance due to her disability. More...
CONCORD — A bail bond company is hoping New Hampshire’s highest court will let it off the hook for $11,000 in forfeited bonds, saying it couldn’t very well bust its client out of jail in Vermont so he could show up for trial in New More...
FRANKLIN — The Franklin girls basketball team had stuck with its full-court press all game, so Abby Kaplan’s reaction was almost second nature. Her potentially game-icing free throw had just missed. Hillsboro-Deering had the rebound. More...
FORT MYERS, Fla.— With a temper that can run hotter than one of his overpowering fastballs, Josh Beckett has never hesitated to let it be known when someone has piqued his anger. More...
Editor, The Citizen: My name is Rebecca Alosa and I am running for the Meredith seat on the SAU #2 School Board. In 1994, I graduated from ILHS, and went on to pursue my M.Ed. More...
Editor, The Citizen: Having had a home on Les Pond for forty years we have watched milfoil grow from a few patches of lacy green fronds to the scourge it has become today. More...
Editor, The Citizen: I write my letters for independent thinkers who are open to reading what I try to do research on. I may not be as old as some of you, but I have been around awhile. More...
Seed starter Dear Readers: Want to get a start on SEEDLINGS FOR YOUR GARDEN? Here are some hints about reusing everyday items to get them going: More...