SANDWICH — Four candidates for three seats on the Inter-Lakes School Board fielded the most questions during a candidates’ forum held Sunday at the historic Methodist Church. More...
Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Cross-border fighting between Gaza and Israel, touched off by Israel’s killing of a top militant leader, showed no signs of letting up on its fourth day. More...
BELMONT — A petitioned warrant article seeking to replace the traditional school district meeting with SB-2, or the Official Ballot Act, was defeated the Shaker Regional School District’s annual meeting, held Friday. More...
BRISTOL — If voters on March 17 have a feeling of déjà vu when they come to Article 10 on the Bristol Town Warrant and see the third request in three years for funds to build an addition to the Minot- Sleeper Library, that is nothing compared t More...
LACONIA — The Citizen’s annual used book sale is gaining momentum, with so many donations coming through the door that volunteers are going full-out to try and have everything ready by the end of the month. More...
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon plans to resume programs that would pay for military training and equipment in Yemen, nearly a year after halting aid to the key counterterrorism partner because of escalating internal chaos. More...
Editor, The Citizen: Over the past three years the Inter-Lakes School District has faced numerous challenges, many of which have been financial in nature. More...
Editor, The Citizen: The Alton Teachers’ Association is a part of the community that values public schools and learning, despite the many obstacles to successful education. More...
The shortage of space at the Minot-Sleeper Library in Bristol was noted 20 years after its opening but it has taken more than 100 years to reach the point where a new addition is really within reach. More...
Caroline Gordon, a novelist and literary critic who died in 1981, said, “A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way.” Some bridge deals are like that. More...
Soot removal Dear Heloise: We just bought a house and are in the process of remodeling. I am having trouble removing SOOT FROM THE OLD FIREPLACE. Do you have any suggestions for how to do this? — Kellie, via email More...
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials were scrambling Sunday to contain the damage caused when an American soldier in Afghanistan wandered off base and allegedly gunned down more than a dozen villagers. More...
WASHINGTON — Wait — haven’t we seen this movie before? Companies are generating waves of jobs, and unemployment is down. The same thing happened last year around this time. More...
CONCORD — Michelle Obama brought her “Let’s Move” campaign against childhood obesity to New Hampshire’s capital Friday during a visit to a neighborhood nonprofit group. More...
CONCORD — Abortion opponents call a bill before New Hampshire’s House “informed consent” because it requires women to wait 24 hours and be given information on fetal development, but pro-choice groups say it is insulting to re More...
PLYMOUTH — The scouting report on the Moultonborough boys basketball team this season could be chopped and condensed into a single concept: Stop Marcus Swedberg. But not on Saturday. More...
MANCHESTER – It took the best player in the division, the best team in the division and the most unlikely shot to derail Prospect Mountain’s unbelievable playoff run. And that almost wasn’t enough. More...
Creativity has always been at the heart of human efforts. In today’s world it is extremely obvious that innovation has come a long way and is used as an ally to businesses in creating unexpected value. More...
MEGAN DEARBORN, above, is among the first graders from Carpenter Elementary School in Wolfeboro who visited the Hunter’s Sugar House in Tamworth on Thursday and enjoyed the chance to collect sa More...
A SURE sign of spring arrived Friday, March 9 at Plymouth State University as members of the class of 2012 began preparations for their graduation. More...