CONCORD — Spurred by major storms that have left millions of New Englanders without power, a Senate committee is questioning what can be done at the federal level to better prepare for and respond to natural disasters. More...
CONCORD — The Senate Finance Committee unanimously voted Thursday to outlaw taxing Internet access in hopes of clearing up confusion over how a tax is being applied 22 years after it was created. More...
ALTON — The New Hampshire Police K9 Academy recently presented its 2011 Trainer of the Year Award to Alton Police K9 Handler Christian Johnson. Johnson, who is one of the instructors at the N.H. More...
GILFORD — Selectmen have authorized resident and attorney Peter Millham to represent the town in any legal matter that may arise with the passing of a new bill that could affect the town’s representation in Concord. More...
LACONIA — Much to the chagrin of its members who want something done now — be it demolition or camouflage — the Laconia City Council seems resigned to the fact that the New Hampshire Supreme Court, sometime before September, will de More...
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands — Former Liberian President Charles Taylor became the first head of state since World War II to be convicted by an international war crimes court, a historic verdict that sends a message that tyrants worldwide will be More...
TRIPOLI, Libya — Libya’s interim ruling council has fired the nation’s Cabinet just five months after it took office, citing incompetence, two senior officials said Thursday, just two months before the country’s first national More...
Three decades ago, Ronald Reagan, the president whose name is invoked with reverence by campaigning Republicans, got a lot of political mileage out of complaining about what turned out to be a mythical Cadillac-driving “welfare queen.” Th More...
BELMONT — When Hillside Meadow Agway in Tilton closed last year and a prime piece of property along Route 3 in Belmont became available, Paul Osborne, whose family owns Agway stores in Hooksett and Concord, decided it was time to open a store i More...
MANCHESTER — St. Mary’s Bank, the nation’s first credit union, has announced the appointment of Michael Iacopucci of Belmont as residential loan originator. More...
PLYMOUTH — The movers and shakers of the Pemi-Baker and Newfound regions turned out in force Thursday night for the 20th annual meeting of the Plymouth Regional Chamber of Commerce whose highlight was the remote presentation of the James C. More...
OSSIPEE (AP) — A judge has denied bail for a Wolfeboro man charged with attempted murder who allegedly attacked his girlfriend with a rock and pushed her into a burning fire pit. More...
WASHINGTON — The House ignored Obama administration objections Thursday and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and private companies. More...
WEST BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — Steve Wohlen lay on his front lawn, blue, unconscious and barely breathing, overdosing on heroin. His mother ran outside, frantically assembling a pen-like canister. More...
AUGUSTA, Maine — A superior court jury on Thursday delivered what a defense lawyer viewed as a victory for the Occupy movement as it deadlocked in a criminal trespass case stemming from a protest on the governor’s mansion property last fa More...
CONCORD (AP) — The children of a Vermont woman who drowned while being transported by a New Hampshire-based airboat rescue squad have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against the squad, the boat’s manufacturer and the town of Springf More...
INDIANAPOLIS — The changing of the guard is official in Indy: Andrew Luck is coming to town. As expected, Indianapolis chose its successor to Peyton Manning on Thursday, taking the Stanford quarterback No. More...
BELMONT — Bret Spaulding was ready to pitch on his tender left ankle Thursday. He wasn’t so prepared for the second inning, when the health of that ankle was put to the test again and again. More...
Editor, The Citizen: The Lakeport Community Association thanks Ray Corliss and the LA East Band for their tribute to our late president, Wanda Tibbetts. More...
Editor, The Citizen: National Volunteer Week is a week-long recognition of the hardworking volunteers in our community and who support the many worthwhile causes. The WOW Trail would like to take this opportunity to say - Thank You! More...
LACONIA — On April 17th, Mitch Hamel, chair of The Laconia Endowment Educational Foundation presented grants to teachers for two Laconia High School programs. More...
MEREDITH — The Meredith Library Genealogy Club will welcome Aimee Fogg as she discusses her work in identifying soldiers buried at Henri- Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium. This includes PVT. Thomas Burns of Meredith. More...
Herman Kahn, founder of the Hudson Institute think tank and a prominent military strategist who died in 1983, said, “A surprising number of government committees will make important decisions on fundamental matters with less attention than each More...
Dear Heloise: Greetings from Louisbourg, Nova Scotia! After recently purchasing new lock sets for our home, I realized how many KEYS get tossed in the garbage when locks of different types are changed. More...
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