NEWS
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Conway Daily Sun: 'A liar, a load of laundry and a lack of physical evidence is the state's case,' says Moulton attorney


Skunk rescued in NH dies before debut at NY wildlife center
Trillium had been in quarantine for several weeks at The Wild Center in Tupper Lake, in the Adirondack Mountains. The Wild Center got her from the Squam Lakes Natural Science Center in Holderness, N.H., where she was rehabilitated.


Charlestown, NH man, 66, pleads not guilty to Vt. charge of lewd and lascivious conduct with a child
Witnesses said that prior to Baldasaro following the child into the home alone and cornering it, he made numerous crude comments about the child and about the cheerleading camp it recently attended.


NH Pentecostal church mulls bankruptcy in wake of court loss to Concord
Now, the New Hampshire church is facing the possibility of bankruptcy, since it cannot pay the tax arrears and may have to sell the 26.1-acre property.


NH trio charged with smashing cast iron water main and stealing the metal from Route 125 road project in Haverhill, Mass.
HAVERHILL — Three people have been arrested and charged with stealing cast-iron water mains from a Middlesex Street storage site used by the company doing the road construction project on South Main Street.


NHPR Audio: Rye passes ordinance requiring bicycle riders to travel in single file


BUSINESS
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NHBR: Government spending on infrastructure contracts up, other construction down


Planet Fitness leases 20,000 sf in Madison, Wisc. mall


Berlin Daily Sun: Newly formed Presby Steel restocks Berlin mill in anticipation of construction turn around
"We have retained the expertise of Isaacson's employees, and along with our resources and buying power have reinvigorated the business to even better serve the market," said General Manager Jim McMahon. "Our employees have a wealth of knowledge, and that, combined with our fully stocked shelves, allows us to provide the best customer service to anyone needing steel, from the largest business to the homeowner who needs just one piece. And, because we are a warehouse with warehouse prices, we can offer a pricing edge that allows us to be competitive."


Court approves sale of 30 Nassau Stations
The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for DELAWARE has approved the sale of 30 NASSAU BROADCASTING stations to BILL BINNIE's CARLISLE CAPITAL CORPORATION for $12.5 million. Judge KEVIN GROSS signed off on the order approving the deal on WEDNESDAY (5/30).


USA Springs auction set for July 20


Cardiovascularbusiness.com:: Sunshine laws don't change physician prescribing
Nair and colleagues hypothesized that Sunshine laws act as a deterrent, compelling physicians to prescribe less of branded drugs. To test their hypothesis, they looked at two states—Maine and West Virginia—that had enacted sunshine laws in 2004 and compared them with demographically similar states that had no such laws. For Maine, the comparator states were New Hampshire and Rhode Island. For West Virginia, they were Kentucky and Delaware. The researchers selected statins and SSRIs, two classes of pharmaceuticals that are aggressively marketed and can be substituted with clinically and pharmacologically similar therapies.


Stonyfield Farm Co-founder Proud to Support Organic Farmers
Hirshberg is being inducted into the Social Venture Network's (SVN) Hall of Fame as part of the network's 25th anniversary celebrations, and is one of five people being recognized in the environmental evangelist category.


FEATURES / ENTERTAINMENT
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NHPR: Old People Smell Different, Not Worse
Researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia and Sweden's Karolinska Institute found that people can reliably distinguish the body odor of elderly people from a whiff of the young or middle-aged.


Boston Herald: 'OxyMorons' scribe gets slammered in NH
John Hickey, 34, Charlestown's self-proclaimed “OxyBandit,” who went to prison, allegedly found God and wrote a “redemption” script about his life, is being held on $25,000 cash bail.


Poof Tardiff: Once Upon A Berlin Time 1965-VIII
Berlin Police Department signed a contract in late 1965 that made them the first unit in New Hampshire to have a union.


Laconia Airport open house Saturday
GILFORD — While most people recognize airports are a vital area resource, not everyone realizes the value brought to the Lakes Region by the Laconia Municipal Airport. "Some don't even know we have this gem of an airport right here in Gilford," said Diane Cooper, airport manager.


Frank Lloyd Wright Fallingwater letter on auction block in NH shows friction with contractor
"It is only fair to say to you directly that you will either fish or cut bait or I will. I am willing to quit if I must but unwilling to go with my eyes open into the failure of my work," Wright wrote. "I have not built one hundred and ninety of the world's important buildings without knowing the look of the thing when it turns up on the job. Failure, I mean, by way of treacherous interference."


ShalomLife.com - Video: Sarah Silverman's 1997 Standup Debut on Letterman


Mark Wahlberg Out, Adam Sandler In For Will Ferrell's Football Comedy 'Three Mississippi'


POLITICS
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N.H. House bill would allow recordings of public officials


PRIMARY
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Condoleezza Rice to endorse Romney


Buddy Roemer Ends Dark Horse Bid for White House
Making campaign finance reform one of the centerpieces of his campaign, Roemer had been seeking the Republican nomination and focused on making a breakthrough in New Hampshire, the first primary state.


OPINION
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Keene Sentinel: When private donors help pay for public projects
But for the charitable sector, many cities would not be what they are today. Consider the case of Keene...


FreeKeene.com: New Movers: 'Why we chose Manchester'
Take this love letter to Manchester with a grain of salt. We're not there yet!


SPORTS
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'One-In-a-Million' lacrosse toss leads to $100,000 damage to gymnasium in Keene
A few players tossing around a lacrosse ball ended up flooding a gymnasium in Keene, N.H., after an errant pass bounced off a wall and sprang upward, knocking a sprinkler-head cage into the sprinkler head and setting off the whole sprinkler system. The incident occurred on May 18. Preliminary estimates have pegged damages at in excess of $100,000.


Non-profit Laconia Ice Arena sets out to raise $267K to replace aging refrigeration system


Portland, Oregon marathon throws down the gauntlet - 'Hey New Hampshire, Oregon's waiting for you!'
New Hampshire was the only state not represented at the Rock 'n' Roll Portland Half Marathon


After 31 years, NASCAR loses a voice and NHMS gains one
Rather, Berrgren has founded a corporation with the intention of building an auto racing museum at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. And he'll do more of what he's always done following the Fox TV season.


POC Eastern States Cup Plattekill Pro GRT Race Report
For a second year, Attitash Mountain Resort will serve as a host venue for the POC Eastern States Cup downhill mountain biking series. The POC Eastern States Cup is the USA Cycling Eastern Regional Championship Series with events being held in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, and New York. This year, Attitash Mountain Resort will host two events, a regular series points event on the weekend of June 2 & 3 and the New Hampshire State Championship Finals occurring September 15 & 16.


NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing To Arrive In New England In 2013


PASS Triple Header Matinee at Riverside Speedway Sunday
The Groveton speed plant will host the touring pros after a one year hiatus and fans of the Super Late Model, Mod and Sportsman series are anxiously anticipating their return to the Connecticut river valley oval.