Courts/Oversight

NH Supreme Court reverses domestic violence order predicated on hyperbole

Keene, NH jury unable to reach decision in quadruple fatal ’89 fire

Defendant doesn't last long as his own attorney

Treasurer accused of stealing $10,000 from Henniker PTA seeks to lessen charge

One-time USA Springs investment source indicted on federal fraud charges

Vt. man sentenced to 22 years in kidnapping, chase that crossed into NH

Justice Department files 'Fair Housing' lawsuit against Jaffrey property owner

Ilya Shapiro: New Hampshire school choice case assumes government owns your income

Opinion

Boston Herald - Michael Graham: Run, Scott, run ... to N.H. for shot at the Senate

Kimberly Atkins: Scott Brown’s gun-control stance will be biggest N.H. obstacle

Fosters: Highway plan held hostage?

General News

Winter cold natural gas price spike causes three-day shutdown at Gorham papermill

GORHAM – Gorham Paper and Tissue shut down production for three days over the weekend as the extreme cold temperatures spiked natural gas prices. GPT CEO Mike Cummings said about 100 employees were temporarily laid off Saturday, Sunday, and Monday as both production and shipping operations were shut down.

No charges after Santa panics Hollis school

HOLLIS, N.H. —Police in southern New Hampshire said a man dressed as Santa Claus was only trying to spread some cheer but ended up panicking officials when he knocked on school windows and entered the building.

Kevin Schnepf: Dome deja vu for UNH coach

Fargo - It was back in 2005, the year Appalachian State's football team began its string of three straight national championships, when Sean McDonnell experienced his first dome game.

NH House considers raising juvenile delinquent age

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire is considering joining 40 other states and the federal government in treating 17-year-olds accused of crimes as juveniles instead of adults.

Benefits increase sought for NH jobless

Those who collecting unemployment benefits in the future could see increases in their checks of up to 11.5 percent if a New Hampshire Employment Council recommendation, backed by the governor, makes it through the Legislature.

Laconia police want 2nd-hand shop under pawnshop law

LACONIA — Police are looking to put some more teeth into the city's pawnshop ordinance by adding secondhand merchandise dealers to the list of businesses that must report daily to them. Only secondhand dealers who buy merchandise from the general public would be included.

Concord sex offender who sparked counseling center feud pleads guilty

A 42-year-old Concord sex offender who touched off a dispute earlier this year over the location of his counseling center in a residential neighborhood pleaded guilty yesterday to entering a home near the facility and assaulting an 11-year-old girl inside.

Drone-like 'quadcopter' has police on lookout

GREENLAND — Local police are asking residents to be on the lookout for a drone-like flying device believed to have gone rogue and crash landed somewhere in town.

Planning board denies poultry barn for 20,000 chickens in Dunbarton

“To have 20,000 chickens in the middle of hundreds of homes and hundreds of children and hundreds of people, it wasn't appropriate,” neighbor Catherine Van Norstrand said.

Boston Globe: Left, right unite against Scott Brown in NH

Brown appeared buoyed by the protests. “It kind of energizes me,” he said with a wide smile.

Man gets 5 to 10 years for assault that left victim blind in one eye

ROCHESTER — Clifford Gagnon, who caused another man to become blind on one eye during a Valentine’s Day assault, was ordered this week to serve five to 10 years in state prison.

Mass. man gets 5 to 15 wears for fatal DWI crash in Newport

Newport — A Massachusetts man tearfully apologized on Thursday to the family of a Windsor woman who died in a drunk driving accident he caused last April in Claremont. At an emotional hearing in Sullivan Superior Court, Luke …

New Hampshire’s state legislature is nine times larger than Nebraska’s

We reached out to the folks at the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures, and they graciously provided us with state-by-state data on the sizes of legislative bodies in each state.

Introducing the Ruger LCRx, the new DA/SA LCR (VIDEO)

Ruger is introducing a new model of LCR snub-nosed revolver, and for all that is proven and familiar, one thing is very different. The LCRx is a compact, polymer-framed five-shot backup revolver like most other LCRs, except this revolver has an exposed hammer.

Project calls for 300 housing units, plus retail space in Dover

DOVER — A mixed-use development with more than 300 residential units proposed off Dover Point Road cleared a procedural step after the Planning Board approved a conditional use permit.

Hannaford opening store at former NH Stop & Shop

EXETER, N.H. (AP) -- Hannaford is opening a supermarket in the spring in the former Stop & Shop building in Exeter, N.H.

Trailer released for latest Sandler film 'Blended'

In the film, Adam and Drew play single parents who have an awful first date…and then find themselves on vacation together in Africa with their families. They’re joined in the film by stars like Joel McHale, Bella Thorne, and more.

Custom scooter team creates Vespa-Segway hybrid

Segways aren't exactly stylish vehicles, but a Spanish custom scooter shop has gone about fixing this by employing the distinctive styling of Vespa.

Jewish Daily Forward: Top 13 culture highlights of 2013

Sarah Silverman came out with a new HBO special this year, and was in the news for her new YouTube channel as well for wearing a cross.

Dallas Voice: Q&A with NH comedian Sarah Silverman

And in her 20-year career (she began in 1993 with a spot on Saturday Night Live), her hit comedy special, Jesus is Magic, and her own sitcom, The Sarah Silverman Program, the comedian has established herself as one of the ballsiest voices of our time.