Courts/Oversight

Judge still not buying theft case against former Gilmanton firefighter

NH Supreme Court again sides with government, rejecting appeal in Marlborough Right-to-Know case

Suspect who robbed man in wheelchair gets year in jail

Two sickos arrested in connection to 'Cannibal Cop' case convicted; NH man plead guilty in January

Environmentalists use NH lawsuit to argue Portland Pipeline too aged to carry Canadian oil into New England

Kittery man sentenced for 'sextortion' od Dover woman

'Hometown Hottie' indicted on drug charges

Motorist indicted on DWI charges in fatal pedestrian accident

Opinion

The Atlantic: Is Scott Brown the face of the coming Republican wave?

Portsmouth Herald satisfied with 'more than enough punishment' for small amounts of pot

Newburyport News: What would Bossy Gillis think of this?

Salt Lake City Tribune: Utah shouldn’t grab for first primary slot

William C. Triplett II: A liberal dose of green gelt

NYT - John D. Mayer: We need more tests, not fewer

Nashua Telegraph: The NH myth of local control

Eagle Tribune: Ayotte-backed ban on word won't change little girls or boys

General News

Charterhouse to pay $2bn for Nashua-based SkillSoft

It is buying the company, which is headquartered in Dublin but operates mainly from Nashua, New Hampshire, from a trio of leveraged buyout houses.

Army's newest four-star general, NH's David Perkins

The Army’s newest four-star general took the helm of the service’s most prominent Hampton Roads command Friday – a job that comes with big challenges as the Army works to remake itself after more than a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Scouts sudden eviction from Lee safety complex to air Monday

'When town officials decide that they, without so much as a note of warning, are going to exclude a civic group from using the public safety building that is available to all town civic groups, it’s my belief that the town is guilty of discrimination,' Bashont wrote.

Ayotte: 'Putin is playing hardball and Obama is playing TEE BALL'

'Putin is playing hardball and Obama is playing tee ball' in Ukraine, New Hampshire Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte claimed on Friday, castigating the White House for showing weakness on the global stage while Russia's president flexes his muscles.

HuffPo: Former NH GOP chair saves $1,000 a month with Obamacare

WASHINGTON -- The former chair of the New Hampshire Republican Party will save $1,000 a month in premiums for his family's health care package after signing up for a new policy through the Obamacare exchange.

Portland-Nova Scotia ferry departs from Singapore

The ship may also stop in Portsmouth, N.H., and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Its maiden journey with paying customers is expected to begin in Portland.

Eagles' Chip Kelly comes to Atlantic City for Maxwell Club's NFL Coach of Year Award

ATLANTIC CITY - Maxwell Football Club president Ron Jaworski did not expect to be honoring Philadelphia Eagles coach Chip Kelly on Friday night.

Brown calls Shaheen 'pledge' hypocritical

'Before I even thought of becoming a candidate, Jeanne Shaheen's allies in Washington were running negative ads against me for months,' Brown added.

10 file for tax abatements in Berlin citing wind farm

BERLIN – All ten residential property owners in Millsfield filed for 2013 property tax abatements under a poverty exemption.

Jeanne Shaheen fundraising on West Coast

While Scott Brown launched his “listening tour” with six events across New Hampshire on Saturday, Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen raised money in Seattle.

Sen. Warren urges her Mass. supporters to help bankroll Shaheen defense

Warren made a fundraising plea to her own supporters, asking them to open up their wallets for U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the incumbent Democrat Brown will face should he indeed end up running as the Republican Party's nominee.

Clinton political machine in NH next week to for secret meetings

CONCORD, N.H. — A political action committee supporting Hillary Rodham Clinton is sending staff members to visit New Hampshire next week to begin organizing support in case the former first lady and secretary of state decides to run for president in 2016.

Crimeline of Southern N.H. discontinued after 30 years and 70 cases solved

The tips led to the recovery of $71,000 in stolen property and $37,000 worth of narcotics, Penczak said.

Dartmouth College to get tough on sexual assault

HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — Dartmouth College administrators have proposed tougher punishment for students found responsible of sexual assault, including mandatory expulsion in certain cases.

Police: Killington man charged in death of Enfield man arrested again

A man who struck and killed an Enfield, N.H. man after a hit and run accident in December was arrested for consuming alcohol on Friday, police say.

Ruger announces recall of select Ruger American Rimfire rifles

Ruger is issuing a recall of a batch of Ruger American Rimfires chambered for .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire and .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire manufactured between November 17, 2013 and January 8, 2014. Some of these rifles may have been manufactured without a vent hole.

New mystery and controversy surround the iPhone 6

An executive from Gorilla Glass maker Corning basically had a fit trying to convince the world that sapphire is a horrible material to cover a smartphone screen. He definitely sounded like an exec who just lost a good amount of business.

Cold unrelenting but federal fuel assistance running low

GILFORD — As New Hampshire's winter grinds on and on, the local agency responsible for distributing federal fuel assistance has reached the bottom of its coffers.