MANCHESTER - Two-thirds of the city's aldermen say they are willing to consider a modest tax increase to protect city jobs and maintain services that would be cut under Mayor Frank Guinta's $276 million budget proposal.
A majority of UnionLeader.com survey respondents who describe themselves as Manchester residents say Manchester Police Chief David Mara -- and his officers -- should live in the city.
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Loss of income and rising costs are causing more homeowners to fall behind in payments. Just more than 6 percent of mortgages in New Hampshire are delinquent. For the first time since 1992, that's comparable to the national rate.
Consumers will be paying substantially more for gas this summer and fall after the PUC approved increases.
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MANCHESTER - A homeless man threatened to blow up Citizens Bank on Elm Street if he didn't get $50 million, police said.
NASHUA - According to investigation reports, Ivonne Hernandez' car was traveling at a high rate of speed when it plowed into a group in Nashua, killing Matthew Beaudoin.
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BOSTON - It's no longer Red Sox, Yankees and then the rest; the American League East is emerging as a tough division.
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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE House will vote tomorrow on a bill that proposes to collect one cent from every "drink container," excluding milk products and baby formula, sold within the state. The amount collected by this container fee is estimated to be about $10 million. Unlike other states that charge a deposit on bottles and cans (aside from the obvious fact that it is not a typical 10- or five-cent deposit, but only a penny) this fee is paid and collected at the wholesale level.
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