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Apartment building burns in "suspicious" fire

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:23:41 GMT

MANCHESTER - Firefighters are battling a two-alarm blaze this morning in a vacant Mammoth Road apartment building. Fire Chief James Burkush said the fire is suspicious.

At 4, drowning victim had touched lives

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

DOVER - When four-year-old Aiden Finch wasn't wearing his Spider-Man suit, he was climbing trees. He drowned Saturday in Sanford, Maine, despite the best efforts of his parents, both of whom dove into the Mousam River to try to save him

ITT buys Nashua college, cashes in

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As valuable as anything in the transaction was Daniel Webster's regional accreditation, which is normally associated with the traditional academic culture. An investor said the for-profit ITT Educational Services Inc. could see its $3.8 billion market value grow by 26 percent.

Hooksett cops, burglary suspect bloodied in Cinemagic foot chase

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:35:59 GMT

HOOKSETT - Two police officers had to be tested for diseases at a hospital last weekend after a wild brawl with a burglary suspect left all three of them bloody, police said.

Two charged in bracelet theft

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:57:46 GMT

GOFFSTOWN - Justin Beaudin, 19, and Joshua Spain, 20, are facing charges in connection with a robbery at a local jewelry store.

Jury hears details of nighttime boat crash

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

LACONIA - Jurors are told Erica Blizzard's 37-foot boat was going 33 miles an hour at a minimum when it slammed into an outcropping off Diamond Island on Lake Winnipesaukee, killing a passenger.

Failed mortgage firm trustee allowed $50,000 in fees

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:20:47 GMT

MANCHESTER - U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge J. Michael Deasy will approve $50,000 in legal fees for the trustee of failed mortgage brokerage businesses Financial Resources Mortgage Inc. and CL&M Inc.

Cracked window forces emergency landing at Pease

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

PORTSMOUTH - A KC-135 New Hampshire Air National Guard plane has landed safely at Pease International Airport after a window cracked mid-flight.

Tessier sentenced to 4 years in federal facility

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

CONCORD - Thomas J. Tessier, a longtime Manchester attorney and city water commissioner was sentenced yesterday for bank fraud, mail fraud and money laundering .

John DiStaso's Granite Status: No more racing at Rockingham Park

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:54:48 GMT

Rockingham Park has told state racing regulators that it intends to have no live racing at the historic facility, according to Racing and Charitable Gaming Commission Chairman Timothy J. "Ted" Connors.

Firefighters class action suit to be filed

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:08:43 GMT

CONCORD - The Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire tomorrow will file a class action lawsuit against the Local Government Center and its Health Trust alleging that the LGC "has been amassing a large amount of New Hampshire taxpayer dollars that must be returned to the cities and towns," union president David Lang said this afternoon.

State House Dome: AG, Executive Council critical of liquor chief

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:58:59 GMT

Attorney General Michael Delaney and members of the Executive Council this morning criticized Liquor Commission Enforcement Chief Eddie Edwards for his public statements about a high-profile criminal investigation.

Disturbing, improper and unprofessional were their assessments of the way Edwards has handled himself.

Edwards has appeared on television and in the press discussing details of the allegations that led to a paid leave for Liquor Commissioner Mark Bodi.

Senate kills bill to extend death penalty to home invasion cases

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:05:28 GMT

CONCORD - The bill was a response to the October murder of Kimberly Cates and the machete attack on her 11-year-old daughter in their Mont Vernon home.

'Granny D' dies at 100

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:11:48 GMT

Doris "Granny D" Haddock, the Dublin resident who walked cross-country to protest the influence of big money in elections, died Tuesday, state Democrats said. She turned 100 in January.

Tributes pour in for Gale Thomson

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The former First Lady of NH is recalled as a loving mother, a graceful host, a hearty outdoorswoman and a devout but warm conservative who happened to serve up arguably the best pancakes ever eaten in Concord.

Town meeting 2010 blog: Voters in sour mood

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 01:47:14 GMT

Weare: To hire two full-time EMTs

Candia: Firefighters lose by a vote

Raymond: No on extension of town water

Littleton: OKs $10.8m for education center

Brentwood: Voters reject SB2 voting

Wakefield: Kasprzyk edges O'Conor

Nottingham: Bonser holds off Mills

Franconia: No to highway named for slain officer

Milford: No fireworks again this year

Amherst: No money for playing fields

It was a mixed bag for voting results Tuesday; Some towns and school districts passed budgets easily, while others were a much tougher sell.

►Be sure to pick up a copy of the New Hampshire Union Leader for more town meeting coverage.

Gatsas blasts agency that settles refugees in city

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

MANCHESTER - The mayor accuuses International Institute of New Hampshire of furnishing substandard housing to newcomers; Agency calls mayor's claims unfounded and politically motivated.

Top brass praised for golden touch

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:22:08 GMT

CONCORD - Col. Deborah L. Carter , the woman nominated to be New Hamp-shire's newest general, is the driving force behind a program for members of the Guard and their families.

NH court refuses to reconsider $110M ruling

Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

CONCORD - The New Hampshire Supreme Court has refused to reconsider its ruling rejecting the state’s claim to $110 million surplus from a fund that underwrites medical malpractice insurance.