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Dunbarton voters approved the school budget and all warrant articles at their annual school district meeting on Saturday, including a new teacher contract to keep salaries competitive with neighboring towns.

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Two candidates are running for a seat on the Hopkinton School Board — one is a teacher and the other works for the state Department of Education.

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In the race for two spots on the Bow School Board, incumbents Melynie Klunk and Jenna Reardon are facing off against parent Judson Malone, whose perspective on education freedom accounts sets him apart from the serving board members.

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Bow voters will choose between three candidates to fill two seats on the town’s five-member select board.

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Dunbarton voters will soon decide who will fill an open seat on the town’s three-member select board, choosing between two candidates with experience in town affairs.

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With two open seats and three candidates in the race, Hopkinton voters have a choice to make among Alyssa McKeon, Brian Rousseau and Victoria Bram for the select board. McKeon, owner of Witching Hour Provisions in Contoocook Village, moved to Hopkinton in 2018 and has a background in project management and community engagement.

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House lawmakers hoping to enact a temporary moratorium on new landfills in New Hampshire, lowered their aim to a three-year pause in an attempt to strike the right balance to negotiate with their counterparts in the Senate and Governor Kelly Ayotte. 

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The option for terminally ill patients to end their lives with prescribed medication is moving forward to the New Hampshire House of Representatives, but not without strong opposition.

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A navy blue van has been making its way across New Hampshire for the past two years, stocked with naloxone, syringes, fentanyl test strips, condoms and other supplies meeting people where they are and helping to prevent overdoses and infections.

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Gov. Kelly Ayotte is encouraging New Hampshire law enforcement to partner with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in a program that allows officers to question individuals about their immigration status during routine duties.

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With winter sports finishing up and the spring season around the corner, a group of Bow parents is asking a federal court judge in New Hampshire to fast-track his decision on whether they can wear pink wristbands at school games to protest transgender athletes competing in girls’ sports.

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Armed security guards will become a new presence at New Hampshire Hospital, the state’s psychiatric facility in Concord following a fatal shooting in November 2023, when a security guard stationed in the hospital lobby was killed by a former patient at the hospital.

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Lauren Howard was at home, recovering from a cold, when she got the news that Sweet Beet Market and Café, the store she’d spent the last decade building, was on fire.

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A person experiencing a mental health crisis was involved in a stabbing outside a state facility in Concord on Monday morning, according to state police.

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The heavy metal door buzzed, then let out a loud mechanical clunk as it swung open – a familiar sound in the steady rhythm of the Strafford County Jail.

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A Northwood police officer was justified in the fatal shooting of 34-year-old Malcolm Burns last year, an investigation by the New Hampshire Attorney General's office found. 

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The buyer looking to purchase Andy Sanborn’s Concord Casino wasn’t just planning to buy the small gaming business — they were set to purchase The Draft downtown sports bar along with the approvals he received to build a new 43,000-square-foot betting and entertainment venue off Loudon Road.

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New Hampshire lawmakers are divided over how long to hit pause on new landfill permits.

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Former state senator Andy Sanborn is pushing to have criminal charges against him dropped, arguing the New Hampshire Attorney General’s felony theft case against him is legally flawed and will not hold up in court.

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For many couples, a wedding isn’t complete without those they love most — family, friends, and increasingly often, their four-legged best friends. Including a beloved pet on the big day can feel just as important as finding the perfect dress or booking the dream venue.