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Obama taps Perez for Labor slot
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama gave a glowing rollout Monday to Thomas Perez, his choice to lead the Labor Department after an aggressive stint as the nation’s chief civil rights enforcer. But the...
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Wash. opts for Mass. firm for pot consulting
SEATTLE – Washington state has tentatively chosen a Massachusetts-based firm led by a University of California, Los Angeles, professor to be its official marijuana consultant. Botec Analysis Corp. is...
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Sen. Ayotte visits Nashua Hannaford to support “Nothing” hunger campaign for...
NASHUA – By the New Hampshire Food Bank’s estimation, the number of people going hungry in the state has risen from 67,000 to 143,000 in the past eight years. Mel Gosselin, executive director of the...
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With more snow on the way, city snow budget already tapped out
NASHUA – If “significant snow” falls Monday night into Tuesday, as some are forecasting, Mother Nature will have whitewashed the city snow budget. The city budgeted $1.3 million for snow removal this...
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USNH head’s goals: online classes, sharing
CONCORD – The new acting chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire says all four public institutions need to become “more nimble” to compete with private and public colleges nationally. In...
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Late winter storm sends snow, sleet to New England
BOSTON (AP) - A last blast of winter blew through the Northeast on Tuesday, with snow and sleet delaying the start of school in some areas and making the morning commute an icy, slippery mess a day...
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Heat beat Boston 105-103 for 23d win in a row
BOSTON (AP) – LeBron James and the Miami Heat escaped Boston with their 23rd win in a row. All that’s in front of them now is the NBA record for consecutive victories. Five years to the day after the...
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Recount for Litchfield town budget shows warrant still fails, this time by 9...
LITCHFIELD – The town of Litchfield will still have to implement the default budget for fiscal 2014 after Tuesday afternoon’s recount of the budget warrant only widened the margin of defeat. This time...
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Woman used force trying to retain stolen electronics, police say
NASHUA – A woman tried to leave a downtown store with unpaid-for electronics and struck an employee who tried to wrest away the objects, police said. Kimberly Masson, 30, of 17 Simpson Road, Pelham,...
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Contractor stole jewelry from Nashua home, police say
NASHUA – A man is accused of stealing jewelry from a residence where he was contracted to install a hardwood floor, police said. Shawn Cornell, 32, of 672 Central St., Franklin, was arrested Monday and...
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Matusz solid vs. Red Sox
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) – Left-hander Brian Matusz, competing for a spot in Baltimore’s rotation, pitched five solid innings and the Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox 8-7 Tuesday. Matusz is among a number...
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LeBron too much for C’s
With Kevin Garnett out sick, Jeff Green was making the Miami Heat sick. Green drove it down the Heat’s throats for 43 points. The Celtics not only went on a 17-0 run in the first half, they led by as...
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Welker’s exit now ‘he said, he said’
PHOENIX – New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft delivered several messages Monday at the NFL meetings. He claimed his team’s contract offer to Wes Welker was better than what the receiver got in...
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Main Street sidewalk upgrades to continue with light-up crosswalk, director says
NASHUA – Signs on the Main Street Bridge signal the next phase in the city’s $2 million downtown sidewalk improvements project, slated to get back under way next month. They alert residents, “crosswalk...
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Teacher helps students learn about Braille at Pennichuck Middle School in Nashua
For seventh-grader Juliet Drobysh, daily schedules are important, and for her, they are planned by using small toys or shapes to represent different activities. The same items are used to write and...
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Enterprise Bank set to open in downtown Nashua in late 2013
NASHUA – Enterprise Bank will open a branch on Nashua’s Main Street in a half year, with the new office set to occupy the 86-88 Main St. building. Jack Clancy, the bank’s CEO, said the development has...
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Spring storm no surprise for NH farmers, athletic directors
Tuesday’s storm may have caught some off-guard, but there are two categories of people who are never surprised by spring snow: farmers and athletic directors. Allen Lindahl, owner of Hillside Apiaries...
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Nashua pizzeria owner buys shop where he got start
NASHUA – Litchfield resident Mike DeMarco has come full circle. The co-owner of Haley’s Pizzeria in Litchfield and his business partner recently purchased Jack’s Pizza at 44 W. Hollis St. in Nashua...
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Charter school votes in Concord anger advocates
CONCORD – Charter schools waiting for approval will have to wait a while longer. On Tuesday, the House Finance Committee voted to retain a bill for a year that would have helped to put an end to the...
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AT&T says it has invested $75m in wireless, wired networks in NH
CONCORD – AT&T says it has invested nearly $75 million in its New Hampshire wireless and wired networks from 2010-12, with a focus on expanding 4G LTE mobile Internet coverage and enhancing the...
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