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HAMPTON – Hampton police have arrested Monytoung Maker, 23, of Manchester, on a charge of riot stemming from an incident at Hampton Beach on June 20.On Sunday, July 26, police issued a warrant for Maker’s arrest. He was taken into custody without incident at approximately 8 p.m. Sunday in the area of Ocean Boulevard and…

On Monday, Lewis – the civil rights icon known as the “conscience of the Congress” – will lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda, his body resting on the same wooden platform constructed in 1865 to support Lincoln’s casket. Top Featured Tags: – New Hampshire News Press Release Distribution Service

ROLLINSFORD – The second of two rallies surrounding a domestic violence incident and arrest was held Saturday, with a march from the Salmon Falls River Reservation to the Rollinsford Police Department.The first Justice for Sarah rally was held Saturday, July 18, in Dover, with a march from Henry Law Park to the Dover Police Department…

SOUTH HAMPTON — A Massachusetts man was killed Saturday afternoon after being ejected from his motorcycle, according to New Hampshire State Police.At approximately 12:24 p.m., Troopers from Troop A barracks responded to a motorcycle crash in the area of Route 150 and Evans Road, according to a statement released by State Police.Police said their preliminary…

Hurricane Hanna rumbled toward the Texas Gulf Coast on Saturday, lashing the shoreline with wind gusts, rain and storm surge, and even threatening to bring possible tornadoes to a part of the country trying to cope with a spike in coronavirus cases. Top Featured Tags: – New Hampshire News Press Release Distribution Service

PORTLAND, Ore. — Images broadcast worldwide of Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler getting tear-gassed alongside protesters made him an overnight standard-bearer for the growing movement against President Donald Trump’s use of federal agents to tamp down violence in U.S. cities.For many Portland residents, however, the moment felt ironic and hypocritical. Before federal agents arrived in the…

ROCHESTER — Police on Saturday arrested Michael Berencsi, 48, a local transient suspected in the shooting of a woman the previous day in a domestic dispute at a homeless camp.The woman was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.Police said they received an anonymous a man matching the description of the shooting suspect was seen on…

PORTSMOUTH — Scuba diving off the coast of Portsmouth one recent afternoon, Lance Tsantoulis hauled out 80 pounds of trash, “most of it plastics,” from the floor of North Mill Pond.At the same spot off the end of Marsh Lane last week, he found a pottery shard he said dates to the 1400s and a…

CONCORD — In a decision legal experts have said could set precedent with national implications, the New Hampshire Supreme Court unanimously sided Friday with Somersworth café Teatotaller in a breach of contract suit against Facebook and Instagram.The justices overturned Teatotaller owner Emmett Soldati’s loss in Dover District Court. In doing so, they remanded the case…

WASHINGTON — Nearly half of Americans whose families experienced a layoff during the coronavirus pandemic now believe those jobs are lost forever, a new poll shows, a sign of increasing pessimism that would translate into roughly 10 million workers needing to find a new employer, if not a new occupation.It’s a sharp change after initial…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A water district in the state is collecting sewage samples for testing to determine the prevalence of the coronavirus based on what’s being flushed down the toilet.The Greater Augusta Utility District began collecting samples of sewage this week at its wastewater treatment plant. Those samples are being sent to a Massachusetts…

PORTSMOUTH — After months of being closed because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Friendly Toast reopened Thursday and diners quickly found their way back.”We’re busy already,” said Eric Goodwin, co-owner with Scott Pulver, while a socially distanced line of people formed to get back inside.”We’re excited to be reopened, we’re back doing what we love…

EXETER – When the pandemic began, Laney & Lu Cafe owner Jennifer Desrosiers and her team wanted to find a way for their customers to help feed those most in need of support, while trying to weather the impending economic storm.More than 3,500 donated meals to frontline workers and local organizations later, Desrosiers said Laney…

Middlemen seeking to profit from the coronavirus pandemic have sprung up overnight to score billions of dollars in federal COVID-19 contracts, their stake as small as a mailbox rental or virtual office subscription.> Continue reading the story Top Featured Tags: – New Hampshire News Press Release Distribution Service

PORTSMOUTH — More mopeds and scooters have filled city streets during the past several years and, for reasons unknown, the riders are less likely than bicyclists or motorcylists to wear helmets and protective gear, observed police Sgt. Kuffer Kaltenborn.”Mopeds can not be operated over 35 miles per hour, but at 20 miles per hour, or…

PORTSMOUTH — As part of a collaborative statewide effort to limit the spread of COVID-19 and keep New Hampshire healthy, Seacoast Mental Health Center is partnering with businesses and organizations on a grassroots movement to encourage the use of face masks in public and work settings.#MaskUpNewHampshire aims to strengthen the efforts led by the Common…

EPPING – Selectman Cody Belanger has accomplished a lot in his mid-20s, including being one of the youngest select board members in the town’s history, raising his nephew when he was barely out of college, and starting his own airport limo company. This past month he set his sights on show business.Belanger recently answered an…

DURHAM — Carl Hubbard, a rising senior at the University of New Hampshire studying business administration, would like to return to campus for his final year. But he believes that students’ return for the 2020 fall semester is “a disaster waiting to happen.””I think it’s naive to get (roughly) 10,000 18- to 22-year-olds together anywhere…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The Maine Principals’ Association is delaying the start of fall sports in hopes of salvaging a shortened season for high schools.The start of fall practice has been delayed from Aug. 17 to Sept. 8, which is the day after Labor Day. The preseason will last only two weeks, with the first…

PORTSMOUTH – Now at seven, the New Hampshire Air National Guard expects its full complement of 12 new KC-46A tankers at Portsmouth International Airport at Pease by December.Meanwhile, the state’s two U.S. senators are pressing Boeing – the plane’s manufacturer – to fix deficiencies with the boom the aircraft uses to refuel other planes in…

July 12Ryan M. Courtemanche, 38, of 33 Third St., Apt. 2 Dover, was arrested July 12 and charged with driving while intoxicated and conduct after an accident. Courtemanche was released on personal recognizance and is expected to appear for arraignment on Aug. 17.July 14Roy M. Fletcher, 38, of Amazon MHP #38, Rochester, was arrested July…

CONCORD — Gov. Chris Sununu announced a public service campaign Tuesday to encourage wearing masks during the coronavirus pandemic as state lawmakers approved a policy requiring masks when they enter the Statehouse.The social media-based campaign will target people age 15 to 40. Data suggests this group has slightly lower mask usage nationally, he said. Just…