Quarterback Tom Brady and the New England Patriots have agreed to a two-year extension on Brady’s contract, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. That would keep Brady playing for the Patriots through the 2019 season. No salary figures have been released yet. Brady is scheduled to cost $15 million toward the team’s salary cap next […]
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A warm winter could cool down next winter’s snowmobile funding
CONCORD, N.H. — Who would ever have imagined a Maine winter where snowmobilers have nothing to do but lament a lack of snow? It’s not just Maine, though. A warm winter is proving to be a double whammy for snowmobilers in all of northern New England. Not only are thousands of miles of trails closed […]
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Carly Fiorina drops out of Republican race for president
Data curated by InsideGov Data curated by InsideGov COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Here’s the latest on the 2016 presidential race as Republican and Democratic candidates head from New Hampshire to South Carolina and beyond. All times local: UPDATED 3:12 p.m.: Carly Fiorina is dropping out of the 2016 Republican presidential race. The former technology executive announced […]
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What you need to know about today’s N.H. primary
MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Hampshire voters are putting their big imprint on the 2016 presidential race, a ritual that began 100 years ago with the state’s first primary, and for some of them it was a confounding choice capped by a decision in the final minutes. The primary pitted Bernie Sanders against Hillary Clinton on […]
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Massachusetts plan could spur hydro imports to New England
BOSTON — Tapping into Canadian hydropower is hardly a new concept in energy-starved New England. But Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s proposal to authorize long-term contracts between utilities and hydropower producers is being viewed in some quarters as a potential game-changer for the region. The move is not without doubters, and the question of how to […]
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New England lumberjacks becoming an endangered species
GREENSBORO, Vt. — In the snowy woods of northern New England and other forested parts of the country, the lumberjack is an endangered species. As markets for forest products change and high-tech machinery replaces chain saws, which themselves replaced the ax, a generations-old way of life is disappearing, one that historically saw fathers pass on […]
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Camden teacher honors Christa McAuliffe’s legacy
CONCORD, N.H. — Thirty years after the Concord High School class of ’86 watched social studies teacher Christa McAuliffe and six astronauts perish when the space shuttle Challenger exploded on live TV, a number of them have gone into teaching — and some wonder if, indirectly, the tragedy affected them enough that they wanted to […]
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Video: Bates student tries to debate with Trump supporter
Trump Supporters’ Views on Islam This is a video showing my interaction with some of Donald J. Trump’s supporters in Concord, NH yesterday. Posted by Kiernan Majerus-Collins on Monday, January 18, 2016 Majerus-Collins is the one in the video wearing a shirt with Martin Luther King Jr. on the front and “I Have A Dream” […]
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Hikers trigger Mount Washington avalanche
PINKHAM NOTCH, N.H. — Two climbers triggered an avalanche in Mount Washington’s Tuckerman Ravine, prompting a search and rescue operation in an area notorious for its deadly avalanches, forest officials said Monday. White Mountain National Forest authorities said the hikers, who both suffered minor injuries, were climbing in an area known as “The Chute” on Sunday […]
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Police: Donald Trump issues 20,000 tickets for 1,400-seat Vermont venue
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign has issued 20,000 tickets for an event at a Burlington, Vermont, venue that has only 1,400 seats, city police said Wednesday. Police Chief Brandon del Pozo acknowledged that those numbers, plus expected protesters, could be a public safety issue. If a rock group sold that […]