ROCHESTER, N.H. — Ann Marie Emmi-Hardy, 66, passed away Monday, March 5, at Colonial Hill Center in Rochester, N.H., after a courageous battle with ALS. Born April 13, 1951, she was the daughter of Anthony and Adrienne Emmi. She attended local schools in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston High School in 1969. Ann worked for 36 […]
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Edward J. Ledoux Jr.
TURNER — Edward J. Ledoux Jr. of Turner, passed away peacefully on Friday, March 2. He was born on May 25, 1935, in Nashua, N.H., a son of the late Edward J. Ledoux Sr. and Yvonne (Collier) Ledoux. Ed graduated from Nashua High School in 1953 and on June 23, 1956, he married the love of […]
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Kittery nurse finds a lizard in her salad
KITTERY (AP) — A Maine woman who prepared a salad says she realized after a couple of bites her fork was stuck in a 3-inch lizard, minus the tail. After vomiting and getting over her shock, Michelle Carr, a nurse from Kittery, Maine, said she feared she could have ingested harmful bacteria. A biologist friend […]
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Poultry in motion: Bill targets owners of trespassing fowl
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Why did the chicken cross the road? In New Hampshire, another question may be: Did it have permission? The Legislature is considering a bill that would make trespassing fowl a violation, not for the chicken but for its owners. Under the proposal, anyone who knowingly, recklessly or negligently allows fowl to […]
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Winning $570 million Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire
MERRIMACK, N.H. (AP) — It’s been a billion-dollar lottery weekend after a lone Powerball ticket sold in New Hampshire matched all six numbers and will claim a $570 million jackpot, one day after another single ticket sold in Florida nabbed a $450 million Mega Millions grand prize. Since Reeds Ferry Market opened at 5:30 a.m. […]
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Former Auburn woman whose 84 Great Danes were seized to serve no jail time
OSSIPEE, N.H. — A woman who had dozens of filthy and sick Great Danes living in her New Hampshire mansion was given a suspended 12-month jail sentence Thursday morning. A judge ordered Christina Fay to pay nearly $800,000 in restitution. The judge is allowing Fay to choose one of her dogs that has been spayed/neutered […]
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14-year-old suspected in 11 vehicle thefts in Maine, N.H.
FARMINGTON — Police said a 14-year-old boy from New Hampshire suspected in 11 vehicle thefts, including three in Farmington, was arrested in Waldo County on Tuesday afternoon. According to Farmington police, the teen is from Groveton, but New Hampshire State Police say he is from Campton. His name was not released because he is a […]
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Presque Isle man sought by police killed following two-state chase
NEWTON, N.H. (AP) — Authorities are trying to figure out what happened at the end of a 40-mile, hour-long car chase that started in Massachusetts and ended in New Hampshire, after a man crashed his car into a tree, officers fired their weapons and the suspect was found dead. “There was a confrontation there and […]
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2 drivers accused of racing at 102 mph along highway
RAYMOND, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire state police say two drivers are accused of racing along a highway, with one clocked at 102 miles an hour. The drivers were stopped on Route 101 westbound in Raymond during the Wednesday morning commute. The speed zone was 65 miles an hour. Police arrested 21-year-old Rafat Kareem, of […]
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Portland Sea Dogs drop pair at New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. — For the first time this season, Portland dropped both games of a doubleheader. The ninth postponed game of the season on Monday night led to the two games on Tuesday, when the Sea Dogs (20-20) dropped two decisions to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. “It’s our first doubleheader win of the season, […]