PORTSMOUTH, N.H. — An aging bridge that connects New Hampshire and Maine is getting $25 million in federal grants for its replacement. The 70-year-old Sarah Mildred Long Bridge connects Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery. It is rated structurally deficient. The states successfully applied for the federal Transportation Investment Generating Recovery, or TIGER, grant. Work on […]
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Jay to have Route 133 property assessed
JAY — Selectpersons are having assessing agent Paul Binette assess the town’s property at the corner of Route 133 and Hyde Road to come up with a value. The intent is to sell about 2.05 acres and a large barn. The town bought a house, a barn and about 2.5 acres in April 2013 at […]
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Officials: Maine mum on Sarah Long bridge project
Local officials and stakeholders in the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge replacement project say they have not heard a peep from Maine Department of Transportation officials since last fall about the new bridge. They say no meetings have been held, no e-mails or newsletters sent, no word of any sort has been forthcoming. “There clearly needs […]
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Maine man dies after NH mountain hike
THOMPSON AND MESERVE’S PURCHASE, N.H. (AP) — Authorities say a Maine hiker has died after suffering a medical emergency while climbing New Hampshire’s Mount Jefferson. The New Hampshire Fish and Game Department says 63-year-old Gregory Larson was stricken Friday afternoon near the summit of the 5,712-foot mountain. His companions performed CPR while rescue hikers and […]
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Three dead in car, RV crash in southwest New Hampshire
STODDARD, N.H. — State Police say three people are dead after a sedan crossed into oncoming traffic on Route 9 in southwestern New Hampshire and smashed into an RV. State Police say in a press release that a Honda Accord was traveling westbound near Stoddard at about 2:15 p.m. Saturday when it crossed into the […]
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Arrest made in Abigail Hernandez case
GORHAM, N.H. — Police have made an arrest in the Abigail Hernandez kidnapping case. 34-year-old Nathaniel E. Kibby of Gorham, N.H., has been arrested and charged with one count of felony kidnapping, accused of knowingly confining Hernandez on Oct. 9, 2013, in Conway, N.H. “Law enforcement officers have worked around the clock to ascertain the […]
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New Hampshire driver stops to help ducklings, gets ticket
NEWFIELDS, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman who called police after stopping in a highway median to help some stranded ducklings plans to fight a $44 ticket. Hallie Bibeau of Newfields said she was driving east on Route 101 on Friday when she had to slam on her brakes to avoid hitting the ducklings. […]
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Energy a focus as leaders meet in New Hampshire
BRETTON WOODS, N.H. (AP) — The premiers of the Eastern Canadian provinces and governors of the New England states said Monday that delivering clean energy to this corner of the United States is one of the most important issues facing the region. Energy and economic collaboration were the main topics at a two-day conference between […]
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Man drowns on lake; struggled before going under
OSSIPEE, N.H. — A 65-year-old man had drowned while swimming on Duncan Lake in Ossipee. The Marine Patrol of the New Hampshire State Police says the accident happened around 5 p.m. Friday. The man was swimming across a cove when he began struggling. Family and friends swam out to try to help but the man […]
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Last Grey Nun continues legacy of showing God’s love
LEWISTON — Sister Claire Pouliot may be the last of the Grey Nuns serving at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center, but at 68 years old, she’s far from slowing down. In her 16th year as a social worker at d’Youville Pavilion nursing home, Pouliot has seen the sisters’ presence dwindle. But their mission continues. “Because […]