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CLAREMONT — Claremont City Councilor Wayne Hemingway, Robert Merrill Jr. and Emily Sandblade defeated two other candidates in Tuesday’s Republican primary for the three seats representing District 6 in the New Hampshire House of Representatives.In the...

NEWPORT — The Sullivan County delegation agreed on Tuesday not to take action on a recommendation from outgoing Sullivan County Attorney Marc Hathaway to appoint Deputy County Attorney Christine Hilliard to the position after Hathaway leaves on July...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — After 38 years as Sullivan County’s first full-time prosecutor, Marc Hathaway will not seek re-election in November for another two-year term.Hathaway, 68, said Monday the time was right for him to step away and likely turn the office over...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

NEWPORT — The proposed $42.7 million Sullivan County budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is up nearly 10%.The increase is driven by the absence of one-time revenue for the current fiscal year to offset taxes combined with the bond payment for...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

CLAREMONT — Shortly after Jillian Rafter arrived to work as a primary care nurse practitioner at Valley Regional Hospital in the winter of 2022, she noticed that a certain subset of patients was showing up in the examination room.“They told me they...

By FRANCES MIZE

NEWPORT — Sullivan County Commissioners gave County Manager Derek Ferland the go-ahead on Tuesday to negotiate a contract with a solar energy project that could lower the electric bill at the county complex in Unity.The deal with Freedom Energy...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — A 40-year-old Claremont man has told the court that he intends to plead guilty to robbing a Claremont gas station and convenience store earlier this year and will serve at least two years in prison.James Oberfeldt has agreed to plead guilty...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

CLAREMONT — A 38-year-old Claremont man faces a reckless conduct with a deadly weapon charge after he was arrested following reports that he fired a weapon inside his home.Joshua Deveney, of Heritage Drive in Claremont, has been also charged with...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — The victim’s family and the perpetrator’s family recounted how their lives have been shattered by physical violence Thursday as a Charlestown man was sentenced for negligent homicide in Sullivan County Superior Court.Marcel Boucher, 43, of...

By NORA DOYLE-BURR

NORTH HAVERHILL — Administrators of Upper Valley nursing homes are balking at proposed changes to federal staffing requirements, which they say would be difficult for them to meet and could put beds offline, reducing the availability of long-term care...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

UNITY — Sullivan County officials are planning a feasibility study about building a child care center at the county complex that would serve county employees and perhaps others in the community.The study would include an evaluation of the need, types...

NEWPORT — A 34-year-old Claremont woman who shot a woman in the leg during a melee — which interrupted the swearing-in ceremony of the city’s new police chief as officers dashed out to respond to the scene last summer — has pleaded guilty to a charge...

NEWPORT — A 50-year-old woman who was one of five people involved in dumping the body of a man in the woods who died of a suspected drug overdose has filed notice with the court that she intends to plead guilty to charges related to the crime.Laurel...

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NEWPORT — A 34-year-old Claremont woman who shot a woman in the leg during a confrontation outside her home on Pearl Street last summer — and interrupted police chief’s swearing-in ceremony when police were called out to respond to the incident —...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — A 29-year-old Newport man pleaded guilty to charges he helped to dump the body of a man suspected of dying of a drug overdose.This is the fourth of five defendants to plead guilty in a gruesome case that involved criminal charges against...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — At its annual convention, the Sullivan County delegation of state representatives unanimously approved a $38.7 million budget for the fiscal year beginning on Saturday.The budget represents a 1.4% increase from the current budget of $38.15...

By PATRICK O’GRADY

CLAREMONT — The county delegation of state representatives will hold a public hearing Tuesday on the Sullivan County Commissioners’ proposed $39 million budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1.The hearing will be held in the Goodrich room of the...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — Two more people have pleaded guilty to their involvement in dumping the body of a man suspected of having died in a drug overdose in Newport, making three defendants who have cut plea deals and leaving two charged in the case — a mother and...

By JOHN LIPPMAN

NEWPORT — A 42-year-old Charlestown man charged with assaulting another man who later died from his apparent injuries must remain confined at home and wear a monitoring bracelet while on bail, a Sullivan County judge ordered on Wednesday.Marcel...

NEWPORT — One of three teenagers charged in shooting and attempting to rob a man in the parking lot of Walmart in Claremont in October pleaded guilty and was sentenced this week to two years in Sullivan County House of Corrections.Emil Ortiz, 18, of...

NEWPORT — The Richards Free Library in Newport is scheduled to host “The Opioid Epidemic: Where Do I fit In?” in its ballroom later this month.The free event will offer information about harm reduction, opioid overdose, how to use naloxone, also known...