Local News

• Winn, Gosztyla earn wins at Four on the Fourth road race - 7/4/2008

  YORK, Maine — Approaching his 50th birthday, Ogunquit’s Bob Winn is just happy he can still compete with some the younger runners on the road racing scene.

• Portsmouth Little Leaguers finish off win over Somersworth - 7/4/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Friday’s win in the District II tournament was short and sweet for the Portsmouth Little League 9- and 10-year-old All-Star team.

• 354 possible witnesses for N.H. murder for hire trial - 7/4/2008

  BRENTWOOD — Prosecutors involved in the murder for hire trial of John "Jay" Brooks have released one of the largest witness lists for a criminal case in recent memory.

• July 5 Summer in the Street postponed - 7/4/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Pro Portsmouth announces that due to the postponement of the city’s fireworks display to Saturday night, this weekend’s edition of the Summer on the Street program will not take place.

• State defends Dover's sex offender ordinance - 7/4/2008

  DOVER — The state is defending Dover's sex offender ordinance against a legal challenge, arguing that it is not only legal but a legitimate safety measure.

• VP in Boston for Fourth of July - 7/4/2008

  BOSTON, Mass. — Vice President Dick Cheney marks Independence Day with a visit to the USS Constitution in Boston.

• Mass. surgeon operated on wrong side of patient - 7/4/2008

  BOSTON, Mass. — A Boston hospital has admitted that one of its experienced surgeons operated on the wrong side of a patient this week.

• New details emerge in alleged N.H. landlord murder - 7/4/2008

  DANVILLE — A Vermont judge has released new details in the case of a New Hampshire tenant accused of striking his landlord in the head with an ax-like object as many as 16 times.

• Maine Warden Service steps up patrols - 7/4/2008

  AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine wardens have stepped up patrols of the state's lakes and rivers for the Fourth of July weekend.

• Navy awards Maine's BIW $20 million contract - 7/4/2008

  BATH, Maine — Bath Iron Works has been awarded a $20.7 million contract from the Navy.

• N.H. town's bike noise crackdown may hurt businesses - 7/4/2008

  MILFORD — A New Hampshire town's crackdown on motorcycle noise may be hurting businesses.

• First day a record-breaker for new Maine casino - 7/4/2008

  BANGOR, Maine — Penn National Gaming had a record-breaking day for the grand opening of its new Hollywood Slots at Bangor casino.

• N.H. Governor to read Declaration of Independence - 7/4/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch will be reading the Declaration of Independence this Fourth of July.

• N.H. sex offender charged, had criminal history - 7/4/2008

  MANCHESTER — A man accused of molesting two young children had been convicted of raping a 16-year-old at knifepoint 29 years ago.

• Mass. man pleads guilty to DWI crash - 7/4/2008

  CONCORD — A Massachusetts National Guard sergeant has agreed to plead guilty to a drunken driving crash that injured two bicyclists in Concord, New Hampshire, last summer.

• Maine native wins steeplechase Olympic trials - 7/4/2008

  EUGENE, Ore. — Another Mainer is going to the Summer Olympics in China.

• Portsmouth fireworks canceled due to inclement weather - 7/3/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — The city’s fireworks display has been canceled for Thursday night due to heavy rain and thunderstorms.

• Hampton officer accidentally discharges firearm - 7/3/2008

  HAMPTON — An officer who was clearing a rifle for storage accidentally discharged the gun into the floor, according to police.

• Former medical examiner sentenced in Bayview Crematory case - 7/3/2008

  BRENTWOOD — A former medical examiner who was charged in connection with the Bayview Crematory scandal has been ordered to pay a $70,000 and be confined at home after pleading guilty to more than a dozen charges.

• Ayla Brown of 'American Idol' fame to sing at Rye's holiday celebration - 7/3/2008

  RYE — An extra event has been added to the Fourth of July festivities — a special guest appearance by American Idol finalist Ayla Brown.

• Invasive 'rock snot' algae found in New England, now in W.Va. - 7/3/2008

  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A year after it first appeared in New Hampshire, rock snot has arrived in West Virginia.

• Rollover crash ties up traffic at circle - 7/3/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — A rollover accident on Route I-95 near the traffic circle Thursday added further delays to traffic already building up for the long holiday weekend.

• NFL's Moss buys 50 percent of NASCAR truck team - 7/3/2008

  DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Troy Aikman. Terry Bradshaw. Tim Brown. Julius Erving. Jackie Joyner-Kersee. Jim Kelly. Mark Rypien. Roger Staubach.

• Cyclist transported to hospital after collision with car - 7/3/2008

  RYE — A woman vacationing on the Seacoast was struck by a car as she was riding her bicycle on Ocean Boulevard.

• Boaters debate lake speed limits in wake of fatal NH crash - 7/3/2008

  GILFORD — As boaters head out for one of the busiest weekends on New Hampshire's largest lake, the talk on the docks has been about something bigger than the price of fuel.

• Lost laptop located when homeless man brings it in for repair - 7/3/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — A homeless man was arrested after the laptop he brought in for repair was quickly identified as stolen when a technician saw "York Hospital" stickers on it, say police.

• Driver reading gas prices rear-ends police cruiser - 7/3/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — A woman who took her eyes off the road to read gas prices while driving along Woodbury Avenue rear-ended a police cruiser, said police Sgt. Kuffer Kaltenborn.

• Fire at Hampton Falls Common extinguished - 7/3/2008

  HAMPTON FALLS — The Hampton Falls Fire Department responded to an electrical fire at the Hampton Falls Common, 97 Lafayette Road, the same place destroyed by a blaze last year.

• Another salmonella case reported in N.H. - 7/3/2008

  CONCORD — New Hampshire health officials say they have identified a fourth case of Salmonella poisoning linked to the national contaminated tomato outbreak.

• Greenland to hold Summerfest celebration; no fireworks - 7/3/2008

  GREENLAND — Town Administrator Karen Anderson wants to remind residents that fireworks are not allowed in town.

• Undercover cop nabs man suspected of snorting coke in car - 7/3/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — An undercover police officer who was on foot patrol Wednesday night found Travis Schoppmeyer in a parked car snorting cocaine, allege police.

  
• Leashes not required for dogs on Rye beaches - 7/3/2008

  RYE — The town will not initiate a leash law for dogs on the beaches — for now.

• Tow-truck funeral planned for Maine tow operator - 7/3/2008

  AUBURN, Maine — An Auburn man who towed disabled vehicles for nearly a half century will be making his last ride in a procession of tow trucks and wreckers as family, friends and colleagues bid him a final goodbye.

• Police investigate Pizza Hut robbery - 7/3/2008

  SEABROOK — Police are investigating the Tuesday, July 1 robbery of the Pizza Hut on Route 1. Around 4 p.m., a man in his 20's came up to the counter on the pretense of buying a soda, said Officer John Mounsey. When the cashier opened the...

• PDA's executive director Green resigns - 7/3/2008

  PORTSMOUTH — Citing "philosophical differences" with the Pease board of directors, Dick Green resigned from his position as executive director of Pease Development Authority effective immediately.

• Ailing covered bridge rolled away for repairs - 7/3/2008

  OSSIPEE — An aging and ailing covered bridge has been rolled off its perch in Ossipee for two years of restoration.

• Offender charged with molesting kids in Manchester - 7/3/2008

  MANCHESTER — A sexual offender who recently was released from the state mental hospital is back in custody in Manchester, charged with assaulting two children who were playing in a yard.

• Addison jury selection challenge rejected - 7/3/2008

  MANCHESTER — A judge has refused to drop capital murder charges against the man accused of killing Manchester police officer Michael Addison.

• More storms on the way to N.H. - 7/3/2008

  CONCORD — For the third straight day, strong thunderstorms are expected to hit New Hampshire.