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Rescuers back to try and free dolphins on Cape Cod

Rescuers back to try and free dolphins on Cape Cod

WELLFLEET, Mass. (AP) -- Rescue teams have reached another of the white-sided dolphins that became stuck in the mud off Cape Cod.

NH's Gregg picked for Obama's debt commission

NH's Gregg picked for Obama's debt commission

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire Sen. Judd Gregg will serve as one of three Republicans on the President's National Commission on Fiscal Responsbility and Reform.

Jet to NC hits birds, returns safely to NY airport

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- A passenger jet bound for Charlotte, N.C., has made an emergency landing at an upstate New York airport after the pilot reported a bird strike shortly after takeoff.

NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe

NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has recused himself in the investigation of whether Gov. David Paterson interfered with a domestic violence case involving a top aide.

NH man charged with stalking Portsmouth cop

NH man charged with stalking Portsmouth cop

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- A former Portsmouth man is facing charges he stalked a city police officer by sending the officer "lewd, racially and sexually charged packages."

3rd man arrested in Pittsfield Mass stabbing

3rd man arrested in Pittsfield Mass stabbing

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Springfield police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a stabbing death in Pittsfield.

No more live horses at NH's Rockingham Park

No more live horses at NH's Rockingham Park

SALEM, N.H. (AP) -- The age of live horse racing at New Hampshire's Rockingham Park is over.

Elderly woman killed, brother hurt in Everett fire

Elderly woman killed, brother hurt in Everett fire

EVERETT, Mass. (AP) -- Authorities say an 80-year-old woman died and her 76-year-old brother was critically injured in a two-alarm fire at their Everett home that was likely started by careless disposal of a cigarette.

Car wash mishap injures Mass. woman

Car wash mishap injures Mass. woman

DENNIS, Mass. (NBC) -- A 74-year-old woman is recovering at a hospital after she was dragged through a car wash in Dennis, Massachusetts.

NH campaign finance activist Granny D dies at 100

DUBLIN, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire woman who was known as Granny D and walked across the country a decade ago to publicize the need for campaign finance reform has died. She was 100.

Conn. man arraigned in murder case

Conn. man arraigned in murder case

GROTON, Conn. (AP) -- A 49-year-old Connecticut man accused of killing a woman and stuffing her body in a freezer has been arraigned on a murder charge.

Meals tax brings in more revenue than expected

Meals tax brings in more revenue than expected

BOSTON, Mass. (AP) -- Meals tax bringing in more revenue than expected.

NH lawmakers weigh smoking ban for beaches

NH lawmakers weigh smoking ban for beaches

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- State lawmakers are considering banning smoking at New Hampshire beaches.

NH woman to go on trial in boating accident death

NH woman to go on trial in boating accident death

LACONIA, N.H. (AP) -- Jurors to hear whether alcohol and negligence caused a boat crash that left one woman dead and two others seriously injured.

Mass. groups push for full census count of Asians

Mass. groups push for full census count of Asians

BOSTON (AP) -- Two civic groups are banding together to make sure there's a full count of Boston-area Asians in this year's federal census.

Mass. man praised for stopping jump off NH bridge

Mass. man praised for stopping jump off NH bridge

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) -- Police in Portsmouth, N.H., are praising a Massachusetts man as a hero for stopping another man from jumping off the Interstate 95 bridge.

NH considers repealing campsite tax

NH considers repealing campsite tax

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- New Hampshire's House is considering repealing a 9 percent tax on campsites that took effect last July.

Feds look at worker fatigue in Conn. blast

Feds look at worker fatigue in Conn. blast

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A federal agency investigating a power plant explosion in Connecticut that killed six workers last month are looking into whether fatigue played a role.

Mass. Senate to debate anti-bullying bill

Mass. Senate to debate anti-bullying bill

BOSTON (AP) -- Massachusetts schools would be required to take a tougher stand against classroom bullies under a bill set to be debated by the state Senate next week.

NH teacher charged in sexting case

NH teacher charged in sexting case

LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) -- A New Hampshire high school English teacher is facing a charge she sent nude photos of herself to a 15-year-old male student at Londonderry High School.

NH Attorney General warns of storm cleanup scams

NH Attorney General warns of storm cleanup scams

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The New Hampshire Attorney General's office is warning residents to be wary of people offering to clean up or make repairs following last week's wind storm.

Officials say UNH boathouse fire arson

Officials say UNH boathouse fire arson

BARRINGTON, N.H. (AP) -- The state fire marshal says the fire that destroyed a University of New Hampshire boathouse in Barrington was arson.

NY Gov. Paterson's spokesman quits amid scandal

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The top spokesman for New York Gov. David Paterson is resigning and says he can't in good conscience continue to serve.

Mass. House votes to ban surgical dog

Mass. House votes to ban surgical dog "debarking"

BOSTON (AP) -- The Massachusetts House has voted overwhelmingly to ban the surgical "debarking" or silencing of dogs or cats.

Mass speaker proposes slots, 2 casinos for state

Mass speaker proposes slots, 2 casinos for state

BOSTON (AP) -- House Speaker Robert DeLeo has proposed allowing two casinos to operate in Massachusetts and "a limited number" of slot machines at the state's four dog and horse tracks.

US fishery officer shredded documents

US fishery officer shredded documents

BOSTON (AP) -- The inspector general for the U.S. Department of Commerce says the nation's top fishery law enforcement officer destroyed documents while his office was under investigation.

Fishery enforcement head grilled at Mass. hearing

Fishery enforcement head grilled at Mass. hearing

GLOUCESTER, Mass. (AP) -- The head of law enforcement for the nation's fisheries was on the hot seat as a congressional panel met in Massachusetts to discuss a scathing inspector general's report.

Mainers arrested in Vermont burglaries

Mainers arrested in Vermont burglaries

CHELSEA, Vt. (AP) -- The Vermont State Police says two Augusta, Maine, residents are in custody after they were apprehended with property stolen from the Chelsea school.

Conn. school considers ban on iPods

Conn. school considers ban on iPods

TORRINGTON, Conn. (NBC) -- Students download this -- your iPod may soon be put on permanent mute.

Power restored in much of storm-battered Northeast

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The lights are back on for many of the million-plus customers in the Northeast affected by a storm last week that dealt the region snow, rain and hurricane-force winds.

 
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