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How to Watch the New Hampshire Primary
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:54:16 -0800
It's reasonable to expect that 40 percent of all eligible voters might participate in today's New Hampshire primary. In a nation where primary elections routinely draw turnout rates in the teens, that's a pretty remarkable thing.
New Hampshire primary: What to watch for in GOP race
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:41:42 -0800
Of the more than 300,000 ballots expected to be cast in New Hampshire today, a sizable portion will come from a rather narrow geographic range -- mostly south of Concord from the Vermont border to the coast. And yet in this small state there are enough regional distinctions that campaigns must be mindful of in mapping out their strategies.
Local child advocacy centers merge into Granite State Children’s Alliance
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 09:30:41 -0800
NASHUA — Four locally-based child advocacy centers are coming together as a new state entity, officials announced Tuesday. Child abuse victims in southern New Hampshire will now receive the coordinated services of Hillsborough County Child Advocacy Center, Greater Lakes Child Advocacy Center, Monadnock Region Child Advocacy Center and New Hampshire Network of Child Advocacy Centers through a ...
4 child advocacy centers merging
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:31:22 -0800
NASHUA – Four locally based child advocacy centers are coming together as a new state entity, officials announced Tuesday. Hillsborough County Child Advocacy Center, Greater Lakes Child Advocacy Center, Monadnock Region Child Advocacy Center and New Hampshire Network of Child Advocacy Centers are merging as Granite State Children’s Alliance to provide coordinated services to child abuse victims ...
Live blog of the New Hampshire primary
Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:09:53 -0800
Manchester, New Hampshire (CNN) - Voters headed to the polls Tuesday in the Granite State, in the second step of the Republican presidential nominating process. Check back here for updates from our reporters and producers throughout the first-in-the-nation primary state of New Hampshire. Tune in live at 7 p.m. ET for CNN's live special coverage [...]
Mitt Romney Wins Bigger in NH Than John McCain Did
Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:19:49 -0800
Mitt Romney won a decisive victory in New Hampshire on Tuesday night — more decisive, in fact, than his former rival’s win in 2008. With 77 percent of precincts reporting statewide Tuesday night, Romney had swept every county in New Hampshire except for Coos, which...
New Hampshire voters mostly keep opinions in check as primary approaches
Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:38:09 -0800
New Hampshire voters discuss primary election poli...: Voters in Tilton, NH, skeptical on the candidates field as the primary approaches. Bill Lawrence (left), third-generation proprietor of Lawrence Hardware in Tilton, N.H., talks politics Friday with longtime customer Rob Ciampa.
NH housing market rises slightly
Thu, 19 Jan 2012 12:00:42 -0800
New Hampshire’s housing market isn’t exactly booming, but it took some steps in the right direction in 2011. Home sales increased by 1.8 percent last year, while the median price of homes dropped 6 percent, according to data released by the New Hampshire Association of Realtors this week, indicating it’s still a buyers’ market. The increase was driven by an 8 percent spike in December sales ...
Iowa caucus results: Rick Santorum presses on to New Hampshire
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 09:35:33 -0800
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum shift gear from Iowa to New Hampshire as Michele Bachmann exits the GOP race • Read a summary of the day's action here The morning after the night before, Rick Santorum enjoys the rosy glow of his last-minute, nail-biting finish in the GOP Iowa cacuses – and when all the results were in and counted, Santorum was just eight votes behind Mitt Romney. But it's goodbye ...
Past trends and future prospects for N.H. real estate
Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:14:59 -0800
Having the first presidential primary and the associated worldwide press coverage might be good for New Hampshire real estate. Most press commentary on our state appeared to be quite positive, which has not been the case in some other states.