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Towns sue N.H. to save funding (Portsmouth Herald)
CONCORD — A lawsuit backed by 294 municipalities, counties and school districts was filed Monday against the state of New Hampshire, contesting the state's reduced contribution to the state pension fund for local police officers, firefighters and...Horrible accident, or drunken crash on lake? (New Hampshire Union Leader) A Belknap County jury will have to decide whether Erica Blizzard is criminally responsible for killing her friend in a drunken-boating accident, or simply part of a horrible tragedy that shook the Lakes Region. James Moir, defense attorney, indicated Blizzard will take the stand and state she was not impaired.
(No heading) (The Citizen of Laconia) ServiceLink is sponsored by the Lakes Region Partnership for Public Health, many other community agencies, and citizens of Belknap County, and is funded through a grant by the Bureau of Elderly and Adult Services.
Historical society begins planning for Gilford s bicentennial (The Citizen of Laconia) COURTESY PHOTO Dr. Kelley White, left, reads a passage from the manuscript, 'A New Hampshire Boyhood,' written by Alvah Hunter describing his Gilford boyhood during the 1800s. With her is Thompson-Ames Historical Society member, Kathy Lacroix, who examines a photo of Hunter.
State: Boat driver in fatal crash legally drunk (Boston Globe) A New Hampshire prosecutor says the driver of a boat involved in a 2008 accident that killed one woman and injured two others was legally drunk at the time of the crash.
Pension lawsuit file against state (Boston Globe) A lawsuit backed by 294 municipalities, counties and school districts was filed Monday against the state of New Hampshire, contesting the state's reduced contribution to the state pension fund for local police officers, firefighters and teachers.
State: Boat driver in fatal crash legally drunk (Boston Herald) LACONIA, N.H. - A New Hampshire prosecutor says the driver of a boat involved in a 2008 accident that killed one...
State: Boat driver in fatal crash legally drunk (WCAX-TV Vermont) Associated Press - March 8, 2010 1:05 PM ET LACONIA, N.H. (AP) - A New Hampshire prosecutor says the driver of a boat involved in a 2008 accident that killed one women and injured two others...
Pension Lawsuit Filed Against State (WMUR New Hampshire) A lawsuit backed by 294 municipalities, counties and school districts has been filed against New Hampshire contesting the state's reduced contribution to the state pension fund for local police officers, firefighters and teachers.
Pension lawsuit file against state (WCAX-TV Vermont) Associated Press - March 8, 2010 11:05 AM ET CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - A lawsuit backed by 294 municipalities, counties and school districts has been filed against New Hampshire contesting the...