PORTSMOUTH — Perched beneath a helicopter hovering over the Spaulding Turnpike on Tuesday, contractors for Public Service of New Hampshire upgraded power lines, while entertaining motorists.

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PORTSMOUTH — Dave Succi is "one of those guys who would do anything for you," said police Lt. Rodney McQuate.

PORTSMOUTH — When they met on Tuesday, the city vendors committee identified problems with both the food vendors and the hawkers and peddlers, who sell novelty items.

SEABROOK — The Seabrook Police and Fire departments were called to the American Legion Hall at 169 Walton Road on Monday after a car crashed into the building.

PORTSMOUTH — A nuclear power plant security officer was found guilty Tuesday of driving drunk, was fined, had his license revoked and was court-ordered to attend a residential treatment program.

PORTSMOUTH — After skipping out on a Sunday night restaurant and bar tab, a Massachusetts couple was found shoplifting their dessert at a city supermarket, say police.

PORTSMOUTH — In addition to finding a replacement for Superintendent Bob Lister, the School Board will make decisions on two other key administrative positions in the district by the beginning of March.

PORTSMOUTH — City department heads will get their marching orders for the fiscal year 2010 budget tonight with the City Council poised to support a zero increase budget or, perhaps, a decrease.

KITTERY, Maine — A suspicious fire in Kittery discovered on Friday may be tied to an expanding investigation into a suspected arson in Yarmouth the same night and an arson at an office complex in York on Route 1 the following night.

SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve hiring an experienced administrator, John B. Schempf, to be the new town manager effective Feb. 17.

HAMPTON — "Blown Away," the 30-foot bruised and battered sailboat that washed ashore in a storm at North Beach three months ago, is being removed the hard way — piece by piece.

EXETER — Meals on Wheels and members of the Exeter Region Transportation Committee are "disheartened" that the town is eliminating funding for Meals on Wheels.

KITTERY, Maine — The School Committee approved the filing of legislation that seeks to exempt the town's school system from joining with another district under the state's school consolidation law.

SEABROOK — Town firefighters and police averted what could have been a disaster when a truck carrying dozens of potentially explosive tanks caught fire in the northbound lane of Interstate 95.

KITTERY, Maine — The School Committee grappled Tuesday night with the possibility of closing Frisbee Elementary School for the 2009-2010 school year and using portable classrooms to temporarily house some students.

DURHAM (AP) — Dartmouth College, the University of New Hampshire and University of Wisconsin have signed new agreements on polar research. The agreements create two new entities regarding ice coring and drilling that are vital to polar...

PORTSMOUTH -- Emergency personnel were called to a Central Avenue bus depot Tuesday night when a bus driver found a Cadillac embedded in the side of a building.

HAMPTON — “Blown Away,” the 30-foot bruised and battered sailboat that washed ashore in a storm at North Beach three months ago, is being removed the hard way — piece by piece.

PORTSMOUTH — After skipping out on a Sunday night restaurant and bar tab, a Massachusetts couple was found shoplifting their dessert at a city supermarket, say police.

PORTSMOUTH — Perched beneath a helicopter hovering over the Spaulding Turnpike on Tuesday, contractors for Public Service of New Hampshire upgraded power lines, while entertaining motorists.

PORTSMOUTH — In a town with 252 restaurants, rumors about restaurant openings, closings, sales and chef shifts are as juicy as the latest Brangelina gossip, and with the economy as bad as it is, more and more dining establishment closing...

PORTSMOUTH — A Maine man was "heavily intoxicated" in Market Square Monday morning when he bit one police officer and grabbed another by the throat, police allege.

PORTSMOUTH — State Sen. Martha Fuller Clark hopes a new bill on an old idea will gain the support of the Legislature and change the term of governor from two years to four.

PORTSMOUTH — You could call it "The Curious Case of Tugboat Alley."

EXETER — Unitil representatives told the Exeter Board of Selectmen that its results in restoring power after the recent devastating ice storm were not what the electric company wanted.

CONCORD — An estimated 800 bills could be considered in the upcoming legislative session in Concord which begins on Wednesday. The bills submitted by the 24-member Senate and the 400-member House will cover a wide canvas of life and liberty...

PORTSMOUTH — A city man convicted of stealing cash from a store safe is charged with five new crimes alleging he sold stolen musical instruments and equipment at local pawn shops.

PORTSMOUTH — A 14-year-old boy fell out of a moving car, then rolled down Lafayette Road Saturday afternoon, prompting a police investigation.

PORTSMOUTH — Black ice is assumed to be the cause of a rollover accident on Interstate 95 on Monday morning.

YORK, Maine — A two-alarm fire that caused an estimated $100,000 in damage to the Cottage Place office condominium complex on Route 1 was arson, according to the Maine fire marshal's office.

YORK, Maine — Dane Cook's half-brother embezzled at least $4 million from the comedian since 2007, according to the police report that accompanies the Bay State man's arrest.

SEABROOK — Longtime resident and community activist Miliki Sturgis-Chapin is picking up the pieces after her home was destroyed in a fire on New Year's Day.

NEW CASTLE — A "Journalism Jam" is happening at the New Castle Church Parish Hall on Wednesday.

PORTSMOUTH — With his team short-handed for the first six games of the season, Portsmouth High School coach Jim Mulvey knew the Clippers would need a nightly team effort to remain in the Class I mix.

HAMPTON — Tiffany Ruffin and her Winnacunnet High School girls basketball teammates wanted to send a message during their first home game of the season.

PELHAM — The Portsmouth High School girls basketball team jumped out to a 23-10 lead after the first quarter on its way to a 57-45 Class I victory over Pelham on Tuesday night. The Clippers improved to 5-1, while Pelham dropped to 2-2.

DURHAM — Candace Williams scored 18 points and Amy Simpson added 17 to lead the University of New Hampshire women's basketball team to a 51-47 win over Maine in the teams' America East opener on Tuesday at Lundholm Gymnasium.

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah's attorney general is investigating the Bowl Championship Series for a possible violation of federal antitrust laws after an undefeated Utes team was left out of the national title game for the second time in five years.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Raymond Felton scored 25 points, rookie D.J. Augustin added 11 of his 20 points in overtime, and the Charlotte Bobcats stunned Boston 114-106 on Tuesday to continue the Celtics' sudden slide.

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The Portsmouth High School boys basketball coaching staff is conducting clinics for seventh-grade and eighth-grade players on Jan. 11 and 18 at Portsmouth High School. The previous times listed for the clinic were incorrect.

PORTSMOUTH — A Rockingham Superior Court judge sided with Toyota of Portsmouth in the latest legal action involving the 37-foot illuminated structure adorning the Greenleaf Avenue car dealership.

DOVER — Goss International on Tuesday initiated a plan to reduce its work force in the United States. Between 200 and 250 employees based at facilities in Illinois, New Hampshire and Texas will be impacted. "This is an essential step to bring...

HOUSTON — All that money you're saving these days at the gas pump? You might want to put it in the bank.

WASHINGTON — The Social Security Administration, envisaging the near-future prospect of 10,000 baby boomers applying for benefits every day, has put together a new online service that will allow people to get their benefits without ever...

PORTSMOUTH — Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the first eBrew on Thursday, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Press Room at 77 Daniel St. In January 1999, a small group of tech-minded folks met at the Portsmouth Brewery for lunch. Over beers and...

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street brushed off more bad economic news Tuesday and finished with a rally that left stocks at their highest levels in two months. Stocks finished with moderate advances after stumbling in the early going because of data...

The recent announcement of a $2 million study of the three bridges connecting Portsmouth to Maine brings a promise of progressive thinking and design by incorporating a broad review of the area's transportation needs as they relate to the bridges in...