Charlestown News

" The state of New Hampshire last week agreed to guarantee 75 percent of a $250,000 loan from an Upper Valley bank to the new owner of the Eagle Times, an unusual deal because it involves a daily newspaper and the government it covers.

Lucille Cook's son, James, was born with brain damage and cerebral palsy. He couldn't speak.

After a woman reported $400 was stolen from her car, police arrested her and three others for providing false information and other charges.

After a woman reported $400 was stolen from her car, police arrested her and three others for providing false information and other charges.

Capt. William Flagg's adventures on the high seas took him all over the world, but it wasn't until America's "Forgotten War" that government-sanctioned piracy helped him to become supposedly the richest man in Dover.

The Charlestown-Walpole Advisory Committee agreed Wednesday night any redesign of Route 12 that has a major impact on the Connecticut River would be difficult to get permits for, and thus was not a reasonable option.

Claremont Citizens for Lower Taxes will hold their "tea party" Saturday at the Moose Lodge on Broad Street, as a symbol of their dissatisfaction with the city's property taxes.

Firefighter John McCann recently submitted an application for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant for $965,000 in federal stimulus money to upgrade and expand the Charlestown fire station.

Betty Pauwels E-mail Betty's Blog Betty's Photo Site RSS Feed My Day, My Interests photoblog, features our beautiful state of New Hampshire.

A Claremont man whose father was shot to death by police has been charged with firing a gun at an occupied pickup truck.

In a little more than five years, Claremont will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of its charter in October 1764.

One of summer's oldest traditions is alive and well in the city, thanks to local hot dog vendors.

When dealing with the upcoming flu season, the three basic rules are still being recommended: 1. Wash your hands frequently.

Police say speed was a factor in a Route 103 crash where a Charlestown, N.H., man crashed his car into a house, according to state police.

I If Carolyn Chakuroff and David Robinson are asked this fall to write about their summer vacations, it'll be a trip.

Two police officers were justified in fatally shooting a Charlestown man who wouldn't come out of his camper, the state attorney general's office concluded Friday.

Two police officers were justified in fatally shooting a Charlestown man who wouldn't come out of his camper, the state attorney general's office concluded Friday.

Two police officers were justified in fatally shooting a Charlestown man who wouldn't come out of his camper, the state attorney general's office concluded Friday.

The former general manager of Eagle Publications said Thursday that there was a possibility the Eagle-Times of Claremont, N.H., might reopen under new ownership.

Before the presses stopped rolling Thursday night, the Eagle Times daily newspaper was the voice of the Claremont community.