Jaffrey News

While Northfield selectmen may have been looking for more residents at their Nov.

A local resident who joined the Marines shortly after high school died in Iraq on Sunday, sparking grief among childhood friends and sending his mother on a long trip to Delaware to claim his body.

One of the huge pine trees that surrounded Sieglinde Poegel's home of 42 years crashed through the roof and landed in her living room during the ice storm that crippled much of the Northeast last December.

A pressing issue: Should cider be the state beverage? Isn't liquor the state beverage? Here's a thought: In the next legislative session, a rep or senator with even a semblance of guts should sponsor a bill banning the use of the legislative process as a laboratory for elementary school students to study how a bill becomes law.

For Townsend resident Dawn Bunton, Tim Burton's 2005 Academy Award-nominated animated fantasy, Corpse Bride, is more than just a movie.

It's coming back in the 2010 House session, as HB-304, which was retained, passes through the House Judiciary Committee and will be forwarded to the full House for action.

Legislators who will make that decision and police officials who would have to enforce a policy weigh in on the benefits and the drawbacks of legalizing medical marijuana Advocates of legalizing medical use of marijuana for certain conditions say it's the compassionate thing to do.

When Brian Wilson plays "God Only Knows" at the Capitol Center on Tuesday, the memorable horn line that begins the song will be played by New Hampshire native Probyn Gregory.

Conant High School was evacuated after smoke was seen in a second-floor classroom Wednesday morning.

Things are beginning to heat up for suppliers of heating oil and other fuels, as they are busy making rounds of deliveries.

Two men are charged with felony reckless conduct for allegedly firing a gun on West Road in Temple about 3:30 a.m. yesterday, state police said.

Storms have left residents without power in several New Hampshire communities, and a flood warning has been issued for the Pemigewasset River at Plymouth.

Did you know that Newburyport had a beneficial association with the Civilian Conservation Corps during The Great Depression? People were out of work, some families were suffering greatly, and many had reached a point of losing hope.

A New Hampshire community development authority has approved nearly $8 million in state tax credits to help fund 19 projects.

An old health tip says we should drink eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day. Water's good, but there are myriad other means of hydration out there that cannot be ignored.

Organic farming represents a small but growing sector of the agricultural production in Oregon, increasing from just under $10 million in 2002 to $88 million in 2007, according to the latest U.S. Census of Agriculture.

Share + Oct 19, 2009 2:48 pm US/Eastern NORMA LOVE, Associated Press Writer CONCORD, N.H. Moxie is the official beverage in Maine.

Apple cider as New Hampshire's state drink? Three Jaffrey fifth graders have persuaded state Representative Bonnie Mitchell to sponsor legislation naming cider the official state drink.

Four people were killed Monday in a head-on collision on Route 202 in Peterborough, N.H. Click To Comment Photos NewsCenter 5's Gail Huff reported that a Toyota Highlander with Massachusetts plates collided with a car near the Jaffrey town line.

Local equine enthusiasts will be glad to know there are ways to be active in the equine community even when snow is all around.