BY JENN McDOWELLTown officials have jumped the first hurdle in buying up homes in the Suncook River floodplain in Allenstown, getting $2.1 million in federal assistance, but there is still a way to go before the town can purchase the homes. “People are going to be lucky if they can make it to the buyout before they’re foreclosed ...

BY JENN McDOWELLFor many families whose homes were ravaged by the flooding of the past two years, there is finally a ray of hope. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded $2.1 million in grants to the town for the purpose of buying out 14 homes along the Suncook River affected by the floods. The town now has to secure the rest of the ...

BY JENN McDOWELLJust as Allenstown wins federal assistance to buy up to 14 homes severely damaged in the past two years’ floods, it – and many other towns throughout the state – ended up sopping wet after Hanna hit. The tropical storm swept up the coastline and through New England quickly, the first downpour hitting the state in ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAllenstown and Pittsfield police busted a heroin ring after a long investigation that ended in the raiding of an Allenstown woman’s apartment on Wednesday, Aug. 20. Police arrested eight people, including a family: two Pittsfield residents who were making runs from an Allenstown apartment back to Pittsfield, three people ...

Signs that summer is fading fast are all around us.  Here is a photo montage from Allenstown/Pembroke Old Home Days from this past weekend.  Gotta love that small hometown character.  All photos are courtesy of Ashley Desrochers. 

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Last year, Auburn’s Joey Dudek rode his arm and leg to Gillette Stadium – and very nearly the Super Bowl. Dudek, who won the 10- and 11-year-old division of the local Pepsi Punt, Pass and Kick competition last August, also triumphed at the sectional competition in Bristol, R.I., and then the regional ...

EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS Although Eastern equine encephalitis, or EEE, has not been detected in samples taken from around New England this year, officials urge that care be taken to avoid contracting this viral disease, considered to be one of the most deadly mosquito-borne diseases in the United States, according to the U.S. ...

BY JENN McDOWELL As warm summer weather entices people to spend more time outside, state health officials are warning residents to be more aware of the big dangers that lie in wait in the tiniest of organisms. Jason Stull, New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services’ public health veterinarian, said that right now ...

BY JENN McDOWELLEpsom Police Chief Wayne Preve said he’s lost two officers this year to other departments that offer higher pay and more opportunities. Officer Joseph Lister left in April, about two weeks after the March vote, at which the town inherited its fourth default budget in a row. He took an opening with the Northwood Police ...

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI If there’s one person who’s doing well in this changing economy, it’s John Labbe. Labbe is the owner of Hearth Designs in Hooksett, and he sells pellet stoves, wood stoves, fireplaces and other heating-related items. With people looking for alternatives to heating with oil, he said pellet stoves ...