LEWISTON, Maine — The Mainer who was among the closest friends of Alberto Geddis "Alpo" Martinez said that while the former drug kingpin maintained the new identity given him by the federal witness protection program, he was never really hiding out in the Pine Tree State.

Saul "Canelo" Alvarez became the undisputed super-middleweight champion after knocking out Caleb Plant in the 11th round of their bout in Las Vegas on Saturday to unify the WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO belts.

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A man's body was found Saturday morning in the Connecticut River in Charlestown. 

You’ve scarcely finished your Halloween candy and are just starting to contemplate this year’s holiday decor. Unfortunately, the grimmest of all annual holidays is upon us: Welcome back to the darkest timeline.

DEAR READERS: If your dog is shedding excessively and leaving hair everywhere, including all over the carpet, here’s how to deal with this hairy problem.

The $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that passed the U.S. House late Friday, and is expected to be signed into law in the coming days, is set to deliver $1.5 billion to New Hampshire over the next five years for roads and bridges, as well as $100 million to bring high-speed internet to more of the state, and millions more for priorities from electric car-charging to PFAS cleanup.

OFFICIALS AT FAMILIES in Transition homeless shelter have sent city leaders a letter saying they “vehemently deny the accusation of ‘inhumane treatment of shelter residents’ and ‘institutionalized torture’” described in an unsigned statement from homeless individuals presented at a recent aldermen’s meeting last month.

CONCORD — Republican legislative leaders vowed to move ahead with 2022 legislation against the federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, even as New Hampshire last week joined a lawsuit that challenges the Biden administration requirement on large employers.

Sunday, November 07, 2021

When it comes to election districts, we always thought Portsmouth, Durham, Lee and Madbury should be lumped in with the Isles of Shoals and not be permitted to vote on anything but municipal matters like parking, Festivus, and wild sea flowers. But perhaps the new congressional redistricting plan proposed by New Hampshire House Republicans will do just as well. At least it will work to giv…

Republicans hold no monopoly on delusional politics of late. Democrats nationally seem convinced that their off-year election loss in Virginia was due to their delay in passing Uncle Joe Biden’s Build Back Bigger (BBB) plan.