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He was known as the Hermit of Taylor Pond, but to me he was simply Perley, an unlikely friend who chose to live in seclusion, keeping his distance from people for much of his life — and then welcoming visitors to his makeshift door when he became the stuff of local lore and legend ..read more
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The results from primary day are in and the winners are: The three fourth-graders who designed the “I Voted” stickers people received at the polls last week ..read more
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Since Amelia Earhart disappeared more than 85 years ago while attempting to fly around the world, people have been searching for her plane with hopes of solving the mystery behind her final flight ..read more
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WASHINGTON - Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton excoriated former President Donald Trump as an utterly self-interested man who would punish personal enemies and appease adversaries Russia and China in a new edition of his memoir released on Tuesday ..read more
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Some stories are buried too deeply to uncover, lost behind forgotten names and impersonal dates of birth and death ..read more
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Prior to Civil War Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter’s death on May 21, 1901, a series of events paved the way for the erection of an equestrian statue to honor him in the city of his birth, Portsmouth, N.H. A $30,000 bequest for the project was provided by the estate of Porter’s second cousin, Rob ..read more
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The cannon fire from the besieged British was deadly. One shot had just killed four Americans. Another had killed a drummer who had stepped from cover. Yet, as the Americans dug their trenches closer and closer, one man stood in the open, taunting the enemy gunners ..read more
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NASHUA — Roughly a dozen years after the Hunt Memorial Building underwent a sweeping $1.2 million renovation to its interior, the city has been chosen the recipient of a federal grant that will fund much-needed repairs to areas affected by window leakage ..read more
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PHILADELPHIA — The caretakers of the SS United States, once known as the Queen of the Seas, have sent out an SOS to the highest office in the land as the vessel faces the threat of eviction ..read more
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You’d be forgiven for thinking you know this story ..read more