A CENTER OSSIPEE COUPLE IS BEING HONORED BY NEW HAMPSHIRE GOVERNOR JOHN LYNCH AND THE NEW HAMPSHIRE CHILDREN’S TRUST FUND/PREVENT CHILD ABUSE NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR THEIR WORK RAISING CHILDREN AS LICENSED FOSTER CARE PROVIDERS. JENNIFER AND BOB PETERSON ARE AMONG MORE THAN TWO DOZEN PARENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE RECOGNIZED LAST MONTH WITH “UNSUNG HEROES” [...]

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NICOLE RICHIE AND SON ENJOYING PARIS: Nicole Richie is enjoying Paris with the man in her life. No — not fiance Joel Madden — but their five-month-old son Sparrow. Richie tweeted a picture of the two along with the caption, “in the City of Lights with my true love.” The 28-year-old is in Paris to [...]

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SHOULD FIREFIGHTERS IN EFFINGHAM – A TOWN OF ABOUT 39 SQUARE MILES WITH ROUGHLY 14-HUNDRED RESIDENTS – CONTINUE TO PICK THEIR OWN CHIEF – OR SHOULD THAT AUTHORITY BE GIVEN TO TOWN SELECTMEN? THAT QUESTION WILL BE DISCUSSED NEXT TUESDAY EVENING AT A PUBLIC HEARING IN EFFINGHAM. NEW HAMPSHIRE STATE LAW SAYS A FIRE CHIEF [...]

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THE BERLIN DAILY SUN SAYS THE CARSEY INSTITUTE RECENTLY RELEASED A STUDY DISCUSSING THE TREND THAT AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON STUDENTS WHO PARTICIPATE. THE SUN SAYS THE REPORT EXAMINES THE IMPACT OF OUT OF SCHOOL ACTIVITIES ON THE LIVES OF STUDENTS IN COOS COUNTY AND FOUND HIGHER LEVELS OF INVOLVEMENT HAD [...]

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GEORGE CLOONEY ISN’T SELLING ITALIAN HOME: George Clooney has denied a report which said he was selling his Italian villa and moving to an island in order to avoid the paparazzi. The actor said in a statement, “To complete the news cycle: I am not buying an island and am not selling my house in [...]

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PADMA LAKSHMI GIVES BIRTH: Padma Lakshmi gave birth to a daughter on Saturday (February 20th) in New York City. A source told Usmagazine.com that the Top Chef host named the baby girl Krishna, although the identity of her father has never been announced. Insiders, however, speculate him to be Adam Dell, the younger brother of [...]

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THIS WEEKEND’S TOP TEN MOVIES — FEBRUARY 19-21 Shutter Island, $40.2 million Valentine’s Day, $17.2 million Avatar, $16.1 million Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, $15.3 million The Wolfman, $9.8 million Dear John, $7.3 million The Tooth Fairy, $4.5 million Crazy Heart, $3 million From Paris With Love, $2.5 million Edge of Darkness, [...]

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THE NEW HAMPSHIRE NATIONAL GUARD SAYS IT WILL ADJUST ITS ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN IN THE NORTH COUNTRY AFTER RUNNING NEWSPAPER ADS WITH A SLOGAN DESCRIBING THE GUARD AS QUOTE “LITTLE COMMITMENT. BIG REWARDS.” PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICER MAJOR *GREG HEILSHORN* (HILES-HORN) SAYS HE CAN UNDERSTAND HOW SOMEONE READING THE PHRASE COULD MISINTERPRET IT – HE SAYS IT [...]

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AFTER NOT BEING PICKED TO RACE IN THE DOWNHILL WEDNESDAY, CONWAY’S OLYMPIAN LEANNE SMITH FINALLY GOT TO COMPETE YESTERDAY IN HER FIRST EVENT AT THE VANCOUVER GAMES. SMITH FINISHED 21ST IN THE SUPER COMBINED – ONE DOWNHILL RACE AND ONE SLALOM – WITH A TIME OF 2-13-97 (2:13.97). *JULIA MANCUSO* WON THE SILVER MEDAL FOR [...]

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