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Book Review: Sy Montgomery shares ‘What the Chicken Knows’ in new mini hardcover

Nov. 04, 2024 11:00 AM EST

Three clucks to Sy Montgomery, who 14 years after publishing “Birdology,” is still finding ways to make money off the charming stories she told in that book about various avian species. “What the Chicken Knows,” subtitled “A New Appreciation of the World’s Most Familiar Bird” was a...

UMass hosts New Hampshire to tip off season

Nov. 04, 2024 04:01 AM EST

New Hampshire Wildcats at UMass Minutemen Amherst, Massachusetts; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Minutemen -16.5; over/under is 147.5 BOTTOM LINE: UMass starts the season at home against New Hampshire. UMass finished 20-11...

UMass hosts New Hampshire to tip off season

Nov. 03, 2024 02:49 AM EST

New Hampshire Wildcats at UMass Minutemen Amherst, Massachusetts; Monday, 7 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: UMass hosts New Hampshire in the season opener. UMass went 20-11 overall with a 13-3 record at home during the 2023-24 season. The Minutemen averaged 7.6...

Morgan's 3TDs pace New Hampshire to 31-14 win over Albany

Nov. 02, 2024 16:23 PM EDT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Seth Morgan threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns, including an 86-yarder to Caleb Burke, and New Hampshire was never threatened in a 31-14 win over Albany on Saturday. Albany took the opening drive and punted after six plays. Morgan connected with Burke on...

Race-motivated assault charges filed against former New Hampshire police officer

Oct. 31, 2024 09:00 AM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A white former New Hampshire police officer has been accused of race-motivated assault against a Black bank executive outside of a diner on Thanksgiving Eve 2023, according to a civil rights complaint filed by the state attorney general’s office. Similar...

New Hampshire candidates for governor question and criticize each other in final debate

Oct. 30, 2024 22:19 PM EDT

Republican Kelly Ayotte’s support for former President Donald Trump was a flash point Wednesday in her final debate with Democrat Joyce Craig in the race to become New Hampshire’s next governor. As a U.S. senator in 2016, Ayotte initially said she supported Trump as the GOP...

Biden goes off script — again — causing a distraction for Harris in campaign's home stretch

Oct. 30, 2024 17:20 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden was very publicly trying to rein himself in. “Don’t get going, Joe. Slow up,” he advised himself during a speech where he was criticizing Republican Donald Trump. That was Tuesday afternoon. But by evening, Biden didn’t take his own...

Man charged in hit-and-run that killed New Hampshire Air National Guard commander

Oct. 28, 2024 10:39 AM EDT

DOVER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man who told police he had been drinking has been indicted in a hit-and-run crash that killed the commander of the state's Air National Guard, authorities said. Paul Clement, 81, of Rochester, was indicted Oct. 17 by a Strafford County grand jury...

Connor Watkins throws two touchdown passes and Villanova defeats New Hampshire 14-6

Oct. 26, 2024 21:08 PM EDT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Connor Watkins threw two touchdown passes and Villanova defeated New Hampshire 14-6 on Saturday. The Wildcats had a narrow 257-254 edge in total yards but took advantage of 81- and 99-yard drives for their two touchdowns. Watkins hit Lucas Kopecky on a 25-yard...

Mother who beat and starved her 5-year-old son to death sentenced to over 50 years in prison

Oct. 25, 2024 17:47 PM EDT

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire woman was sentenced Friday to 53 years to life in prison in the death of her 5-year-old son, who was beaten, starved and exposed to drugs before his 19-pound body was found buried in a Massachusetts park in 2021. “I'm so sorry Elijah that I...