04/05/07 - The Strafford County Attorney's Office, through an investigation by New Hampshire State Police - Troop A has formally filed charges with the Strafford County Superior Court for Conduct After an Accident and Causing False Public Alarms. These charges arise from a traffic incident involving Gary Dodds of Rye occurring on the Spaulding Turnpike in Dover on April 5, 2006.

04/05/07 - PORTSMOUTH - Police are looking for a man alleged to have broken into a locked medicine cabinet at the Cross Roads House homeless shelter and stolen all of the medications.

04/05/07 - PORTSMOUTH - The Historic District Commission gave its blessing to a four-story, mixed-use condominium project on Bridge Street Tuesday night, nearly a year after it was first proposed.

04/05/07 - PORTSMOUTH - A musical instrument, no matter what its cost, is only as good as the hands wielding it.

04/05/07 - CONCORD — Gays and lesbians throughout the Seacoast rejoiced in the House's approval of a civil union bill Wednesday, but even if it makes it past the Senate and the governor's office, it will still fall short of equality.

04/05/07 - RYE - How do you make Indian lemonade? What's the best way to remove skunk spray? Where would you find a fox den?

04/05/07 - PORTSMOUTH - Residents living near the Paul A. Dobles Army Reserve Center on Cottage Street said they would move if the City Council chose to reuse the center as a homeless shelter, citing safety concerns.

04/05/07 - CONCORD - Three Hampton residents pleaded guilty Tuesday to passport fraud.

04/05/07 - DURHAM - University of New Hampshire students and Seacoast residents were trained in the act of "bird-dogging" last week at the Waysmeet Center.

04/05/07 - CONCORD - The House voted Wednesday to raise the minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 over two years.

04/05/07 - CONCORD - Gov. John Lynch's proposed solution to the state's school funding problem faces an uncertain future.

04/05/07 - CONCORD - Democratic presidential hopeful Chris Dodd told Concord High School students Wednesday that people debating gay marriage should ask themselves just one question: What would you do if your child were gay?

04/05/07 - PORTSMOUTH - It may soon cost more to ride Amtrak's Downeaster.

04/05/07 - KITTERY, Maine - Presidential candidate Bill Richardson made a pledge on Wednesday that could make him very popular on the Seacoast.

04/05/07 - BANGOR, Maine - A soldier who left behind a young daughter in Maine said his greatest fear was "not coming home to his little girl."

04/05/07 - Alana and Seth Hickey always have loved walking. "It's a lot of fun," Seth Hickey said. "It's good exercise." Certainly he and his wife should know.

04/05/07 - If you haven't gotten your 10,000 today, maybe you should. Steps, that is.

04/05/07 - We are grateful for the strong community interest and attendance at Tuesday's "Community Meeting on Health Care" with Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois.