04/08/07 - PORTSMOUTH -- The Easter bonnets may have been traded in for winter hats Saturday, but about 500 children weathered the cold and searched for eggs at the annual Portsmouth Easter Egg Hunt.

04/08/07 - The expanded recall of potentially contaminated pet food more than two weeks after the initial 90-brand report was released has many pet owners wondering if the food they're giving their dog or cat could be next on the list.

04/08/07 - Below are recipes from Arden Moore's cookbooks, "Real Foods for Dogs." (Storey Books, 2001) and "The Kitten Owner's Manual" (Storey Books, 2001)

04/08/07 - Four year ago, David Borden of New Castle started putting the pieces together. His wife's asthma was getting worse, the price of gasoline was starting to rise, and the northern old maple trees on his property were dying while the southern red oaks were flourishing.

04/08/07 - As a growing segment of the world population consumes fish on a regular basis, the United Nations predicts a 40 million ton global seafood shortage by 2030 unless something is done.

04/08/07 - NASHUA, N.H. -- Getting a break on minor motor vehicle violations is one of the few perks state lawmakers enjoy, according to the lawyer for a state representative who's fighting a speeding ticket.

04/08/07 - The New Castle Fire Department's fifth annual pancake breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 10:30 Saturday, April 14, in the Parish Hall of the Congregational Church, Main Street, New Castle.

04/08/07 - PORTSMOUTH -- Want to know what it feels like to be homeless?

04/08/07 - Whether it was an informal reminder to staff or an entirely new policy, Seacoast police departments, town halls and school departments have addressed how average citizens gain access to public documents after a recent freedom-of-access audit by the Herald Sunday.

04/08/07 - HAMPTON -- A state representative fighting to have the state finish repairing the deteriorating sea wall at North Beach has lost her bid to get the project completed in this year's biennial budget cycle.

04/08/07 - Was it Yogi Berra who said, "It ain't over till it's over?" Thanks to the spring blizzard, obstructionist lawmakers skewed many of the House votes on Thursday by asking for a division vote on bill after bill.

04/08/07 - A whopping majority of New Hampshire town meetings voting on a warrant article calling for federal and local actions to conserve energy and address global warming passed the resolution.

04/08/07 - Emergency calls to the Portsmouth Police Department's dispatch center have different personalities depending on the shift, says dispatcher David Rabitor.

04/08/07 - Golden yellows, light greens and warm browns -- normally associated with spring gardening -- are the current "it" colors for fashionable spring layering, according to Portsmouth fashion vendors.

04/08/07 - It was a bit disorienting at first -- finding the show in the lobby of Seacoast Repertory Theatre. It looked like something straight out of "A Chorus Line." There were people stretching, a few singing quietly near the concession stand and a cluster following a choreographer's instructions.

04/08/07 - KITTERY, MAINE -- Two teenagers who fell through the ice in Kittery Saturday afternoon were rescued by Kittery police and fire personnel.

04/08/07 - CARRABASSETT VALLEY, Maine -- State Rep. Abigail Holman of Fayette, a first-term legislator who had long been a familiar figure in the State House, died Saturday in a skiing accident at Sugarloaf USA.

04/08/07 - Gynecologists hear it every day from patients who are in the throes of midlife. "Doctor, I'm just not interested in sex anymore."

04/08/07 - Whether you are a competitive athlete or a weekend warrior, how you fuel your body can affect your performance, how long it takes until you tire, and how your muscles recover after the activity.