PORTSMOUTH — For the past 15 months, a former resident has been mailing “lewd, racially and sexually charged packages” to a city police officer, according to Capt. Corey MacDonald.

PORTSMOUTH — Three teens accused of the premeditated mugging of a woman in the city's South End had an ax, a baseball bat, a ski mask and wardrobe changes in...

NORTH HAMPTON – The decision on who would fill the last North Hampton School Board seat hinged – literally – on the toss of a coin.

10:50 a.m. A resident told police she thought a chimney worker was ripping her off.

DUBLIN — A woman of great passion and dedication to her beliefs until the very end, Doris "Granny D" Haddock died Tuesday, less than two months after celebrating her 100th...

CONCORD — A short bench does not always go a long way in state tournament play. The Oyster River High School girls hockey team found that out the hard way...

PORTSMOUTH — It was appropriate that the Portsmouth High School boys basketball team began its defense of the Class I championship with a suffocating defensive effort in Tuesday's preliminary-round tournament...

MANCHESTER — Ed Beattie has preached defense all season long. On Tuesday night, his Winnacunnet High School girls basketball team came through, earning a trip to its fourth consecutive Class...

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ORONO, Maine — Portsmouth, N.H., native Mike Fransoso, a freshman on the University of Maine baseball team, has been named the America East Rookie of the Week.

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PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth High School hockey team is facing disciplinary action — both individually and as a program — after an on-ice melee that occurred late in its Division...

MILWAUKEE — Andrew Bogut had 25 points and 17 rebounds, and the Milwaukee Bucks knocked off another Eastern Conference heavyweight, making a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Boston Celtics 86-84...

Three Seacoast United soccer players were named to the Girls Super-Y League Olympic Development Program teams following national camps held over the weekend in Tampa, Fla.

DURHAM — The last thing Oyster River High School boys basketball coach Stuart Mitchell wants is for his team to be known as a 3-point threat and nothing more.

Imagine you bought a five-bedroom house in Portsmouth when the going was good. You needed it because you had five children. Then economy turned and you realized you could no...

I have two children who attend New Franklin School. My children brought home a packet from the school this afternoon, and on the front page I was presented with a...

The sky continues to fall on the Hampton Fire Department. The recent fire at Hampton Beach seems to have given some firefighters, and some town officials, all they need to...

Last week, John Stephen announced he would be running for governor in the upcoming election.

What gets more accomplished? Words or actions? Complaining time is over.