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WINDHAM - A $37,145 federal grant to the Windham Fire Department comes at an opportune time. The money will pay most of the bill for 23 sets of firefighter apparel, called...
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Filibuster - the parliamentary maneuver that allows senators to block bills that lack 60 votes - has become a dirty word in Washington. Democrats are especially furious about it,...
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Fire departments in Hampstead and Danville will be awarded almost $100,000 in federal grant money, Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's office announced yesterday. Hampstead was awarded $59,375...
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SOMERSWORTH - The city's Fire Department will receive much-needed safety upgrades after it was awarded a $94,525 federal grant Wednesday. The money will pay for sprinkler and fire...
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WHITEFIELD - Senator Jeanne Shaheen braved the North Country's bitter winter winds last Friday to recognize the strides in clean energy the Mountain View Grand (MVG) has made over...
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A New Hampshire veteran received a Bronze Star medal today, more than six decades after earning it for his service in Europe in World War II. Milton Christian, 84, of Derry, N.H.,...
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DERRY, N.H. (AP) - A World War II veteran from New Hampshire is to be presented with a medal he earned long ago but never received. Milton Christian of Derry is to receive the...
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Instrumental in helping secure the funding, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen had a first-hand look Friday at how the N.H. Electric Cooperative will integrate "smart grid" technology to...
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New Hampshire's small businesses need tax breaks and funding, among other initiatives, to help create jobs, according to the three Democrats in the state's federal delegation. U.S....
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U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., announced Wednesday that the Laconia Fire Department has been awarded a $33,003 fire safety federal grant. The Assistance to Firefighters Grant...
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New Hampshire Democrats in Congress applauded President Obama's refocus on the middle class last night, while Republican Sen. Judd Gregg said "bipartisan ground" exists on issues...
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WASHINGTON - Legislators from New Hampshire were enthusiastic with President Barack Obama's talking points centered on restoring and rebuilding America during his State of the...
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Sen. Jeanne Shaheen is visiting New Hampshire homeowners and construction workers who have benefited from federal funding for energy efficiency...
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NEWINGTON - Responding to a great need, 12 members of the Air National Guards' 260th Air Traffic Control Squadron departed the Pease Air National Guard Base Friday night on a...
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PORTSMOUTH - U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen made a special visit to Pease-based Global Relief Technologies on Friday to praise the company as they prepare to head off to Haiti on Monday...
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NASHUA - Federal lawmakers' No. 1 priority remains getting the economy moving, with reforming health care, building a strong clean-energy industry and freeing up credit for small...
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CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The federal government is giving New Hampshire an additional $2.5 million in emergency home heating assistance to help low-income and elderly families heat...
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DOVER - Since her first day on the job one year ago, U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has received a daily report on the letters, e-mails and phone calls that flood her Capitol office....
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What should the military do to deployed soldiers who become pregnant? Maj. Gen. Anthony Cucolo, the commander of an Army division in Iraq, recently made headlines when he...
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More than 60 years ago, President Harry S. Truman said: "Millions of our citizens do not now have a full measure of opportunity to achieve and to enjoy good health. Millions do not...