Attorney General: Belknap County Official Stole $40,601

From the Union Leader… LACONIA – Belknap County’s administrator and finance director has waived an indictment charging her with stealing $40,601.99, according to New Hampshire Attorney General Kelly A. Ayotte. Nancy Cook, 46, of Laconia, was indicted by a...

Former NH Biden Chair Loses Committee Chair Spot

From the Union Leader… State Rep. James Ryan, jailed since Tuesday in connection with 1992 forgery charges, has lost his chairmanship of the House Transportation Committee. House Speaker Terie Norelli announced last night she was replacing the Franklin Democrat...

Legal, Money Woes Plague State Rep., Former Biden Campaign Chair

From the Union Leader… CONCORD – State Rep. James Ryan, state chairman of U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden’s presidential primary campaign, has been jailed since Tuesday in connection with 1992 forgery charges. Ryan, 50, D-Franklin, was arrested on charges that he...

Biden’s New Hampshire Coordinator Behind Bars

From The Citizen… OSSIPEE, N.H. – A state representative who served as coordinator for U.S. Senator Joe Biden’s presidential campaign in the recent New Hampshire Primary has been jailed for violating a court order related to a forgery case. James E....

Citizens Should Question Local Authority

To the Editor: I fail to understand the level of hostility the editorial board of The Cabinet has displayed towards the Amherst Citizens Association. By referring to the group, of which I am a member, as a “small group” and the “so-called Amherst Citizens Association”...

Really Edwards, couldn’t you wait?

August 9, 2008 Union Leader Disappointment, anger in NH after Edwards’ admission of extramarital affair State Sen. Peter Burling no longer has his well-worn “John Edwards for President” bumper-sticker on his vehicle. The Cornish Democrat told the New...