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Michael Lewis, the former police chief in Bristol facing criminal charges, is considering the prospects of a plea deal, court records show.

An anonymous tip led police Tuesday to a stolen Harley-Davidson valued at 85,000, but two other custom bikes taken from the same quarter-mile radius remain missing.

The report finds the practice of rewarding select officers with extra time off began in the early 1990s under former police chief Louie Craig, expanded 'without authorization' by department officials, and accelerated under former police chief Nick Willard, now the U.S. marshal for New Hampshire.

Community members are starting fundraising campaigns to pay off more than 32,000 in hot lunch debt and stop the district from hiring a collection agency to go after families.

CONCORD ' A state law requiring hundreds of upper-level state employees and commission appointees to file financial disclosures appears to be routinely ignored, with little or no consequences for those who fail to file.

The N.H. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been granted its request to be made party to a criminal case involving a Bristol woman charged with mistreating more than two dozen German Shepherd dogs in two towns.

Environmental officials said Wednesday that more than two dozen areas at the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics plant in Merrimack are under investigation for possible releases of polyfluoroalkyl contamination.

CONCORD ' A registered sex offender from Concord has been arrested on charges he allegedly sexually assaulted a young child. John Lessor, 64, of Concord, was arrested Wednesday on a charge of aggravated felonious sexual assault, Concord police. Lt. Sean Ford said.

MANCHESTER - Southside Middle School is closed today due to a sewage pipe issue and no water in the building, school officials said in a message on the Nixle alert service. The school department's facilities crew is working to resolve the issue, the alert said.No further details were available early Thursday...

The N.H. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has been granted its request to be made party to a criminal case involving a Bristol woman charged with mistreating more than two dozen German Shepherd dogs in two towns.