Police tie rivalry to N.H. vandalism

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Police believe high school hockey rivalries led to two cases of vandalism during the weekend.

Authorities say sometime between Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, someone sprayed red paint over a large section of brick wall and windows at Bishop Brady High School and on the main door, entryway and windows at the chapel at Saint Paul’s School.

At Bishop Brady, the messages included “C-H-S” and “Tide Puck” – both references to the Concord High School hockey team. The graffiti at Saint Paul’s also was hockey-related.

Robber holds up movie rental store

NEWMARKET, N.H. (AP) – Police are searching for an armed robber who held up a movie rental store.

The robbery happened about 7:45 p.m. Monday. Police say the suspect was described as a young, white male wearing a black ski mask. The man apparently flashed a hand gun and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash.

The incident is the latest of several armed robberies in the area recently. Convenience stores in Greenland, Newmarket and North Hampton also have been robbed this month.

Teachers named award finalists

WASHINGTON (AP) – Three New Hampshire teachers have been named state finalists for national awards honoring excellence in math and science education.

Salem High School science teacher Norma Bursaw, Portsmouth High science teacher Jonathan Moss and Greg Superchi, a math teacher at Lisbon Regional School, are in the running for Presidential Awards for excellence in mathematics and science teaching.

Each state can nominate up to three science teachers and three math teachers for the awards. The field of state nominees will be narrowed down to 108 award recipients, to be announced in March.

Prize winners will participate in a week of activities in Washington. Each winner will receive a $10,000 award from the National Science Foundation.