Dover Dredging

DOVER, N.H. (AP) – The government is sending Dover $2 million to help dredge the Cocheco River, a key part of a downtown revitalization project.

The city is working to restore the river to a navigable depth by removing sand and silt. The dredging will allow large boats to travel to the city from the Piscataqua River, bringing development potential to the downtown and its prime riverfront land.

Sen. Judd Gregg, R-N.H., says the work of local officials who supported the project will pay dividends for the city.

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Power Grid Protection

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HANOVER, N.H. (AP) – Researchers at Dartmouth College are part of a new center working to find ways to protect the vast computer network that runs the nation’s power grid.

The National Science Foundation has awarded $7.5 million for the project during the next five years. It is aimed at improving the way the computer system is built and maintained.

The project is being led by researchers at the University of Illinois and includes researchers at Cornell and Washington State University.

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Fugitives Caught

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DOVER, N.H. (AP) – Local, county, state and federal authorities say a seven-month hunt nabbed nearly 100 fugitives wanted in New Hampshire.

Those caught included a child molester, suspected drug dealers, burglars and violent criminals.

The operation focused on Strafford County, sponsored by the U.S. Attorney’s office and led by the U.S. Marshals Service. Officers made 97 arrests from mid-January through this month.

Since 2002, New Hampshire’s Joint Fugitive Task Force has arrested 524 fugitives.

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Burglary Arrests

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LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) – Police in several communities are checking to see if the men accused of stealing thousands from the DHL Worldwide Express warehouse in Londonderry last year also pulled other heists.

According to court documents, Raymond Desroche, 30, of Hooksett, and John Johnson, 24, of Goffstown, may have been involved in a Federal Express burglary in Manchester, theft of stock car equipment in Bedford and the theft of 10 Segway scooters in Concord.

The Segways were recovered this month in a Manchester garage.

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Souter Property

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WEARE, N.H. (AP) – The California man who wants the town to seize Supreme Court Justice David Souter’s home is coming to the community this weekend.

Logan Darrow Clements wants the property seized so he can build a hotel to protest to a court ruling that allowed a Connecticut city to take property for a private developer.

Clements has been promising to visit since he first proposed to build the “Lost Liberty Hotel” in June. He plans to meet with supporters and with a group that wants to use Souter’s land for a public park.

He also plans an open meeting Monday night at the Radisson hotel in Manchester.

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Dorm Living

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NEW LONDON, N.H. (AP) – One Colby-Sawyer College official is taking an extra step to get to know her students. She’ll be living with them all year.

Vice President Judy Muyskens will move into Abbey Hall with her husband and dog.

Muyskens says she plans to develop a strong relationship with students in the all-female dorm.

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Burglary Conviction

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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – A 35-year-old Allenstown man arrested in an investigation of burglaries in several communities has been convicted by a Hillsborough County Superior Court jury of receiving stolen property.

Randy Brasseau’s pickup truck was stopped in December in Manchester by police, who recovered items stolen in Chichester, Goffstown, Pembroke and Epsom.

As part of the investigation, police searched homes in Allenstown and Manchester where they recovered thousands of dollars worth of stolen tools, guns, electronics and construction equipment.

Police said some of the items recovered had been stolen from as far away as the Midwest.

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Computer Worm

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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) – Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center offices across New Hampshire have recovered from an attack by the latest worm to hit the Internet.

The worm targets a flaw in the Windows 2000 operating system. Patients on Wednesday reported being unable to access the Web site of Dartmouth-Hitchcock, the state’s largest hospital and clinic network.

Officials took down Dartmouth-Hitchcock’s computer systems and doctors, nurses and other hospital workers had to enter patient medical and billing records manually.

The worm affected companies across the country, including ABC, CNN and The Associated Press. Microsoft released a patch for the vulnerability on Aug. 9 that can be downloaded from the company’s Web site.

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Fatal Fire

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CLARKSVILLE, N.H. (AP) – A man whose body was found in a burning house last week was identified Wednesday as a resident of Pittsburg.

The fire marshal’s office said the victim was found inside the house on Bresette Farm Road.

He was identified as James Keller, 55. The fire remains under investigation.