IF WE CAN all agree that there is something particularly vile about the social degenerates who would desecrate grave sites, then perhaps there is a special form of sainthood for those who would undo the damage. If so, make way for the aptly named Joseph St. Pierre.

MANCHESTER - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats scored three runs over the final two innings and held on to win, 8-7, over Harrisburg in front of 4,573 fans at Merchantsauto.com Stadium last night.

Another round of scorching temperatures has gripped New Hampshire just as many students head back to school, but forecasters say the heat could end late this week with a wave of tropical trouble from Hurricane Earl.

MANCHESTER - An exchange of words led to an exchange of gunfire, with a man pushing a baby carriage firing the first shots yesterday at an acquaintance driving by on Wilson Street, police said.

DOVER - Kyle Dubois and his parents, Robert and Sandra, claim teacher Thomas Kelley did not warn Kyle and other students how badly hurt they could be by electrical demonstration cords in their electrical trades class.

NASHUA - Power comes in many forms. Yesterday it showed itself in the often frail, but mostly angry voices of Nashua senior citizens who confronted the paving scam artist who not only robbed them of hard-earned savings, but their sense of trust, dignity, and confidence in being able to make sound decisions crucial to living independently.

WARREN - An investigation that began nearly two months ago has found there is "insufficient evidence" to seek a criminal charge against the town's police chief, according to Grafton County Sheriff Doug Dutile.

MANCHESTER - The city has denied a Manchester-Boston Regional Airport expense request of more than $1,000 for a room and catering at the Hilton Garden Inn and other refreshments because they were not permitted under the city’s business expense policy.

MANCHESTER - With two weeks left in a bitter Republican U.S. Senate primary campaign, Bill Binnie says it's a two-person race between former Attorney General Kelly Ayotte and him. "I think there are two candidates in this race, and I'm one of them, who can win," said Binnie in an interview yesterday.

CONCORD - State Employees Association president Gary Smith has told union members he is withdrawing his candidacy for a fourth two-year term.

MANCHESTER - Police were investigating a possible serious assault at 503 Cedar St. late last night, a police official said.

The Devils left Lowell for Albany at the conclusion of last season, leaving a hockey void that the Monarchs hope to fill in northern Massachusetts and southern New Hampshire.

Poor Gov. John Lynch. He had so many accomplishments to tout in his first television ad, released this week, but only 30 seconds in which to name them all. It just isn't fair. So we thought we'd help him out.

Apparently, myths are untrue things people on the right believe about people on the left, but not vice versa.

You've got to wonder when White House political guru David Axelrod will look at the churning pools of poll data and, like Chief Brody in "Jaws," say: "We're gonna need a bigger boat." But it's hard to imagine a scenario where Barack Obama and Axelrod victoriously paddle away on the flotsam of their own political wreckage.

MANCHESTER - A new employment agency is hoping to change the way many think of temporary or day laborers and help spur economic growth in the area by taking a fresh approach to the process of hiring people for short- or long-term jobs.

MANCHESTER - Fisher Cats left fielder Eric Thames became the first player in Fisher Cats history to drive in 100 runs yesterday. His three-run homer sparked New Hampshire to a 6-3 victory over Portland.