NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Derek Anthony Stanley II of Shallotte, N.C., was arrested Thursday and faces a charge of hit and run with death involved following the accident in the early morning hours of Aug. 17 in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., that killed 21-year-old Corissa Irvin. Irvin, formerly of Seabrook, moved south to be with her fiance.

Vice President Joe Biden came to Manchester Thursday to praise the progress of the federal stimulus package and boost campaigns of two Democrats. Biden visited the Gray Street home of Lynn Dumont, which is being weatherized under a federal stimulus program meant to upgrade 600,000 homes by March 2010.

DERRY - With the Republican Congressional primary just weeks away, four major District 1 contenders gathered last night to debate before a panel of news media representatives and live audience at Pinkerton Academy in Derry.

It's wrong for the President to ask for patience. The results of the government experiment are in, courtesy of the states. Most Americans would prefer a future that looks like New Hampshire to one that looks like Maine.

WASHINGTON - Veteran Arizona Sen. John McCain sailed to nomination for a fifth term Tuesday over a challenger with tea party support, while big-spending political novice Rick Scott pushed past an experienced insider in Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary as voters split on the merits of establishment candidates vs. outsiders.

Campaign signs are starting to litter the landscape, figuratively if not quite literally, calling attention again to state law on where political advertising is allowed.

TRENTON, N.J. - The New Hampshire Fisher Cats recovered nicely from a blown lead, scoring five runs in the 11th inning as they topped the Trenton Thunder, 10-5, to move within 1 1/2 games of the Thunder for first place in the Eastern League's Eastern Division.

PLAISTOW - The town has taken disciplinary action after a young boy in the summer recreation program climbed into a working freezer to play a prank on others while a camp counselor looked on, an official said.

WOLFEBORO - Crews from the ABC News program "20/20" have been in town, talking with friends and family members about the unsolved murder of school nurse Stacey Burns and the continuing impact of her death on the community.

CONCORD - State prison inmates trying to earn parole, many of them with alcohol and drug abuse backgrounds, face a shortage of treatment programs they need to attend as a condition of being set free.

MANCHESTER - Residents with questions about West Nile virus or Eastern equine encephalitis can call the Manchester Health Department information line at 628-6003 ext. 325 during regular business hours.

A judge has ruled in the epic legal battle of Betty Tamposi, an heiress to the Tamposi Companies business empire, who challenged two of her brothers over control of her share of assets.

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BRENTWOOD - Adam Pento of Sanford, Maine, is facing a federal carjacking charge in connection with an alleged crime spree he undertook with his girlfriend in February between Stratham and North Hampton, according to court documents.

DIXVILLE - Colebrook native Dan Dagesse yesterday said he has assembled a partnership that includes Colebrook contractor Dan Hebert; Rick Tillotson, the son of the late Neil Tillotson, who purchased the hotel in the 1950s; and Jeff McIver, the present general manager.

When the Democratic National Committee set its 2012 presidential nominating calendar last week, it gave New Hampshire the first primary, but put us only four days ahead of New Mexico's caucuses. It's a problem for the simple reason that New Hampshire cannot abide by the calendar Democrats want to impose.

As with the bailouts and the stimulus package, responsible and productive Americans are having their wealth taken and given to favored interest groups.