Macia Loses Fight with Cancer

Canterbury resident was husband, step-father, former Libertarian candidate for Congress, software and apps inventor.

Hardy Macia, who spent one of his last breaths requesting that Gov. Maggie Hassan approve a medicinal marijuana proposal for New Hampshire with a homegrown provision, passed away earlier today, according to friends and family. Macia, who had Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, was stricken with the disease last summer while he was running for the 2nd Congressional District and assisting former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson's run for president. Macia was a husband and step-father of two. He worked in Canterbury as an app developer and worked as a civilian for Naval Ship Systems in Pennsylvania, in the 1980s and 1990s. He was president of Catamount Software.   Previously, he was a Board of Selectman in Grand Isle, VT, and ran for governor there in 2004, …

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Bombing Victim Lu Lingzi Remembered

The Chinese national was studying statistics at Boston University. She was killed in Monday's bombing at the Boston Marathon.

A Chinese newspaper has identified the third Boston Marathon bombing victim as Lu Lingzu, a Boston University graduate student, according to the Associated Press. Lu, from Shenyang, China, was studying statistics. A second Chinese national and BU student, Zhou Danling, was also injured in the blasts. She is listed in stable condition in a Boston hospital, according to Chinese officials. Lu's death has led to an outpouring from friends, family and concerned neighbors in China. Lu's Sina Weibo page already has 20,000 comments from shocked and upset friends (Sina Weibo is a Chinese social media service that combines Twitter- and Facebook-like features).  A former neighbor in China was elegiac when talking about Lu on his Sina Weibo page. "I …

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5:47 pm on Thursday, April 18, 2013

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What Time is The Presidential Debate?

Here's the lowdown on the final presidential debate. Tell us what you're hoping to hear.

The final presidential debate between President Barack Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney is at 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 22. Patch will be live-blogging the debate. Anyone can join in. AOL will provide a live stream of the debate. TV Channels Broadcasting Live: ABC, NBC, FOX, CBS, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and more, including CNN Espanol. Live Streaming Online: YouTube's Election Hub, AOL Below are additional details on Monday's debate: The format for the debate will be identical to the first presidential debate and will focus on foreign policy.

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OBITUARY: Robert W. Foster

The Milford Middle School teacher died Sept. 23 while hiking.

Robert W. Foster, 70, resident of Milford, NH, died unexpectedly on September 23, 2012, while hiking on Pack Monadnock Mountain in Temple, NH. He was born in Natick, MA on February 23, 1942, a son of Forest A. and Annabelle (Hudson) Foster, and was the youngest of eight children. He earned his undergraduate degree from Northeastern University and his Master’s in Education from Notre Dame College, Manchester, NH. In addition, he received his Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study from the University of New Hampshire. Mr. Foster made his home in the Amherst and Milford area for more than 40 years. He had been employed as a pilot for Eastern Airlines for more than 20 years. He later changed careers and began teaching at the Milford Middle …

Greenland Police Chief's Wake Today

Funeral will be held at noon Thursday in Hampton.

The Remick and Gendron Funeral Home in Hampton published the obituary for Greenland Police Chief Michael Maloney on Saturday. Maloney's wake will be held on Wednesday, April 18 at the funeral home. There will be a law enforcement walk through from 1 to 3:30 p.m., and a public visitation from 5 to 9 p.m. Maloney's funeral will be held on Thursday, April 19, at noon on the Winnacunnet High School athletic field in Hampton, or in the WHS gymnasium in the case of inclement weather. There will be no school Thursday for WHS students or teachers. The text of the obituary is as follows: Chief Michael P. Maloney, Greenland Police Chief, 48, passed away Thursday, April 12, 2012 while protecting his community and brother police officers. Chief …

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