While Subaru is a derivative of Japan's Fiji Heavy Industries, two of the auto brand's most popular vehicles for the United States are built in Indiana. In the 2011 calendar year, the Subaru Outback was the highest-selling product in the United Stats line-up for the Japanese branded auto company. The Outback and Legacy model sales together account for nearly 68 percent of the vehicles Subaru sold last year making the pair important to the company's success in the North America. Set for a first revealing to the US public at the 2012 New York International Auto Show…

Tuesday was the first day of spring but it's felt like June all week long. It's an emphatic reminder that this winter was anything but typical for New England. Businesses have felt its impact, in good ways and bad.

Businesses are booming due to the current weather conditions. Joel Jenkins, head golf professional at Exeter Country Club, said they opened two weeks early this year.

"In general, it's great for business," he said. "Any income in March is basically found money."

"It's not very…

PORTSMOUTH - Locals who have saved lives and completed great feats of generosity and selflessness were among the heroes honored Thursday at the American Red Cross Heroes Breakfast 2012.

Held at the Sheraton Harborside Hotel, the annual event recognized those from all walks of life who epitomize the humanitarian mission of the Red Cross. Gov. John Lynch was on hand to congratulate the heroes and received an award for his disaster-management acumen as governor.

Lynch said he has presided over three "100-year flood events" since he took office in…

How do we know when we're going fast? Generally speaking, we don't. Observers on Earth's surface rotate around its axis at 40 meters per second; Earth itself revolves around the Sun (30 kilometers/second); and the Sun rotates around the galactic center at about (220 km/s). Meanwhile, the whole kit is being dragged in a stately gyre toward the constellation Virgo at about 370 km/s. What, you don't feel that?

We don't because we judge motion by acceleration, that…

This beautiful girl is Princess. She is a domestic medium-haired, spayed female who is 10 years old, microchipped and up to date on all of her shots.

Princess has lived with other cats but the staff members at the shelter are not sure how she would do with dogs or children. She was surrendered to the N.H. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals facility because her previous owner was having medical issues.

ABR Staff Writer Published 16 March 2012

Subaru of America has unveiled its new EyeSight driver assistance system, which will be debuted at the New York International Auto Show on 2013 Legacy and Outback models.

EyeSight which integrates adaptive cruise control, pre-collision braking, and vehicle lane departure warning, will appear on other products in the Subaru line-up.

The new technology, which is capable of detecting obstacles in front of a parked car and limit potential damage in an impact, will become available later this year.

EyeSight uses two charge-coupled device (CCD) cameras developed by the automaker and is mounted inside…

STRATHAM - Those looking to aid a 9-year-old boy's campaign to end the inhumane treatment of horses can do so by attending a letter-writing party at the New Hampshire Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals on Sunday afternoon.

After having been exposed to the methods used throughout the United States to slaughter horses, Declan Gregg has focused his energy on voicing his concern in order to make a difference.

With the help of his mother, Stacie Gregg, Declan has been providing readers through a blog with links to…

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