NH News Roundup on Tuesday, Jan. 24

Compiled by InDepthNH.org, your nonprofit NH news outlet

Balsams Developer: $2 Million Loan Not Linked To Support of Northern Pass–CONCORD – Balsams developer Les Otten said at a recent technical session that a $2 million loan he received from Northern Pass\’ $200 million Forward NH Fund was not conditioned on his support of the controversial plan to build a 192-mile high-voltage transmission line from Pittsburg to Deerfield.InDepthNH

Coakley group: PFCs aren’t reaching wells– seacoastonline.com

Lancaster Women’s March: Chris Jensen Photos, Video–Chris Jensen captures the mood and spirit at the Women\’s March in Lancaster on Saturday in this gallery of still photographs and video. InDepthNH

Manchester Vigil Planned, After Racially-Charged Signs Found Outside Two Schools–A community vigil is planned for Tuesday, after Manchester school officials say racially-charged signs were found posted outside two of the city\’s schools nhpr.org

Fire victim trapped inside Webster home died of smoke inhalation–Fire officials have identified the man who died in Sunday’s three-alarm house fire in Webster as Steven Youngs.Youngs, 61, of Webster died from smoke inhalation, and his death has been ruled accidental, according to an autopsy performed Monday by the… Concord Monitor

Trump nominates Keene native for secretary of the Air Force–President Donald Trump will nominate Keene native Heather Wilson for secretary of the Air Force, the White House says. SentinelSource.com

Police: Man sought in city’s 1st murder in almost 100 years–MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man on a murder charge in a fatal shooting in Montpelier, the first murder in the state\’s capital The Caledonian Record

Laconia Clinic evacuated after leak creates odor, shuts down elevator– laconia

NSA adding workers in Groveton as it closes Londonderry facility– Berlin Daily Sun

Volume of music leads to charges; Nashua woman arrested for alleged ‘breach of peace’–NASHUA – A 41-year-old Nashua woman who allegedly took umbrage with police orders to turn Nashua Telegraph

Man sentenced to prison for crash that killed Maine couple–A man who killed a minister and his wife in a drunken driving crash was sentenced to prison Monday, despite the victims\’ family pleading for leniency. WMUR

Sponsors of sexual assault bill opponents dubbed–Those for HB106 say it will protect those wrongly accused of sex crimes. Those against it dub it the NH1

Syria conflict: War of words as peace talks open in Astana – BBC News–