Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Hanover Woman ‘Broke the Sound Barrier’
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Marine Patrol Believes Woman Fell Through Ice and Drowned
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Authorities recover body of woman on Sunday who drowned after falling through the ice in Hampstead. on Saturday.
Distant Dome: Lawmakers Increasingly Trying to Upend Local Control
But in recent years, the New Hampshire legislature has been attempting what was once the unthinkable in our Granite State, trying to upend once precious “local control.”
Ayotte, GOP Govs Back Trump’s ‘Government Efficiency’ Plan Drawing Criticism From Dems
Gov. Kelly Ayotte is among 26 Republican governors backing President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed federal Department of Government Efficiency initiative.
About 4,000 Granite Staters May Be Out of the Workforce Due to Long-COVID
This estimate highlights the significant and ongoing economic impact of the pandemic on the Granite State.
More Headlines
House Convening Day Fails To Change Many Rules
Senate Republicans Lay Out Plans; May Include Banning Cell Phones in Classrooms
Shaheen Nominates 51 Granite State Students for United States Service Academies
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Rules AG Violated Neo-Nazi’s Free Speech
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The constitution even applies to neo-Nazis, like the ones in NCS-131.
News
Pictorial: The Inauguration of Kelly Ayotte as Governor
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Thursday was a day of new beginnings at the State House when leaders past, present and possibly future gathered at the State House, warm from the bitter cold and blowing snow outside, for the inauguration of the first female Republican governor of the state and the first new governor in eight years.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: It is time for term limits
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There has never been a better example of the need for term limits than demonstrated recently in the mud wrestling over the federal budget.
News
Executive Council Sworn In With Two New Members
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The state’s five-member Executive Council was sworn in to office Thursday with two new members and a new Governor at the head of the table.
Health & Mental Health
Kelly Ayotte Sworn In as 83rd NH Governor Promises To Work For All Citizens
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte was sworn in as the 83rd governor of New Hampshire Thursday and said she will be a governor for all citizens.
Health & Mental Health
Manchester Establishes Warming Station Through Feb. 25
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The City of Manchester has established a Warming Station at Homeless Services, 39 Beech St.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Designation of the Frances Perkins Monument in Newcastle, Maine
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My former Sunday School students will recognize the name of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve as a member of a presidential cabinet. It’s important to know about her and what she accomplished, and helped FDR accomplish.
News
State Could Face Significant Deficit Unless Revenues Improve
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With the 2025 fiscal year half over, the state faces a revenue deficit large enough to wipe out last fiscal year’s surplus and end the biennium in red ink.
Courts & Corrections
Indicted Ports and Harbors Director Geno Marconi, 73, Files for Retirement
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Indicted and placed on administrative leave along with his wife, a state Supreme Court Justice, New Hampshire Ports and Harbors Director Geno Marconi, 73, has retired from state service, Pease Development Authority Board of Trustees Chairman Steve Duprey announced at its meeting Tuesday.
Courts & Corrections
Fired State Trooper Caught In Lie About Trust Fund Stays on ‘Laurie List’
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A State Trooper fired after he lied to investigators looking into suspicious activity in his elderly aunt’s trust fund won’t get removed from the Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List.
News
Barrington Fire Chief Rick Walker To Retire After 40 Years
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His retirement will mark over 40 years of involvement in Barrington’s Fire Department and 25 years as the Chief.
News
Expecting a Contentious Two Years, Democrats in the Minority Laying Out Their Plans
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Democratic leaders in the state House and Senate said they see hope for the coming legislative session to do what 49 percent of the voters in November voted for them to do, adding they plan an active voice throughout the budget process.
News
2 State Senators Provide State House Tour to Taiwan Officials, Promoting Trade and Education
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Following the passage of a bill last year reaffirming friendship between New Hampshire and Taiwan and encouraging the enhancement of bilateral trade relations, two state Senators toured economic and cultural development leaders at the State House Tuesday.
News
Gov.-Elect Ayotte Announces Several New Hires, But Not How Much They Will Make
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The following news release didn’t include the salaries or benefits for the hires in Gov.-Elect Kelly Ayotte’s office. InDepthNH.org asked Ayotte’s press office for that information and will update this story when it is released.
Health & Mental Health
AG Approves Sale of Catholic Medical Center to HCA for $110M
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The $110 million deal comes at a time when the non-profit hospital was on the “brink of bankruptcy” and had laid off 142 this past year and has debt totaling more than $160 million, according to the report of the Director of Charitable Trusts.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Rep. Dan McGuire Supports Proposed Rule Change That Could Limit Public Hearings
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In a recent op-ed, former Rep. Marjorie Porter opposed a proposed NH House rules change that will be debated on Wednesday.
Feature
Speaking of Words: None, The Oxford, and Kindred Commas
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More and more writers and publishers are joining newspaper editors in the belief that the second-last item in a series needs no comma after it.
News
Mass. Boy, 12, Who Died in Ski Accident Was ‘Bright Light’ for Many
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A 12-year-old Weymouth, Mass., boy who was an avid and capable skier enjoying New Year’s Eve day with family tragically died after hitting a tree at Mount Cranmore Resort, marking the first fatal accident on a ski trail in New Hampshire for the 2024-25 season.
Op-Ed
Distant Dome: Kearsarge Regional School District Rejects Budget Cap, Supports Public Schools
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If you followed the New Hampshire legislature the last few terms and listened to Education Freedom Account advocates, you would think public schools are cesspools of indoctrination, obscene materials, bullying and protectors of perverts.