Courts & Corrections
Distant Dome: NH Education Funding Still Before the Courts
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Education funding reform advocates scored a nearly walk-off grand slam last week with the state Supreme Court’s ConVal ruling.
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Education funding reform advocates scored a nearly walk-off grand slam last week with the state Supreme Court’s ConVal ruling.
Merrimack, NH – Hundreds of residents and visitors flocked to Daniel Webster Highway and Baboosic Lake Road on Friday to celebrate Independence Day, creating a vibrant scene as they gathered for the town’s annual parade.
What if there were a magical realm where everyone rapidly aged to a healthy 82 and thereafter enjoyed life for all eternity?
A former Lisbon police officer who wound up on the state’s Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List, after he claims he was targeted by his chief, won the right to a new hearing this week.
The former corrections officer charged with killing Secure Psychiatric Unit patient Jason Rothe was found not guilty Wednesday on the second-degree murder charge that had him jailed pre-trial for more than a year.
From Pittsburg to Hollis, Gov. Kelly Ayotte and the state’s five-member Executive Council are taking their “show on the road” this summer.
Some believe the state Supreme Court got it right once again on education funding and taxes in its ConVal decision, but others say it fails to give lawmakers and the governor their due for education policy and funding.
Procedures were followed, decorum was expected, and civil discourse resulted in meaningful exchanges of ideas in committee, and on the floor of the house.
At approximately 11:18 P.M. on June 29, 2025, officers of the Seabrook Police Department responded to an apartment at the Rockingham Village Apartments in Seabrook in response to a 911 call. Upon arrival, officers found Cheryl Stoddard (age: 45) deceased. Ms. Stoddard appeared to have suffered from a stab wound.
In a 3-2 decision, the state Supreme Court has again found the state has failed to meet its constitutional obligation to provide its students with an adequate education and to pay for it as it did in the Claremont ruling.
Advocates for the Derry Rail Trail won a significant victory Monday when U.S. District Court Judge Paul Barbadoro ordered the state not to do anything that would prevent extending the rail trail under a six-lane road that will connect a new Interstate 93 exit to north Derry.
The case of a former corrections officer accused of killing a patient inside the State Prison for Men’s Secure Psychiatric Unit, based on the now recanted statement from his supervisor, is about to go to the jury to decide.
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Only adults 21 years of age or older are legally allowed to purchase, possess and display permissible fireworks. Ensure fireworks are stored securely and out of children’s reach.
The magazine earned two first place awards: Reverend Andrew Nelson’s “7 Days a Pastor” column in the Best Regular Column – Religious Life category and Best Photograph – Photo-illustration for the “Finding Communion” cover of the January/February 2024 edition.
David Oldham, 55, was found with a gunshot wound to the head, and his death was ruled a homicide. Despite extensive investigations and numerous tips received over the years, the case remains open and unsolved.
Jason Rothe’s death inside the State Prison for Men’s Secure Psychiatric Unit was not a homicide, and it was not caused by asphyxiation, Dr. Emma Lew testified Monday.
The state has conditionally approved Vail Resorts’ annual operating plan for Mount Sunapee Resort but with an eye toward future improvements or replacement of a wastewater system that brought out more than 200 people to a recent public meeting.
Upon arrival, officers established a perimeter around the building. Through a window, they observed a man standing at the apartment door holding a knife, with several females visible inside.
The Carroll County Grand Jury has returned indictments against Chris M. Lamb, a Sergeant with the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office, related to unemployment fraud, according to a news release.