News
Congresswoman says target of ICE operation in fatal Maine shooting wasn’t up for removal
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Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old Colombian national, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in a car near his Biddeford home on July 13.
NH Reaction Mixed on Trump Plans To Dismantle Roadless Rule on National Forest
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While the New Hampshire House of Representatives passed a resolution to support keeping the federal Roadless Rule on the 230,000 acres of White Mountain National Forest this past March, the Trump Administration is going forward with plans to dismantle the 2001 measure calling it a “one-size-fits-all” approach.
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Former AMC President Williams, Who Designed Prosthetics
The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Rep. Spillane Censured by the House for Social Media Posts
The House in what might be its last action of the 2026 session, censured Rep. James A. Spillane, R-Deerfield, for defamatory and demeaning remarks he made about fellow legislators on his social media (X) account.
Lawmakers Uphold Ayotte’s Vetoes of Bathroom Bills
Lawmakers were unable to muster the vote to ultimately override any of the three “bathroom” bills that would allow businesses, prisons and jails and hospitals, to restrict the use of bathrooms, locker rooms and other facilities to a person’s biological sex at birth.
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New Hampshire Libertarians Fight Losing Battle To Stay in National Party
Lawmakers Easily Override Ayotte’s Veto of Highway Improvement Plan
Easterseals Closure of Adult Day Care and Adding Staff at SYSC Covered By Council
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Now All Republican and Under Public Scrutiny
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Chris Sununu and Kelly Ayotte have broken with the tradition of maintaining a bipartisan balance on the New Hampshire Supreme Court so all five justices are Republicans now instead of a 3 to 2 split along party lines at a time when the court is facing heightened public scrutiny and Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald is out on indefinite medical leave.
Business & Economy
Ex-DOC Officer Snared in Poaching Case and Accused of Stealing Mail Now Charged with Sexual Assault
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Thomas Kelley’s career with the Department of Corrections ended in 2023 with his firing for reportedly stealing a letter sent by a prisoner to court officials detailing Kelley’s abusive behavior toward inmates.
Courts & Corrections
Harvard To Pay $53M To Settle Cadaver Lawsuits
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Harvard Medical School wants to pay $53 million to the families of people whose cadavers were mutilated by former morgue staffer Cedric Lodge, and then sold as parts online.
Business & Economy
23% of Residents ‘Somewhat or Very Likely’ To Leave NH in Next Five Years: Carsey School
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Younger and unmarried people were the likeliest demographic to move out-of-state, with over half (54%) claiming it was likely they would leave.
Arts and Entertainment
Speaking of Words: An Article on Articles
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But we are sometimes strangely inconsistent in English about where we deploy the. We use it of rivers (the Mississippi, the Merrimack) but not of lakes, we use it of groups of islands (the Azores, the Isles of Shoals) but not of individual islands, and we use it of mountain ranges (the Andes, the White Mountains) but not of individual mountains, unless they are in Switzerland (the Matterhorn, the Jungfrau).
Business & Economy
Keene Residents, Council Members Outraged Over Recent ICE Activity
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In response to recent Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Keene, the city hosted a council workshop Monday evening to address questions, help residents understand what transpired, and hear concerns as immigration remains a source of tensions statewide.
Business & Economy
Attorney General Wants Claremont Education Decisions Overturned
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The two original Claremont education funding decisions should be overturned in whole or in part, the state argues in its 125-page brief in its appeal of the superior court’s Rand decision.
Three Bipartisan Bills Related To Protecting Victims Celebrated in Concord
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A suite of bipartisan bills to protect victims of domestic and sexual violence were passed into law and celebrated Monday when Republican Governor Kelly Ayotte held a ceremonial signing before victim advocates, lawmakers, and survivors.
Courts & Corrections
AG: Adult Son’s Death Ruled Suicide After He Killed His Mother and Shot Two Others in Whitefield
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Eric Blake, Jr. was pronounced dead at the hospital and an autopsy determined his cause of death was a gunshot wound to his head and his manner of death was suicide. Amy Blake has since died as a result of her injuries.
Courts & Corrections
YDC Abuser Woodlock Wants New Trial
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Convicted sexual abuser James Woodlock says new information that’s come to light since he was found guilty could upend his verdicts, but what that information might be isn’t public.
Feature
Joyful Musings Asks You Some Odd Questions, Got Answers?
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Good August, Musers, good summer’s height, good brilliance of flowers, of sun, of summer feet and well used beach chairs. In today’s musings, I simply have questions.
Politics
Democrat Carleigh Beriont Runs for Nomination in NH’s 1st Congressional District
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C-SPAN: Carleigh Beriont, a candidate for the Democratic nomination in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District, spoke at a house party in Newmarket in early August.
BEA Urges Eligible Businesses to Apply for Available Disaster Loans
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The New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs BEA is reminding eligible small businesses, private nonprofit organizations, and other qualifying enterprises in four New Hampshire counties that they have until August 24, 2026, to apply for low-interest federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) through the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
News
U.S. Senate Candidate Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) Kicks Off Statewide Bus Tour: C-SPAN
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She also spoke to reporters on a range of topics, including her opponent Troy Jackson (D-ME), DHS funding, immigration enforcement, and her support of President Trump’s agenda.
Fly Fishing Winnipesaukee
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The Dog Days of Summer have arrived, and along with it comes the heat, humidity and unfortunately no rain.
Business & Economy
Report Cyanobacteria Bloom Suspects to the State When On Or Near the Water; Check List
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There are reports currently being investigated on more than 10 New Hampshire bodies of water, including popular Pawtuckaway State Park, and Lake Winnipesaukee’s Meredith, Wolfeboro and Alton areas
Environment & Science
Fire Suppression, Water Woes Boil Over with Development Pressure in Lincoln
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They learned that at least twice in recent years during structure fires in town, the fire chief was asked by the public works director to stop using town water to put the fire out because there was a lack of water.
News
Democratic U.S. House Candidate Stefany Shaheen Speaks To Reporters in Merrimack: C-SPAN
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Democratic U.S. House candidate Stefany Shaheen accepted the endorsement of the League of Conservation Voters environmental advocacy group at a press conference in Merrimack, New Hampshire on Thursday.