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Free State Stoics Marry Philosophy with Libertarian Views

By Katharine Webster | 3 hours ago

Remarkably, not a single person checked their cellphone during a three-hour “Dialogue on Liberty and Virtue” hosted by the Free State Stoics in Weare on Tuesday.

Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Former Seabrook Police Chief Cronin, Nashua Deputy Fire Chief Telgen

The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.

Op-Ed: Nickenley Turenne’s Family Deserves Answers — And So Does New Hampshire

Once again, our community finds itself confronting difficult questions about policing, accountability, and the relationship between law enforcement and the communities they serve.

AG Reports Officer-Involved Shooting in Landaff

The incident reportedly occurred as police were responding to a report of an adult male walking in and out of traffic in the area of Lost River Road.

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District of NH and New England Strike Force Charge Money Laundering Operation Tied to Nearly $3 Billion Health Care Fraud Scheme

By News Release | June 25, 2026

Multi-Agency Operation Targeted International Network Accused of Laundering Proceeds from Health Care Fraud Scheme Built on Stolen Identities of Citizens from New Hampshire, Across New England, and the United States

Courts & Corrections

State Begins Defense in Saddleback Sex Abuse Civil Lawsuit

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | June 24, 2026

Destroyed state records and expert witnesses who lack expertise are now taking center stage for the state’s defense in the Saddleback Mountain Retreat sex abuse lawsuit.

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Joyful Musings: Celebrating Gorgeous Men, and the World Cup

By SUSAN DROMEY HEETER, InDepthNH.org | June 24, 2026

I muse joyfully on their athleticism, their drive, their joy in kicking a ball around.

Business & Economy

Fifty NH Leaders Join Video Reading of the Declaration of Independence for the 250th

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | June 24, 2026

To celebrate America’s 250th, a 10-minute video has just been produced featuring 50 present and former state leaders in a ceremonial reading the Declaration of Independence.

Courts & Corrections

AG Says Supreme Court Got Adam Montgomery’s Murder Ruling Wrong

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | June 23, 2026

The state’s Supreme Court justices got it wrong when they unanimously ruled to overturn Adam Montgomery’s second-degree murder conviction due partly to the weak evidence presented, according to a new motion to reconsider filed by New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella’s office.

Courts & Corrections

Dead Man’s Testimony Used To Challenge Double Murder Case

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | June 23, 2026

Testimony from a dead witness helped convict Timothy Verrill in the bloody double-murder of Christine Sullivan and Jenna Pellegrini nine years ago in Farmington, but now it may help overturn those convictions.

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State Property Tax Relief for Homeowners Available Through June 30

By Phil Sletten | June 23, 2026

State aid with property taxes, which averaged about $163 per receiving household last year, is available for homeowners with lower incomes in New Hampshire via an assistance program. Homeowners have to qualify, and apply, by the end of June.

Business & Economy

Judge King Will Oversee North Country Healthcare Improvements After AG Investigation

By Staff Report | June 23, 2026

Retired Circuit Court Administrative Judge David D. King has been selected to serve as the Independent Board Governance Consultant as part of the New Hampshire Department of Justice Charitable Trusts Unit’s review of North Country Healthcare, Inc.

Arts and Entertainment

New Laws Impact Health, Child Care, Education, Housing, and Fiscal Policy Pending at End of Legislative Session

By PHIL SLETTEN and EMILY SOULE | June 23, 2026

At NHFPI, we identified several of the bills passed by the Legislature this year that could have significant impacts on Granite Staters; including changes to State fiscal policy, health care, child care, and housing policies.

Arts and Entertainment

PorcFest Hosts Meet-and-Greet for Free Staters, Some Say NH Not So Welcoming

By ZACH LAIRD | June 22, 2026

About a dozen people journeyed to The Quill, a libertarian clubhouse in Manchester on Monday to partake in “Welcome Wagon Monday,” a meet-and-greet event in the Free State Project’s PorcFest, a controversial gathering also known as Porcupine Freedom Festival.

Courts & Corrections

Missing Saddleback Records Questioned at Sex Abuse Civil Trial

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | June 22, 2026

In fact, DHHS Chief Legal Counsel Frank Nachman testified on Monday that the state found almost no records related to Saddleback, which was shut down in 1993 after Tsetsilas was arrested for kidnapping and raping one of the girls placed in his facility by the state.

Business & Economy

Ex-Portsmouth Lawyer Sentenced to 7.5 to 15 Years for Financial Exploitation of Disabled Adult, Other Crimes

By Staff Report | June 22, 2026

The evidence at trial established that between August 17 and August 22, 2018, Nadeau induced his now former client, who had recently suffered a traumatic brain injury, to loan him $275,000 under false pretenses. Nadeau subsequently induced this same client to provide him with a second loan on December 12, 2018.

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Third Strike

By MIKE MARLAND | June 21, 2026
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Driver Deceased and Five Hospitalized in Head-On Crash in Coos County

By News Release | June 20, 2026

Just after 9 p.m., Friday, June 19, 2026, State Troopers assigned to the Troop F barracks responded to a reported head-on crash on Route 3.

Courts & Corrections

AG: Boy, 15, Found Dead Outside a Home in Salem was Victim of Homicide

By Staff Report | June 19, 2026

“The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner conducted the autopsy today and determined the minor’s cause of death was a single gunshot wound (to his) chest, and his manner of death was homicide,” the release said.

Courts & Corrections

Budget Writers Slash Youth Development Center Abuse Settlement Fund Request

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | June 19, 2026

The new administrator for the Youth Development Center settlement fund had to settle for $20 million instead of the $55 million he sought from the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee.

Business & Economy

Ayotte Again Vetoes ‘Bathroom Bill’ Despite Republican Pressure, Signs 54 Bills

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | June 19, 2026

– Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed one of two bathroom bills on Friday and the other one hasn’t yet reached her desk. She vetoed several other bills and signed 54 bills into law.

Business & Economy

Doorway Program Needs More Data to Determine Effectiveness, Lawmakers Told

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | June 19, 2026

A program intended to be the access point for those with substance abuse addiction to services and treatment, did not collect enough data to determine its effectiveness, a performance audit found.

Arts and Entertainment

Hundreds Rally to Celebrate Juneteenth in Portsmouth

By ZACH LAIRD | June 19, 2026

Hundreds of people rallied outside the African Burying Ground Memorial on Friday morning to celebrate Juneteenth alongside the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, hosted by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire.

News

AG Reports Suspicious Death of Teenage Boy

By Staff Report | June 19, 2026

Officers responded to a 911 call pre-dawn Friday morning directing them to a home on Orchard Terrace where they discovered a deceased teenage boy just outside the home.  The teenager is from out of state.

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Laurie Lists are called Exculpatory Evidence Schedules now. They are the secret lists containing the names of law enforcement officers in NH with a history of dishonesty, excessive force or instability.
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