Distant Dome: The MacDonald JCC Agreement Ensnares More Than the Chief Justice
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The sudden resignation of Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald has been a long-time coming, according to documents released by the Judicial Conduct Committee last week.
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Plan Your Colorful Fall Ride With NH Foliage Tracker
The state is estimating peak foliage in the Great North Woods for Sept. 28 so it’s not to early to plan your ride.
New House Bill Aims to Help Struggling Parents Afford Diapers Amid Rising Costs
As a fellow mother with a young child that noticed diaper costs continuing to rise over time, Rep. Carrie Sorensen, D-Portsmouth is taking action to support families struggling financially in New Hampshire.
Writing on the Fly: Sadie Goes Fly fishing
I met my youngest daughter and her two children at Kittery Trading Post in Maine for KTP’s annual September Fest. There are bargains to be had as well as a number of activities for adults and children.
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Radio Free New Hampshire: Family Ties
The National Roundup: Trump says he’s banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from White House over coverage
Pam Smart’s latest bid for freedom rejected
Education
Supreme Court Rejects Emergency Appeal on School Budget Cap Vote Denial
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Two parents whose request to block the school budget cap question from appearing on the November ballot that was shot down by Judge Dan St. Hilaire filed an emergency appeal to the state Supreme Court Wednesday, but that too was quickly denied.
Energy
Eversource, Avangrid Chosen for Transmission Upgrade Plan
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It may not be Northern Pass, but the regional grid manager has selected Eversource’s Transmission Initiative Down East (TIDE) system upgrade to meet growing regional demands for power.
News
The fight over congressional maps put nearly 35 million people into new House districts, report says
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The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study.
Business & Economy
Activists Question Voting Machine Security; Ballot Law Commission Meets Thursday
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“Mr. Blank” got 15 write-in votes for Rockingham County sheriff, 23 write-ins for register of deeds, and four for governor in Atkinson’s state Democratic primary last week.
Education
Judge Rejects Injunction to Block School Budget Cap Vote
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A superior court judge shot down a request from two New Hampshire parents, one a school board member and the other a former school budget committee member, for a preliminary injunction to block the school budget cap question from appearing on November’s general election ballot.
News
Buskey Trial Canceled When Prosecutor Veers Off Track
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Accused Sununu Youth Services Center, also known as YDC, sexual predator Jeffrey Buskey remains free after this week’s mistrial ended his trial on 21 counts of sexual assault.
Courts & Corrections
Gordon MacDonald Says Justice Hantz Marconi Lied About Him and Colleague Who Got $50,000 Payout
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Gordon MacDonald, who resigned Tuesday as Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, had reason to dislike colleague Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi three years before she was indicted for meeting with then-Gov. Chris Sununu during an investigation into her husband, Geno Marconi, a meeting she says MacDonald told her beforehand she had every right to seek.
Business & Economy
Council Mulls Home Heating Funds, Cost To Replace Cannon Tram & Accepts MacDonald Resignation Without Discussion
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With winter around the corner, the Executive Council took on issues related to home heating for the vulnerable, and bids that came in much higher than anticipated for the state’s only tramway for skiers and tourists at Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch State Park.
Business & Economy
Divisions emerge in the tech industry over calls for a coordinated AI slowdown
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Fears about out-of-control artificial intelligence and suggestions to hit the brakes on the technology’s development aren’t new, but they have recently found new life as warnings about rogue AI systems causing mayhem grow louder.
Business & Economy
Hate Symbol Vandalism at Local Business Under Investigation
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Several windows had been broken at the Moka Pot at 8 Hanover St, and offensive language and hate symbols had been spray-painted on the business.
Courts & Corrections
Gordon MacDonald Resigns as Chief Justice of NH Supreme Court Saying He Accepts Responsibility for his Conduct
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“I believe this is in the best interest of the New Hampshire Judicial Branch. I accept responsibility and accountability for my conduct,” he wrote to Gov. Kelly Ayotte in a letter dated today, Sept. 15. He had been on a medical leave of absence.
Courts & Corrections
Greater turtle protections sought after Hillsborough slayings
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That’s why New Hampshire Turtle Rescue President Drew Stevens is pushing for greater legal protection for all of the state’s native turtle species.
Arts and Entertainment
How Poetry Can Save Your Life
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Poems, first of all, are special feats of language, ways of using words that withdraw them from “news,” that is, from practical or useful functions in everyday communication.
Business & Economy
Trump’s push to restrict mail ballots has failed.
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The Supreme Court this week closed the chapter on one of President Donald Trump’s boldest efforts to reshape November’s elections — a plan that would have demanded a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s mail voting processes on what most election officials agreed was an impossibly short timeline.
Health & Mental Health
Dartmouth Health announces staff reductions
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Dartmouth Health (DH) notified 124 employees today that their positions have been eliminated in addition to the cancellation of 303 open positions from Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Hitchcock Clinics Southern Region.
Courts & Corrections
Representative Blasts State Abuse of Power in Marconi Saga
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While the state continues to retaliate against former Division of Ports and Harbors Director Geno Marconi and his wife, former New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Maroni, it’s turning a blind eye to the current mismanagement at the Ports, according to Rep. Joseph Barton, R-Littleton.
News
House Republicans Outline ‘Granite Guarantee’ If They Hold Majority in November
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New Hampshire House Republicans said they spent a lot of time this summer knocking on doors across the state and hearing what the voters want from their government, which helped them develop the seven-point Granite Guarantee, a series of promises they unveiled Monday.
News
Candidates and RNC Chair Joe Gruters Speak at the GOP Unity Breakfast in Concord
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New Hampshire U.S. Senate candidate John E. Sununu attended the state’s GOP unity breakfast alongside U.S. House candidate Anthony DiLorenzo, Republican National Committee chair Joe Gruters and New Hampshire Gov. Kelly Ayotte.