DISTANT DOME: The 30,000-Foot View of School Choice is Not Pretty
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This week the House will vote on what is perhaps one of the Republicans’ biggest priorities, universal public school open enrollment or Senate Bill 101.
Writing on the Fly: Spring Training with a Fly Rod
The days of grabbing my fly rod and gear and jumping into the river are over. As Clint Eastwood said, “A man has got to know his limitations.”
Radio Free New Hampshire: A Good Crisis
It’s attributed to him, and he never actually said it, but it would suit Winston Churchill anyway – “never let a good crisis go to waste.”
Shaheen Calls Restructuring U.S. Forest Service a ‘Crisis’ Meeting With Environmental Leaders
The reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service, which may include closing the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest in Thornton, brought environmental leaders together with New Hampshire’s two U.S. Senators Friday to talk about the dire situation laid out by the Trump Administration on April 1.
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Op-Ed: New Bail Law Hides Incompetence, Wouldn’t Have Saved Berlin Murder Victim
$12M for Corrections Officers’ Overtime Approved by Committee
Local News Day Match Campaign Helps InDepthNH.org Raise $7,569.47
Courts & Corrections
Sister of Dead SPU Inmate Sues DOC, Accuses Ex-Commissioner Hanks of Coverup
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The sister of Jason Rothe, the mentally ill patient who died in state custody, is suing the Department of Corrections, former Commissioner Helen Hanks, and several corrections officers involved in his death.
Business & Economy
New Trial Set for Therapist With Prison Past Accused of Sexual Assault
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Another trial date for Peter Stone, the therapist charged with sexually assaulting his patient in North Conway, has once again been set in Carroll County Superior Court in Ossipee.
Business & Economy
Big Week in NH for Crime Victims Waiting for Payments from Perpetrators
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More than 20,000 victims of crime who have been waiting months for restitution checks from perpetrators have two bits of good news this week.
Business & Economy
Senate Sends DWI Breath Refusal Bill To the Governor
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It looks likely that beginning in 2027, if you refuse a police breath test to determine whether you are operating under the influence of alcohol, it will likely bring an automatic license suspension of nine months rather than the current six months.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Manchester’s Historian, John Patrick Jordan; Mason Police Chief Maxwell
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Business & Economy
GOP Leaders: ‘No Income Tax, Not Now, Not Ever’, Dems Call Anti-Tax Amendment a Stunt
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GOP leaders led the hearing on an amendment to CACR 12 that would permanently ban an income tax in New Hampshire if voters approve a change to the state Constitution with a steady chorus of: “No income tax, not now, not ever.”
News
Still No Trial for Therapist Charged with Rape Who Changed His Name in Prison
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This seems to be the first felony case for Peter Stone, but not for Peter Dushame, Stone’s original name. By the time he was 33, Dushame notched five drunk driving arrests, and had been involved in two fatal car accidents.
Courts & Corrections
Alleged Shooter Behind Bars After Rehearing; His Bail Had ‘Enraged’ Executive Councilor
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A Gorham man facing numerous reckless conduct charges alleging he shot up businesses in Berlin and a nearby home and property is now behind bars after a judge in Coos County Superior Court ruled on a rehearing request on bail at the request of the Coos County Attorney.
Courts & Corrections
Committee Recommends Killing Bills on Water Pollution, Maintaining State Dams
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The Senate Ways and Means Committee recommended killing three bills Wednesday that would have supported cyanobacteria mitigation and prevention and maintaining state dams.
Business & Economy
Ayotte on Campus Carry Bill: ‘Public Safety Is Paramount’
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Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte weighed in with members of the media on the subjects of campus carry and open enrollment – along with commenting on nuclear power and broad-based taxes – on Wednesday after a long Executive Council meeting.
Business & Economy
AG Confirms To Council an Investigation Into New Sununu Center Abuse Allegations
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The Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation into the allegations that there has been abuse of children by state employees at the Sununu Youth Services Center, the governor and state Executive Council were told Wednesday.
News
Senate Committees Recommends Killing Battery Recycling Bill
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After nearly two hours of testimony in support of a national battery recycling program for New Hampshire, the Senate Ways and Means Committee decided the bill ought to be killed.
Courts & Corrections
AG: Man Charged with Murdering His Mother in Laconia
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The autopsy examination confirmed that Mrs. Dionne’s cause of death was strangulation and her manner of death was homicide.
Courts & Corrections
Campus Weapon Carry Bill Gets a Hot Hearing
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A bill that would prohibit public universities and colleges in the state from regulating the possession of firearms on campus brought a huge crowd to the Senate Judiciary Committee public hearing Tuesday.
Courts & Corrections
AG Investigates Woman’s Death as Suspected Homicide
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Officers of the Laconia Police Department were called to a home on Old Prescott Hill Road this afternoon in Laconia, New Hampshire, where they discovered an adult female resident deceased inside the home.
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Whew, Here Come the Adirondack Chairs, and Color
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But now, it’s time for all of that tactile precipitation to depart, to go away, time for shovels and ice scrapers to disappear.
News
AG Investigates Suspicious Death in Laconia
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Officers with the Laconia Police Department went to conduct a welfare check at an address on South Main Street in Laconia, New Hampshire, this morning when they discovered an adult male resident deceased inside the home.
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Preserving Democracy: The Role of New Hampshire’s Independent Media
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The panel will include representatives of NH Public Radio, NH PBS as well as InDepthNH.org, NH Bulletin and the NH Gazette.