Feature
Radio Free New Hampshire: Requiem for Aquarius
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Hampshire College in western Massachusetts is closing its doors soon. It was founded in the mid-1960’s by professional educators who wished to foster creativity and self-expression.
Where’s Laureen Rahn: ’46 years of unanswered questions’
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On April 27, 1980, Laureen vanished from her home at 289 Merrimack Street in Manchester. While decades have passed, the resolve of law enforcement to find answers and bring justice to Laureen and her family remains unwavering.
Court Ruling Blocks Access to Medication Abortion Through Mail and Telehealth
In response to the stay, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England (PPNNE) announced it will pivot to a different medication abortion drug protocol in its telehealth program.
AG: Two Deaths Outside Summer Home Possible Murder/Suicide
This morning at about 9:24 a.m., the Tuftonboro Police Department responded to a single-family summer residence in Tuftonboro. Outside of the home, they discovered the two deceased adult homeowners.
Op-Ed: The Quiet Sweep: How New Hampshire Is Balancing Its Budget in the Shadows
Two recent documents—one from the New Hampshire Office of the Legislative Budget Assistant and another from the office of Kelly Ayotte—reveal a pattern that raises serious questions about how the state is actually funding its operations.
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Advisory Panel Hears Progress Improving the NH Human Rights Commission
Vail Announces a Tax-Free Option for NH Residents After Ayotte Calls for Investigation
AG Probe Finds Nothing ‘Nefarious’ In Not Alerting Ayotte About ICE Contact
Arts and Entertainment
International Workers’ May Day Celebrated with Statewide Protests
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The participants’ demands are to tax the rich, no Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and no war, and to “expand democracy, not corporate power. Hands off our votes.”
News
Shaheen Presses Hegseth on How Pentagon Will use $400M Congress Allotted for Ukraine
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In today’s hearing examining the President’s budget request for the U.S. Department of Defense, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a top member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services and Appropriations Committees, grilled Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and senior defense officials for details about how the Pentagon plans to use $400 million that Congress has allotted for Ukraine.
Courts & Corrections
Campus Weapons Carry Bill Recommended To Study Committee By Senate Judiciary
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While Democrats said there is no need to study it, and prolonging it might lead students to go to other schools, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 4-2 on Thursday to recommend a campus weapons carry bill to a study committee.
Feature
May Day Rallies Call for ‘Workers Over Billionaires’ Friday
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Gatherings in eleven or more New Hampshire communities will mark International Workers Day, Friday May 1, with rallies promoting the theme, “Workers over Billionaires.” Local and national organizers are calling for a day of “No work. No School. No Shopping.”
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Pauline Laughlin Would Run to Enfield Ambulance Calls
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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
Sale of Summer Youth Camp for Girls with Almost a Mile of Frontage Being Opposed
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Lake Winnipesaukee has seen its fair share of summer youth camps converted for luxury house lots in the past two decades, but there are some local individuals and a group fighting the sale of one right now with almost a mile of undeveloped shorefront.
Courts & Corrections
Vehicle Inspection Litigation Keeps Rolling Along
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Thursday granted the state’s motion to stay the New Hampshire District Court’s Jan. 27 preliminary injunction, which directed the Department of Safety and the Department of Environmental Services to take actions to reinstate the New Hampshire vehicle inspection program.
Courts & Corrections
Protection Order Reason To Flee Fatal Police Shooting, Dad of Dead Man Says
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Nickenley Turenne, 24, was running from police when he was killed in a police-involved shooting on Dec. 6, 2025 because he had an order of protection filed against him by his girlfriend, Nikki Murray, who was there when it happened, according to his father Enick Turenne.
News
Senate committee recommends school flag bill be killed this session
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– A Republican-backed bill which would limit the types of flags that can be flown at schools is looking like it is headed to defeat.
Courts & Corrections
Supreme Court Won’t Change Rules In Rand Education Funding Appeal
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The New Hampshire Supreme Court won’t suspend the normal rules for judicial recusals in the Rand v State of New Hampshire education funding lawsuit appeal.
Feature
Writing on the Fly: Fly Fishing 101
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When people know that you are a fly fisher you will inevitably get the call, it used to be a call but now it is a text. “I want to learn to fly fish and you were the first person I thought of calling.”
News
Vail Resorts Responds To Ayotte’s Call for Investigation of ‘Epic’ Taxes To Be Charged
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Vail Resorts, the owner of several New Hampshire ski areas and the state’s lease holder of Mount Sunapee Resort, reacted Tuesday to Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s announcement Monday the state is investigating sales taxes being collected in its “Epic” season pass.
Education
Education Bills with Non-Germane Amendments Head To Full House
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Two education related bills advanced with non-germane amendments in the House Education Funding Committee, Tuesday with unanimous support for Senate Bill 491 related to minimum education standards language and another, Senate Bill 531 which was opposed in part by Democrats that looks at developing data to understand the level of school meals debt in addition to having the state legislature support the development of a community college curriculum in Coos County for cosmetology.
Feature
Beyond the Headlines: NH’s Economy Remains Strong, but Workers Are Losing Ground
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Once you factor in inflation and particularly the rising costs of groceries, health care, and other every day essentials, a New Hampshire worker earning the average wage effectively saw a 2.2% pay cut.
Courts & Corrections
Charge Against YDC Abuser Dismissed Amid Competency Questions
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The New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office is dropping one of the cases against convicted sexual abuser James Woodlock as questions mount about his ability to stand trial.
Business & Economy
Gorham Police Chief Responds to Criticism on ICE’S 287(g) Program
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Gorham Police Chief Jimmy Willhoite defended the department’s participation in Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) 287(g) program during Monday’s Board of Selectmen meeting, saying he maintains local control and that it adds training for police officers.
Courts & Corrections
YDC Abuse Victims Tell Supreme Court State Broke Promises
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte’s changes to the structure of the Sununu Youth Services Center (YDC) Settlement Fund fundamentally changed the deal thousands of survivors thought they were getting, according to a new brief filed with the New Hampshire Supreme Court.
Business & Economy
Ayotte: NH AG Investigating ‘Vail’s Not-So-Epic Sales Tax’
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“New Hampshire is proud to have no sales tax, and we’re not going to let an out-of-state company try to sneak one in,” said Governor Ayotte.