Feature
Speaking of Words: You
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English now has only one pronoun for the person we are talking to: you. It was not always so, as readers of the Bible or Shakespeare are well aware.
Rep. Corcoran Censure Vote Heading to House Over Anti-Semitic Comments
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Lawmakers in Concord will soon be asked to discipline Rep. Travis Corcoran (R-Weare) for his anti-Semitic and racist tweets after the House Legislative Administration Committee voted 10-2 on Wednesday in favor of censure.
Ayotte ‘Outraged’ by Vote To Send Mental Health Insurance for Children to Study; Won’t Drop Gas Tax
Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte lashed out at a vote by a House committee Wednesday to send to interim study a bill that she said would allow insurance companies to shirk their responsibility to cover children’s mental health needs.
$12M in OT for Department of Corrections Approved By Council
With the Corrections Department worker vacancy rate at 51 percent and a reduction in staff due to the current budget cutting 54 positions, the Executive Council approved $12 million to cover overtime pay at the Department of Corrections.
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Former Child ‘Slave’ Wants New Boston Police Held Responsible
Senate Panel Backs Bill That Restricts Student IDs for Voting
NH To Get $30M Over 10 Years in Purdue Pharma Settlement
News
AG: Tuftonboro Husband and Wife Both Died from Environmental Hypothermia
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The two deceased adults have been identified as a married couple, David Warren (79) and Rae Lynn Warren (78) of Tuftonboro, the release said.
News
House Committee Wants To Study, Rather Than Pass Turnpike Toll Hikes
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The House Ways and Means Committee voted 11-9 along partisan lines to recommend it study the bill SB 627-FN, for at least the next six months, despite Democrats who supported the measure and want to see it pass.
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The Role of New Hampshire’s Independent Media, Join Us May 7 At Portsmouth Library
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Seacoast Friends Preserving Democracy is hosting the “Preserving Democracy: The Role of New Hampshire’s Independent Media” event May 7 at the Portsmouth Library. SFPD: Website: https://seacoastfriends.org/
News
Running For Office? Don’t Forget To File
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The filing period for the 2026 State Election is June 3 – June 12, 2026.
Courts & Corrections
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.
Courts & Corrections
Court Ruling Blocks Access to Medication Abortion Through Mail and Telehealth
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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.
Courts & Corrections
AG: Two Deaths Outside Summer Home Possible Murder/Suicide
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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.
Business & Economy
Advisory Panel Hears Progress Improving the NH Human Rights Commission
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A public input meeting to address concerns about the state’s long backlog in human rights complaints was held Friday, but no one came to speak.
Business & Economy
Vail Announces a Tax-Free Option for NH Residents After Ayotte Calls for Investigation
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After Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she would have the attorney general investigate Vail Resorts over its decision to tax skiing in New Hampshire with its EPIC pass, the Colorado-based company said Friday it will provide a tax-free option to pass holders who only plan to ski at Granite State resorts this coming winter.
News
AG Probe Finds Nothing ‘Nefarious’ In Not Alerting Ayotte About ICE Contact
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Though they could not find anything “nefarious,” a state Department of Justice and
Department of Administrative Services review of how a state agency replied to a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement request for information on a now-scrubbed detention facility in Merrimack, they did find the governor was not informed.
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.
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.”
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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.