Feature
Feral Elder: Not crabby. I just miss yesterdays.
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Welcome to the “Sweetie Pie Senior” column. Not really, but my daughter said my last columns could more aptly be titled Grumpy Elder.
Retired Supreme Court Judge Accused of Judicial Misconduct for Meetings About Husband’s Probe
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The state Judicial Conduct Committee has filed formal charges against retired state Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi for conversations she had while on the bench with then-Gov. Chris Sununu and PDA Chairman Steve Duprey about her husband Geno Marconi when he was the director of Ports and Harbors and under criminal investigation.
U.S. Rep Chris Pappas D-NH Talks Social Security on C-SPAN
InDepthNH.org is partnering with C-SPAN’s Campaign 2026 initiative, Road to the Capitol: Candidate Coverage from the Campaign Trail. Please watch for video of the candidates in which C-SPAN will provide nonprofit newsrooms with free access to on-the-ground election coverage.
Document Casts Doubt on Chesterfield Police Chief’s Claim
A document obtained by InDepthNH.org from the New Hampshire Police Standards and Training Council shows Chesterfield Police Chief Lance Rouse claimed that he finished an internal affairs investigation two months before informing the investigation’s target.
Analysis: Property Taxpayers Fund More than Seven in Ten Dollars Spent on New Hampshire Public Education
Property taxpayers now fund more than seven out of every ten dollars spent on New Hampshire’s public schools, while New Hampshire ranks last in the nation for the share of public education revenue provided through State funding, according to a new analysis from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute.
More Headlines
Community Members Call for Policy Changes after Death of Nickenley Turenne
Op-Ed: Dark Money Corrupts the Race for Congress in NH’s CD-1
Lincoln and Woodstock First Responders Host National Night Out Event
Courts & Corrections
Who’s in Charge of the Judicial Branch with Chief Justice MacDonald on Medical Leave, Councilor asks AG
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Democratic Executive Councilor Karen Liot Hill has asked the question of the attorney general that neither the court nor Gov. Kelly Ayotte has answered publicly: “Who is presently authorized to exercise the administrative powers and duties assigned by law and/or the constitution to the Chief Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court?”
Business & Economy
Trump accounts were closed in 2021 due to concerns over possible money laundering, Capital One says
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Bank accounts held by President Donald Trump were closed by Capital One in 2021 after it flagged financial activity that had characteristics of money laundering, the bank disclosed in a court filing over the weekend.
Courts & Corrections
Goodlander Calls for Federal YDC Abuse Investigation
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Breaking the seal on federal action, U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-2nd Congressional District) is calling for a federal investigation into current and historic abuses inside the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly called the Youth Development Center or YDC.
Editorial Cartoons
No Escape
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Elijah Fisher is a freelance illustrator, currently working their way through college.
News
Record Pro-GOP Liberty Alliance Ratings by NHLA Draw Mixed Reactions
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The New Hampshire Liberty Alliance (NHLA) has announced that 104 New Hampshire legislators earned an A or A+ Liberty Rating in 2026, all of them Republicans, which the organization said is more than double the total for 2025.
News
Why immigration remains strong for Trump among GOP: New AP-NORC poll
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Immigration remains a stronger issue for President Donald Trump than the economy or Iran, according to a new AP-NORC poll, even after three people were killed in encounters with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the span of under a week in July.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Chief Justice on Immediate Medical Leave, Court Releases No Explanation
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New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon J. MacDonald is taking a medical leave of absence, effective immediately, according to a brief statement from the court Friday morning that provided no explanation and no details about who is in charge of the court system in his absence.
Feature
The Dog Days of Fly Fishing
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Why are we surprised when the ninety degree weather shows up with his friend Humidity.
Business & Economy
UNH Faculty Contract Talks Reach Impasse After 490 Days
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After 490 days of bargaining, the University of New Hampshire chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-UNH) declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the university administration, alleging it failed to address rising living costs and the long-term health of the university while struggling to retain faculty.
Courts & Corrections
After Six Years of Waiting, Woman Demands Sex Abuse Trial for Her Former Therapist
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But his alleged victim, Bonnie Sitomer, isn’t taking chances that Stone and his legal team will delay the trial again. Sitomer recently hired a lawyer to send a letter Carroll County Attorney Keith Blair asking for a speedy trial.
Business & Economy
AG Settles With White Supremacy Group For Intimidating Patrons at a Drag Queen Story Hour in Concord
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The state found members of NSC-131, a white supremacy Neo-Nazi group, gathered outside the Teatotaller Café downtown during a drag queen story hour event on Father’s Day morning that year to intimidate the business into denying equal access based on protected characteristics.
Business & Economy
Ayotte Signs New Law Creating Siting Committee for Landfills, 100 Celebrate In Dalton
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More than 100 people came to Forest Lake State Park Thursday to celebrate the state’s creation of a site evaluation committee for the siting of landfills, which will take local concerns into consideration.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Salem’s Fred Doucette; VA Medical Center’s Dr. Siroty
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InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column.
Business & Economy
Ayotte Said She Welcomes Trump Administration Observation of NH Elections, Looks Forward to Aldenberg Dealing with SYSC Issues
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Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she welcomes anyone who wants to come to New Hampshire to observe how elections are run, including Republican Trump Administration officials and it is all part of being a First-in-the-Nation Primary state.
Business & Economy
School Cellphone Survey Indicates Ban Is Effective
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The state’s newly implemented bell-to-bell cell phone ban has been effective in reducing distractions in the classroom and improving student focus according to administrators and teachers in a recent Department of Education survey.
Courts & Corrections
Chesterfield Police Chief Accused of Falsifying Records in EES Drama
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When Chesterfield Police Lt. John Ciarcia tried to stop Chief Lance Rouse from illegally underpaying the department’s staff, Ciarcia was put on leave, investigated on trumped up charges, and finally fired after a kangaroo-court style hearing with the town’s Selectmen, according to Ciarcia’s new lawsuit.