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LISTEN HERE ….. This Saturday, Sept. 19, you may see fewer tourists on New Hampshire beaches. But that doesn’t mean those beaches will be empty. More than 2,000 volunteers are expected to participate in the 25th.
While the court decides whether to reconsider its decision to release redacted footage of police shooting Hagen Esty-Lennon to death July 6, lawmakers are also working to shape legislation that will also deal with what the public is entitled to review from police body cameras. A House subcommittee will met Tuesday to begin work on legislation dealing with police body cameras, but more bills are expected to be submitted during the session. A judge in Merrimack County Superior Court is also considering requests from the media to release the complete footage of the Esty-Lennon shooting while his family argues they will be harmed and their privacy violated if any portion is released. Ten days ago, Judge Peter Fauver ordered the release of redacted body camera footage of the incident. Fauver ordered all video and audio from the body camera of an officer who arrived seconds after the shooting and a cruiser cam.
Listen here ….. Roger Wood remembers the day 14 years ago when Americans were riveted to TV and radio to see and hear of the death and devastation from the worst attacks on U.S. soil in history. He spoke to both New Hampshire Senators at the remembrance in Portsmouth today, Sept. 11, 2015.
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Roger Wood has joined InDepthNH.org’s investigative team to produce a regular podcast
called “Roger Wood Indepth” that will be about life in New Hampshire.
In his premier podcast, Wood interviews Bill Boynton of the state Department of Transportation about what to with aging transponders to avoid losing your 30 percent discount.
Wood is a well-known, award-winning radio, television and newspaper journalist with more than 30 years of experience. He has written and produced news and features for many radio stations and networks over the years.
“I’ll be interviewing newsmakers, following up on current issues, and presenting features of New Hampshire people working to better the communities where they live,” Wood said.
New Hampshire’s own editorial cartoonist Mike Marland will be showcasing his work at InDepthNH.org starting Wednesday. Marland, who was born in Littleton and raised in Lyman, says he “pretty much eats, sleeps and breathes cartoons & comics.” He attended Lyman and Lisbon schools. He worked in local factories before landing a job at Courier Printing Co. in Littleton.
The former Secretary of State had received about $1.2 million from the education industry as of June 30 out of a total fundraising haul of $47.5 million, making educators her fifth-largest donor. (No. 1? Lawyers and law firms, with $4.6 million.)
The Kilton Public Library in Lebanon, N.H., was first in the nation to help Internet users around the world surf anonymously using Tor until the Department of Homeland Security raised a red flag. The library allowed Tor users around the world to bounce their Internet traffic through the library, thus masking users’ locations.
The library board of trustees will vote on whether to turn the service back on at its meeting on Sept. 15.
Sept. 10, 2015
The family of Hagen Esty-Lennon today (Sept. 10, 2015) asked the court to bar release of any portion of video or audio captured on police body cameras and a cruiser camera of the incident July 6 when two Haverhill police officers shot Esty-Lennon to death in Bath.
On behalf of the family, Concord lawyer Diane Puckhaber argued: “the media’s insistence on releasing all and/or part of both is an effort to satisfy the public’s interest in ‘sensationalism.’”
Roger Wood Indepth interviews Assistant Portsmouth Mayor Jim Splaine about the history of New Hampshire’s presidential primary as we prepare to celebrate its 100th anniversary.
