Welcome to InDepthNH.org’s roundup of news that matters in New Hampshire, Dec. 17
The 2nd-coldest place in the world (-35 degrees) was in NH on Friday (NH1)
We knew that coming into Friday. But did you know the second-coldest place in the entire world was in the Granite State?
Claremont in Talks With Hydroelectric Operator (Valley News)
Claremont — The City Council on Wednesday night authorized the administration to negotiate a payment in lieu of taxes with the potential owner of a shuttered hydroelectric facility on the Sugar River and bring the agreement back before the council for possible approval in two weeks.
Dover Woman Helping Rural Haitians (InDepthNH.org)
Podcast: Christina Baron of Dover is bringing hope to Haiti.
Denial of Dartmouth Facility Draws Mixed Reaction in Hanover (Valley News)
Hanover — Longtime residents and town officials said the Planning Board’s decision on Tuesday to deny a large-scale building permit to Dartmouth College was a striking departure from the norm, but expressed mixed feelings about the ruling’s implications for town-gown relations.
Stalking the wild Christmas tree (Berlin Daily Sun)
Long, long before Christmas as we know it was celebrated, people in Northern Europe were using evergreen trees, holly and mistletoe to symbolize the promised rebirth of spring in the darkest days surrounding the winter solstice.
Hampton detective pleads no contest to drunken driving crash (Union Leader)
HAMPTON – A Hampton police detective has pleaded no contest to a drunken driving charge for crashing his truck into the Exit 2 off-ramp along Interstate 95.
Survey seeks to weigh level of foreign investment in New Hampshire (New Hampshire Business Review)
Plymouth State researchers seek to offer ‘fuller picture’
Report: Young NH People Low on Hope, High on Illicit Drug Use (InDepthNH.org)
“According to SAMHSA, young adults (18–25 years old) in New Hampshire have some of the highest rates of illicit drug use in the country,” said Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services Director Joseph Harding.
Secretary of State Singles Out Two City Clerks in Records Requests Over Election Technology (NHPR)
It’s not unusual for local officials across New Hampshire to be asked to turn over emails or other records under the state’s right-to-know law.
The News and Sentinel
Colebrook Chronicle
Business Leaders Say Immigration Can Stem New England’s Workforce Shortages (NHPR)
It’s hard to avoid the hand-wringing about aging demographics in New England these days.
COLUMNS
It’s Almost Check-In Time at Dover’s Jesus Hotel (InDepthNH.org)
JOYFUL MUSINGS: And what is a Jesus Hotel you ask?
Planning how to give back (New Hampshire Business Review)
If you have $200 to give or $200,000 to give, creating a personal and strategic plan is always a good idea.
Dan Tuohy’s Granite Status: Granite Staters agree on support for Electoral College (Union Leader)
Donna Sytek, an elector for President Ronald Reagan in 1984, and Terry Shumaker, an elector for President Bill Clinton in 1996, agree on something: Keep the Electoral College.
AROUND THE NATION AND WORLD
FBI agrees with CIA that Russia aimed to help Trump win (Washington Post)
Revelations that FBI Director James B. Comey — along with the Director of National Intelligence — agreed with the CIA assessment could put to rest suggestions that the agencies weren’t on the same page on the cyber-intrusions.
Manufacturing jobs are returning. But they’re not the ones that disappeared (Washington Post)
A combination of trade deals, automation and economic recessions sent the number of manufacturing jobs plummeting, with 6 million jobs lost by 2011. Now about half a million jobs have been regained.
Despite protests, Republican lawmakers in N.C. pass changes to curb power of incoming Democratic governor (Washington Post)
Outgoing Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who lost his re-election bid in the nation’s closest governor’s race this year, signed the legislation into law without commenting on the drama that has been wracking North Carolina politics this week.
Compiled by InDepthNH.org, a nonprofit investigative news outlet published online by the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism 603-738-5635