NH News Roundup on Tuesday, April 25

Compiled by InDepthNH.org, your nonprofit NH news outlet

Police: Woman stole handicapped parking for 7 years–PORTSMOUTH — A downtown resident is charged with two felonies alleging she misused other people\’s handicapped credentials to park for free in the seacoastonline.com

Hancock man returns from bird-tracking venture, hopes to write book–Eric A. Masterson had quite the adventure. SentinelSource.com

Belknap County commissioners wrangle over money for new jail, sheriff’s office–laconia

Health department preparing doctors for opioid rule changes–RUTLAND, Vt. (AP) — The Vermont Health Department is working to ensure that health care providers are ready for new rules that regulate how opioid painkillers are prescribed while minimizing The Caledonian Record

Summit to explore labor shortage solution: older workers – New Hampshire Business Review – April 28 2017– www.nhbr.com

Free speech on social media at heart of dispute over swastika-decorated antique flour bag | New Hampshire–The limits of free speech on social media may be tested in a lawsuit moving forward in Grafton County Superior Court that centers around a more than century-old flour sack with a swastika symbol on it. UnionLeader.com

N.H. Lawmakers to Extend \’Good Samaritan\’ Law in Overdose Emergencies–New Hampshire\’s law granting certain immunity to people who report drug overdoses is poised to stay in place for the indefinite future. A law signed last nhpr.org

Otten is ‘fairly encouraged’ Balsams on a path to success– Berlin Daily Sun

Critical injuries in wrong-way driver crash on turnpike in Nashua | News, Sports, Jobs – The Nashua Telegraph–www.nashuatelegraph.com

Jim Kenyon: Vermont Law School Professor’s Tweet Helped Start ‘Tax March’–“Follow the money” is the credo that investigative reporters live by. If you know where the dollars are flowing, it can tell you a lot about what’s driving the decision-makers.That holds true for everyone from local selectboard members to the… Valley News

Lost and found: Stolen, 17-ton excavator turns up in New York– laconia

The land that used to belong to so-called Islamic State – BBC News–