NH News Roundup for Tuesday, Dec. 13

By Nancy West | December 13, 2016

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Welcome to InDepthNH.org’s roundup of news that matters in New Hampshire, Dec. 13

Port City police investigating infant’s skull fracture (Union Leader)

PORTSMOUTH — Police in Portsmouth are trying to figure out how a six-month-old baby ended up with a fractured skull.

VA discusses new system to provide health care locally (Berlin Daily Sun)

BERLIN — Coos veterans will be able to receive primary health care through local providers five days a week under a new format that will include case managers to help them navigate the system.

Buckley makes case for DNC chairmanship (Nashua Telegraph)

CONCORD – New Hampshire’s Democratic Party chairman is making his case to take over the national party in the wake of the Democrats’ failed 2016 presidential election.

State to Offer Free Guided Hikes Jan. 1 at Five Parks (NHPR)

Five New Hampshire state parks are offering free admission for hikers on New Year’s Day.

Kieran’s Kovers; Homeless warmed by student’s blanket drive (Nashua Telegraph)

HUDSON – Kieran Hummer was a first-grader when he went with his parents to New York City to see the Thanksgiving parade.

Pay Trends Up for Vermont Hospital CEOs (Valley News)

VTDigger reviewed the most recent tax forms for all 14 hospitals in Vermont, plus Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, which is in Lebanon but gets 40 percent of its patients from Vermont.

New Hampshire’s 4 electors seek information on Trump, Russia (Caledonian Record)

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire’s four Democratic electors have signed a letter asking for members of the Electoral College to receive an intelligence briefing explaining whether the government is investigating links between President-elect Donald Trump and Russia.

John Stark students create jingle for local businesses (Concord Monitor)

Lizzie Poehlman has been thinking about seaglass. Specifically, she has been trying to figure out the best way to convey how Seaglass Yoga & Wellness Center in Henniker describes seaglass – “something that starts out hard but goes into the ocean and becomes soft,” she said – and turn it into a catchy jingle.

Utility Resubmits Natural Gas Plan (Valley News)

Lebanon — Plans are once again underway to construct a natural gas distribution facility and pipeline in Lebanon. Liberty Utilities filed its petition for a natural gas franchise late last month, after failing to gain approval for an earlier proposal.

Dozens protest President-elect Donald Trump at Market Square in Portsmouth (NH1)

PORTSMOUTH — Protesters took to the streets to speak out against President-elect Donald Trump.

Authorities identify father and son in Dover shooting (Seacoastonline)

DOVER – Authorities have identified a father who was apparently shot multiple times by his son before the father shot the son dead Saturday morning at a home on Three Rivers Farm Road in Dover.

Lee church shocked by murder-suicide involving former pastor (WMUR)

Man accused of killing his daughter, then himself

Coakley group rejects Greenland’s water request (Seacoastonline)

GREENLAND – The Coakley Landfill Group has rejected the town of Greenland’s request to provide municipal drinking water to homes near the Superfund landfill site.

Seacoast Real Estate Sales and Prices Soaring (InDepthNH.org)

PODCAST: The Seacoast Board of Realtors is reporting record single family and condominium sales over last year.

Right-to-Know Advocate Forms School District Governance Association of New Hampshire (InDepthNH.org)

The School District Governance Association of New Hampshire (SDGA NH) has been created as a resource devoted entirely to to educating and empowering elected school district officials so they can effectively assert their lawful authority and be responsive to their electorate.

Bill Designed to Expedite Cross-Border Travel with Canada Passes Congress (NHPR)

A bipartisan bill designed to improve cross-border travel between Canada and the U.S. has passed Congress and is headed to the president’s desk.

Hassan, Shaheen Seek Answers From DOE on Closed Northern Pass Meetings (InDepthNH.org)

Gov. Maggie Hassan and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen want more information from the U.S. Department of Energy about why the public and press were to be excluded from two New Hampshire meetings about Northern Pass, according to their spokesmen.

AROUND THE NATION AND WORLD

ExxonMobil chief is Trump’s pick for State despite concerns about Russia ties (Washington Post)

The nomination of ExxonMobil chief executive Rex Tillerson likely faces a tough fight in the Senate, where some Republicans have said they are worried about his relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Work continues on Salem witch trial memorial (Boston Globe)

The memorial will include an oak tree with a plaque, and a clearing with boulders and ground lights to represent the 19 men and women hanged.

Congressional Leaders Back Russia Inquiry, Defying Trump (New York Times)

Senator Mitch McConnell and Speaker Paul D. Ryan said they supported congressional investigations of possible Russian cyberattacks to influence the American election.