Arts and Entertainment
The Currier Museum of Art Welcomes Dr. Jordana Pomeroy as New Director and CEO
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An accomplished museum director, curator, educator, and writer, Pomeroy brings more than 30 years of museum experience to the Currier.
Courts & Corrections
Maine Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison For Threatening Portsmouth High School
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Kyle Hendrickson, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Samantha Elliott to 37 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release.
Enforcement Actions Filed Against Man for Violations of the NH Civil Rights Act
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The civil complaint alleges that Mr. Rounds’s conduct constituted three separate threats of unlawful force or violence designed to coerce or terrorize the alleged victims, by placing the victims in fear of harm, and two separate acts of using physical force or violence.
Courts & Corrections
Claremont Couple Pleads Guilty to $40K Medicaid Fraud Scheme
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Between July 2020 and July 2022, Bye and Lapointe stole a combined $41,606.62 from the New Hampshire Medicaid program by submitting fraudulent claims for mileage reimbursement as part of the Family and Friends Mileage Reimbursement Program.
News
NH Voters Have Until June 4 to Change Party Affiliation Before the State Primary
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After June 4, voters will not be able to change their party affiliation until after the State Primary.
News
ACLU-NH Files Brief Backing Free Speech for White Supremacist Group
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“While the ACLU and ACLU-NH find NSC-131’s mission, goals, and tactics to be abhorrent and diametrically opposed to our mission and values, we are gravely concerned that an unfavorable court decision in this case will chip away at the free speech rights of all of us,” said Devon Chaffee, executive director of the ACLU of New Hampshire.
Education
Elizabeth Chilton Appointed President of the University of New Hampshire
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Chilton will succeed James W. Dean Jr., who is retiring after six years leading UNH. She was appointed the inaugural chancellor of Washington State’s Pullman campus in 2022 after joining WSU in 2020 as provost and executive vice president of the WSU system.
News
UPDATE: Area Open. Stay Away From Area Where Dead Person Found in Manchester, Police Advise
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Police: We strongly advise residents to avoid this area until further notice.
News
Death Investigation After Body Found Floating in Piscataqua River
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Just before 5 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2024, the Newington Police Department notified the Marine Patrol unit of the New Hampshire State Police that a deceased person could be seen in the Piscataqua River, around Fox Point Road and Windswept Way, in Newington.