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As Minneapolis reportedly remains on edge after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a woman Wednesday, there will be a candlelight vigil Friday, Jan. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in Concord in solidarity with Renee Nicole Good and Minnesota.
Expecting a crowd larger than it can handle to address the report of Merrimack possibly hosting a warehouse for Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees for up to 1,500 people, the Merrimack Town Hall will close at noon on Thursday, according to the town’s website.
When the NH Journal tried to find out via social media Democrat Stefany Shaheen’s reaction to Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s arrest, managing editor Michael Graham discovered she had blocked the online news website and posted the above statement on Saturday.
Send your opinion on today’s events in Venezuela. E-mail nancywestnews@gmail.com and I will post them here.
Shaheen: However, today’s drastic military operation by President Trump on Venezuelan soil is entirely inconsistent with what his cabinet repeatedly briefed to Congress and goes against the expressed wishes of the American people.
Whew, it’s 2026.
As we start the new year, you folks helped me avoid compiling a boring Top 10 News Stories and let us take a slightly different look at the year 2025.
Fire in a four-story residential building in Manchester has left one person dead, one in critical condition and seven others taken to local hospitals shortly after midnight New Year’s Day.
While Russia and Ukraine seem at a crossroads in the news yet no closer to peace, there is one constant in the lives of many Ukrainians since the war began four years ago – a team of New Hampshire people show up delivering food and toys for children and hope for the future.
We have big plans for 2026 reporting the news that matters – holding the powerful accountable and giving voice to marginalized people, places and ideas.