News
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Which Lake is Fairest of Them All? Could it be Newfound?
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New Hampshire boasts some of the cleanest, clearest lakes in the world from various reports and points of view, none of which is verifiable or certifiable
News
Convicted Felon State Rep. Says Campaign Signs Stolen in His Run for Sheriff
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NORTHFIELD – State Rep. Jason Gerhard, R-Northfield, a convicted felon who is also a candidate for Merrimack County Sheriff, is charging that his campaign signs are being stolen.
Business & Economy
Sununu Blasts DES On Cyanobacteria Messaging Saying It ‘Does Not Kill People’
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Saying “this is not ‘Jaws,’” Gov. Chris Sununu ripped the state Environmental Services Department Friday for its messaging on cyanobacteria as a number of blooms have appeared on Lake Winnipesaukee in time for the busy Labor Day holiday weekend.
Business & Economy
Council Tables $10.5M Offer for Former Laconia State School
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A $10.5 million offer by the developers of Woodmont Commons in Londonderry to acquire the former Laconia State School in Laconia was tabled by the state’s Executive Council on Friday at their meeting at the Town Hall and Opera House in Sanbornville.
Courts & Corrections
Authorities: Man Dies in Officer-Involved Shooting; Child, 8, Was Not Killed by Police
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KITTERY, Maine – Maine State Police stressed at an afternoon news conference that an eight-year-old child found dead in the back of a car near where police officers engaged in a fatal shooting early Thursday was not shot by police.
Environment & Science
After $800,000 Treatment in Spring, Cyanobacteria Back on Lake Kanasatka, and Others
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Lake Kanasatka now has its first cyanobacteria watch issued for 2024 after the lake association has taken efforts to fight the problem.
Business & Economy
Carbon Credit Co. Offers To Expand Headwaters’ Logging; Group Seeks More Time To Consider Impact
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A carbon credit company that owns the tip of the state has increased its plans for logging the 146,872-acre Connecticut Lakes Headwaters tract for the next 10 years, but an advisory committee who claim that is still lower than previous cuts wants more time to consider the document and its potential impacts to the economy.
Environment & Science
Form of Cyanobacteria, Gloeotrichia Causes Multiple Lake Winnipesaukee Warnings
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The state Department of Environmental Services reports a form of cyanobacteria known as gloeotrichia which presents as blobs floating up and down in the water column, are the primary concern on the Big Lake while other water bodies are having some form of cyanobacteria warnings or watches including Lake Wentworth in Wolfeboro and Pool Pond in Rindge.
Education
Judge Extends Restraining Order To Let Transgender Girl Play School Soccer
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A recently signed law that restricts transgender girls from playing public school sports is being challenged in U.S. District Court, as two students return to school for the fall who argue it violates their Constitutional rights.