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Deputy Commissioner of Insurance, David J. Bettencourt of Salem, was confirmed as commissioner on a vote of 4-1 with the lone Democrat, Executive Councilor Cinde Warmington opposing the nomination.
Fisherman David Goethel is looking at the prospect of large scale wind production in the Gulf of Maine and what changes that may mean to fish behavior, marine environment and life as it has been known on the ocean for centuries.
There was a big turnout Sunday for the North Country Pride Ride through Littleton, Franconia and Bethlehem with people talking religion and politics after a week of LGBTQ+ issues making headlines and letters to the editor.
Easton resident Kris Pastoriza’s efforts to change Mount Washington’s name because the former president held slaves was again the subject of discussion when the Mount Washington Commission met atop the 6,288 peak Friday with state Sen. Carrie Gendreau criticizing Pastoriza for making it an issue.
As Hurricane Lee began bearing down Friday and its sizeable wind field spread up to the 6,288-foot summit of Mount Washington Friday, Education Commissioner Frank Edelblut was at the Mount Washington Observatory with the 2023 NH Teacher of the Year and about 27 of his students.
Secretary of State David Scanlan set the filing dates for the New Hampshire Primary as Oct. 11-27 and told reporters he does not have the power under the 14th Amendment of the Constitution to keep former President Donald Trump from being on New Hampshire’s ballot.
There are now lawn signs popping up around the region reading “EVERYONE BELONGS Live and Let Live, Our Friends, Our Neighbors. North Country.”
With the State Board of Education expected to vote Thursday on using controversial PragerU’s financial curriculum for its Learn Everywhere program, the Attorney General said he has reviewed concerns raised by Cinde Warmington about its name and branding and has determined “no further action is warranted.”
On a quiet overlook of the magnificent Cherry Pond, framed by the rocky Northern Presidential Range, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen, D-NH, met Friday afternoon with local conservation leaders to discuss legislation she hopes will bind and strengthen their collective efforts within the 7.2 million acre Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge, of which the meeting location is a part.