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Gov. Chris Sununu announced the launch of the Northern Border Alliance Task Force Wednesday, saying New Hampshire has to step up to the responsibility to secure its border with Canada because the federal government refuses to do so.
With local police responding to 61 calls for service from June 2022 through last week to the new Hampstead Hospital for children with behavioral problems and another 73 calls to state police since Jan. 1, 2022, Republican Executive Councilor Janet Stevens of Rye questioned the Wellpath contract there and whether it will be renewed when it comes up in a few months.
Eight commissioners for the state and the executive director of Fish and Game have all drafted letters of opposition to changing the name of Mount Washington and the Baker River.
A steady stream of presidential candidates and/or their representatives will begin to visit the New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office in the State House Wednesday to officially file their names to be placed on the first-in-the nation primary ballot here.
THOMPSON & MESERVES PURCHASE – Likely from the soles of hiking boots and car tires, seeds of dandelion have made it to the summit of Mount Washington and become an invasive species here crowding out native plants.
Gov. Chris Sununu swore in a new Democratic state Representative Wednesday and the Executive Council authorized special elections to fill two vacancies in Coos County Districts 1 and 6 as the Democrats now press Republican leadership to explain how long they knew former House Republican Troy Merner, R-Lancaster was in violation by living and voting outside his district.
There is a mystery in the North Country involving the land Eversource purchased for the ill-fated Northern Pass hydro power project and who has now become the land’s new owners.
As legions of motorists and tour buses roll north to the Mount Washington Valley this weekend, a federal shutdown could impact visitors to the 800,000-acre White Mountain National Forest at its busiest time of the year.
Blake Stansell said: “We are committed to managing the land in the spirit and letter of the conservation easement. We want to work with Pittsburg to address the shortfall in funds with a loss of timber tax funds, and we are committed to enhancing recreation opportunities.”