News
Mark Hall Nominated To Be Director of NH State Police
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Mark B. Hall of Dunbarton has been nominated by Gov. Chris Sununu to be the director of the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Division of State Police.
News
Demolition of AG’s Building For Parking On Council Agenda
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Demolition of the state’s Department of Justice building in downtown Concord is on the agenda for the Governor and Executive Council meeting Wednesday in addition to approving state loan guarantees for a New Balance factory in Londonderry.
Business & Economy
Sununu Vetoes Burgess Bailout Bill Saying ‘Enough is Enough’; Berlin Mayor Appalled
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Gov. Chris Sununu has vetoed a bill for the Burgess Biomass plant refusing to forgive $70 million spent by ratepayers of Eversource, leaving the plant’s future in doubt and its impact potentially significant to the city of Berlin.
Courts & Corrections
Gov. Asks Delegation To Help Beef Up NH-Canada Border Security; ACLU Says No Need
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Gov. Chris Sununu is asking the state’s Congressional delegation to help increase security at the state’s border with Canada, claiming that illegal activity has increased dramatically.
News
Public Hearings Set for Nominations of Bettencourt, Howard, Walch, Spony
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The state’s Executive Council has scheduled public hearings in the coming weeks for a number of nominations made by Gov. Chris Sununu, including that of his longtime political confidant, David J. “D.J.” Bettencourt of Salem to be Commissioner of the state Department of Insurance.
News
Families of Unsolved Murdered and Missing Tell NH AG: ‘Do Your Job’
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Families of some of the roughly 130 unsolved murders and missing persons cases in New Hampshire gathered outside the Attorney General’s Office Tuesday to collectively ask for better communication and more help in solving the cases involving their loved ones.
Feature
League Fair Gets Some Tech Help From the State, New Mobile Wifi System
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The 90th Annual League of New Hampshire Craftsmen’s Fair concludes this Sunday and has been outstanding, organizers say, with good weather and help with new, mobile technology the state provided which allows for secure credit card transfers.
News
Ex-Sen. Woodburn Sentenced to 30 Days in Domestic Case; Order Stayed While On Appeal
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Former State Senator Jeffrey R. Woodburn of Dalton was sentenced to 30 days in jail for kicking the door of his former fiancee’s house five years ago, but the imposition of the sentence was stayed while his attorney appeals to the state Supreme Court.
Business & Economy
Packed Pittsburg Meeting Concerned About Replacing Logging With Carbon Credits
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It was standing room only at the Pittsburg Fire Station as more than 80 members of the public attended a meeting with the Pittsburg selectboard Tuesday to learn about how forest carbon credits are replacing logging nationally and within their backyard in the Northern Forest.