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A former cotton textile mill along the banks of the Sugar River in downtown Claremont was transferred from state to city hands Wednesday for housing needs and might be an excellent example of ways New Hampshire can create more spaces for people to live, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said.
Both Gunstock Mountain Resort and Pats Peak in Henniker are planning upgrades or replacement of lifts this year after both have been dealing with mechanical failures.
The state’s ski industry has been benefiting from an old-fashioned winter with all Lakes Region events from a massive pond hockey tournament to an ice fishing derby to dog sled races held without a hitch due to snow, ice and cold weather.
The Newbury Conservation Commission is asking the state to hold a public meeting to discuss the future of an aging sewage lagoon on property it leases at Mount Sunapee State Park and one legislator has also urged discussions prior to construction of a new 300-space parking lot.
It is the Commissioner of Safety’s assessment that North Country Fish and Game Conservation Officer Levi D. Frye, 30, died in the line of duty and that his young family should receive a $100,000 death benefit from the state.
To close what supporters call a gun purchase loophole in the state related to mental health, Senate Democrats again have crafted a bill authorizing the state to report mental health data to a national firearms background check and allow for the processes for confiscation of firearms.
Those who engage in prostitution as a patron will pay a mandatory $500 fine under Senate Bill 267-FN and that money would go into a survivors’ fund under a bill heard Thursday before the Senate Judiciary Committee.
A bill that would prohibit school boards from requiring facial coverings in their schools got full support for the measure during a public hearing Wednesday.
It would still allow for the governor to call for mandatory masks in the case of an emergency.
Transgender individuals and their supporters came out in force to strongly oppose the exact same “bathroom bill” that was vetoed by the former governor last year.