Liz Marshall, a senior at Winnacunnet High School in Hampton, wakes early each day so she can get in her morning workout and be ready for school by 6:30 a.m.
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Ayotte Talks Potential Toll Increases, Hampton Rest Areas Bids, Judicial Employee Payout
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Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the state is going out to bid on leasing the rest areas at Hampton. She said she will not support an increase in highway toll rates. And citing separation of powers, declined to comment substantively on a NHPR story last week that indicated Supreme Court Justice Gordon MacDonald helped orchestrate a $50,000 payout for a key ally and co-worker.
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Emergency Funding for SNAP Help Approved By Council; Fire Ban Lifted
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The state’s Executive Council approved emergency funding to help Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP recipients across the state to access healthy food if the federal government shutdown goes beyond this Saturday, Nov. 1.
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SNAP Benefits To Flow With Extra Mobile Pantries, Legislators Approve Emergency Funding
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SNAP benefits for 74,000 in New Hampshire will likely continue in November even if the federal government shutdown continues due to a state contingency plan that will have it partner with the NH Food Bank and its 417 affiliates to expand mobile food pantries specifically for their recipients.
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Sweet Holiday Fun Dec. 13–14 at the White Mountains Inn to Inn Cookie Tour
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Now in its 28th year, this self-guided celebration invites guests to step inside beautifully decorated inns, sample handcrafted holiday treats, and gather festive inspiration for baking, decorating, and gift-giving. Spanning the charming towns of Tamworth, Madison, Eaton, North Conway, and Jackson, the 2025 tour features an expanded lineup of inns and even more opportunities to savor the season.
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Wheeler: Ayotte Has ‘No Respect’ for Executive Council After Home Delivery By State Police Ends
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Executive Councilor David Wheeler said Gov. Kelly Ayotte has “no respect” for the Executive Council and its Constitutional job to be a check on the Executive Branch as a battle rages on related to the council’s paper packets and their delivery to councilors’ homes, which has been a 40-year tradition that ended this past week.
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Gov. Ayotte Seeking Applications for Key Positions
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Today, Governor Kelly Ayotte announced that she is seeking applications for key positions at state agencies that are currently or soon-to-be vacant.
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Your Paycheck Buys Less Than It Did a Decade Ago
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A study done by the NH Fiscal Policy Institute indicates a typical family of four disposable income over the last decade has dropped by $17,349 due to earnings not keeping up with the increased costs associated with housing, child care, health care, food and energy.
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Seeking Answers in Lynne Brennan’s 2010 Manchester Homicide
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As part of this renewed push for information, investigators are publicly releasing for the first time the last known footage of Lynne Brennan.
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Goodlander, Pappas, Kiggans Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Shipyard Workers During Government Shutdowns
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Today, Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander, a member of the House Armed Services Committee who served for more than a decade in the United States Navy Reserve, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), co-chair of the Public Shipyard Caucus, and Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (R-VA) introduced the Pay Our Public Shipyard Workers Act.