At 5:42 p.m. Thursday the state Supreme Court issued a statement saying Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald’s medical providers have confirmed that he is not able to work at this time, but did not say why or when he is expected to return.
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Goodlander Calls for Federal YDC Abuse Investigation
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Breaking the seal on federal action, U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander (D-2nd Congressional District) is calling for a federal investigation into current and historic abuses inside the Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly called the Youth Development Center or YDC.
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NH Supreme Court Chief Justice on Immediate Medical Leave, Court Releases No Explanation
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New Hampshire Supreme Court Chief Justice Gordon J. MacDonald is taking a medical leave of absence, effective immediately, according to a brief statement from the court Friday morning that provided no explanation and no details about who is in charge of the court system in his absence.
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After Six Years of Waiting, Woman Demands Sex Abuse Trial for Her Former Therapist
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But his alleged victim, Bonnie Sitomer, isn’t taking chances that Stone and his legal team will delay the trial again. Sitomer recently hired a lawyer to send a letter Carroll County Attorney Keith Blair asking for a speedy trial.
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AG Settles With White Supremacy Group For Intimidating Patrons at a Drag Queen Story Hour in Concord
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The state found members of NSC-131, a white supremacy Neo-Nazi group, gathered outside the Teatotaller Café downtown during a drag queen story hour event on Father’s Day morning that year to intimidate the business into denying equal access based on protected characteristics.
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Ayotte Said She Welcomes Trump Administration Observation of NH Elections, Looks Forward to Aldenberg Dealing with SYSC Issues
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Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte said she welcomes anyone who wants to come to New Hampshire to observe how elections are run, including Republican Trump Administration officials and it is all part of being a First-in-the-Nation Primary state.
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Chesterfield Police Chief Accused of Falsifying Records in EES Drama
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When Chesterfield Police Lt. John Ciarcia tried to stop Chief Lance Rouse from illegally underpaying the department’s staff, Ciarcia was put on leave, investigated on trumped up charges, and finally fired after a kangaroo-court style hearing with the town’s Selectmen, according to Ciarcia’s new lawsuit.
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Aldenberg Chosen as Interim Child Advocate at a Time of Violence and Trauma at SYSC
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Allen Aldenberg of Manchester was unanimously confirmed as acting director of the Office of Child Advocate through Oct 29.
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National Ranking of States Puts New Hampshire in the Top Ten
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U.S. News and World Reports annual ranking of states finds New Hampshire in sixth place, but is ranked number one for the safest state and for economic opportunity, although sixth for overall opportunities for its residents and businesses.
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AG: Manchester Man Sentenced on Drug Charges
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Judge Michael Klass sentenced Christopher Scaniffe, 40, of Manchester, on drug charges Tuesday in Hillsborough County Superior Court – Northern District, according to a news release from Attorney General John Formella.