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Camp Fatima Lawsuit Heads To NH Supreme Court for Oral Arguments

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | May 14, 2025

Whether or not a man who claims he was sexually abused as a child by a Roman Catholic priest is allowed to bring a lawsuit against the Diocese of Manchester is about to get decided by the state Supreme Court.

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Sharing Our Reporting and Hiring: What’s New at InDepthNH.org After 10 Years

By Nancy West | May 14, 2025

We are also thrilled to encourage all other news outlets to share our excellent reporting for free by using the “Republish This Story” link at the end of every story as we have been doing this year, and started out doing.

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North Country Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Opioids

By News Release | May 13, 2025

A New Hampshire doctor pleaded guilty today to unlawfully distributing a controlled substance. This is the first conviction of a doctor in the District of New Hampshire from a joint investigation by the New England Strike Force and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

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Undocumented Immigrants Targeted by NH House Majority

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | May 8, 2025

Counties or communities could not stop their law enforcement departments from helping federal agents with enforcing immigration laws under a bill the House passed Thursday.

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Senate Revenue Estimate Higher Than the House’s Plan

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | May 7, 2025

The Senate Ways and Means Committee had a more optimistic outlook for the state’s economy than the House when it met Wednesday to finalize revenue estimates for the next two fiscal years.

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Executive Councilor Calls Conway Land Sale an ‘Insider’ Deal, But It Passes

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | May 7, 2025

The state’s Executive Council approved a land transfer in Conway that one councilor called an “insider” deal, rejected a contract for TASERS at the prisons, approved a $9 million contract for behavioral crisis intervention and approved funds for new conservation land in New Boston, among other business Wednesday.

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Acquitted of Killing Motorcyclists, Zhukovskyy’s License Suspension Stands

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | May 6, 2025

A jury found Volodymyr Zhukovskyy not guilty of causing the deaths of seven motorcycle riders in the 2019 crash, but Superior Court Judge Martin Honigberg ruled he is still responsible for the deaths.

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Child Porn Convict Featured in Netflix ‘Sextortion’ Documentary  

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | May 5, 2025

It was a grimly commonplace press release recently from the United States Attorney’s Office in Concord. A Harrisville man pleaded guilty to possession of child sex abuse images.

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NH Supreme Court Overturns Precedent To Protect Mental Health Records

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | May 1, 2025

An alleged victim of childhood sexual abuse was about to have records of her counseling and therapy sessions handed over to her abuser.

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