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Arts and Entertainment
Merrimack’s FIRST Robotics Team to Host Annual Mayhem in Merrimack on Sept. 14
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“This will be our 20th Mayhem in Merrimack event and this year we have 24 teams from all across New Hampshire and Massachusetts participating in the event.”
Education
Dem Lawmaker Confronts Edelblut on Proposed Minimum Standard Changes
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Draft changes to minimum standards for public schools, approved unanimously by the State Board of Education last week, were the subject of a legislative oversight meeting Thursday with a Democrat tangling with the Education Commissioner for two hours on whether they water down education in New Hampshire.
Education
State Claims Judge Erred in ConVal Education Ruling
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The state says the ConVal education funding decision violates the constitution’s separation of powers provision and does not encompass the breadth of the state’s support for public education.
Business & Economy
Person With Infectious Tuberculosis Spent Time in Unidentified Manchester Daycare, DHHS Says
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An adult who was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis spent time in a childcare center in Manchester while infectious, according to a statement from the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Business & Economy
State and Coalition Communities Argue Education Funding Decision Is Wrong
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State attorneys reiterate arguments rejected by a Superior Court Judge in declaring the Statewide Education Property Tax unconstitutional in their legal brief to the state Supreme Court filed Wednesday evening appealing the lower court’s decision.
Business & Economy
State Education Board Adopts Controversial New Rules
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After more than an hour of fine-tuning the proposed overhaul of the rules governing the state education minimum standards, the State Board of Education unanimously adopted its controversial proposal Wednesday.
Education
Op-Ed: John Freeman, Heroic NH Educator
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I’d like to put the haters aside and take a quick moment to recognize an education hero; one who hasn’t received awards.
Education
State Appeals Federal Court’s ‘Divisive Concepts’ Ruling
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The Attorney General announced Wednesday the state will appeal a federal judge’s decision that struck down the state’s controversial “divisive concepts” law calling it unconstitutionally vague in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Business & Economy
LGBTQ+ and Save Forest Lake Supporters Protest at Council Meeting at The Rocks Estate
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The Executive Council was greeted for its meeting at The Rocks Estate Wednesday by supporters of the Save Forest Lake Association which is fighting landfill siting issues and a local family backing LGBTQ+ rights concerned about recent action by Gov. Chris Sununu.