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A simmering fight between the state Department of Energy and the Public Utilities Commission is coming out in the open, and the Office of Consumer Advocate is jumping into the fray.
She will help support the state’s Emergency 9-1-1 telecommunicators and staff in their high-stress work, as part of a public-private partnership praised by Gov. Kelly Ayotte.
Christopher “CJ” Girard, 39, died unexpectedly at his home on Saturday evening after a brief illness. Firefighters from Concord Fire and several fire departments escorted him from Concord Hospital through parts of Concord to Bennett Funeral Home.
By a unanimous vote, a bill that would tax standing trees on woodlots and forests that are enrolled in carbon sequestration programs has passed the House Municipal and County Government Committee.
With between $45,000 and $60,000 awarded annually, scholarships typically range from $500 to $3,000.
On a sunny Tuesday morning in November, Josh Abrams of Stoneham, Mass., entered the historic town hall in Warner. He walked into the office of Town Administrator Kathy Frenette carrying a camera.
Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announced that Rebecca Hamilton, the co-owner and co-CEO of Badger in Gilsum, New Hampshire, will be her guest for President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress tomorrow night.
Governor Kelly Ayotte’s announcement Thursday that the state police and other agencies would add enforcement of immigration law to their responsibilities drew quick condemnation from New Hampshire’s immigrants’ rights movement.
“Today’s behavior by President Trump and Vice President Vance would be more shocking if it wasn’t the new normal that this administration is forcing on our allies, partners and even our own citizens.”