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Haden Wilber was fired after he was found to have conducted illegal searches and lied about evidence during a 2017 traffic stop during an internal investigation. Wilber’s traffic stop of Maine woman Robyn White resulted in a federal lawsuit that was settled for more than $200,000.
The state Senate killed a bill that would have restored partial financial assistance to cities and towns toward the retirement costs that the Legislature originally pledged to help pay.
The state Supreme Court took supervisory jurisdiction over the case from the Superior Court saying the issue needs to be resolved quickly so the dates of the filing period do not have to be changed. The filing period for candidates runs from June 1 to June 10.
Valley Regional is one of 33 rural hospitals in New England currently partnering with Dartmouth Health Connected Care to provide patients with prompt access to specialty care that may not be available locally.
The future of Gunstock Recreation Area in Gilford and who controls it is now before the New Hampshire House of Representatives and a Senate Committee of Conference.
On Wednesday, DHHS’s press release reported 608 new COVID-19 cases, 1 new death and 24 hospitalizations.
The report into Crystal Eastman’s complaint about her 2017 arrest was released Wednesday after years of legal battles. Eastman is now known as Crystal Wright.
The bill would grant a one-year extension to Burgess Biopower’s operations cap to allow it to continue selling energy created through the burning of low-grade wood at above-market rates. The extension is intended to give the plant time to develop a sustainable business plan before the rate agreement expires, but detractors say it is unfairly costing ratepayers money.
The motion asks the court to prohibit the use of the new state Senate and Executive Council maps for the 2022 primary and general elections. It also asks the court to set forth a remedial process to create new, constitutional maps.