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Energy

Eversource Completes Sale of New Hampshire Fossil-Fueled Power Plants

By News release | January 10, 2018

The sale of Eversource’s power generation facilities was a component of a comprehensive restructuring and rate stabilization agreement entered into in 2015. The sales were completed in adherence to an auction process established by the N.H. Public Utilities Commission (NHPUC), which chose J.P. Morgan as its auction manager. The NHPUC on November 28 approved the sale of the fossil fuel facilities to Granite Shore Power LLC.

Ask A Trans Person Anything in Somersworth on Thursday

By Roger Wood, InDepthNH | January 10, 2018

Freedom New Hampshire is sponsoring a forum, Ask a Trans Person Anything. It will take place at Teatotallers Cafe, in Somersworth on Thursday.

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Northern Pass Objects To Bethlehem Adding Developer’s Concerns to the Record

By Nancy West | January 9, 2018

Northern Pass objected Tuesday to a motion filed by the town of Bethlehem seeking to re-open the record before state regulators to accept new evidence that a proposed hotel development could be jeopardized if the 192-mile high-voltage transmission line is built as planned.

Courts & Corrections

ACLU-NH in Plymouth District Court Challenging 2017 Border Patrol Checkpoints in Woodstock

By News release | January 9, 2018

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire will be in Plymouth District Court Thursday at 1 p.m. arguing the unconstitutionality of the border patrol checkpoints which occurred in August and September 2017 on Interstate 93 in Woodstock.

NH House Votes To Legalize Recreational Marijuana

By Roger Wood, InDepthNH | January 9, 2018

InDepthNH.org’s Roger Wood interviews Matt Simon, the head of the Marijuana Policy Project, about Tuesday morning’s vote 207 to 139 to legalize recreational use of marijuana in New Hampshire.

Education

‘Where We Stand’ is theme of MLK Day Event, January 15

By News release | January 9, 2018

Martin Luther King: “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”

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Maybe Gridlock’s Not So Bad for NH Afterall

By GARRY RAYNO, Distant Dome | January 8, 2018

For years gridlock has been the norm in Washington, with Republicans controlling Congress and Democrats the White House, while both sides complain nothing was accomplished.

Big News, Real News: Showing How News Works at InDepthNH.org in 2018

By Nancy West | January 7, 2018

I have been reporting news in New Hampshire for 30 years and consider myself aggressive when it comes to doing my job. But I have always bent over backwards to be fair, unbiased and ethical. I always think of myself as a human being first, reporter second.

Energy

Bethlehem Motion: Northern Pass Could Jeopardize New Hilton Hotel Plan

By Nancy West | January 4, 2018

The town of Bethlehem wants the record on the Northern Pass high-voltage transmission project reopened after a hotel developer said it could jeopardize his plans to build a Homewood Suites by Hilton in Bethlehem, according to a motion filed Thursday.