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Mark Heath, 32, of 551 Howe Street, Second Floor, Manchester, NH, was arrested this evening and charged with two counts of second-degree murder in the death of Jacob Pelletier, 2.
The Coos County Commissioners on Wednesday told the Coos Planning Board to investigate allegations that an illegal road was built up Mount Washington alongside The Cog Railway.
Plymouth, NH – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire has filed a motion challenging the constitutionality of the border patrol checkpoints that occurred last August and September on Interstate 93 in Woodstock, New Hampshire. Woodstock is a small town (population 1,374) in the White Mountains—a popular tourist attraction—that is approximately 90 driving miles from the Canadian border.
CONCORD — Northern Pass’s buried transmission line through Easton would more than double the town’s property value, but the town has continually voted to oppose the $1.6 billion project, according to testimony.
DOC consumes massive amounts of the budget with very little transparency. In addition to correctional activities, they are also in the health care business. But they are not subject to any inspections or reviews by any outside agencies. They determine it, administer it and decide its effectiveness.
Under the plan presented by the Department of Transportation, tolls at the Hooksett and Bedford booths would increase 50 cents to $1.50, and the Hampton toll booths would go from $2.00 to $2.50. The ramp or exit tolls would increase 25 cents to $1, which the EZ Pass discount would remain the same.
NEW HAVEN – Fossil Free Yale, UNITE HERE Local 33, and allies today delivered signatures from over 1,000 members of Yale community to President Peter Salovey demanding Yale divest from fossil fuels.
Three New Hampshire counties including Coos, Grafton and Carroll, receive payments through the SRS program to help offset the loss of revenue from timber receipts on federal forests.
Corrections Officers and medical responders unsuccessfully attempted life saving measures on Phillip Borcuk early Tuesday morning after responding to his cell where he was alone, when they heard him engaging in self-injurious behavior.