News
Teatotaller’s $100 Court Win Costs Meta Immunity
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The tech giant behind Facebook and Instagram potentially lost more than $100 when it lost the small claims lawsuit brought by Emmett Soldati, owner of Teatotaller’s Cafe.
Education
Bills Targeting School Library Books and Gender Definitions for School Sports Opposed
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A bill defining the biological sex of students in school athletics and one which relates to setting up an appeal process for school libraries, books seen by some parents as harmful to minors, were heard in the Senate Education Committee with testimony overwhelmingly opposed to both measures.
News
Nottingham Writer’s Road To Exposing Local Truth
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Doug Bates didn’t start out to break news when he retired to Nottingham in 2018, but his substack blog on town politics is becoming a must read by journalists throughout the state.
Courts & Corrections
Dujae Richards Sentenced to State Prison for Stealing Elder Victim’s Identity
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The Court sentenced Mr. Richards to serve 8-20 years in the New Hampshire State Prison, stand committed, on the identity fraud convictions, each to be served concurrently.
News
Ruger in Mexican Gun Trafficking Lawsuit Crosshairs
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A lawsuit brought by the Mexican government linking Sturm Ruger and several other gun makers to illegally trafficked guns is going forward after the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston reversed a lower court ruling to dismiss the case.
Education
Emotional Testimony On Bill To Prohibit ‘Biological Males’ From Playing Girls’ Sports
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On Monday, the House Education Committee heard polarized testimony regarding a bill that would put strict gender guidelines in place for school athletics, prohibiting what the legislators classified as “biological males” from participating in female athletics.
Education
Transferring Education Trust Fund Money To General Fund Is Premature, Committee Told
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Brian Hawkins of NEA-NH speaks to the House Finance Committee Monday in opposition to House Bill 1690, which would transfer its nearly $200 million surplus to the state’s General Fund at the end of the biennium.
News
NH Primary Is Over for Another Four Years
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The Democratic National Committee saw to it that the Democratic side of the ballot was in their words “meaningless” because no delegates were at stake as New Hampshire thumbed its nose at its attempt to change the running order making South Carolina the leadoff primary and New Hampshire second fiddle along with Nevada.
News
Antrim Man Pleads Guilty To Faking Disability To Obtain $660,000 in Veterans Benefits
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Christopher Stultz, 49, pleaded guilty to one count of making false statements. U.S. District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante scheduled sentencing for May 6, 2024. Stultz was charged on September 13, 2023.