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On March 8, 2024, Rochester Police were notified that Joseph Russell was spotted driving in Rochester and intercepted him on Route 16 in the area of Gooseberry Circle. Police also learned that Russell had a firearm.
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the New Hampshire Department of Justice has completed its investigation into the officer-involved shooting that took place on November 20, 2023, in Franklin, New Hampshire, in which Nate Landrebe (age 42) was shot and killed.
A “necessary first step” for the state to close on the sale of the 220-acre former Laconia State School is on the Executive Council agenda for Wednesday, hours before the closing is supposed to occur between the state and a Manchester developer for $21.5 million.
The abbreviated season was notable in that inexperienced riders on rented sleds were involved in the majority of the at least four fatalities, far more than any other season in recent history, said Lt. Mark Ober, Jr., District One chief of the New Hampshire Fish & Game Department in Lancaster, which covers all of Coos County.
The House Thursday voted to suspend its rules to allow a bill after the deadline to require anyone who commits a class A felony to be present during the judicial process.
Getting tough on crime, drug dealers and illegal immigrants, the state Senate passed a number of measures Thursday including a prohibition on the creation of so- called “sanctuary cities” here.
The House killed a proposed constitutional amendment that would enshrine parental rights in the state constitution.
Not only were they divided in whether or not they believed the resolution should pass, but they also revealed their own conflicting perspectives on the urgency of the climate crisis.
The bill would limit wakeboard operation to at least 500 feet from shore, in depths of water of at least 20 feet and on bodies of water greater than 50 contiguous acres in size.