Courts & Corrections
Mother Accepts Guilt in Son Elijah Lewis’ Murder
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The Merrimack woman who murdered her five-year-old boy and left him in a shallow grave plans to plead guilty this week and accept a 55-year-to-life sentence.
Everyone’s Trash: One Man Against 1.6 Billion Pounds
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Duncan Watson explains the big lie from the plastics industry “is by default, that something should be recyclable because it’s got the chasing arrows on it.”
Jurors Deliberating Charges Against Bradley Asbury in YDC Abuse Case
Jurors must decide if former Sununu Youth Services Center house leader Bradley Asbury held down a 14-year-old boy during a 1998 rape, or if the victim, Michael Gilpatrick, is a fantasist looking for money.
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Groveton Funeral Director
The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Grief, Determination, and Community on Transgender Day of Remembrance
It was Concord’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, drawing upwards of 150 people for a solemn community vigil.
More Headlines
YDC Abuse Case Against Bradley Asbury Going to Jury
Bill Threatening Nonprofit Organizations Passes; Kuster, Pappas Opposed
NH One of Top Ten States for Outdoor Recreation Economic Activity
Feature
Metallak – Native Son at the Confluence.
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Like the rivers in my life, I have already meandered over seemingly unrelated and trivial details but there is a method to my madness here, if you are patient enough to read on.
Arts and Entertainment
Morgan Massaro TikToks Why Students Are Looking for Real News at InDepthNH
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My name is Morgan Massaro, an intern from Keene State College for InDepthNH. I have created a TikTok page to post content relating to news articles published. You can follow it here @indepthnh.org. All college students should be keeping up with local news! Getting students to learn what’s going on around them through social media is a very fun and effective way!
Business & Economy
New Hampshire Renters Cost-Burdened by Housing Expenses
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State-level data show renters in New Hampshire have lower median incomes and are more likely to be burdened by housing costs than homeowners.
Former Education Commission Members Believe ConVal Decision Flawed
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Rockingham County Superior Court Judge David Ruoff’s two education funding decisions — ConVal School District and others, and Rand and others — are before the Supreme Court on appeal.
News
Former Attorney Justin Nadeau Indicted
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Mr. Nadeau is scheduled to be arraigned on these indictments at the Rockingham County Superior Court on October 23, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.
Arts and Entertainment
Berlin’s Jericho Mountain State Park May Get $2.5M, 19-Site Campground at Council Table
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If approved Wednesday, it will effectively double the camping opportunities at the state park and be adjacent to the existing campground, which will get some modifications and improvements as part of the plan.
News
Man Charged With Threatening U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Workers in Manchester
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Paul Gangi, 45, was charged with one count of threatening to assault, kidnap, or murder federal employees with intent to retaliate on account of the performance of official duties.
Health & Mental Health
Overnight Rescue Conducted on Mt. Madison
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Thompson and Meserves Purchase: On Saturday, Sept. 21, rescuers from both New Hampshire and Maine teamed and began a prolonged effort to help a hiker who had sustained a significant injury near the summit of Mt. Madison.
Feature
Good and Bad News Await the Next Governor and Legislature
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Whoever wins the governor’s race and controls the House — the Senate is off limits for Democrats thanks to gerrymandering — will face a daunting task in a state government spoiled by the lure of easy federal money intended to blunt the worst fiscal impacts of the COVID pandemic.
News
Two Died, Another Seriously Hurt in New Ipswich Crash
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Two people are deceased and a third is seriously injured as a result of a crash in New Ipswich.
Feature
Technology and Fly Fishing Apps
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There are times when I am fly fishing a secluded stream that I can imagine myself being out west or northern Maine, yet I am twenty minutes from the nearest fast food restaurant.
News
Man Found Dead After Mobile Home Fire in Somersworth
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At 11:39 a.m. Friday, New Hampshire 911 received a report of smoke coming from a mobile home on Crystal Springs Way in Somersworth where firefighters found a deceased man, according to a joint news release from the police and fire officials.
Business & Economy
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: College Professors, Teachers and Those Serving Others
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WORDS OF WISDOM: “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.” – Walt Disney, American animation pioneer, Dec. 5, 1901, to Dec. 15, 1966
Business & Economy
NH Commuter Rail: A Windham Man’s Dream
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Within all these years of volunteering, Peter Griffin was the past president of the New Hampshire Railroad Revitalization Association started in 1992 with the goal to “upgrade and restore the rail connections for both freight and passenger rail between New Hampshire and Massachusetts.”
Business & Economy
Legislative Committee Puts Off Vote on New Education Rules
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The Joint Legislative Committee on Administrative Rules delayed taking action on new rules governing the minimum standards for public schools until its November meeting.
Business & Economy
InDepthNH Wins 2024 Nonprofit News Award, Featuring Ani Freedman Reporting
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InDepthNH.org won a Nonprofit News Award called an INNY Wednesday night at the awards ceremony at the National Center for Civil and Human Right in Atlanta.
News
Craig, Ayotte Neck-And-Neck in NH Governor Race; Dems Hold Advantage for Congress
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Joyce Craig and Kelly Ayotte are tied in the race to replace outgoing Governor Chris Sununu in New Hampshire. Democrat Maggie Goodlander leads Republican Lily Tang Williams in New Hampshire’s Second Congressional District while incumbent Democrat Chris Pappas leads Republican Russell Prescott in the First Congressional District.
Case Against Illegal Institutionalization of Older Youth in DCYF Custody Now a Class Action Suit
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The United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire granted class
certification in G.K. et al. v Sununu et. al. The ruling allows plaintiffs to pursue an end to the unnecessary institutionalization of older youth with mental health disabilities in New Hampshire’s foster care system as a class action.
Business & Economy
Interest Rate Cuts Help and Hurt States, Report Says
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The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half a point is expected to gradually benefit state and local budgets as the cost of borrowing money goes down.