Arts and Entertainment
Crosses of Iron: The Tragic Story of Dawson, N.M. and Its Twin Mining Disasters By Nick Pappas
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Nick Pappas resumed his newspaper career at the Albuquerque Journal, the largest circulation daily newspaper in New Mexico.
Distant Dome: Once Scorned, Casinos Have Proliferated
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Take for example prison reform that sought to address the inmates who refused to take any of the rehabilitation programs while in prison and were back on the streets after their sentences ended.
Related: Distant Dome: Constitutional Rights Are Being Eroded
Trump Supporters Rally in Manchester
Hundreds of people gathered with their vehicles in a Manchester parking lot on South Willow Street to assemble for a short rally Sunday in the parking lot.
Biologists Have Theories on Why Lake Winnipesaukee Had Cyanobacteria in June
An unprecedented outbreak of cyanobacteria blooms across Lake Winnipesaukee in mid-June has aquatic biologists looking at a few potential causes, including one that relates to a newly discovered invasive species.
State Assessing Damage to Trails in Pittsburg and Access Issues for Camp Owners
State officials are working with their federal counterparts to take stock of the damage inflicted on trails in the Great North Woods that suffered catastrophic damage from a rain storm July 10, which also impacted vast parts of Vermont.
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NH Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi Relieved of Her Duties for 90 Days, No Reason Given
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Londonderry Man Has a Flower Named for Him
Pittsburg OHRV Trails Hit Hard By July 10 Rain as State Scrambles to Get Help
Courts & Corrections
Agreement Reached to End ‘Gay Panic’ Defense in House Bill 315
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Seeking not to upset the traditional extreme provocation defense, a committee of conference members crafted changes to a bill that would prohibit using the “gay panic” defense in a criminal assault or homicide case or other violent crimes.
Health & Mental Health
Cheshire Medical Center To Pay $2M Because of Missing Controlled Drugs
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U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces today that Cheshire Medical Center (CMC) in Keene will pay $2 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) by failing to keep accurate records of controlled substances, including opioids.
News
Strafford County Would Have Three County Commission Districts in Conference Report
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Conferees initially failed to agree Wednesday on House Bill 75 that would divide Strafford County into three county commissioner districts which left the bill’s fate in the hands of the House Speaker and Senate President.
Feature
Radio Free NH: Donald Trump, Have You No Shame?
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By 1954, Joseph McCarthy had reached the limit of his usefulness to the Republican Party. His colleagues had long supported his red-baiting because he had been doing his damage to the Truman administration, in particular to the State Department. Eisenhower’s election changed that calculus, though, so McCarthy’s act was beginning to wear thin.
Courts & Corrections
Disbarred Manchester Attorney Indicted on Four Theft Charges
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Attorney General John M. Formella announces that on June 20, 2023, the Hillsborough County-Northern District Grand Jury returned indictments charging David C. Dunn, age 63, of Durham (formerly of Manchester), with four class A felony counts of theft by misapplication of property and four class A felony counts of theft by unauthorized taking or transfer.
Courts & Corrections
Horrific Details of Death of Harmony Montgomery, 5, Made Public
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By the time Crystal Sorey got sober and began her frantic quest in late 2021 for someone, anyone, to help her find her child, the girl Harmony Montgomery, 5, was already dead.
News
Election Bills Have Mixed Results With Conferees
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The Senate’s lead negotiator on a bill to establish an election portal left little room for compromise with the House until later in the day.
News
Fired Plaistow Police Chief Gets $187K Payout
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Fired after he allegedly assaulted an officer in the Plaistow Police Station, former Police Chief Doug Mullin settled his lawsuit against the town for $187,500.
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Bipartisan Victory Lap, Plus a Broken Podium at NH Budget Signing
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Calling it “something for everybody” Gov. Chris Sununu signed the state’s next two-year, $15.2 billion budget.
Environment & Science
Agreement on New Landfill Moratorium Struck in Committees of Conference
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New Hampshire will have a two-year moratorium on the siting of any new landfills and a $200,000 study to determine how far they should be from water if the governor signs a bipartisan agreement on two bills hammered out Tuesday in committees of conference.