News
120 Skiers Evacuated From Ski Lift at Pats Peak
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HENNIKER – About 120 skiers were safely evacuated from a ski lift at the Peak Triple chairlift at Pats Peak in Henniker at about 2 p.m. Monday.
Bill Prohibiting Sanctuary Cities Another Blow to Local Control, Committee Told
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Opposition turned out for a bill that would prohibit any sanctuary cities or towns in the state and block local officials from preventing local law enforcement from cooperating and working with federal immigration authorities.
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Shaheen: Trump’s First 100 Days Marred by Chaos, High Costs and Global Retreat
“The President’s sweeping, indiscriminate tariffs that are driving costs through the roof also have dire national security and defense consequences.”
AG: Man Hospitalized After Police-Involved Shooting
Attorney General John M. Formella announces that members of the Attorney General’s Office are responding to a report of an officer-involved shooting that occurred late this afternoon in Keene, New Hampshire.
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Senate Budget Leader Calls for Meeting Between DCYF and Child Advocate
NH Continues to Shift Education Funding to Local Property Taxpayers
Health Care Cuts in House Budget Get Second Look in Senate Finance
Arts and Entertainment
Senate Education Committee Given Two Choices to Regulate Public School Materials
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The Senate heard two proposals Tuesday for schools to handle parents’ complaints about allegedly objectionable materials in public school classrooms or libraries.
Courts & Corrections
Hundreds in NH Observe ‘Not My Presidents Day’ to Protest Trump and Musk
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It was Not My Presidents Day, and most of the signs were aimed at Donald J. Trump and his new best buddy, Elon Musk. “Stop the Coup.” “Impeach.” “Federal Workers Make American Great.” By noon there were about a hundred people gathered, and by 12:30, I counted about 200 and they kept coming.
Business & Economy
NH Lawmakers Mull OHRV Legislation
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Off highway recreational vehicle enthusiasts put together a bill that would create a process to allow expanded riding on state roadways in five counties to access gas and other trails, while also shifting the abutter notification cost burden from the applicant to the municipality for new road inclusions.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: North Country Folks Feel Pinch of Trump, Musk Cuts
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This North Country agricultural revival was indeed looking up until last week when Donald Trump and Elon Musk put the kabosh on USDA funding. Nearly everyone participating in the summit expressed feeling the pinch from the funding freeze.
Arts and Entertainment
Gilford High meets Tilton School on Granite State Challenge on NH PBS
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Gilford High takes on Tilton School on Thursday, February 20, 2025, at 8:30 p.m. on New Hampshire PBS in the third first-round game of Granite State Challenge.
Business & Economy
Study: Child Care Shortages May Cost NH Businesses Up To $56M Annually
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Lack of child care slots also has multi-million dollar impacts on overall N.H. household incomes and state and local tax revenue.
Business & Economy
Distant Dome: History Repeats on Sununu Budget Transition
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Irony may not be quite the word, but for people who were around nearly 40 years ago and remember another gubernatorial transition involving a Sununu, the current transition from his son to Gov. Kelly Ayotte had an eerily similar echo.
News
Multiple Snowmobile Crashes Reported in Randolph
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Randolph: On the afternoon of Saturday, February 15, 2025, rescue personnel responded to two
separate snowmobile crashes on the same trail in the town of Randolph.
Education
The Timberlane Tax Revolt
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Hundreds of angry homeowners from Danville, Sandown, Atkinson and Plaistow drove on icy roads to the Timberlane Performing Arts Center that evening, on a mission to cut and cap their property taxes.
Feature
Playing Fly Fishing
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I have a nice view of the bird feeder that keeps me entertained. Every once in a while I get an unexpected visitor. I have had Red Tail Hawks and even a Peregrine Falcon. I’m not much of a birder, but the big birds usually get my attention.
Business & Economy
State Projects $81 Million Deficit for this Biennium
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The state is projected to end the current biennium with an $81 million deficit and an operational deficit of $158 million for the 2025 fiscal year.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Trump cuts funding for lifesaving research.
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I am talking about dollars and cents here, not damage to our nation’s dignity, ethics or reputation as a reliable ally. That damage may be incalculable and may be everlasting.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Dedicated Harrisville Volunteer; Former Bedford Council Chair
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community. InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service.
Business & Economy
Ski Industry Could See WMNF Revenue Stay on the Forest with Federal SHRED Act
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White Mountain National Forest collects close to $1 million in rent from eight ski operations and that money all goes to Washington.
Education
Nashua Public Library and School District Team Up to Bridge Language Barriers in Early Literacy
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Students in the Nashua School District now have access to thousands of eBooks in world languages
thanks to a new resource offered through the Nashua Public Library, LOTE4Kids.
Courts & Corrections
After Hiding Evidence DOC Wants New Hearing in Overturned Termination
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The New Hampshire Department of Corrections, caught hiding evidence in order to justify firing a veteran corrections officer, argued Thursday that the state’s Personal Appeals Board is wrong for overturning the termination.
News
Opinions Vary on Gov. Ayotte’s Budget Plan
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In her address she touted almost $100 million in state aid for special education, $10 million more for the community mental health centers, and a total of $1billion for services for people with developmental disabilities to maintain services with no wait list.
News
Ayotte’s Budget Address Promises ‘Greater Prosperity for All of New Hampshire’
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From special education to a landfill moratorium, Gov. Kelly Ayotte laid out her budget agenda Thursday, saying it is $150 million less in general fund spending than the current two-year plan.
News
Senate Republicans Kill ‘Fish Tax’; Other Measures Passed
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While Senate Democrats tried to reel it in, Republican opposition to a bill that would have given the Fish and Game Department a new funding source, a $2.50 marine habitat fee, was rejected and the bill killed on Thursday.