Courts & Corrections
Man Dies After Being Shot By Police in Meredith
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A Meredith police officer shot and killed David Donovan, 35, at 10 Bennett Drive in Meredith Sunday, according to a news release from Attorney General Gordon J. MacDonald.
Speakers Oppose Rye Harbor Proposal for $1M Changes at PDA Meeting
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Residents and business owners in Rye Harbor called for more transparency after a plan by the Pease Development Authority to build what some call a “raised strip mall” in the harbor was strongly opposed during a meeting Thursday morning.
Friend Says Gov. Chris Sununu Behind Effort To Force Geno Marconi To Resign
A long-time friend of Geno Marconi believes he and his wife state Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi have both been placed on paid administrative leave to pressure Mr. Marconi to resign as director of New Hampshire Division of Ports and Harbors.
NH’s July Revenues Above Target, But Troubling Trends Remain
While the total state revenue for the first month of the new 2025 fiscal year is higher than estimates, the troubling trends of last fiscal year remain, indicating budget writers will face a challenging task next spring to craft a balanced budget.
Proposed Changes for More ‘Hardened’ Hampstead Hospital Property Plan Scrutinized
A change in the construction plans for the Hampstead Hospital property to make it more of a “hardened” and “institutional” place for youths when the Sununu Youth Services Center closes in Manchester was scrutinized by Executive Councilors and local officials for the town Wednesday during the meeting of the Governor and Executive Council.
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Op-Ed: John Freeman, Heroic NH Educator
U.S. Attorney Young Says Woman Embezzled $500,000, But Won’t ID the Company
Council To Review Offers for Laconia State School; Likely Less Than Failed $21.5M Deal
Most Active COVID-19 Sunday: Manchester (316), Nashua (314), Durham (142)
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 361 new positive test results for COVID-19 and no new deaths Sunday, for a daily PCR test positivity rate of 2.2%.
COVID-19
Opinion: Sununu Failing To Protect NH From COVID-19
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Now that he has won the race, and COVID cases are increasing at an unacceptable rate, Gov. Sununu has failed to enact the restrictions that would protect New Hampshire workers and residents.
Bob Dylan
Two Are Gone Who Reflect the Best of Service
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More than half a century ago, Bob Dylan wrote, “The Times They Are A Changing” and as you grow older the changes keep coming, but they are more sad than exciting.
Feature
Celebrating the Life That Brings Us Joy
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Kneading bread, punching down the dough, creating something that not only should be engaged to butter, but should just elope to Vegas.
Feature
Review: Belonging, A German Reckons with History and Home
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If you want to learn something about the price of war, you really need to read this book.
COVID-19
384 New COVID-19 Cases, 1 Death Saturday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 384 new positive test results for COVID-19 Saturday and one death, a man from Sullivan County older than 60.
Feature
It Was Us on Our Own, We Nearly Wrecked Everything
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In the middle of the Cold War, when Americans still had nightmares about the bomb, Russians exported actual warfare into the world, and the mass of mankind remained hungry and poor, the great philosopher Walt Kelley (who wrote about animals living in a swamp) warned us as clearly as he could.
Education
Two Young Women from Nepal, a Pandemic, a Chance for a Senior Year
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In 2017, two girls from Kathmandu, Puja Thapa and Benajil Rai, came to New Hampshire to study at Keene State College.
COVID-19
Record 462 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths Across NH; 48 Under Age 18 Friday
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The state Department of Health and Human Services announced 462 new positive test results for COVID-19 and three new deaths on Friday.
Matt Wilhelm Running for House Minority Leader
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We need a House Democratic Leader that can unite our caucus to meet this moment.
Health & Mental Health
NAMI-NH: 57 People Waiting in Emergency Rooms for Psychiatric Beds
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NAMI-NH: Today, 18 children and 39 adults (38 in emergency departments, 1 in a correctional facility) are waiting for inpatient psychiatric beds.
Chris Sununu
Rogers Johnson, President of the Seacoast Chapter NAACP Died Thursday
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He was most recently the chair of the Governor’s Advisory Council on Diversity and Inclusion, a member of Sununu’s COVID-19 Equity Response Team, as well as the Commission on Law Enforcement Accountability, Community, and Transparency.
Featured in Category
Vermont Gov. Scott Bans Multiple Household Gatherings, Closes Bars
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Vermont Gov. Phil Scott on Friday banned multiple household social gatherings, suspended recreational sports, closed bars and social clubs effective Saturday and took other strong measures to curb COVID-19 as the surge in cases continues.
COVID-19
Sununu: COVID-19 Hits Record High, Polls Exposure, Less Contact Tracing, Nursing Shortage and Worse To Come
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With a record 323 new COVID-19 infections Thursday, three new deaths, outbreaks at three nursing homes, and possible exposure at the polls in at least four different locations, the state announced it would not be able to do contact tracing every case now.
Health & Mental Health
323 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths Thursday; Nursing Home Numbers By Name
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Four new hospitalized cases were reported. There are currently 64 individuals hospitalized with COVID-19.
Business & Economy
Bedford Lawyer Pleads Guilty To Stealing $2.4M From Clients
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In total, John Allen stole at least $2,426,258 from his clients.
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SunshineDay
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Homegrown editorial cartoonist Mike Marland is keeping a watchdog eye on the State House in Concord and White House in Washington, D.C.
Business & Economy
NH Joins 6 States in Suspending Interstate Youth Hockey Competitions
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There will be no interstate youth hockey for kids in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New Jersey effective Saturday because of COVID-19.
COVID-19
233 New COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths; High Community Transmission Across NH
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Of those with complete information, there are twenty-eight individuals under the age of 18 and the rest are adults with 51% being female and 49% being male.