Environment & Science
Senate Votes to Ban PFA Added Products from the State
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The Senate approved a bill that would ban products coming into the state that have PFAs intentionally added to them as other states have done.
Indicted Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi Replies To AG’s Objection in Court Filing
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Attorney General John Formella missed the most important points in objecting to state Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Marconi’s motion to disqualify him and dismiss the indictments against her, according to her latest motion.
No Verdict Yet in YDC Abuse Trial of Bradley Asbury
The uneasy vigil inside the Hillsborough Superior Court — North in Manchester will reconvene Tuesday as jurors need more time to decide if Sununu Youth Services Center house leader Bradley Asbury is guilty in being an accomplice to rape.
Hundreds Receive Free Holiday Dinner Fixings and Winter Gear at Gather’s Annual Event
In the past year, Gather has seen an unprecedented demand across all its anti-hunger programs
Man Sentenced for Stealing from Unidentified Nonprofit Working to Prevent Veteran Suicides
David Duren of Haverhill, Mass. was sentenced Monday in federal court for attempting to steal almost $73,000 from a nonprofit health care provider, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
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Op-Ed: Children experiencing homelessness have rights to a public education.
Ayotte Taps Connelly for Chief of Staff, He’ll Resign as Sheriff
The Double French Invasion
Courts & Corrections
Sununu Talks Cannabis, Hospital Funding, Transgender Bills and Death With Dignity
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Lashing out at some hospital executives who have criticized his plan to redistribute millions in federal funding away from them to community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment next year, Gov. Chris Sununu said they are not very community-minded in finding a solution to the mental health crisis.
Courts & Corrections
Council OKs New Contract for Hampstead Hospital, OKs More Crop Loss Funds To Farmers
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital of Lebanon will take over operating the new Hampstead Hospital for children with mental health needs in June from Wellpath and the Executive Council approved more funding for farmers who experienced crop loss and extended funding to Community Action Programs across the state as part of the federal funds.
Courts & Corrections
Judge: State’s Liability in YDC Abuse ‘Beyond Doubt’
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The state of New Hampshire’s responsibility for the hundreds of rapes and beatings David Meehan suffered while a teen in state custody is more than proven, and the state cannot get out from under the $38 million verdict, yet, Rockingham Superior Court Judge Andrew Schulman ruled this week.
Courts & Corrections
Maine Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison For Threatening Portsmouth High School
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Kyle Hendrickson, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Samantha Elliott to 37 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release.
Courts & Corrections
NH SC Justice Donovan Refuses to Recuse Himself from Education Funding Appeal
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The plaintiffs argued that when he was in the Attorney General’s Office he participated in both the trial and the appeal of the Claremont education funding case, and represented the state when attempting to extend the deadlines set in the Claremont II decision.
Enforcement Actions Filed Against Man for Violations of the NH Civil Rights Act
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The civil complaint alleges that Mr. Rounds’s conduct constituted three separate threats of unlawful force or violence designed to coerce or terrorize the alleged victims, by placing the victims in fear of harm, and two separate acts of using physical force or violence.
Education
Gubernatorial Candidate Joyce Craig Discusses Her Plan to Help New Hampshire’s Children
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“Kids are on the ballot, whether you know it or not,” Gleason said to introduce the discussion. “Kids don’t have to be voters to be central and important to the race.”
Feature
Op-Ed: History, Politics, and Law Come Alive in Story of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn’s Historical Marker
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At the age of 46, after decades of protest and action, Flynn joined the Communist Party while the group was campaigning against fascism and promoting a “popular front” in support of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Education
Dads of Transgender Teens Urge Lawmakers To Vote Down Discriminatory Bills
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A father from West Ossipee and another from Windham who have experienced life as parents of transgender teens spoke about the harm that could come if bills are passed related to restricting them from sports teams and certain medical care this week in the Senate.
Courts & Corrections
Ex-Rep. Merner Files Motion To Dismiss 3 Criminal Charges, Plea Negotiations Ongoing
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Former Republican Rep. Troy Merner’s lawyer filed a motion to dismiss three of the four criminal charges against him Sunday related to serving in the New Hampshire House during the whole last session after moving out of his Lancaster District, which is prohibited under the state Constitution
Courts & Corrections
Fired Corrections Officer Claims Retaliation, Files Ethics Complaint Against Helen Hanks
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Thomas Macholl’s complaint to the Executive Branch Ethics Committee claims Hanks initiated an internal investigation the same day he reported Eileen Meaney, DOC’s human resources director, for violating department policy with a selfie she took at a memorial service for a dead officer.
Education
Gubernatorial Candidate Kelly Ayotte Talks Child Care, Education and Mental Health
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Ayotte answered questions about New Hampshire’s education, childcare system, and youth mental health crisis, all while giving a nod to Gov. Chris Sununu’s policies and prioritizing strong connections with businesses.
Courts & Corrections
Claremont Couple Pleads Guilty to $40K Medicaid Fraud Scheme
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Between July 2020 and July 2022, Bye and Lapointe stole a combined $41,606.62 from the New Hampshire Medicaid program by submitting fraudulent claims for mileage reimbursement as part of the Family and Friends Mileage Reimbursement Program.
Education
Manchester Chess Festival Sparks Young Minds
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On Saturday, the Granite Gambit Chess Festival inspired 50 New Hampshire students in grades K-12 at Memorial High School in Manchester at the the Granite Gambit Chess Festival.
Feature
Our Mothers Like No Others
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My mom used those hands for everything – bathing children, changing diapers, braiding hair, cooking, cleaning, knitting, rosary praying, phone cradling, admonishing, writing.
News
NH Voters Have Until June 4 to Change Party Affiliation Before the State Primary
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After June 4, voters will not be able to change their party affiliation until after the State Primary.
Feature
Distant Dome: It’s Hard to Keep a Straight Face Sometimes
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You could call it hypocrisy instead of misinformation, but no one can deny the federal money flowing into the states due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the infrastructure act has been extraordinary over the past couple of years.
Feature
Peace Activists Call on Pappas to Support Ceasefire, 5 arrested in Dover office
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Five New Hampshire supporters of an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza were arrested late Friday afternoon when they refused to leave U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas’ Dover office, where they had been sitting quietly for about three hours.
Feature
Writing on the Fly: Fly Fishing and Collecting
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Collecting can be an addiction. The first item that I remember collecting were Topps baseball cards when I was six or seven.