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.
NH Municipal Assoc.: Conn. Lakes Headwaters’ Logging Plan Impacts All Towns, Cities
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Concerned at the potential loss of timber tax revenue for its members with carbon “farming” replacing logging in this heavily forested state, the New Hampshire Municipal Association is cautioning the state about agreeing to logging reductions in a 10-year plan on the 146,000-acre Connecticut Lakes Working Forest as part of the state’s easement.
Indicted Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi Replies To AG’s Objection in Court Filing
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
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Man Sentenced for Stealing from Unidentified Nonprofit Working to Prevent Veteran Suicides
Op-Ed: Children experiencing homelessness have rights to a public education.
Ayotte Taps Connelly for Chief of Staff, He’ll Resign as Sheriff
Courts & Corrections
AG: Second House Member Moved Out of District; Hearing on Troy Merner Case Monday
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Former state Rep. Troy Merner’s criminal case relative to serving in the state House of Representatives is still pending, but in the interim the attorney general disclosed this week that a second House member apparently served for several months after moving out of his district.
Feature
Why We Need Representation in Schools: Insights from a School Administrator
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At a time when the Education sector is increasingly politicized, the issue of representation within school systems is more pertinent than ever.
Obituary
Notable NH Deaths: North Country Innkeeper; Former Salem Boys Club Director; Former PSU Professor
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Courts & Corrections
Supreme Court Justice Recuses Self from AG Cases Due To Husband’s Paid Leave
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New Hampshire Supreme Court Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi has recused herself from 90 cases and will evaluate whether to recuse herself from another 225 pending cases – all involving the Attorney General’s Office, court spokesman Av Harris confirmed Thursday.
News
ACLU-NH Files Brief Backing Free Speech for White Supremacist Group
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“While the ACLU and ACLU-NH find NSC-131’s mission, goals, and tactics to be abhorrent and diametrically opposed to our mission and values, we are gravely concerned that an unfavorable court decision in this case will chip away at the free speech rights of all of us,” said Devon Chaffee, executive director of the ACLU of New Hampshire.
Health & Mental Health
House Increases the Consortium Cap for Wrongful Deaths
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Rep. Ross Berry, R-Manchester, Thursday speaks in opposition to a bill to allow town and city clerks to begin processing absentee ballots before election day.
News
Manchester Firefighters Rescue Woman Holding On To a Rock in Merrimack River
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Firefighters rescued a woman who had lowered herself from an embankment into the Merrimack River at 780 N. Commercial Street Thursday shortly after noon.
Courts & Corrections
Adam Montgomery Shows Up and Gets Max Sentence for Killing Daughter, Harmony
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After skipping every day of his trial, Adam Montgomery finally showed up in court Thursday as he was given the maximum sentence for killing his five-year-old daughter, Harmony Montgomery.
Feature
Op-Ed: It’s Hard to Trust the Nation’s Adoption of Anti-Semitism as its Cause Celebre
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As a Jew, I dislike the current focus on anti-Semitism. For me, it is like being pinned with the yellow star of David that signaled the horrors of the Holocaust.
Courts & Corrections
Judge Won’t Recall Jury on $38M YDC Abuse Award, But More Legal Action Likely
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Judge Andrew Schulman ruled Wednesday it is not appropriate to recall the jury that awarded David Meehan $38 million for the abuse he suffered while incarcerated as a teen at YDC only to find the state says it will only pay $475,000, the cap under state law.
Business & Economy
Senate Judiciary Committee Backs Abbas’ Amended Cannabis Bill
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The Senate Judiciary Committee has recommended passage of an adult use cannabis bill on a 3-2 vote which now goes before the full 24-member Senate after being amended in form from the House.
Environment & Science
Brake For Moose Campaign: Watch Out For These Behemoths
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Just off the exit ramp at Tripoli Road in the foothills of the White Mountains on Interstate 93 last June 1 where trucks, cars and motorcycles were zipping along, a moose was seen wandering on the off-ramp toward a steep, lush green hillside along the banks of the Pemigewasset River.
Courts & Corrections
Department of Corrections Hid Evidence in Use-of-Force Investigation, Documents Say
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The most glaring is that Paul Raymond reportedly ordered a witness to remain silent about evidence that cleared Macholl, and records show that witness was blocked from talking to investigators for at least a month.
Courts & Corrections
Judge Drops Sex Assault Charges Ruling Ex-YDC Staffer Incompetent To Stand Trial
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Judge William Delker dismissed the charges on Tuesday and ruled that Frank Davis, 82, is not competent to stand trial and cannot be restored to competency, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
Business & Economy
Advocate Says They May Finally Have the Senate Votes To Legalize Marijuana in NH
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The 24-member state Senate has never passed an adult-use cannabis sales bill before but that could change in the next ten days as an amended House version, which addresses the governor’s priorities, is considered.
Education
Elizabeth Chilton Appointed President of the University of New Hampshire
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Chilton will succeed James W. Dean Jr., who is retiring after six years leading UNH. She was appointed the inaugural chancellor of Washington State’s Pullman campus in 2022 after joining WSU in 2020 as provost and executive vice president of the WSU system.
Education
Senate Committee Lowers Eligibility for Education Freedom Account Program
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The change would lower the eligibility for the program from the House approved 500 percent to 400 percent, reducing the estimated increase in state costs to about $55 million from $70 million to $80 million annually.
Feature
Oof. So many mistakes on the Medill Local News map, Including New Hampshire.
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This map is really a joke when major funders and investors may be relying on it to make important decisions about the future of local news and some outlets throw around the term “news desert” simply to get funding.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Thank goodness for New Hampshire teachers
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Every student – no matter the color of their skin or the ZIP code they live in – deserves educators who are caring, committed, and have the resources they need to help every student succeed.