State Accused of Coverup in New Saddleback Mountain Retreat Lawsuit
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A teen girl was repeatedly raped by the care giver who was paid by the state, and the state employees who were supposed to oversee her case repeatedly covered for the abusers, according to a new lawsuit filed in Merrimack Superior Court.
Ayotte Says She Does Not Want the Secretary of State Election To Become Politicized
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the state has a very important role to play nationally as being the first in the nation to vote for a president and hopes the election for Secretary of State is not politicized for the sake of that role.
Ayotte Tells Council She Wants Congress to Approve More Money for Home Heating Help
With the cost of home heating products soaring and federal assistance not keeping up, Gov. Kelly Ayotte told Executive Councilors she has joined with all the other governors of New England to seek a $3 billion increase nationwide for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ahead of winter.
Op-Ed: Healing May Actually Be Possible
The elections in New Hampshire and nationally this month were seismic in their impact, but I believe they had different motivators.
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AP Briefs: The Latest: Hegseth slams his potential impeachment as a ‘political spectacle’ as House vote looms
Hantz Marconi Can Return To Practicing Law: Professional Conduct Committee
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Education
SB101 Dead in House, But Open Enrollment Lives On
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The bill to allow parents to send their children to any public school they want, SB101, got tabled Thursday in the House with a 320 to 32 vote, effectively killing that bill.
Courts & Corrections
Solitary Confinement Harming Convicted YDC Abuser, Lawyer Says
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The lawyer for convicted YDC sexual abuser James Woodlock says his client is suffering a physical and mental breakdown due to months of solitary confinement.
News
Goodlander Demands Hegseth Investigate Failures After 6 Servicemembers Killed in Attack on U.S. Base in Kuwait
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The Members are specifically calling out contradictions in the Secretary’s characterization of the attack, which troops injured on base have called “falsehoods,” as well as the broader implications of threats posed by Iranian drones to the 50,000+ U.S. troops and billions of dollars in assets in the region.
Courts & Corrections
Advocates Rally in Plymouth Calling for Citizens Bank To Cease Funding ICE Operations
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Activists rallied at Citizens Bank at 20 Highland Street on Wednesday, calling for the organization to end its financial relationship with CoreCivic and the GEO Group, companies that build and operate detention centers for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Business & Economy
From School Bus Safety To Decomposing Bodies, NH Senate Takes Action
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Education bills were advanced in the Senate session Thursday including one to help alleviate the school bus driver shortage.
Obituary
Roger Talbot, Retired NH Sunday News Investigative Reporter, Has Died
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Roger Gerard Talbot, 83, an award-winning journalist for the New Hampshire Sunday News, died April 22, 2026, in the Intensive Care Unit at Concord Hospital. Just eight days prior he had been cleaning up his yard, when he suffered a devastating fall.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Investigative Reporter Roger Talbot; State Official Earl Sweeney
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Courts & Corrections
Ex-Ports Director and His Supreme Court Justice Wife Maliciously Prosecuted, Complaint Alleges
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James Fernald says former Ports Director Geno Marconi and his wife, retired Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi, were the victims of malicious prosecution because Marconi’s bosses on the Pease Development Authority board of directors broke the same law he pleaded guilty to for making public some confidential motor vehicle records.
Courts & Corrections
State Drops Case Against Alleged YDC Abuser Malavet
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When prosecutors called Sununu Youth Development Center sex abuse survivor Natasha Maunsell this week to tell her they were dropping the case against Victor Malavet, part of her was relieved.
News
Shaheen Slams Secretary Lutnick’s Insulting Comments that Harm U.S.-Canada Trade and Tourism, Damage Local Economies
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In today’s Senate hearing examining the President’s budget request for the Department of Commerce, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, slammed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s comments insulting Canada—arguing that his rhetoric and President Trump’s trade war have real consequences for the U.S. economy and international partnerships, particularly for states like New Hampshire that benefit greatly from Canadian trade and tourism.
Courts & Corrections
Automated Military Draft Not Imminent, Or Is it?
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“Given threats and actions by the Trump administration to intervene militarily in an increasing number of places around the world, it is concerning that, at this time, steps are now being taken to grow the number of people who could be facing the threat of a future draft,” warns a statement endorsed by 43 anti-war and libertarian organizations at the end of March.
Courts & Corrections
State Tries To Justify Illegal Searches in Clegg Double Murder Case
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Prosecutors with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office argued Tuesday in Merrimack County Superior Court that the evidence obtained during Clegg’s arrest — like his gun, his laptop, his $7,000 in cash, his Romanian identification — would have been found legally despite the fact the it was the three searches using illegal cell phone data, obtained without warrants, that made Clegg’s capture possible.
Health & Mental Health
Shaheen Presses RFK Jr. to Release Health Funds to Vaccinate Children, Prevent Outbreaks Worldwide
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U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), a senior member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee, grilled HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on why crucial global health vaccine funding has not been delivered despite being appropriated by Congress.
News
As Legislators Mull Sale of Sununu Youth Center, New Round of Abuse Allegations
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It comes at a time when there are new and heightened concerns for current abuse of youths at the detention center.
News
Federal Government To Automatically Collect Draft-Age Men’s Data, Who Knew?
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Young men and those who care about them would do well to heed a recent change in the law governing the Selective Service System (SSS), the federal agency which would administer a military draft.
News
Secretary Scanlan Informs NH Voters of Annual Checklist Verification Process
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Under RSA 654:39, voters who have not voted in the past five years will need to re-register before they can vote in future elections. Student IDs can be used until June 2, 2026, when NH HB323 takes effect.
Courts & Corrections
AG: Man Arrested for Burglary Related to Suspicious Death in Haverhill
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In the early morning hours of April 20, 2026, around 1:07 a.m., members of the Haverhill Police Department received multiple 911 calls directing them to an apartment on Nelson Street in Haverhill.
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AG: Man Fatally Shot By Police; Ashland Officer Wounded During Vehicle Stop
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An Ashland Police Department officer who was struck and wounded is currently being treated for a gunshot injury in an area hospital, but no other law enforcement officers or private citizens were physically injured during the incident.