Feature
Fly Fishing Castle in the Clouds
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As we New Englanders like to say, “If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute.” So when my friend Terry called to see if I wanted to fish I agreed.
North Country Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Opioids
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A New Hampshire doctor pleaded guilty today to unlawfully distributing a controlled substance. This is the first conviction of a doctor in the District of New Hampshire from a joint investigation by the New England Strike Force and the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Two Changes to Default Budgets Proposed
Two bills that would change the default budget process for Senate Bill 2 towns and school districts had different fates before the Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee Tuesday.
Senate Finance Rejects Governor’s Office Request To Restore $100,000 To Its Budget
The Department of Corrections will go without a secretary and a request to restore $100,000 in the governor’s budget was rejected as the Senate Finance Committee gets to work this week on recommendations to the full Senate for a new budget in tough economic times.
Forest Carbon Capture Bill Headed To Moratorium and Study
A bill that would have extended the state’s timber tax to properties enrolled in carbon sequestration programs has been changed by a Senate committee to a study committee and moratorium.
More Headlines
Shaheen Slams Trump’s Trip and Plan to Accept Luxury Qatari Plane as Air Force One
Distant Dome: Turning the Legislature Into an Arm of the Free State Project
What Our Readers Say About NH Law Enforcement Working With ICE
News
Massachusetts Couple Charged with Wrongful Voting in Concord, NH
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Attorney General John M. Formella said the Merrimack County Grand Jury has returned six indictments charging Joshua and Lisa Urovitch, ages 56 and 54, respectively, with three class B felony counts of wrongful voting each.
Obituary
Notable NH Deaths: One of Wakefield’s Top Volunteers; Former Newport Fire Chief
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InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column.
News
Consultant Fined $6M for NH Robo Calls Imitating Biden Before January Primary
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The Federal Communications Commission adopted a $6 million fine against political consultant Steve Kramer for illegal robocalls made using deepfake, AI-generated voice cloning technology and caller ID spoofing to spread election misinformation to potential New Hampshire voters prior to the state’s January primary presidential election.
Business & Economy
AG To Hold Public Hearing on HCA Buying Catholic Medical Center
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Attorney General John M. Formella announces that the Director of Charitable Trusts will host a public hearing regarding a proposed asset purchase transaction between Catholic Medical Center of Manchester, New Hampshire and Manchester Health Services, LLC, a subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
Energy
No Room at the Table for Utility Consumer Advocates on $400M Project
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State utility regulators voted to prohibit New Hampshire and Maine consumer advocates from participating in a review of a $385 million transmission line upgrade that has drawn criticism from officials, advocates, and property owners and residents along the 49-mile project.
Courts & Corrections
Merrimack Mother in Court To Plead Guilty to Killing Son, Elijah Lewis, 5
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Danielle Dauphinais, 38, appeared Thursday in Hillsborough Superior Court — South in Nashua to plead guilty to one count of second-degree murder and two counts of witness tampering under a plea agreement reached weeks before the trial was set to start.
Business & Economy
Laconia Officials Hope New Day for Former State School Property is Here; Other Bidders Named
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The other bidders included Hawthorne Development Corporation, Chinburg Development, LLC, AP & Affiliates and the Lakes Region Athletic Advancement Complex.
Education
Granite Gambit Teaches Chess at Pittsfield Middle High School With Special Guest
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Chess in Education-US, which has been implementing the NHDOE Granite Gambit, will be at Pittsfield Middle High School on Friday, Sept. 27, at 10 a.m. with a special guest.
Courts & Corrections
UNH Police Investigate Reports of Sex Assault in a Residence Hall, and Drugs in Drinks
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University of New Hampshire police have identified a person of interest in a sexual assault case that was announced earlier Wednesday.
Business & Economy
Exeter Hospital Merger Under Scrutiny, Executive Councilor Sounds Alarm
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Saying that the “abrupt” termination of critical medical programs at Exeter Hospital/Beth Israel Lahey Health have been “devastating to my district,” Executive Councilor Janet Stevens, R-Rye, got the attention of the governor and Executive Council Wednesday.
News
Ex-Senator Jeffrey Woodburn Starts 30-Day Jail Sentence, But Case May Still Not Be Over
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Former state Senator Jeffrey Woodburn was taken to Coos County Jail Wednesday after six years of legal battles, two criminal trials, and multiple trips to the state Supreme Court, but his lawyer said he is considering one last filing.
Arts and Entertainment
Margaritas at Margaritas and Shakes at Shake Shack
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We stopped in for a small birthday celebration and enjoyed some of the best tacos I’ve eaten.
News
Council Agrees To Sell Former Laconia State School for $10.5M
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The state Executive Council has agreed to enter into an agreement to sell the former Laconia State School property in Laconia to a developer for $10.5 million.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Fear of Political Reprisal and What’s Up On School Funding Litigation
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Are you concerned about displaying a Harris/Walz political sign on your lawn?
The question makes sense. It will provide a measure of the current Zeitgeist. But what are we to say about our society when fear of reprisal is so prevalent that it undermines our political expression?
Courts & Corrections
Mother Accepts Guilt in Son Elijah Lewis’ Murder
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The Merrimack woman who murdered her five-year-old boy and left him in a shallow grave plans to plead guilty this week and accept a 55-year-to-life sentence.
Feature
Metallak – Native Son at the Confluence.
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Like the rivers in my life, I have already meandered over seemingly unrelated and trivial details but there is a method to my madness here, if you are patient enough to read on.
Arts and Entertainment
Morgan Massaro TikToks Why Students Are Looking for Real News at InDepthNH
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My name is Morgan Massaro, an intern from Keene State College for InDepthNH. I have created a TikTok page to post content relating to news articles published. You can follow it here @indepthnh.org. All college students should be keeping up with local news! Getting students to learn what’s going on around them through social media is a very fun and effective way!
Business & Economy
New Hampshire Renters Cost-Burdened by Housing Expenses
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State-level data show renters in New Hampshire have lower median incomes and are more likely to be burdened by housing costs than homeowners.
Former Education Commission Members Believe ConVal Decision Flawed
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Rockingham County Superior Court Judge David Ruoff’s two education funding decisions — ConVal School District and others, and Rand and others — are before the Supreme Court on appeal.