Courts & Corrections
Fight Shaping Up Over Marijuana Legalization
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Dueling proposals for legalizing cannabis for recreational use are shaping up to be a significant skirmish between the House and Senate.
Executive Council Sworn In With Two New Members
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The state’s five-member Executive Council was sworn in to office Thursday with two new members and a new Governor at the head of the table.
Kelly Ayotte Sworn In as 83rd NH Governor Promises To Work For All Citizens
Gov. Kelly Ayotte was sworn in as the 83rd governor of New Hampshire Thursday and said she will be a governor for all citizens.
Manchester Establishes Warming Station Through Feb. 25
The City of Manchester has established a Warming Station at Homeless Services, 39 Beech St.
Op-Ed: The Designation of the Frances Perkins Monument in Newcastle, Maine
My former Sunday School students will recognize the name of Frances Perkins, the first woman to serve as a member of a presidential cabinet. It’s important to know about her and what she accomplished, and helped FDR accomplish.
More Headlines
About 4,000 Granite Staters May Be Out of the Workforce Due to Long-COVID
House Convening Day Fails To Change Many Rules
Senate Republicans Lay Out Plans; May Include Banning Cell Phones in Classrooms
Courts & Corrections
Medical Expert Says Meehan Needs $1.5M for Lifelong PTSD Treatment
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A medical expert called to testify for David Meehan in his trailblazing lawsuit against the state testified Thursday he will need life-long Post Traumatic Stress Disorder treatment costing up to $1.5 million.
Business & Economy
New PFAS Designation Gives EPA Tools to Hammer Down on Polluters, Some in NH
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On April 19, the EPA announced that two widely used PFAS chemicals would be designated as hazardous substances under the Superfund Law—another substantial step to combat widespread health and environmental impacts of forever chemicals, soon after the EPA’s announcement of new PFAS drinking water standards.
Education
Heated Hearings on Efforts to Unravel Trans Rights Bill in Senate Judiciary Committee
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Where should transgender students go to restrooms at school, what teams can they play on, which cell block should they reside in if incarcerated and when can they have gender-affirming surgery were the subjects of two legislative hearings on Thursday.
Courts & Corrections
Claremont Council Removes Rep. Stone From Local Committees; Still On House Criminal Justice Panel
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State Rep. Jon Stone, R-Claremont, was removed from two local committees by the Claremont City Council Wednesday night after about a dozen citizens spoke out against his actions when he was a police officer years ago that were first reported April 5 by InDepthNH.org’s Damien Fisher.
Courts & Corrections
Doctor Testifies David Meehan Left with Mental Scars from YDC Abuse
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In the more than 20 years since David Meehan was released from the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, he’s struggled with addiction, depression and severe anxiety while having trouble holding a job and forming healthy relationships.
Health & Mental Health
Death with Dignity Opponents and Supporters Tell Their Stories
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Death with dignity allows the terminally ill to once again claim control of their lives, or will encourage those on the emotional edge into suicide, a Senate committee was told Wednesday.
Energy
State Senator: NH Could Benefit From Offshore Wind Leases Announced for Gulf of Maine
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An announcement Wednesday from the Biden Administration that it is on track to offer a lease auction for commercial scale offshore wind for the Gulf of Maine this year, “puts the state on notice” that if it wants the jobs and the investment which comes from this renewable source “we’ve got to work on it now,” said state Sen. David Watters, D-Dover.
Feature
Writing on the Fly: Chasing ‘Rainbows’
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I enjoy small stream fishing. Catching beautiful brook trout on a light weight fly rod is a joy. Catching them on a dry fly is even more enjoyable. Brookies are the gems of New Hampshire mountain streams.
Courts & Corrections
Manchester Police Officer Charged With Domestic Violence
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A Manchester man who is currently employed as a city police officer has been charged with numerous counts of domestic violence.
Courts & Corrections
Former Laconia State School Land For Sale Again; Developer Under Investigation
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And the former Laconia State School property is a total fixer upper with a history and now an investigation into the woman who won the $21.5 million bid to develop it, but failed to come up with the money by Monday’s deadline after three extensions.
Courts & Corrections
Expert Testifies David Meehan Was Tortured as Teen at YDC
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David Meehan’s severe Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is one of the worst cases Dr. Terry Allen Kupers ever encountered in his long career treating victims of child abuse, and it all stems from his years of being raped, beaten, and tortured by staff at the Sununu Youth Services Center, then called YDC in Manchester.
Health & Mental Health
With Police, Firefighter Vacancy Rates High, Senate Panel Mulls Retirement Benefit Hikes
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With police, fire and prison security recruitment issues continually facing the state and vacancy rates as high as 20 percent, Group II retirement benefits for state employees was before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday where the issue died last year.
Courts & Corrections
David Meehan Disputes YDC Records in Civil Abuse Trial Against the State
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David Meehan has already spent days on the witness stand delving into what happened to him at the Sununu Youth Services Center – also known as YDC – the brutal rapes, the months of isolation, and the crippling mental and physical toll he’s lived with since.
News
No Closing On Laconia State School as Deadline Passes without the $21.5 Million
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The state’s “put up or shut up date” to sell the former Laconia State School for $21.5 million has come and gone Monday without closing on the property after the developer missed several earlier deadlines.
Courts & Corrections
Missing Murdered Maine Man’s Remains Found in Stark
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Remains of missing Maine man were found Friday murdered in Stark, according to a news release from Attorney General John Formella.
Education
Parent Notification and Student Trans Sports Bills Mostly Opposed in Panel Hearings
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A school parental notification bill and one that would separate high school and college athletic teams by biological gender at birth received lengthy hearings in the House Education Committee Monday with opponents far outnumbering supporters.
Feature
Rolling the Union On at Dartmouth College
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Although the Dartmouth College administration has publicly refused to negotiate with its highest profile union, labor movement activity, including a possible strike by graduate students, continues to intensify on the Hanover campus.
Feature
A Brief Review of Incarceration Data in New Hampshire
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With discussions surrounding these disparities gaining momentum in recent years, this newly released brief from the New Hampshire Center for Justice and Equity answers questions about national incarceration trends and reviews the distribution of incarcerated individuals across New Hampshire.
Feature
Local News Blues: Get Ready: Press Forward Will Fund Some Small(ish) News Outlets
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If your for-profit or nonprofit local news organization has an annual budget of less than $1 million and reports for populations traditionally bypassed – or it’s based at an institution of higher learning– get ready.