Feature
Joyful Musings: What’s Worse Than Being a Cat on a Plane
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While I was boarding my flight from San Francisco to Boston last week, I waited in line with a woman who was holding not one but TWO cats in carriers.
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
Time To Go
Feature
Speaking of Words: Hap, Luck, and Fortune
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You have probably noticed that in recent years the words fortunate and fortuitous have converged in meaning. “The timing of the new mortgage rate could not have been more fortuitous.” “How fortuitous that we should meet today!”
News
Floor Collapse at Wedding Venue, Multiple Injuries in Tamworth: NH Fire Marshal
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“While the investigation is in its early stages, investigators believe the building was over capacity prior to the floor collapse.”
Feature
Radio Free New Hampshire: Spring Training Report
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The Boston Red Sox are a professional sports team, so nothing they do matters at all. Yet they have either been making me happy or breaking my heart since I was five years old.
Business & Economy
Trump’s DHS Nominee Won’t Rule Out a New Hampshire ICE Facility
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U.S. Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Oklahoma, and President Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security, did not rule out the possibility of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention center opening in New Hampshire during a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Feature
Fly Fishing With New Eyes
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Familiarity is comfortable. Not a lot of thinking has to happen. However, sometimes it is good to look at old water with “New Eyes.”
Courts & Corrections
Prosecutors Get Evidence Do-Over in Concord Couple’s Murders
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The state’s excuse for obtaining convicted killer Logan Clegg’s cell phone data without a warrant didn’t stand up to state Supreme Court scrutiny, and they’re now getting another chance to finesse their case and keep Clegg imprisoned.
Business & Economy
NH’s First Turtle Tunnels Aim To Save Their Lives on the Road
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Turtles and salamanders just got some help crossing the roads of New Hampshire.
Business & Economy
Flights at Pease International Airport Spark Refugee Deportation Concerns
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Two Journey Aviation flights allegedly carried Ukrainian refugees back to Ukraine after landing at Pease International Airport to refuel on Monday, violating federal law by transporting them to a country where they may face harm.
Business & Economy
Gov. Ayotte Celebrates ‘Best Maple Syrup in the World’ During Maple Weekend Kickoff
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At Sunnyside Maples on Thursday, Gov. Kelly Ayotte tapped a maple tree, gave it a hug and kicked off what is the sweetest weekend of the year for many farmers in the 603, Maple Weekend in New Hampshire.
Business & Economy
State Asks Federal Appeals Court To Stay Ruling On Auto Inspections
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In the state’s ongoing emissions and vehicle inspection controversy, the state has filed a request with the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, asking to hold off any state penalty until the whole matter is resolved.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Angels of Addictions Founder; St. Anselm Nursing Educator
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Business & Economy
Support Grows for Tougher Impaired Driving Penalties
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The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee held a public hearing for Senate Bill 620 Wednesday, which was passed unanimously by the Senate. The bill doubles the administrative license suspension penalty for test refusal from six months to one year, eliminating the current incentive to refuse a breath alcohol test.
News
Cardboard Box Races, Pond Skim, Even a Snowmobile Race Planned at Ski Areas
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From cardboard box derbies to pond skimming, to fireworks, ski areas across the state are organizing fun events in the coming days and weeks to conclude what has been an excellent snowy winter.
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InDepthNH.org Writers Win NENPA Awards
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We are proud at InDepthNH.org to report that Garry Rayno, Paula Tracy and Arnie Alpert have won awards in the highly competitive New England Newspaper and Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper competition.
Energy
ISO-NE Change Upped New England Electric Bills
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A change the region’s electric system’s manager made a year ago, has added about $1 billion to New England customers’ bills.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Rejects Warrantless Search in Reids’ Murders
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Concord Police violated the state Constitution when they pushed to save time and get Logan Clegg’s cellphone data from Verizon without a warrant, a unanimous New Hampshire Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
News
Boudman Said She’s Hearing Her Democratic House Win Was a ‘Referendum’ on Osborne
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She said she is hearing that her victory in this Republican stronghold District 7 is being seen as “a referendum on Jason Osborne.”