Business & Economy
Interest Rate Cuts Help and Hurt States, Report Says
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The Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates by half a point is expected to gradually benefit state and local budgets as the cost of borrowing money goes down.
Warning: Don’t Let What Happened in Texas Happen in New Hampshire
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Amerika Garcia Grewal came to New Hampshire with a simple message: don’t let what happened in Texas happen to you.
Related: Labor Board Attorney Calls for Dartmouth to Negotiate with Basketball Players Union
The Legacy of ‘Trout Bum’ John Gierach
As I was reading a John Gierach article from my latest edition of Trout Unlimited’s Trout magazine, my phone started blowing up with messages about John’s passing.
NH Film Festival Announces Panel Including NH PBS on Public Media Distribution
The panel will take place on October 17 and feature representatives from New Hampshire PBS, GBH, Maine Public, Vermont Public and Rhode Island PBS.
North Country Chamber Players Reach Youth of Northern NH
The North Country Chamber Players is a non-profit organization of world class musicians who perform throughout the summer and periodically through fall and winter.
More Headlines
Notable NH Deaths: Two Top Nashua Athletes; Former Dover City Manager
Ethel Kennedy (1928–2024), human rights advocate
Sununu Veto of Cyanobacteria-Related Bill Overridden; Most Sustained on Veto Day
News
Poll: Harris Lead Over Trump Increasing in NH
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ lead over former President Donald Trump in New Hampshire has increased since August and state residents increasingly think Harris will win the upcoming election.
Business & Economy
Cyanobacteria Warnings and Alerts Removed from Lake Winnipesaukee, Others Added
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With the water temperature a pleasant 70 degrees, it could be a good time for a swim in Lake Winnipesaukee as the state has taken down all cyanobacteria warnings and watches for the Big Lake Wednesday.
Business & Economy
State’s Director of Tourism Development Resigns
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Lori Harnois, director of the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism Development, has resigned her post in state government.
News
Half the Story on Mass. Police
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After the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police in 2020, lawmakers in Massachusetts took an action that advocates had been pushing since at least 2010: creating a system to certify — and decertify — police officers.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Project 25 and Education: Watch Out
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At the outset, Edelblut predicted vouchers would cost $300,000 a year. The program cost more than $8 million the first year, $15 million the second, and $25 million the third and most of those who utilize vouchers were already in private schools or engaged in homeschooling.
Courts & Corrections
AG Investigating Self-Defense in Death of Man in Littleton; No ID on Alleged Shooter
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Attorney General John Formella is investigating whether the man who shot and killed Eric Rexford, 38, in Littleton Monday night did so in self-defense, but didn’t release the name of the alleged shooter.
Business & Economy
New Hampshire’s Median Household Income Increased in 2023, Poverty Remained Steady
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While the median household income increased, the poverty rate held steady at 7.2 percent, reflecting that nearly 100,000 New Hampshire residents had very little income despite purchasing power growing for the median household.
Courts & Corrections
Founder Pleads Guilty to Embezzling Over $73,000 from Former Charter School in Concord
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A Boscawen woman pleaded guilty in federal court to stealing over $73,000 in U.S. Department of Education funds from the former Capital City Public Charter School in Concord, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces.
Environment & Science
Just as White Oak Pond Applies for a Watershed Management Plan, It Gets Cyanobacteria
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Just days after the White Oak Pond Watershed Association filed a $100,000 grant application with the state to create a watershed management plan for the 298-acre water body, the red warning sign went up Monday warning of cyanobacteria.
Business & Economy
ConVal Plaintiffs Want GOP Amicus Brief Stricken from Record
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The plaintiffs in the ConVal School District education suit on appeal to the state Supreme Court want the court to remove an amicus brief filed by the Speaker of the House and 30 other Republican lawmakers from the record.
Ex-Office Manager of The Dartmouth Sentenced to 15 Months for Stealing Over $223,000 from Student Newspaper
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A Springfield, Vermont woman was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for stealing $223,372.51 from The Dartmouth (“The D”), which is the student newspaper at Dartmouth College, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces.
News
Libertarian Party NH Posts Position on ‘Political Assassinations’
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The Libertarian Party of New Hampshire posted its official position on “political assassinations” Monday after getting heat from Sunday’s Twitter/X post that said “Anyone who murders Kamala Harris would be an American hero.”
Business & Economy
Craig, Ayotte Detail Their Positions On Tourism, Lodging and Restaurants
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Members of the state’s tourism, restaurant and lodging industry got a chance to hear from the two top candidates running for governor Monday about how they would handle leadership on issues of mutual concern if elected on Nov. 5.
Business & Economy
Shaheen Tours Storm Damage at Coast Guard Station Portsmouth Harbor
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A peninsula in the north east corner of New Castle, at the mouth of the Piscataqua River into the Atlantic Ocean, which is home to the U.S. Coast Guard, the historic Revolutionary War ruins of Fort Constitution and the Portsmouth Lighthouse, has been heavily damaged by storms in January and will not be ready to receive visitors for the 250th anniversary of the historic Patriot raid there on Dec. 13.
Business & Economy
Superintendent: Goffstown School Lunch Collection Story Caused ‘Violent’ Threats
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SAU 19 Superintendent Brian Balke posted a video on the SAU’s website Sunday claiming a story Damien Fisher wrote for InDepthNH.org about the district turning down offers from St. Matthews’ Episcopal Church to pay outstanding school lunch debts and suing parents instead “contained inaccurate and misleading information.”
Courts & Corrections
FBI Investigates ‘What Appears To Be Attempted Assassination’ of Former President Trump
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The FBI is investigating a possible assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump Sunday at his golf club in West Palm Beach, Fla.
News
Lawsuit: DCYF Failed Harmony Montgomery, Then State Lied About It
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New Hampshire’s Division for Children, Youth and Families failed Harmony Montgomery in the months before her death as an agency investigator ignored clear warning signs she was being abused, according to the lawsuit filed Friday.
Business & Economy
Pease Development Authority Backs Down On Raised Retail Platform at Rye Harbor
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After facing widespread criticism in August over its engineering plans to change the outlay of retail in Rye Harbor, the Pease Development Authority voted Thursday to direct staff to stand down on work for a proposed retail platform.
Environment & Science
Speaking of Words: Chipmunks, Skunks, Woodchucks, and Moose
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But more interesting, at least to word-collectors like me, is that their names all come from Native American languages. They don’t look like it.