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Susan Dromey Heeter Looks Ahead
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Today I muse joyfully on looking ahead to my final school year, my final going back in September, my final creation of roll books and seating charts.
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.
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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
Business & Economy
UNH Stormwater Center Gets Grant to Find Solutions To Lake Pollution
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A big parking lot at the University of New Hampshire where students’ vehicles will soon be parked could be the site of a national study of stormwater and its impacts.
Arts and Entertainment
Being Restorative with Leaf Seligman
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Leaf Seligman’s experiences in her bio include “jail chaplain, prisoner educator congregational minister, college instructor and human being.
Under Enrollment in Key Aid Program and Increased Available Funds Provide Opportunities for Enhanced Outreach and Assistance
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These federal funds are available for deployment to help Granite Staters though enhanced FANF outreach and assistance, and may be used to help ease financial hardships for families with lower incomes due to rising costs and expiring federal supports associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Feature
Fishing New Hampshire’s Connecticut River Trophy Stretch
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Hidden in the headwaters of the Connecticut River in northern New Hampshire lies the Trophy Stretch. This two and a half miles of fly fishing only water connects First Connecticut Lake and Lake Francis in Pittsburg, New Hampshire.
Business & Economy
Laconia State School Sale Advisory Committee Meets Thursday
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A meeting is planned for this Thursday by a committee that will review five proposals offered to the state for acquisition of the former Laconia State School.
Business & Economy
Coos County Leaders Told Public Meeting on Logging v. Carbon Credits Being Planned
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A public meeting is being planned in Pittsburg later this summer when the new owner of the 146,400-acre Connecticut Lakes Headwaters Tract will present a new version of its plan to cut wood for the next 10 years on land it has enrolled as a carbon credit farm, but which also has a state easement attached.
Feature
Distant Dome: Once Scorned, Casinos Have Proliferated
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Take for example prison reform that sought to address the inmates who refused to take any of the rehabilitation programs while in prison and were back on the streets after their sentences ended.
News
Trump Supporters Rally in Manchester
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Hundreds of people gathered with their vehicles in a Manchester parking lot on South Willow Street to assemble for a short rally Sunday in the parking lot.
News
Gov. Sununu Signs 53 Bills Into Law, Vetoes 2
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Gov. Sununu signs bills into laws and vetoes two.
News
AG Identifies Man Killed in Police-Involved Shooting
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The adult male involved in Monday evening’s officer-involved shooting has been identified as Anthony J. Previte, age 29, of Kensington, New Hampshire.
Business & Economy
Biologists Have Theories on Why Lake Winnipesaukee Had Cyanobacteria in June
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An unprecedented outbreak of cyanobacteria blooms across Lake Winnipesaukee in mid-June has aquatic biologists looking at a few potential causes, including one that relates to a newly discovered invasive species.
Business & Economy
State Assessing Damage to Trails in Pittsburg and Access Issues for Camp Owners
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State officials are working with their federal counterparts to take stock of the damage inflicted on trails in the Great North Woods that suffered catastrophic damage from a rain storm July 10, which also impacted vast parts of Vermont.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi Relieved of Her Duties for 90 Days, No Reason Given
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The New Hampshire Supreme Court has issued an order stating that Associate Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi is on administrative leave with pay for a period of 90 days, which may be shortened or extended by further order of the court.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Londonderry Man Has a Flower Named for Him
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Energy
AG Joins Coalition Asking SCOTUS for Emergency Stay of EPA’s New Rule on Power Plants
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Attorney General John M. Formella announces that this week New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 25 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay on the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recently-released new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants.
Business & Economy
Pittsburg OHRV Trails Hit Hard By July 10 Rain as State Scrambles to Get Help
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A torrential rain storm in Coos and parts of Grafton counties July 10 left an estimated $9.1 million in damage to roads, bridges and infrastructure, including the economic life blood of the area, its OHRV trails.
How U+I Arts Fosters Inclusion and Creativity in New Hampshire
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To honor this milestone date, NHCJE spoke with Jeff Symes, who leads the Unified + Inclusive Arts group, based in Nashua, New Hampshire, about the initiative’s effort to promote inclusion in the arts industry.
News
UNH Surveys: Harris Holds Lead Over Trump in NH and Maine
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While a majority of Granite Staters do not believe Biden should resign as President, many state Democrats are relieved and hopeful in the wake of his withdrawal from the race.
Courts & Corrections
Bishop Libasci Accuser Dies, Lawsuit in Limbo
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The man who accused Manchester Bishop Peter Libasci of sexual abuse is dead, likely ending the lawsuit filed in New York.