Courts & Corrections
Party Line Vote Approves $850,000 for Southern Border Help
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Down party lines, the Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee approved Gov. Chris Sununu’s request to spend $850,000 of state money to send National Guard troops to Texas.
Ports Director Geno Marconi Pleads Not Guilty, Argues for Less Restrictive Bail
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Geno Marconi of Stratham pleaded not guilty Wednesday to witness tampering and destroying evidence as director of the state Division of Ports and Harbors and argued for less restrictive bail conditions in Rockingham Superior Court.
NextEra Risked Seabrook Meltdown for Profit, According to Lawsuit
NextEra, owner of Seabrook Station, allowed its infrastructure to degrade to the point of risking a nuclear meltdown as part of a scheme to keep competitors at bay, according to a lawsuit brought by clean energy company Avangrid.
New Thanksgiving Tradition: The Candy Platter
The Candy Platter will have color, individual wrapping and enough sugar to create cavities in 10,000 molars.
Fly Fishing Royalty: Glenn ‘The Maine Man’ Grant
At the time, I also picked up some flies and a book on Carrie Stevens, the famed fly tier from Upper Dam, Maine who is credited with designing the classic Black Ghost fly.
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Meet Santa and Buddy the Elf at Festival of Wreaths
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Former YDC Staffer Bradley Asbury Found Guilty of Accomplice to Rape
Obituary
Notable NH Deaths: One Was a Survivor of a Deadly Circus Fire; Another Was an Expert on Snakebites
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InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. Call 603-738-5635 for more information.
Education
House Kills Bill to Remove Allegedly Harmful Material from Schools
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The bill’s prime sponsor, Rep. Glenn Cordelli, R-Tuftonboro, read two graphic pieces he said were available to middle school students, one dealing with rape and the other sexual intercourse that brought howls from some House members and several rebukes from House Speaker Sherman Packard.
Education
Meals for Kids, and Classroom Visits, But No EFA Expansion
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The House went back and forth Thursday on whether to expand eligibility for free and reduced lunches before initially approving the proposal.
Health & Mental Health
Fratelli Beretta USA Meat Charcuterie Products Containing Coppa Recalled Due to Possible Contamination
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with local and state partners, are investigating an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella infections potentially linked to RTE Coppa products. To date, there has been one illness associated with the Salmonella outbreak in New Hampshire.
Courts & Corrections
21 Arrested in NH in Impaired Driving Initiative on Super Bowl Weekend
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The effort, which was conducted from Feb. 9 to Feb. 11, aimed to intercept drivers who were suspected of being under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs. Members of state, county and local law enforcement stopped 443 vehicles, issued 406 warnings and 39 summonses, and checked 215 child restraints.
Environment & Science
U.S. Sens. Shaheen, Collins, Kelly, King Introduce Legislation On PFAS Contamination in Private Wells
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“All Granite Staters deserve access to clean drinking water without having to worry about contamination from toxic PFAS chemicals,” said Senator Shaheen.
Health & Mental Health
NH Senate Rejects Constitutional Vote on Abortion and Firearm Law Changes
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A Constitutional Amendment to protect abortion will not go forward to the voters this November as the Senate voted CACR 24 down along party lines Thursday, 14-9.
Business & Economy
Sununu Urges Lawmakers To Continue NH Successes in State of the State Address
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In his last State of the State Address, Gov. Chris Sununu said the state is in good shape, and though the envy of others, lawmakers should not take this for granted.
Courts & Corrections
Bag of Lime and Power Tool Purchase Disputed in Adam Montgomery Murder Trial
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Lawyers for Adam Montgomery, the Manchester man accused of murdering his five-year-old daughter and hiding her body for months, tried to stop Manchester Police Detective Max Rahill’s testimony about a Home Depot receipt for items allegedly used to dispose of Harmony.
News
Former Executive Councilor Peter Spaulding Dies at Age 80
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He was elected in 1970 as a Merrimack County commissioner, then went on to run for Executive Council, where he served for over two decades. After serving for 24 years, he ran and won a seat on the Merrimack County Commission again, serving until 2022.
Feature
Roger Wood Unpacks Portsmouth Controversy Over Alleged Malfeasance
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Podcast producer Roger Wood unpacks the complex controversy regarding Jim Hewitt, target of an attempt to remove him from the Portsmouth Planning Board.
News
Manchester Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Two Children
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He was arrested on Dec. 27, 2023 and charged with Aggravated Felonious Sexual Assault-Pattern and Indecent Exposure. The victims were unrelated, but both attended the same daycare in Hartford’s mother’s house.
Courts & Corrections
Traces of Harmony Presented To Jury
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Jurors heard testimony Wednesday from police detectives and state criminologists who searched in 2022, not for Harmony, but for evidence of her death. Adam Montgomery’s murder trial has been going for a week in the Hillsborough Superior Court — North in Manchester, and prosecutors focused on the physical evidence available in a case that does not have a body.
Business & Economy
Prohibitions on Artificial Intelligence Use by State Agencies Explored
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A plan by a former Dartmouth computer science professor to regulate state agencies’ use of artificial intelligence met opposition from the head of the state information technology department saying more flexibility is needed.
Feature
Rights Groups Criticize Sununu’s National Guard Proposal
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It did not take long for immigrants’ rights defenders, peace groups, and faith leaders to register opposition to Gov. Chris Sununu’s request for $850,000 to fund the dispatch of New Hampshire National Guard troops to the Texas-Mexico border.
Health & Mental Health
NH DHHS Advises Consumers Not to Eat Rizo-Lopez Dairy Products
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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is advising consumers not to eat certain foods that contain dairy products made by Rizo-Lopez Foods, Inc. A national outbreak of Listeria infections has been linked to cheese made by this company.
Education
Bill Granting DOE Commissioner Subpoena Power Unnecessary and Unfair, House Panel Told
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Megan Tuttle, president of the NEA — NH, and the organization’s lobbyist, Brian Hawkins, speak to the House Judiciary Committee Wednesday in opposition to House Bill 1353, which would grant the Department of Education Commissioner subpoena authority.
Courts & Corrections
House Committee Backs Legalizing Marijuana for Adult Use
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The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee voted ought to pass on a bill that would legalize marijuana for Granite Staters. HB 1633 would put in place “procedures for the legalization, regulation, and taxation of cannabis” and “the licensing and regulation of cannabis establishments.”
Courts & Corrections
Senate Panel Backs $100,000 Death Benefit To Family of Fallen NHH Security Guard
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here was unanimous support for a bill heard Wednesday that would extend a $100,000 state death benefit to the family of Bradley Haas, killed while unarmed and working as a security guard at New Hampshire Hospital on Nov. 17, 2023.