News
Manchester Police Seek Help Finding Teen Mom Concerned for Her Safety
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At approximately 2 p.m., Gracie Silver left the Cedar Street area with her 2-year-old daughter. The child has since been located and reunited with relatives.
Two Changes to Default Budgets Proposed
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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.
Shaheen Slams Trump’s Trip and Plan to Accept Luxury Qatari Plane as Air Force One
U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), joined CNN News Central to discuss President Trump’s trip to the Middle East this week and rebuke the President’s reported plans to accept a luxury Qatari jet to use as Air Force One, which raises clear ethical, Constitutional and national security implications.
More Headlines
Distant Dome: Turning the Legislature Into an Arm of the Free State Project
What Our Readers Say About NH Law Enforcement Working With ICE
Senate Finance Votes To Retain Medicaid Rates, Developmental Disabilities Funds and Mental Health
Environment & Science
Sununu Signs Bills on Childcare, PFAS, Cannabis for Anxiety; Vetoes Two Bills
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But two bills did not make the cut, and both were described as too “vague” and will go back to the legislature in the fall where each body will need to come to a two-thirds vote for passage to override his veto.
News
Free LakeSmart Program Being Offered After Cyanobacteria ‘Wake Up Call’
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As lake and watershed associations gather this summer to discuss collective concerns, many are hearing about a free consultation program called LakeSmart which helps shorefront owners assess ways they can help prevent cyanobacteria and other harms that come from runoff.
Courts & Corrections
Man Accused of Assaulting Infant
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Manchester man faces multiple assault charges in connection with a 2-month old baby. On July 7, at approximately 3 p.m. an unresponsive baby boy was brought to Elliot Hospital.
Obituary
Notable NH Deaths: Air National Guard Commander; French Actress Yvonne Furneaux
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InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service.
Op-Ed
NHCJE Op-Ed: Voting Rights Are at Risk in New Hampshire
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The proposed House Bill 1569 would remove any exceptions for proving voter identification, eliminating affidavits workarounds when the accepted documents can’t be shown for same-day voter registration.
News
NHFPI: State Revenue Surplus Holds, Business Tax Receipts Underperform
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However, about 87 percent of that total surplus amount was generated by two revenue sources that are likely to disappear in future years.
News
Sticker Shock On New Men’s Prison Plan and Hospital Issues Rage at Council Meeting
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A new state prison for men in Concord might cost as much as $500 million.
That sticker shock settled in over the Executive Council table Wednesday as councillors talked about plans for the future on the current prison grounds off North State Street.
Courts & Corrections
Zhukovskyy – Acquitted of Killing 7 Motorcyclists in Crash – Could Get License Back in Two Years
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Volodymyr Zhukovskyy’s right to drive in New Hampshire could be reinstated as soon as 2026 under a ruling made public Wednesday.
Courts & Corrections
NH Author Charged with Possessing Child Pornography
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Best-selling author Brendan Dubois, 64, of Exeter has been charged with six felony Class A complaints of possessing child pornography, according to a news release issued by the Exeter Police Department.
Courts & Corrections
UPDATE: Rats Overrun State Prison for Men in Concord, Conditions Called ‘Shocking’: Reports
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Rats, mold, and expired meat in the kitchen are among the many health and safety violations found during inspections at the New Hampshire State Prison for Men in Concord.
News
Thank You. InDepthNH Reaches $5,000 Independent News Double Donation Goal
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We have been blowing our own horn since July 1 because of this awesome fundraiser brought to us by Don Burns in honor of his wife Katy Burns, a well-known Concord Monitor columnist who died last November.
Courts & Corrections
Alleged Racist, Homophobic Remarks Got NH Rep. Stone Fired as Prison Guard
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Accused of using racist, sexist, and homophobic insults, intimidating co-workers and making them fear his retaliation, and even getting a gay colleague to quit, Jon Stone was unrepentant when confronted by superiors.
News
Carroll County F&G Commissioner Price Resigns Before Council Hearing
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Saying she sees “no fair or reasonable path forward to adequately defend herself” at a hearing before the Executive Council Wednesday on whether to suspend her for the rest of her term, Fish and Game Commissioner Susan Price resigned as the Carroll County commissioner.
News
DHHS Confirms Unvaccinated NH Person Has Measles; Advises Upper Valley Residents,Visitors to Monitor, Check Immunity
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Anyone who was at the following locations on the specified dates and within the identified time frames may have been exposed:
July 1, 1:30-3:30pm: Peppermint Patty’s, 25 Road Round the Lake, Grantham
July 1, 5:30-11:30pm: Sierra Trading Post, 200 S Main Street, West Lebanon
July 3, 9:00-11:30am: Dartmouth Co-op, 21 S Main Street, Hanover
July 5, 9:00am-12:30pm: Dartmouth Co-op, 21 S Main Street, Hanover
July 5, 11:45am-6:00pm: ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care waiting room, 410 Miracle Mile, Lebanon
July 6, 8:00-10:30am: ClearChoiceMD Urgent Care waiting room, 410 Miracle Mile, Lebanon
July 6, 9:30am-July 7, 1am: Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Emergency Department, 1 Medical Center Drive, Lebanon
Courts & Corrections
YDC Abuse Fund on Temporary Hold; Revised Law Allows 10 Years To Pay Victim Claims
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The state settlement fund for victims of abuse while incarcerated as children at the Youth Development Center has quietly implemented a temporary hold on claims and payment processing until Aug. 31, causing angst among some who thought they were finally going to get justice.
Op-Ed
In the Dark at the New Hampshire Electric Cooperative
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“Alton is always the first to go out, has the largest outage by percentage, and is the last town restored,” the disgruntled NHEC member continued.
Op-Ed
Local News Blues: AJP’s JPMorgan Chase win merits a second (skeptical) look.
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Local News Blues has become the place to call folks out, so let me add AJP to the pantheon of journalistic-adjacent, self-appointed saviors of journalism preaching a gospel that benefits them (non-journalistic organizations) in the name of us (doing the actual journalism.).
Feature
Great Grandma Emelia’s Black Raspberry Crumble
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Just what is this sacred place? It is a place where all of us are indigenous people, where we are one.
Feature
July 4 for Britain Contrasts with America
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However, some of the people made incredibly rich under the old system of cheap labor and stealing resources as the Koch industry did oil from Indian lands, wanted to keep fighting the Civil War as the federal courts ordered integrated schools.