Courts & Corrections
Timothy Verrill Sentenced for Murders of Christine Sullivan and Jenna Pellegrini
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Timothy Verrill, 41, was sentenced Friday for his Second-Degree Murders of Christine Sullivan and Jenna Pellegrini on January 27, 2017.
NH House Committee Approves $15.6 Billion Two-Year Budget Plan
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The finishing touches on a proposed House budget that cuts many state programs and services for the next two years but offers a balanced budget were worked out Thursday by the Finance Committee.
House Budget Ups Alternative Education Funding, Not Public Schools
With the House budget writers facing two court rulings now awaiting state Supreme Court decisions, they took little action to address the challenges to the state’s education funding system, while adding tens of millions of dollars for the Education Freedom Account Program and charter schools above what Gov. Kelly Ayotte requested.
Pappas Says He’s ‘In’ To Run for U.S. Senate
Ending speculation, Democratic New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas announced his plan Thursday to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Jeanne Shaheen.
Library Wars: School Library Bills Spark Controversy
Children’s access to “obscene” or “harmful” materials in schools and school libraries is the focus of three bills this legislative session, with House Bill 324 causing some drama last week when its author read graphic scenes from two young adult novels on the House floor.
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More Anti-Trump Protests Planned for Saturday
Reward Offered for Information About Death of Baby Jane Doe
Barron’s Murder Conviction Stands After Appeal
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Longtime Pinkerton Educator; Hancock Songwriter
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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
Senate Takes Historic Vote To Pass Legal Cannabis Sales in New Hampshire 14-9
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For the first time, legal, adult cannabis sales in New Hampshire were approved by the state Senate Thursday night, raising the potential for the state to set up as many as 15 state-run shops by 2025.
Courts & Corrections
U.S. Attorney’s Office Honors Law Enforcement Personnel for Exceptional Service
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These awards recognize the exceptional service of federal agents along with state and local officers in eight federal criminal and civil matters. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in the District of New Hampshire will host a formal ceremony to honor these individuals in September 2024.
Arts and Entertainment
The Currier Museum of Art Welcomes Dr. Jordana Pomeroy as New Director and CEO
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An accomplished museum director, curator, educator, and writer, Pomeroy brings more than 30 years of museum experience to the Currier.
Health & Mental Health
NH Senate Essentially Kills Death with Dignity Bill This Session
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An end-of-life bill that would allow terminal individuals to self-administer medicine for suicide was sent to interim study by the state Senate Thursday.
Education
Senate Backs Bill Banning Trans Girls from Girls’ Sports; Sen. Ricciardi Collapses Before Vote
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The vote was 13-10 with Sen. Denise Ricciardi, R-Bedford excused from the vote, after suffering a medical event just prior to the roll call vote. She was conscious, witnesses said when she left the chambers with medical attention.
Business & Economy
Senate Trashes Landfill Restrictions
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Legislation seeking to greater restrict landfills, halting permitting, banning out-of-state waste or using scientific measures to determine their locations, was largely trashed by the Senate Wednesday.
Environment & Science
Senate Votes to Ban PFA Added Products from the State
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The Senate approved a bill that would ban products coming into the state that have PFAs intentionally added to them as other states have done.
Courts & Corrections
Sununu Talks Cannabis, Hospital Funding, Transgender Bills and Death With Dignity
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Lashing out at some hospital executives who have criticized his plan to redistribute millions in federal funding away from them to community-based mental health and substance abuse treatment next year, Gov. Chris Sununu said they are not very community-minded in finding a solution to the mental health crisis.
Courts & Corrections
Council OKs New Contract for Hampstead Hospital, OKs More Crop Loss Funds To Farmers
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital of Lebanon will take over operating the new Hampstead Hospital for children with mental health needs in June from Wellpath and the Executive Council approved more funding for farmers who experienced crop loss and extended funding to Community Action Programs across the state as part of the federal funds.
Courts & Corrections
Judge: State’s Liability in YDC Abuse ‘Beyond Doubt’
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The state of New Hampshire’s responsibility for the hundreds of rapes and beatings David Meehan suffered while a teen in state custody is more than proven, and the state cannot get out from under the $38 million verdict, yet, Rockingham Superior Court Judge Andrew Schulman ruled this week.
Courts & Corrections
Maine Man Sentenced to 37 Months in Prison For Threatening Portsmouth High School
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Kyle Hendrickson, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Samantha Elliott to 37 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release.
Courts & Corrections
NH SC Justice Donovan Refuses to Recuse Himself from Education Funding Appeal
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The plaintiffs argued that when he was in the Attorney General’s Office he participated in both the trial and the appeal of the Claremont education funding case, and represented the state when attempting to extend the deadlines set in the Claremont II decision.
Enforcement Actions Filed Against Man for Violations of the NH Civil Rights Act
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The civil complaint alleges that Mr. Rounds’s conduct constituted three separate threats of unlawful force or violence designed to coerce or terrorize the alleged victims, by placing the victims in fear of harm, and two separate acts of using physical force or violence.
Education
Gubernatorial Candidate Joyce Craig Discusses Her Plan to Help New Hampshire’s Children
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“Kids are on the ballot, whether you know it or not,” Gleason said to introduce the discussion. “Kids don’t have to be voters to be central and important to the race.”
Feature
Op-Ed: History, Politics, and Law Come Alive in Story of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn’s Historical Marker
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At the age of 46, after decades of protest and action, Flynn joined the Communist Party while the group was campaigning against fascism and promoting a “popular front” in support of President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal.
Education
Dads of Transgender Teens Urge Lawmakers To Vote Down Discriminatory Bills
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A father from West Ossipee and another from Windham who have experienced life as parents of transgender teens spoke about the harm that could come if bills are passed related to restricting them from sports teams and certain medical care this week in the Senate.
Courts & Corrections
Ex-Rep. Merner Files Motion To Dismiss 3 Criminal Charges, Plea Negotiations Ongoing
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Former Republican Rep. Troy Merner’s lawyer filed a motion to dismiss three of the four criminal charges against him Sunday related to serving in the New Hampshire House during the whole last session after moving out of his Lancaster District, which is prohibited under the state Constitution
Courts & Corrections
Fired Corrections Officer Claims Retaliation, Files Ethics Complaint Against Helen Hanks
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Thomas Macholl’s complaint to the Executive Branch Ethics Committee claims Hanks initiated an internal investigation the same day he reported Eileen Meaney, DOC’s human resources director, for violating department policy with a selfie she took at a memorial service for a dead officer.