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State Accused of Coverup in New Saddleback Mountain Retreat Lawsuit 

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | 13 hours ago

A teen girl was repeatedly raped by the care giver who was paid by the state, and the state employees who were supposed to oversee her case repeatedly covered for the abusers, according to a new lawsuit filed in Merrimack Superior Court.

Ayotte Says She Does Not Want the Secretary of State Election To Become Politicized

Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the state has a very important role to play nationally as being the first in the nation to vote for a president and hopes the election for Secretary of State is not politicized for the sake of that role.

Ayotte Tells Council She Wants Congress to Approve More Money for Home Heating Help

With the cost of home heating products soaring and federal assistance not keeping up, Gov. Kelly Ayotte told Executive Councilors she has joined with all the other governors of New England to seek a $3 billion increase nationwide for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ahead of winter.

Op-Ed: Healing May Actually Be Possible

The elections in New Hampshire and nationally this month were seismic in their impact, but I believe they had different motivators.

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AP Briefs: The Latest: Hegseth slams his potential impeachment as a ‘political spectacle’ as House vote looms
Hantz Marconi Can Return To Practicing Law: Professional Conduct Committee
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Business & Economy

Eagle Times Owner/GOP Insider Indicted for Alleged $50M Ponzi Fraud

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | December 18, 2025

Jay Lucas, the self-styled optimistic entrepreneur and owner of the now-defunct Eagle Times, might finally have to deal with some bad news as he’s been indicted on federal fraud charges.

Education

Executive Council Approves $5M for Firefighter Screenings; Budget Cuts Criticized

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 17, 2025

Two contracts that could “literally save lives” of New Hampshire firefighters and first responders with early detection of potentially fatal illnesses were approved Wednesday by the state’s Executive Council.

News

Plane Crashes Into Nashua Yard, Pilot Hurt

By Jeffrey Hastings | December 17, 2025

NASHUA, NH – A plane crashed into a Nashua neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, and the pilot was seriously injured.

Business & Economy

NH House votes in favor of all 11 Ayotte Vetoes

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | December 17, 2025

From book bans to requiring high schools to show anti-abortion videos, the votes to sustain the governor’s vetoes were not close and in some cases the House reversed itself and voted in favor of sustaining the vetoes of four bills.

Courts & Corrections

NH Doctor Charged with Sexual Assault of Patient

By News Release | December 17, 2025

A Manchester doctor has been arrested in connection with the sexual assault of a patient in his
care.

Business & Economy

ICE Protesters Ask Executive Council To Intervene

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 17, 2025

More than 75 individuals, many holding signs decrying the actions of Immigration Customs Enforcement agents in the state, came to the State House Wednesday to ask leaders from New Hampshire to intervene.

Health & Mental Health

AG Formella Pushes Meta to Take Action on Misleading AI Weight Loss Ads

By News Release | December 17, 2025

Attorney General John M. Formella and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general are calling on Meta to better enforce its own policies about pharmaceutical and wellness ads on Instagram and Facebook and take additional measures to prevent AI-generated weight loss content in ads.

Education

Changes Coming to the Education Freedom Account Oversight Committee

By GARRY RAYNO, InDepthNH.org | December 16, 2025

The committee decided to change its leadership, electing Sen. Suzanne Prentiss, D-Lebanon, as its new chair, replacing Rep. Ruth Ward, R-Stoddard, who had chaired the committee since its 2022 inception.

News

‘Sanctuary Communities’ Plan ICE Protest at State House Wednesday

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 16, 2025

On behalf of New Hampshire Sanctuary Communities, Maggie Fogarty and Megan Chapman sent out a press release urging residents to attend the gathering at 9:30 a.m. in advance of the 10 a.m. meeting of the Governor and Executive Council on the second floor of the State House in Concord on Wednesday.

Business & Economy

NH Delegation Sends Concerns To Trump Administration About Changing Roadless Rule

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 16, 2025

The entire New Hampshire congressional delegation sent a letter of concern to the Trump Administration regarding a proposal to rescind the 2001 Roadless Conservation Rule which could impact more than 235,000 acres of the White Mountain National Forest.

Business & Economy

NH Bureau of Securities Regulation Moves To Bar Royal Investments LLC and Kevin Patel

By News Release | December 16, 2025

David M. Scanlan, Secretary of State, notifies the public of the following administrative action against Royal Investments and Kevin Patel of Pelham, New Hampshire, and requests anyone that has made investments with Royal and Patel to contact the Bureau of Securities Regulation.

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It’s Almost Check-In Time at Dover’s Jesus Hotel

By Susan Dromey Heeter | December 15, 2025

JOYFUL MUSINGS: And what is a Jesus Hotel you ask?

Courts & Corrections

NH Supreme Court Ponders ‘Single Incident’ In Meehan YDC Abuse Verdict 

By DAMIEN FISHER, InDepthNH.org (InDepthNH.org) | December 15, 2025

Do years of official negligence that resulted in the 200 rapes, hundreds of beatings, and numerous instances of torture of one child count as a “single incident” under New Hampshire law?

Arts and Entertainment

North Conway Village plans a first New Year’s Eve celebration

By PAULA TRACY, InDepthNH.org | December 15, 2025

For the first time, North Conway Village is hosting a 2026 New Year’s Eve extravaganza with two free fireworks displays.

Arts and Entertainment

Holiday Gifts For Sale From Talented Folks I Know

By Nancy West | December 15, 2025

Looking for a last-minute gift you can buy online and get to know more about your friends at InDepthNH.org? Now’s the time and here’s some suggestions.

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Person of Interest in Brown University Mass Shooting Released

By Nancy West | December 15, 2025

In a late night press conference Sunday in Providence, R.I., Mayor Brett Smiley announced the person of interest in the Brown University mass shooting Dec. 13 in which two students were killed and nine wounded would be released from custody.

News

Society for Protection of NH Forests Celebrates Grants as LCHIP Marks 25th Anniversary

By News Release | December 15, 2025

The grants will support efforts to rehabilitate 21 historic buildings and permanently conserve nearly 3,000 acres of farmland, timberland, and ecologically significant habitat in all corners of the state.     

News

Mass Shooting at Chanukah Celebration in Australia Touches NH and the World

By Nancy West | December 14, 2025

The shooting deaths of 16 people and wounding of many more aged 10 to 87 at famed Bondi Beach in Australia at a Hanukkah Celebration Sunday has shocked the world and touched us all.

Courts & Corrections

2 Dead, 9 Wounded in Brown University Shootings; Person of Interest in Custody

By Staff Report | December 14, 2025

Two students are dead and nine wounded after a gunman opened fire in the Barus & Holley engineering and physics building at Brown University on Saturday at around 4 p.m.

Courts & Corrections

Family, Friends Gather Where Man Shot By Police in Manchester

By Jeffrey Hastings | December 13, 2025

Mother and Father of the victim place the cross on the lawn. Grandmother says a prayer while holding a candle for the vigil.

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ACTIVE WITH THE ACTIVISTS
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Laurie Lists are called Exculpatory Evidence Schedules now. They are the secret lists containing the names of law enforcement officers in NH with a history of dishonesty, excessive force or instability.
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