News
No Deal Yet on Legal Weed Sales, Senate Wants To Keep Franchise Fee at 15%
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There is no consensus yet on legalizing weed in the 603 but it is coming down to the wire Thursday and the focus is narrowed.
Undocumented Immigrants Targeted by NH House Majority
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Counties or communities could not stop their law enforcement departments from helping federal agents with enforcing immigration laws under a bill the House passed Thursday.
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Service Will Honor Baby ‘Grace’ Doe Monday
The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
House Again Votes to Expand School Voucher Program
After voting to cut off debate on the latest Education Freedom Account expansion bill, the House Republican majority approved a bill that would do away with an income cap beginning July 1.
Jury Convicts Hudson Man of Attempting to Sex Traffic a Minor at a Manchester Hotel
After a 3-day trial, a Hudson man was convicted by a federal jury for attempting to sex traffic a 12-year-old in a proactive federal and local law enforcement operation on November 14, 2024, Acting United States Attorney Jay McCormack announces.
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Senate Passes Housing Bills on Bipartisan Basis
Leo XIV is The New Pope; He Was Born in Chicago
Moms in the New Hampshire Labor Force
News
Whitley Withdraws from Second District Congressional Race
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“This experience has given me a front row seat to the outsized role of money and insider connections in politics,” Whitley said in a statement on Twitter.
Feature
Op-Ed: When is there ever an appearance of judicial bias?
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Ignoring the Court’s prior thinking, Chief Justice MacDonald now sets an impossible standard for judicial recusals in NH.
Business & Economy
NHDES, Advocates Wait on Action From Saint-Gobain; New PFAS Superfund Ruling Leaves Questions for Cleanup
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A new EPA classification of two PFAS chemicals as hazardous under the Superfund Law has also entered the conversation about the cleanup of the Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics site in Merrimack, a manufacturing company notorious for widespread PFAS contamination of drinking water.
Business & Economy
No Agreement Reached in First Education Freedom Account Session
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House and Senate negotiators over expanding the Education Freedom Account program did not reach a quick agreement Tuesday during their first meeting on House Bill 1665.
Business & Economy
Negotiators Reach Tentative Agreement on Highway Improvement Plan
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House and Senate negotiators had a case of what the old Yankee sage Yogi Berra once said was “deja vu all over again” Tuesday between the town of Merrimack and its obligations for past highway projects.
Business & Economy
House Conferees Say They’ll Agree to Senate Cannabis Bill with Four Changes
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House conferees on legalizing adult cannabis sales said Tuesday they would agree to the Senate’s version of the bill with four changes, including the decriminalization level and implementation date for those who possess to be upon passage.
Feature
Who Is My Best Word Friend Judy?
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First of all, Judy is someone I’ve been playing Words with Friends with for over seven years. I do not know her last name, where she lives, her family or professional life.
Business & Economy
Select Lawmakers Back in Concord This Week to Finish Up Bills, Including Cannabis
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With more than 60 bills this session still alive – including legal adult cannabis sales – select lawmakers came to Concord Monday to see if they could make deals across chambers with the clock ticking towards Thursday at 4 p.m., the deadline for a deal.
News
Jaffrey Man Pleads Guilty to the Illegal Possession of Machine Guns and Silencers
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While the parole officers conducted their search, they located several bins in the basement containing firearms, ammunition, loaded magazines, body armor and other miscellaneous items.
Business & Economy
Grid Operator Says New England’s Summer Electric Supplies Adequate
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The operator of New England’s electric grid, says it should have enough power this summer under normal conditions, but warns climate change has made the region’s weather more volatile and less predictable.
Courts & Corrections
One Man Dead in Police-Involved Shooting in Nashua
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An adult male subject was fatally wounded. No officers have been physically injured.
News
Deadly Motorcycle Crash on Route 101
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At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 1, State Troopers assigned to the Troop A barracks responded to a report of a crash along New Hampshire Route 101 eastbound in the town of Candia. Upon arrival, first responders found an adult male within the road along with a 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle.
Feature
Fly Fishing in New Hampshire’s Small Streams
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Most anglers will choose a body of water to fish and that will dictate the fly rod they will use. During the winter and spring I have been fishing larger rivers like the Cocheco, the Lamprey Rivers.
Courts & Corrections
Drug Cases Dropped After Now Rep. Stone’s Threat Investigation as Police Officer
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Jon Stone never made it to the Laurie List as a police officer, the record of police with credibility problems, after he was fired 18 years ago for an inappropriate relationship with a teen and threatening rape and murder.
Arts and Entertainment
Omni Mount Washington Resort Release Summer Lineup
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This summer, the resort has launched an exciting lineup of seasonal programming including several extraordinary delights from enchanting full moon dinners atop the summit of Bretton Woods at Rosebrook Lodge to lively community gatherings at the Base Lodge.
Health & Mental Health
Cannabis Bill Supporters Remain Hopeful Something Will Pass This Session
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Adult cannabis legalization supporters are voicing optimism that a negotiated bill between House and Senate conferees could lead to passage this session despite a lack of concurrence between the two chambers on the bill.
Business & Economy
Coos Commissioners Want 3 Public Sessions on Carbon Credit Impacts On Logging
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The forest culture of the state, honored for generations, “will be dead and we will become outsiders to our own forest” if a “carbon first” culture replaces it, the Coös County Commissioners said in a letter to state officials.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Former Nashua Alderman; Nurse Who Became an FBI Agent; Well-Known Rock Climber
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.