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Man Arrested in Virginia For Deadly Assault in Manchester
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A Manchester man wanted in connection with a deadly assault last month was arrested in Richmond, Virginia and is now back in New Hampshir
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.
Op-Ed: Post-Election Anxiety and Education Funding Tidbits
I don’t ask people if they are well anymore. Instead, I ask how they are managing. A lot, and I mean a lot, has changed following the election and a lot more will change soon, not likely for the better.
New Thanksgiving Tradition: The Candy Platter
The Candy Platter will have color, individual wrapping and enough sugar to create cavities in 10,000 molars.
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Fly Fishing Royalty: Glenn ‘The Maine Man’ Grant
Meet Santa and Buddy the Elf at Festival of Wreaths
Shaheen Responds to Reports of Ceasefire Agreement Between Israel and Hezbollah
Health & Mental Health
Abortion Issues Are Front and Center with NH Senate Judiciary
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The issue of abortion is square in the face of lawmakers in Concord now as Democrats introduced a suite of bills and a Constitutional Amendment Thursday that would ask voters to enshrine reproductive freedom in the New Hampshire Constitution.
Education
Senate Education Panel Hears Bill Requiring Schools Out LGBTQ+ Students To Parents
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Several educators, members of the public, and LGBTQ+ rights advocates testified against SB 341 at the Senate Education Committee meeting on Thursday morning.
Health & Mental Health
House Passes Ban on Gender Transition Surgery for Minors
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Meeting Thursday, the House in a series of close votes, killed bills that would have aided transgender individuals and voted to join about 20 other states in banning transgender surgery for individuals under 18 years old.
News
House Changes Landfill Siting Process on Day One of Session
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The House decided not to increase state school building aid or feed more students on the free and reduced lunch program, but did agree to a new landfill siting process and moving election information management into the 21st Century.
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NH Senate Backs Bail Reform, Puts Off No-Knock Warrants Bill
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State Senators passed a bail reform bill on a voice vote Wednesday less than two hours after the Republican majority outlined their agenda for the coming year which focuses on keeping the state without a sales or income tax.
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R.I. Woman Sentenced for Role in Conspiracy To Traffick Fentanyl to N.H.
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Maylerin Urena, a/k/a/ Janet, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe to 27 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release. On May 10, 2023, she pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl.
Education
House Adds Charter Schools to State Building Aid Program
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The House Wednesday decided charter schools should be able to participate in the state building aid program, but failed to approve greater safety measures for students on the first day of the 2024 legislative session.
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Manchester Mayor Jay Ruais, Aldermen, Lawmakers Call for Bail Reform Before House Votes
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“The message I wish to send today is that the City of Manchester is ready, willing, and able to work with you on this issue.”
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Melissa Beth Countway Sworn In As 110th Associate Justice on NH Supreme Court
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She will be present to hear her first oral arguments as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on January 3, 2024. Justice Countway will be formally sworn in at a public ceremony in the near future.
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LGBTQ+ Groups, Local Leaders To Rally at State House To Protect Transgender Rights
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On Wednesday January 3rd and Thursday January 4th, advocates for LGBTQ+ safety and inclusion will rally at the state house to encourage state representatives to reject two bills leftover from last session that would harm transgender Granite Staters and two bills that would make New Hampshire a safer state for transgender people.
Arts and Entertainment
Jamie Sayen: Wild New England’s History from Glaciers to Global Warming
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Author and environmental activist, Jamie Sayen’s latest book speaks about “the failure of conservation in northern New England’s forests.”
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Press the quest for Merner answers
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It falls on the fourth estate to join together to work harder as a group to stem this growing disconcerting practice of selective dissemination of vital information from the people’s elected officials.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: ‘I’m a Trans Woman and I’m Happy’
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Yet every time I look at the news, I see anti-transgender politicians whipping up a frenzy about how terrible it is that kids are learning about what it means to be
transgender, or even that we exist at all.
Feature
‘My Friend Anne Frank’ Is a 2024 Must Read
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I encourage everyone of any age to read “My Friend Anne Frank.” But first please read “The Diary of Anne Frank” and of course the “Diary of Petr Ginz,” the story of a young Jewish boy who lived in Czechoslovakia during World War II and died in Auschwitz at age 16.
Feature
‘If I Was You’: The Decline of the English Subjunctive
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So even on the lips of a well-educated speaker, the English subjunctive is a shadow of its former self.
Feature
Joyful Musings: Flu Isn’t So Bad with Nurse Like Bennie in 2024
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Talk about a gift of realizing the gift that is health, the gift I’ve taken for granted for decades.
News
3 Suffer Life Threatening Injuries in New Year’s Eve Crash in New Hampton
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All aspects of this crash remain under investigation. Impairment is not believed to be a factor in this crash. Once the interstate was reopened after the DART departure, the travel lane remained closed for approximately three hours to conduct a roadside investigation.
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Woman Dies of Gunshot Wound, Man Charged with Manslaughter in Manchester
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On scene they encountered Sophia Bonfiglio (age 26), suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. She was transported to Elliot Hospital where she was treated for several hours. Ultimately Ms. Bonfiglio was pronounced deceased at approximately 4:30 P.M.
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