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In our little piece of the world here in New Hampshire, our mountains have inspired countless paintings, as have our lakes, our seacoast and our factories lining the Merrimack River in Manchester.
The state maintains it did nothing wrong in the tragic events that led to the separate murders of Harmony Montgomery, Elijah Lewis, and Dennis Vaughn Jr., but it still agreed to pay the families more than $10 million in total.
School boards and superintendents balked at signing a mandatory document from the New Hampshire Department of Education required for schools to receive federal money and grants.
Attention state tax dodgers: there may be an amnesty period coming up as part of the state budget to help New Hampshire collect more revenue in a tight budget year.
The New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery is a hallowed place. The rows upon rows of gray headstones, all uniform in size and appearance, lined in perfect formation and stretching back toward the abutting forest, are a sight that touches the emotions.
Republicans and Independents are considerably more likely than Democrats to be pessimistic about their personal finances.
Despite concerns that it will “change the fabric of our state,” cannabis sales for adults in the 603 got one big step closer late Thursday night, after the Senate finalized support for a bill that largely fits the model Gov. Chris Sununu said he would support.
The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community
New Hampshire students in fifth through 12th grade used their voices to share their individual mental health journeys through the Sixth Annual Magnify Voices Expressive Art Contest, held on May 22 at New England College in Henniker, NH.
Conflict stirred on the House floor when SB 476 was brought forward. The bill would allocate funds to the Department of Corrections toward the replacement of the New Hampshire state prison for men, but an additional amendment is what sparked controversy among representatives.
BRENTWOOD – New Hampshire’s Department of Health and Human Services says the state is only liable for one incident of abuse at YDC in the David Meehan lawsuit, and therefore only liable to pay $475,000, but Judge Andrew Schulman ruled this week that’s not an option.
In a battle between Gov. Chris Sununu and the New Hampshire Hospital Association over uncompensated medical care and how much federal money in the future the hospitals will receive, the Senate passed House Bill 1593 Thursday which gives $6 million more to hospitals than the governor suggested.
The House of Representatives went into a 20-minute recess after a heated argument that sounded like a fight could break out any minute among some Republicans Wednesday over a bill related to gun background checks.
House Bill 396 which would permit classification of individuals based on biological sex including for certain bathrooms and correctional placement passed the Senate Wednesday.
The state Senate expanded eligibility for the Education Freedom Accounts Wednesday, helping more parents pay to send their kids to private and religious schools.
The NH Electric Co-op election, which began on Tuesday and will continue until June 12, sparks a crucial public debate for approximately one in 10 New Hampshire residents who rely on this nonprofit utility for their power.
The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a bill which is much different than the one the House sent them with lots more state control and restrictions, as is requested by the governor.
Which of these engineers-turned-executives has the tougher job – Unitil Chairman and CEO Tom Meissner or NHEC President and CEO Alyssa Clemsen Roberts?
The Department of Corrections is being ordered a second time to put Lt. Thomas Macholl back to work after its questionable investigation and hidden evidence resulted in his firing.
New Hampshire agricultural growers could be able to have a piece of the action growing cannabis for the state after an amendment passed Tuesday in the Senate Finance Committee.
What began as a friendly chat around the kitchen table has blossomed into a new initiative to help feed the unhoused and undernourished. It’s called wastenot.org, and it was founded by Tania Marino in Portsmouth.
The New Hampshire Department of Education is pleased to announce the 15 semi-finalists for the 2025 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year Award. The teachers were selected from a total of 251 nominees and 76 applicants.
After 50 years in service to others at the State House, Democratic State Senator Lou D’Allesandro, 85, of Manchester announced he is retiring at the end of his term.
Investigators are continuing their search at this time and anticipate that these efforts will be ongoing throughout the day. To preserve the integrity of these investigations, no additional information will be released at this time.