News
Four Victims of Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Identified
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At 4:21 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2024, the Wakefield Police Department responded to 2962 Province Lake Road in Wakefield for a welfare check.
MacDonald Says Budget Cuts May Mean Closing Courts; Rep. Weyler Mocks YDC Victims
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Rep. Ken Weyler: “It just doesn’t make sense to me that someone who got abused, abused others and abused themselves should be rewarded and that’s the way it looks and someone on the streets says, ‘YDC, I’ll just say they abused me and I’ll become a millionaire. ‘”
Education Funding Bill Opposed and Praised
A bill intended to serve as a vehicle for responding to a yet-to-be-issued state Supreme Court decision on education funding, was called a solution Thursday as well as an attack on local control and taxpayers in property wealthy communities.
Emotions Deep at Hearing on ‘End of Life Freedom Act’
Call it what you will, the possibility of legalizing assisted suicide still brings out the emotions on both sides of the issue as it did Wednesday for House Bill 254, which is called The New Hampshire End of Life Freedom Act.
Fired Nottingham Fire Chief Files Defamation Lawsuit
Former Fire Chief Jaye Vilchock is accusing two Nottingham firefighters of conspiring to create false accusations of racism in order to get him terminated.
More Headlines
Immigrant Rights Network Denounces NH Delegation Votes on H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act
Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Order Pausing Federal Grants and Loans; NH Reacts
Emotional Testimony on Proposed Military Exemption to Underage Marriage Law
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Former Goffstown Fire Chief
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InDepthNH.org scans the websites of New Hampshire funeral homes each week and selects at random some of our friends, relatives and neighbors to feature in this column.
Business & Economy
‘The Candy Man Can’ In Hampstead
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In these parts, the candy man who can is Robert “Chocolate Bob” Newsteder, who with his partner, Barbara Finch, runs My Favorite Chocolate, a tiny store and chocolate factory that smells like Christmas, Valentine’s Day and Easter all wrapped into one.
Feature
Five Words in a Line
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Some friends and I, with too much time on our hands, have long been collecting examples of such expressions, which we call “autonyms.”
News
House Democrats Announce Committee Leadership
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Today, the House Calendar was published with committee assignments for the 2025-2026 term, and New Hampshire House Democrats announced their new slate of Ranking and Deputy Ranking committee members.
News
Four People Dead From Suspected Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
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When officers arrived, they found multiple people deceased. Investigators from the New Hampshire State Fire Marshal’s Office were requested to respond to the scene to assist.
Feature
Always Room at the Jesus Hotel in Dover
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Most families I know have one nativity set. One. They set it up this time of year with the requisite camels, lambs, Mary, Joseph and three Wise Men. It’s simple. It’s done. No great shakes, no need for a Jesus Hotel.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Two Gifts-The Story of a Small Town Fighting Back and An Ode to Joy
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Have I told you the story of Croydon, NH? It’s an example of how people, working together, can make a difference at the local level.
Business & Economy
Merry Christmas: N.H. Getting $191 Million for Universal Broadband
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New Hampshire is getting the gift that keeps on giving: $191 million in federal money to put every last residence and business in the state within reach of broadband internet service over the next five years.
Business & Economy
NH Nonprofit Organization Earns National Award
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The New Hampshire Association of Special Education Administrators (NHASEA) has been awarded the 2024 CASE Exemplary Small State Unit Award. CASE, Council of Administrators of Special Education, is an international nonprofit professional organization providing leadership, advocacy, and professional development to more than 5,700 administrators responsible for the implementation of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).”
News
Hundreds of Families Gather For Toys for Tots Holiday Giving
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Hundreds of families gathered at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel in Manchester for the opportunity to select Christmas and holiday gifts for their children, thanks to the generosity of donors and the efforts of local volunteers.
Feature
Democracy Needs Us All During News Crisis
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I believe we are in the midst of a news crisis in New Hampshire and need your help to turn it around.
News
State Police Investigate Death of Male Employee at NH Insurance Department
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Around 9 a.m. today, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, State Troopers responded to 21 S Fruit Street in Concord for a report that an adult male employee had been found deceased. Troopers secured the scene and an investigation remains ongoing.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Garry Rayno Speaks About 2025’s State House
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Thirty years ago Republicans had long controlled state government until Jeanne Shaheen and other Democrats helped make NH a two-party state in the latter part of the 20th Century.
Courts & Corrections
Tulloch’s Sentence in Zantop Murders Heads To Supreme Court Despite State’s Objection
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Prosecutors with the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office do not want the state Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of a life sentence without parole for convicted killer Robert Tulloch.
Feature
Distant Dome: Christmas Comes for Some in New Hampshire
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New Hampshire lawmakers have decreed that most of the “gifts” from the state do not go to the needy, but to those on the other end of the economic spectrum.
Education
Another Union Forms at Dartmouth College
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The teaching staff at the Dartmouth College Child Care Center has voted to unionize and affiliate with Local 560 of the Service Employees International Union, which already represents hundreds of campus workers.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Nashua Community College President
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Feature
Immigrant Advocates Urge Ayotte to ‘Be Governor to All NH Residents’
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In a letter delivered Wednesday to Governor-elect Kelly Ayotte, more than one hundred New Hampshire immigrant advocates have called for the state to avoid involvement in President-elect Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportation.
Health & Mental Health
NH Supreme Court To Consider Appeal in Camp Fatima Sex Abuse Lawsuit
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Even though New Hampshire removed the statute of limitations to allow victims of sexual abuse to bring lawsuits decades later, the old limits still apply to a man trying to sue the Roman Catholic Diocese of Manchester.