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Dec. 3 is Giving Tuesday or #GivingNewsDay, as we like to call it, I want to make it clear that here at the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism, which publishes InDepthNH.org daily: we care, deeply.
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, 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.
The city of Manchester Economic Development Office announced the 2nd Annual Downtown Tree Lighting Ceremony will take place this coming Saturday, December 9, from 4:45 pm to 5:15 pm in Downtown Manchester at City Hall Plaza.
House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Chairman Terry Roy, R-Deerfield, and Rep. David Meuse, D-Portsmouth, released the following statement after the House Rules Committee approved the late drafting request of bipartisan legislation by unanimous vote.
The Jefferson Awards are given to, “ordinary people who do extraordinary things without expectation of recognition.” How did a small-town guy rise to this level of appreciation?
A letter from House Speaker Sherman Packard’s office told House members what happened regarding the investigation into former Republican Rep. Troy Merner’s domicile that led to Merner’s resignation and arrest, but never mentions Packard’s name, referring only to what was done by the “Speaker’s Office.” See letter at the end of this story.
One controversial issue the legislature has grappled with is a continuing moratorium on new charitable gaming facilities able to offer historic horse racing games, which have performed well above expectations.
Through the use of multiple right-to-know requests, we have tried to let the sun shine in on the facts of this case, facts which now show that a man who did not live in a Lancaster legislative district ran for the House from that district, won, and then wrongly served for nine months.
Mr. DeLee was found guilty of both knowingly and recklessly causing the death of Timothy Pouliot on January 29, 2023, outside of a downtown Manchester bar, under circumstances manifesting an extreme indifference to the value of human life by shooting Mr. Pouliot with a gun. The verdict was returned by the jury this morning after approximately one week of trial.
Join us for an important online event where we delve into the world of local nonprofit and for-profit news on Zoom Dec. 14 from 6 to 7 p.m. with Nancy West, Alice Dreger and Bev Stoddart.
President Biden has pursued an ambitious agenda, marked by significant accomplishments in public health, economic recovery, climate action, social justice, and diplomacy.
From equitable education funding to extreme partisan gerrymandering, from education vouchers to voting rights, from constitutional protections to the date of the New Hampshire Presidential Primary, and from potential mass shootings to illegal legislative voting, the state dealt with all of this in one form or another during the 30 days of November.
How was yours, dear muser? Eventful? Dull? Healthy? Did you clean out that closet? Lose that weight? Make it to work?
Henry Kissinger was the U.S. secretary of state under Presidents Richard Nixon (1913–1994) and Gerald Ford (1913–2006).
Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Change is coming to the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department as Executive Director Scott R. Mason of Stratford told InDepthNH.org he will not seek another four-year term when it expires in August 2024.
Attorney General John M. Formella, State Police Colonel Mark B. Hall, and Goffstown Police Chief Eric Sereno announce that Thomas Humphrey (age 47) has been arrested for the murder of his mother Linda Tufts (age 70), which occurred in their home on November 28, 2023, in Goffstown, New Hampshire.
As members of the University of New Hampshire Fly Fishing Club drifted into the meeting, club president Chris Chase sat with Master Fly Tyer Scott Biron and myself to discuss what streamer pattern Scott was demonstrating to the club that evening.
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The report was ready to go a couple of weeks ago, but two sections — one on the school atmosphere created by the state’s divisive concepts law, and the other lamenting the increased politicization of public education —- drew concern from Senate President Jeb Bradley, R-Wolfeboro, who sought to have them removed.
Wilber was a member of the state’s Mobile Enforcement Team, the State Police unit that is known for so-called pretextual traffic stops. Pretextual stops are when a police officer stops a car for one reason, such as a tail light being out, and then looks for reasons to expand the stop into a wider investigation. Such stops are often associated with racial profiling.
The New Hampshire State Trooper who discharged his weapon was Trooper Nathan Sleight, who has approximately 11 years of law enforcement experience.