Courts & Corrections
Missing Murdered Maine Man’s Remains Found in Stark
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Remains of missing Maine man were found Friday murdered in Stark, according to a news release from Attorney General John Formella.
Mellon Foundation To Fill Funding Gap For Humanities Caused by Elon Musk’s DOGE
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At a time when the Trump Administration is taking a chain saw to humanities programs across the nation, the Mellon Foundation announced Wednesday grants totaling $15 million including as much as $250,000 for the NH Humanities Council.
Trash Talk 2025: Diversity Revealed in the Latest Litterary Survey
Diversity may be out of fashion in certain circles, but my annual roadside trash survey reveals an opposing trend: Beer’s dominance among local litterers may be trending downward, with a wide array of other alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks on the rise.
Op-Ed: Racism in NH?
I hate to even raise the topic of racism. I know how painful it is to be wrongly accused.
Bill Prohibiting Sanctuary Cities Another Blow to Local Control, Committee Told
Opposition turned out for a bill that would prohibit any sanctuary cities or towns in the state and block local officials from preventing local law enforcement from cooperating and working with federal immigration authorities.
More Headlines
Local news matters: Nonprofit news outlets shed light on important stories in northern NH and VT
Shaheen: Trump’s First 100 Days Marred by Chaos, High Costs and Global Retreat
AG: Man Hospitalized After Police-Involved Shooting
Education
Parent Notification and Student Trans Sports Bills Mostly Opposed in Panel Hearings
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A school parental notification bill and one that would separate high school and college athletic teams by biological gender at birth received lengthy hearings in the House Education Committee Monday with opponents far outnumbering supporters.
Feature
Rolling the Union On at Dartmouth College
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Although the Dartmouth College administration has publicly refused to negotiate with its highest profile union, labor movement activity, including a possible strike by graduate students, continues to intensify on the Hanover campus.
Feature
A Brief Review of Incarceration Data in New Hampshire
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With discussions surrounding these disparities gaining momentum in recent years, this newly released brief from the New Hampshire Center for Justice and Equity answers questions about national incarceration trends and reviews the distribution of incarcerated individuals across New Hampshire.
Feature
Local News Blues: Get Ready: Press Forward Will Fund Some Small(ish) News Outlets
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If your for-profit or nonprofit local news organization has an annual budget of less than $1 million and reports for populations traditionally bypassed – or it’s based at an institution of higher learning– get ready.
Feature
Distant Dome: Education Freedom Account Expansion May Be Determined This Week
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This week may tell what the fate of expanding the Education Freedom Account program will be.
Health & Mental Health
Testimony: David Meehan Planned To Kill YDC Abuser, But Turned Back
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David Meehan bought a gun, clothing, and heroin in preparation to murder Jeff Buskey, the man Meehan says raped and brutalized him as a boy sentenced to the Sununu Youth Services Center, then called YDC, in the 1990s.
Feature
Speaking of Words: Fossilized Culture in Our Language
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When I was a boy I was puzzled by the term “horsepower” as applied to the engine of an automobile.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Time for Truth on Proposed Changes to NH’s Educational Standards
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There is nothing in our current minimum standards that articulates a minimum level of skills that a student must have to earn a diploma from a New Hampshire high school!
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Dumbing Down of Minimum Standards
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Think of it. If you followed the state’s approach, teachers would be fired each year and replaced with new grads who would teach grades of children all of which would be perfectly divisible by 25, because if there were 26 children in a class, the district would need two teachers each teaching a class of 13 children and this would break the cost model.
COVID
State Seeks to Expand Services at Community Mental Health Centers
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The state Department of Health and Human Services hopes to help transform the community mental health centers through a federal demonstration program.
Obituary
Notable NH Deaths: ‘The Mayor of Hampton Beach’; Former Newton Police Chief
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InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service.
Health & Mental Health
NH DHHS: Don’t Eat Infinite Herbs Organic Basil due to Risk of Salmonella Contamination
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The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Division of Public Health Services (DPHS) is advising consumers not to eat Infinite Herbs Organic Fresh Basil packed in 2.5-oz clamshells and sold at Traders Joe’s stores. There is a multistate outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to this brand of basil.
Courts & Corrections
Meehan Breaks Down Recounting Violent Sexual Abuse at YDC
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Still haunted by the violent sexual abuse he suffered at the Sununu Youth Services Center, David Meehan had to stop his testimony Thursday when he became overcome by the guilt and shame he’s lived with every day since he was 15.
News
Seniors May Get Tax-Free Restaurant Meals Under Bill Approved By NH Senate
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Senior citizens who get Meals on Wheels could also get tax-free food vouchers to use at participating restaurants under a bill passed unanimously by the state Senate Thursday.
News
GOP Leaders Ignore Rep. Stone’s Past, But Claremont Folks Want Him Penalized
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Republican leaders in New Hampshire appear to be giving House Rep. Jon Stone a pass or ignoring allegations made public two weeks ago about his menacing behavior as a police officer 18 years ago, but some Claremont residents say they want him removed at least from local committees.
Health & Mental Health
David Meehan Takes Stand in His Abuse Lawsuit Against YDC
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The man leading the fight to hold the state of New Hampshire accountable for decades of horrific sexual and physical abuse and coverup, David Meehan began telling his story to jurors Wednesday, speaking haltingly and fighting through the emotional scars forced on him.
Business & Economy
Amendment Would Nullify Any Squatters’ Rights in NH
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Unlike California, New York and many other states, New Hampshire would prohibit any squatters’ rights allowing someone to remain in a building they occupied without an agreement with the owner.
News
Sens. Carson, Whitley Disagree on Ultrasound Requirement in Bill To Capture Abortion Data
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Sen. Sharon Carson, R-Londonderry, issued a news release Tuesday to say that an ultrasound would not be required to establish gestational age to obtain an abortion, but Sen. Becky Whitley, D-Hopkinton who is running for Congress, disagreed.
Feature
Op-Ed: The Work of Conservation Commissions in Support of Earth Day, 2024
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Protecting these natural resources is a cause that a majority of NH residents support regardless of political orientation.