Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Retired Dartmouth Classics Professor; Decorated Air Force Pilot
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
State Accused of Coverup in New Saddleback Mountain Retreat Lawsuit
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A teen girl was repeatedly raped by the care giver who was paid by the state, and the state employees who were supposed to oversee her case repeatedly covered for the abusers, according to a new lawsuit filed in Merrimack Superior Court.
Ayotte Says She Does Not Want the Secretary of State Election To Become Politicized
Gov. Kelly Ayotte said the state has a very important role to play nationally as being the first in the nation to vote for a president and hopes the election for Secretary of State is not politicized for the sake of that role.
Ayotte Tells Council She Wants Congress to Approve More Money for Home Heating Help
With the cost of home heating products soaring and federal assistance not keeping up, Gov. Kelly Ayotte told Executive Councilors she has joined with all the other governors of New England to seek a $3 billion increase nationwide for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program ahead of winter.
Op-Ed: Healing May Actually Be Possible
The elections in New Hampshire and nationally this month were seismic in their impact, but I believe they had different motivators.
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AP Briefs: The Latest: Hegseth slams his potential impeachment as a ‘political spectacle’ as House vote looms
Hantz Marconi Can Return To Practicing Law: Professional Conduct Committee
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News
Ayotte Calls Special Saturday Meeting During Dispute With Some Executive Councilors
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A special meeting of the state’s Executive Council is set for Saturday to address several tabled contract items from Wednesday’s meeting, including a $700,000 contract to repair a critical bridge in Charlestown which is down to one-lane delays.
Education
House Finance Subcommittee Votes for Statewide School Budget Cap
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Lawmakers will revisit a proposed statewide cap on local school budgets after a Finance Committee subcommittee voted down party lines 4-3 to resurrect House Bill 675.
Feature
Fall Fly Fishing Fun in New Hampshire
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My friend Terry tried to go to the Dolly Copp campground to fly fish for a couple of days. The operative word was “Tried”!
News
General Sullivan Bridge Coming Down at Cost of $28.5M
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An effort by Executive Councilors John Stephen, R-Manchester and David Wheeler, R-Milford to table the request failed.
Thousands Will Rally in NH Oct. 18 to Say ‘No Kings’
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Under the banner of “No Kings,” thirty-six or more demonstrations will take place in New Hampshire on Saturday, October 18 to express outrage at President Donald Trump’s many affronts to democratic norms.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Rules Against Church Sex Abuse Victim
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Randy Ball says when he was raped at age 8 at Camp Fatima in Gilmanton Iron Works by Fr. Karl Dowd, the now notorious deceased priest told him it was all part of God’s plan.
News
Council Tables 21 Contracts Citing Lack of Info; Reacts To Berlin Murder-Suicide Report
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The majority of the state’s Executive Council tabled a record 21 contracts brought by Gov. Kelly Ayotte Wednesday, including ones to fund a child advocacy center and another to repair an important bridge in Charlestown, which is down to one lane.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Hears Adam Montgomery’s Appeal in Murder of Daughter Harmony, 5
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Adam Montgomery maintains the only reason he was convicted of beating his five-year-old daughter to death is because the jury was prejudiced by evidence of other assaults Harmony Montgomery suffered from her father.
Feature
Budget Voguers: Keep Your TV Fashion Simple and Own It
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Stilettos, to me, have gone the way of rotary phones, hair coloring kits, all night diners. Once delightful and necessary, now, well, things of the past.
Education
Senate Committee Puts Off Action on Claremont School District Help
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While some lawmakers urged quick action to help Claremont schools stay open as the district struggles with a $5 million deficit, others were cautious not wanting to create a precedent as other school districts face similar calamities.
Courts & Corrections
Man Convicted Based on Laurie Listed Cop Plans To Clear His Name
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Robert LaMontagne spent close to a decade in prison after his 1990 conviction for sex crimes against children he maintains never happened.
Courts & Corrections
AG Calls For Changes in Domestic Violence Cases After Murder/Suicide in Berlin
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A report on the murder of 25-year-old Berlin resident Marisol Fuentes Huaracha by her estranged husband, who was out on $5,000 bail for rape and theft and subject to a restraining order and who then killed himself, was issued Tuesday by Attorney General John M. Formella.
Feature
Speaking of Words: How Many Words Could English Have?
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If you count chemical names such as dimethylformamide and monothioglycerol, or medicines such as rivaroxaban and zanubrutinib, you would think the number of possible English words is effectively infinite, even if you place a limit on the number of syllables they can have.
Courts & Corrections
State Accuses YDC Victims of Undermining Justice System by Questioning Judge
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The Sununu Youth Services Center, formerly known as YDC, sex abuse victims are undermining public faith in the judicial system by demanding a judge disclose a potential conflict of interest, according to the New Hampshire Attorney General’s Office.
Courts & Corrections
Convicted Justice Hantz Marconi To Hear Supreme Court Cases Wednesday
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One year after she was indicted for seeking special favors from then-Gov. Chris Sununu about the investigation into her husband Ports Director Geno Marconi, state Supreme Court Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi will return to the bench Wednesday after being convicted last week of a new misdemeanor in a plea agreement.
Feature
Future of News: Steve Taylor, Dick Tofel & George Bald Headline InDepthNH.org’s Big Party Oct. 22
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Looking forward to meeting you all Oct. 22 at 5:30 p.m. for meet and greet, then speakers and light refreshments and cash bar at McAuliffe/Shepard Discovery Center in Concord. Nancy West
Arts and Entertainment
Snow Guns Blast Again As Ski Industry Unveils Upgrades for the 2024-25 Season
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Cold weather early Friday allowed Bretton Woods to fire up its snowmaking system for testing, an indication that the upcoming ski season is not far behind.
News
Order Paves Way for NH Supreme Court Justice Hantz Marconi To Return To Work
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The special state Supreme Court panel in Justice Anna Barbara Hantz Marconi’s professional conduct case lifted her interim suspension and reinstated her law license on Thursday, two days after all seven original criminal charges against her were dismissed when she pleaded no contest to one new charge.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Fred Harris Was Force Behind Riverfest
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.