Business & Economy
Paul Grenier Returns to Berlin City Hall, This Time As a City Councilor
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It was a short, two-month break but former mayor Paul Grenier is back in City Hall, this time as a city councilor.
Distant Dome: State Education System Needs More State Money
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Although the figures change year to year, what doesn’t change is that New Hampshire state government is at the bottom of the list of states when it comes to support for public education K through 12, the same place it is for its support for higher education.
No Optimism From April Revenues for Budget Writers
The long awaited April state revenues will not provide any optimism for Senate budget writers as they begin the grueling process of making spending fit the available money without tax increases the Republican leadership has already taken off the table.
Landowners Worry State Could Impose New Tax On New Form of Income: Carbon Capture
Landowners who enroll their properties in carbon capture markets are closely watching a bill that comes up for a hearing in the Senate next Tuesday, which would tax the growth of timber.
Moving Exhibit at State House Honors 50th Anniversary of the End of Vietnam War
In the State House Hall of Flags is a small and moving exhibit produced by Ashley Miller, state archivist to commemorate the 50th Anniversary to the end of the Vietnam War.
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Public Schools’ Special Education Programs Under Spotlight
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Concord Community Leader John Swope
Liquor Commission Scraps RFP Process for Hampton I-95 Welcome Centers
Business & Economy
Storm great for ski areas to the north, but led to power outages in south
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A major snowstorm Saturday dumped more than two feet of snow in the northern half of the state while leaving thousands without power from downed trees in a more wet band of snow and rain from Alton to Dunbarton to Sharon.
Business & Economy
Eversource Crews Restoring Power to Customers After Significant Icing and Heavy, Wet Snow Pummel New Hampshire
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Additional crews arriving in New Hampshire as energy company works to repair the electric system and address downed wires, blocked roads.
Feature
Housing Crisis Caught in Battle Between State and Local Control
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The biggest problem is that housing is unaffordable in New Hampshire and there are many reasons for that including from buying houses for investment by converting them into short-term rentals to the great migration from the cities to rural areas during the COVID pandemic.
Courts & Corrections
Key Witness in Double Murder Explains Criminal Past
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Star witness Josh Colwell’s life as a dealer and enforcer in Dean Smoronk’s drug trafficking organization in the days leading up to the murders of Christine Sullivan and Jenna Pellegrini in Farmington was front and center Friday, even if he could not remember all the details.
News
Manchester Police Seek Woman Accused of Endangering the Welfare of Children
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Manchester police are actively looking for 26-year-old Halie Drouin of Manchester who has an arrest warrant for Two Counts of endangering the Welfare of Children.
News
Victim Identified in Fatal Gilford Fire
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The NH Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the victim as 67-year-old Wayne Miller. The cause of his death was determined to be smoke inhalation and the manner of his death was accidental.
Education
Pinkerton Academy Board to Assist Auburn School District Budget Emergency
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WMUR reported the Auburn school board cited an unexpected number of students in need of special educational services as one of the reasons it was $800,000 over budget.
News
Death With Dignity Bill Vote in Favor Will Be Re-Considered at Next House Session
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The House vote Thursday allowing the terminally ill the right to determine when and how they die will get a do-over at next Thursday’s session after state Rep. Mike Ouellet, R-Colebrook, filed Friday for reconsideration after voting in favor of HB 1283.
Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Former Manchester Deputy Police Chief; Former Derry Judge
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
AG: No Jail Time for Guard Who Assaulted Inmate at Men’s Prison; Victim Not Named
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Mr. Osabutey was sentenced to twelve months in the House of Corrections, all suspended for a period of two years.
News
NH House Approves Death with Dignity Bill
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The House voted to allow the terminally ill the right to determine when and how they die, as 10 other states allow.
Courts & Corrections
House Backs Bills Impacting Family Court
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Thursday’s House session began with divisive laws regarding Children and Family Law. In two tight votes, the House narrowly passed HB 1192 and HB 1659, which impact how family court would handle difficult family dynamics and parenting obligations.
Courts & Corrections
Senate Backs Bills Targeting Undocumented Immigrants; Rejects New Minimum Wage
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The state Senate passed a bill that would invalidate out-of-state driver’s licenses issued to undocumented immigrants from other states and sent to the House a measure that would prohibit municipalities across the state from designating themselves “sanctuary cities.”
Courts & Corrections
Verrill Double Murder Trial: Ex-Drug Ring Enforcer Denies Killing Women
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One of the state’s key witnesses against Timothy Verrill, Josh Colwell took the stand Thursday in Strafford County Superior Court with full immunity for his testimony in the double-murder trial. He’s also one of the defense team’s alternate suspects for the crimes.
Business & Economy
Jasper Tells Angry Farmers They Can Reapply for $8M in Grants Due To Weather Losses
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About 60 farmers from across the state left their fields and went online Wednesday hoping to get information about the $8 million in grants to be distributed after losses from weather events in 2023.
Courts & Corrections
Judge Dismisses Case Appealing Removal of Elizabeth Gurley Flynn’s Historic Marker
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A Merrimack County Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by sponsors of the Elizabeth Gurley Flynn historic marker which was removed after an Executive Councilor objected to it because of her Communist party leanings and support for the Soviet Union.
Courts & Corrections
Double Murder Trial Puts Police Conduct in Spotlight
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Timothy Verrill is either a paranoid drug addict who brutally murdered two women because he feared one was a police informant, or he’s the fall guy for his drug dealing friend who wanted to end his business partnership with his girlfriend.
News
Toll Credit Sale Proposed to Pay for Highway Noise Barriers
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A proposal to use turnpike toll credits to establish a noise barrier construction fund may pass the legislature, but there is little likelihood it would generate the revenue needed to speed more barrier construction, a committee was told.
Courts & Corrections
Ex-Cop Turned State Rep Can’t Hide Records, NH Supreme Court Says
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The New Hampshire Supreme Court says former Claremont Police Officer Jon Stone, now a Republican state representative, cannot shield his police disciplinary record using a 2007 union agreement reached when he was terminated by the department.