Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Wrote-In for Biden ‘Vitally Important’
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President Biden has pursued an ambitious agenda, marked by significant accomplishments in public health, economic recovery, climate action, social justice, and diplomacy.
Juvenile Reported Missing From Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester
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A be on the lookout (BOLO) was broadcast to several towns Monday at about 7 p.m. for a juvenile male who walked away from YDC, now known as the Sununu Youth Services Center on River Road in Manchester.
Five Offers for Former Laconia State School Property Mulled by State
The state has received five offers to purchase the former Laconia State School.
Families, Advocates Decry Sununu Signing of Anti-LGBTQ+ Bills
Earlier Monday, leading social service, civil liberties, and equality champions gathered virtually to discuss the severe impacts of Governor Sununu’s recent signing of discriminatory laws targeting LGBTQ+ youth in New Hampshire.
What UNH Political Scholars Say May Be Coming in Harris For President Campaign
Roger Wood interviews University of New Hampshire political experts Dante Scala and Andrew Smith to take a look at what’s to come in the 2024 presidential race.
More Headlines
Tech billionaires signal support for Trump’s VP pick, JD Vance
God, Lobster, and the Price of a Roof
Op-Ed: Turn down the heat on immigrants
Feature
Some Major NH Issues Decided in November
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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.
Feature
Musing Joyfully on 2023 in NH
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How was yours, dear muser? Eventful? Dull? Healthy? Did you clean out that closet? Lose that weight? Make it to work?
Obituary
Henry Kissinger (1923–2023), influential secretary of state
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Henry Kissinger was the U.S. secretary of state under Presidents Richard Nixon (1913–1994) and Gerald Ford (1913–2006).
Obituary
Sandra Day O’Connor (1930–2023), first woman on the U.S. Supreme Court
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Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Environment & Science
Mason Won’t Seek Another Term As Fish and Game Head; New Officers Sworn In
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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.
News
Goffstown Man Charged with Stabbing His Mother To Death
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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.
Feature
Tying Flies With New Hampshire’s Traditional Artist Scott Biron
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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.
Obituary
Notable NH Deaths: Rev. James Young Led His Congregation in Epsom for 26 Years
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InDepthNH.org is now offering obituaries through the Legacy.com service. We view this as part of our public service mission.
Education
NH Teacher Shortage Committee Releases Split Decision Report
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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.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Says Trooper’s Discipline Files Public
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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.