Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Retired AP Bureau Chief Larry Laughlin
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Everyone’s Trash: One Man Against 1.6 Billion Pounds
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Duncan Watson explains the big lie from the plastics industry “is by default, that something should be recyclable because it’s got the chasing arrows on it.”
Jurors Deliberating Charges Against Bradley Asbury in YDC Abuse Case
Jurors must decide if former Sununu Youth Services Center house leader Bradley Asbury held down a 14-year-old boy during a 1998 rape, or if the victim, Michael Gilpatrick, is a fantasist looking for money.
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Groveton Funeral Director
The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Grief, Determination, and Community on Transgender Day of Remembrance
It was Concord’s Transgender Day of Remembrance, drawing upwards of 150 people for a solemn community vigil.
More Headlines
YDC Abuse Case Against Bradley Asbury Going to Jury
Bill Threatening Nonprofit Organizations Passes; Kuster, Pappas Opposed
NH One of Top Ten States for Outdoor Recreation Economic Activity
Feature
September Is Done, Here Come the Colors
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Today I muse joyfully on Green Day’s song, “Wake Me Up when September Ends.” It’s a beautiful song of mourning, of loss, of sadness, of fatique.
Courts & Corrections
Manchester Mother Sentenced to Prison for Endangering Her Five Children
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Candace Krauklin was found guilty of one count of Reckless Conduct and five counts of endangering the welfare of her five minor children. The case was prosecuted by Assistant County Attorney Mark Ryder.
Courts & Corrections
Judge Denies Motion To Dismiss Civil Rights Complaint Against Neo-Nazi Group
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CONCORD – Merrimack County Superior Court Judge John Kissinger has denied Christopher Hood and NSC-131’s motion to dismiss the lawsuit against them filed by Attorney General John Formella for allegedly terrorizing a drag queen story hour event hosted by the Teatotaller Café in Concord.
Feature
Monica Reads Highly Recommends ‘Dancing in the Mosque’
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It is interesting and engaging and frightening and heartfelt. I cried and I laughed and I was certainly inspired and grateful to be an American.
News
NHFPI Annual Conference to Explore Key State Budget Areas for 2025 Session
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To learn more and register, visit?nhfpi.org/conference.
News
National Democratic Effort Pushing To Flip Both Chambers in NH with $1M Investment
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Flipping New Hampshire’s two chambers from Republican to Democrat is a top priority for the national Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee this cycle.
Courts & Corrections
Salem Cop Target of AG Investigation Wins at NH Supreme Court
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Mike Verrocchi is challenging his placement on the state’s Exculpatory Evidence Schedule, also known as the Laurie List, over what amounts to a years-old prank and a speeding ticket. In a ruling released Wednesday, the Court agreed that Verrocchi’s infraction does not rise to the level of the EES.
Education
Oversight Committee Discusses Accountability for Education Freedom Account Program.
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Enrollment in the state’s Education Freedom Account program continues to rise, growing 26 percent this year and costing an estimated $28 million.
Education
State Police Search For 15-Year-Old Patient Missing from Hampstead Hospital
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Editor’s note: Shortly after 6:30 p.m. State Police said the teen was found and is safe, but provided no other details.
Education
Bedford Educator Candice DeAngelis Is 2025 New Hampshire Teacher of the Year
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Selected from a pool of 331 nominees, DeAngelis was chosen for her contagious energy in the classroom, her ability to fully engage students and her wide-reaching ability to make learning a foreign language fun for her students.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: The Rand School Funding Trial is Underway
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It all comes down to local control. The more equitable the funding, the more choices each school district has.
Feature
Speaking of Words: The Grammar You Already Know
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Suppose you never had a teacher who taught you “grammar,” by which I mean how to diagram sentences, distinguish singular versus plural possessives, avoid dangling participles, and the like, along with spelling.
NH Legal Assistance launching housing discrimination listening sessions
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As part of a fair housing outreach grant provided by federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Housing Justice Project of NHLA is embarking on a new outreach initiative to connect directly with limited English proficient (“LEP”), Jewish, and Muslim communities in New Hampshire regarding housing discrimination.
Business & Economy
Some Lakes Region Patients Suddenly Without Primary Care Doctors, Concord Hospital Says It’s Recruiting
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While maintaining Concord Hospital Health System is “strong, stable and growing” patients said they have fired three primary care physicians impacting 6,000 patients.
News
Brookline Fire Chief Quits Under Duress
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Brookline’s Fire Chief Charles Corey resigned his post last week, seemingly under pressure.
Feature
Labor Board Attorney Calls for Dartmouth to Negotiate with Basketball Players Union
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The National Labor Relations Board has ordered Dartmouth College to begin collective bargaining with its basketball team, the first undergraduate basketball players in the country to form a union.
Courts & Corrections
AG: One Man Dies in Police-Involved Shooting, One Officer Injured
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The identity of that individual is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. An autopsy will be scheduled by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
Business & Economy
NH Union Leader Seeks $1M BFA Loan as Part of $4M Plan To Bail Out Executive Pensions
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The New Hampshire Union Leader is seeking a $1 million state Business Finance Authority loan as part of a $4 million investment plan to bailout executive pensions, according to their workers’ union, the New Hampshire NewsGuild.
Education
Plaintiffs Argue Rand Decision on Statewide Property Tax Should Stand
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In a brief filed Monday, the plaintiffs in the Rand education funding suit on appeal before the Supreme Court, say the superior court decision should stand as it follows past rulings, past practices and constitutional provisions.