Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Student IDs add 866-662-1235 for National Alliance for Eating Disorders
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On the back of their IDs, there is a phone number – 866-662-1235.
Distant Dome: Turning the Legislature Into an Arm of the Free State Project
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First they came for the vaccine and the masks, and then they came for the Trans kids and their healthcare. Then it was public schools, libraries, the interest and dividends tax, and now zoning and land use regulations.
What Our Readers Say About NH Law Enforcement Working With ICE
Here are your opinions about local, county and state law enforcement agencies teaming up with ICE.
Senate Finance Votes To Retain Medicaid Rates, Developmental Disabilities Funds and Mental Health
Saying they heard loud and clear from the public, Medicaid provider rates will not change and funds will be restored to the developmental disability wait list along with community mental health program support as part of the proposed two-year budget and trailer bills under the Senate Finance Committee.
Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter dies at Age 85
Retired Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States David H. Souter died peacefully Thursday at home in New Hampshire at the age of 85.
More Headlines
AG: NH Deaths of Woman and Child Investigated As Possible Murder, Suicide
WMNF Madison Gulf Trail Bridge Closed; Official Appalachian Trail Detour Identified
Undocumented Immigrants Targeted by NH House Majority
News
UNH Poll: Harris Maintains Lead Over Trump in NH; Walz Inspires Enthusiasm
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Vice President Kamala Harris’ lead over former President Donald Trump in the presidential race in New Hampshire is unchanged since July.
News
Former Rep. Merner Stripped of Right To Vote, No Jail Time at Sentencing
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Troy Merner walked into the Grafton Superior Court Wednesday as a former state Representative, and walked out as a convicted criminal stripped of his right to vote for the remainder of his life.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Wealthy Town Lawyers Seek to Protect their Tax Advantages with a little Help from the State
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See who actually benefits from the current state property tax.
Education
State Claims Judge Erred in ConVal Education Ruling
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The state says the ConVal education funding decision violates the constitution’s separation of powers provision and does not encompass the breadth of the state’s support for public education.
Business & Economy
Outside Spending in 2024 Federal Election Tops $1 Billion
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Outside spending in the 2024 election cycle has surpassed $1 billion, outpacing prior election cycles, according to a new OpenSecrets analysis of federal campaign finance reports.
Courts & Corrections
Department of Corrections Allegedly Transferred Officer After Sex Assault Complaint
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New Hampshire Department of Corrections administrators kept a corrections officer accused of assaulting multiple inmates on duty while she was under investigation, according to a DOC insider with knowledge of the department.
Business & Economy
Newfound Lake To Get $2.2M Conservation Center To Focus on Lake Health
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Newfound Lake Region Association is about to break ground on a $2.2 million Conservation Center here at the Grey Rocks Conservation Area which will promote lake health education and environmental literacy.
Business & Economy
Transmission Projects Costing Billions Flow Directly to Ratepayers’ Bills
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Federal, regional and local electric industry officials and regulators failed to do their duties to ensure fair and reasonable electric rates, a lawsuit filed Friday in U.S. District Court claims.
Courts & Corrections
Ex-Rep. Troy Merner To Be Sentenced; No Jail Time Expected
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Former Republican state Rep. Troy Merner will appear before a judge Wednesday at his plea and sentencing hearing at 11 a.m. in Grafton Superior Court.
Business & Economy
Possible Cyanobacteria Legislation Contemplated by ‘Lake Champion’
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MOULTONBOROUGH – While all is calm and crystal clear on Lake Kanasatka Monday, one of its summer lake residents is a lawmaker who is busy planning for new bills to take on toxic cyanobacteria blooms across the state if re-elected.
Feature
Distant Dome: Health Care Privatization Leads to Disaster
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Private enterprise and free markets may not be the answer to everything as some would have you believe. There are some things that perform better when the bottom line is not the driving reason for corporate decisions.
Business & Economy
Person With Infectious Tuberculosis Spent Time in Unidentified Manchester Daycare, DHHS Says
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An adult who was recently diagnosed with tuberculosis spent time in a childcare center in Manchester while infectious, according to a statement from the state Department of Health and Human Services.
Courts & Corrections
Authorities Say Woman Arrested in 2019 ‘Death of Juvenile,’ But Don’t Identify Child Victim
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A Belknap County grand jury returned indictments charging Sherry Connor with manslaughter for recklessly causing the death of the juvenile. Further, the grand jury returned indictments on charges of negligent homicide, six counts of first degree assault, second degree assault and four counts of witness tampering.
Courts & Corrections
Next YDC Abuse Civil Trial Set For 2025
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Facing a potentially debilitating number of civil trials that could consume the court for decades, Rockingham Superior Court Judge Andrew Schulman is pushing forward with a schedule for the 801 Sununu Youth Services Center – formerly called YDC – abuse cases on his docket.
Feature
Fly Fishing the Kancamagus
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One of my fly fishing challenges every year is to fish waters that are new to me. This is never a problem in a state like New Hampshire because there is so much water to fish.
Business & Economy
Roger Wood’s Podcast: NH Childcare Centers Finally Get Promised Checks
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It took a year, but childcare centers in New Hampshire qualifying for state funds have finally received them. The legislature appropriated $15 million for hiring and retention help for childcare workers.
Business & Economy
Fiscal Approves $6M Grant for Community Health Centers; Extends Rye Harbor Grant Date
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The Joint Legislative Fiscal Committee approved the request for one-time support for eight Federally Qualified Health Centers and one similar center to address the continuing impact from the COVID pandemic.
Courts & Corrections
Fiscal OKs Changes to YDC Settlement Program; Chairman Suggests Lie Detectors
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Legislative budget writers Friday approved changes to the Youth Development Center Settlement Fund program to align with legislation passed this year to make it more attractive to victims of sexual and physical abuse from about 1990 to 2000 at the Manchester facility.
Arts and Entertainment
Henry Walters – Falconer and Poet
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Henry Walters is many things. He is an award-winning poet and Master Falconer, who at one point in his life climbed Pack Monadnock every day for three months to count birds of prey as they flew over.