Obituary
Notable New Hampshire Deaths: Londonderry Man Has a Flower Named for Him
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The people listed here passed away during the previous weeks and have some public or charitable connection to their community.
Rep. Sweeney Warns It’s Time for UNH Police To Work With ICE
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Implying there are more illegal immigrant students than the three the University of New Hampshire System told him Wednesday, Deputy House Majority Leader Joe Sweeney threatened possible U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement involvement.
What Do You Think About Frisbie Memorial Hospital Since Bought by HCA?
The Healthcare Consumer Protection Advisory Commission will hold a public meeting at the Rochester Library Community Room on May 28, 2025, from 4:30 to 6:30 PM in person or virtually to share their healthcare experience since the acquisition of Frisbie Memorial Hospital by HCA.
Q&A for the OCA on Electric Rates
And I don’t have any reason to doubt that electricity rates in New Hampshire have climbed, on average, by 36 percent in the nine years I have served as the state’s official advocate for the interests of residential utility customers.
Sharing Our Reporting and Hiring: What’s New at InDepthNH.org After 10 Years
We are also thrilled to encourage all other news outlets to share our excellent reporting for free by using the “Republish This Story” link at the end of every story as we have been doing this year, and started out doing.
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Shaheen Leads Effort To Protect Connecticut River Watershed
Two Changes to Default Budgets Proposed
Senate Finance Rejects Governor’s Office Request To Restore $100,000 To Its Budget
Energy
AG Joins Coalition Asking SCOTUS for Emergency Stay of EPA’s New Rule on Power Plants
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Attorney General John M. Formella announces that this week New Hampshire has joined a coalition of 25 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to issue an emergency stay on the implementation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recently-released new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants.
Business & Economy
Pittsburg OHRV Trails Hit Hard By July 10 Rain as State Scrambles to Get Help
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A torrential rain storm in Coos and parts of Grafton counties July 10 left an estimated $9.1 million in damage to roads, bridges and infrastructure, including the economic life blood of the area, its OHRV trails.
How U+I Arts Fosters Inclusion and Creativity in New Hampshire
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To honor this milestone date, NHCJE spoke with Jeff Symes, who leads the Unified + Inclusive Arts group, based in Nashua, New Hampshire, about the initiative’s effort to promote inclusion in the arts industry.
News
UNH Surveys: Harris Holds Lead Over Trump in NH and Maine
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While a majority of Granite Staters do not believe Biden should resign as President, many state Democrats are relieved and hopeful in the wake of his withdrawal from the race.
Courts & Corrections
Bishop Libasci Accuser Dies, Lawsuit in Limbo
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The man who accused Manchester Bishop Peter Libasci of sexual abuse is dead, likely ending the lawsuit filed in New York.
Business & Economy
YDC Abuse Settlement Fund Headed for ‘Looming Shortfall,’ Victims’ Attorney Says
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Mark Knights of the firm Nixon Peabody said, “The fund has already spent over $100 million on awards to claimants, the Administrator’s expenses, and the Attorney General’s outside lawyers.”
Education
State Appeals Federal Court’s ‘Divisive Concepts’ Ruling
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The Attorney General announced Wednesday the state will appeal a federal judge’s decision that struck down the state’s controversial “divisive concepts” law calling it unconstitutionally vague in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Business & Economy
LGBTQ+ and Save Forest Lake Supporters Protest at Council Meeting at The Rocks Estate
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The Executive Council was greeted for its meeting at The Rocks Estate Wednesday by supporters of the Save Forest Lake Association which is fighting landfill siting issues and a local family backing LGBTQ+ rights concerned about recent action by Gov. Chris Sununu.
Business & Economy
BEA Welcomes Jet Blue to New Hampshire
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The new routes connect New Hampshire to Concord, North Carolina; Lakeland, Florida; Orlando, Florida; Fort Myers, Florida; and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood, Florida.
Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Kamala Harris for President
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Over the next few months, she’ll be under the microscope. Everything she’s ever said or done will be examined and reexamined.
Arts and Entertainment
For the Love of Live Theatre
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Nashua, NH: You have to love community theatre to participate and stay with it.
Environment & Science
Washington State Woman Nominated To Be Next Fish and Game Director
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Stephanie Lynn Simek of Olympia, Washington, has been nominated by Gov. Chris Sununu to replace outgoing Scott Mason in the role when he steps away Aug. 7.
News
Juvenile Missing from Sununu Youth Services Center Cottage Found in Pembroke
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A 16-year-old boy who walked away from a cottage on the grounds of the Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester Monday evening was found safe Tuesday morning in a park in Pembroke.
Courts & Corrections
AG: Armed Man Shot To Death in Officer-Involved Shooting in Kensington
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Shortly after 10:30 p.m., during an ensuing encounter with the armed male, six police officers discharged their firearms and one officer discharged a less-lethal munition. Life saving measures were attempted at the scene, but the male suffered lethal injuries and died.
Education
Four finalists selected for New Hampshire’s 2025 Teacher of the Year
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The New Hampshire Teacher of the Year selection committee is pleased to announce the four finalists for New Hampshire’s 2025 Teacher of the Year.
News
Local Governments Near Deadline to Obligate Federal Funds, Millions at Risk
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Recently released federal data indicate that county, city, and town governments in New Hampshire likely have millions of flexible, unspent federal dollars that must be committed to a purpose before the end of the year.
News
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.
Feature
Speaking of Words: We Might as Well Wear Togas
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If you were a senator from the ancient Roman Republic who had managed to learn some English while riding in your time-chariot to visit Washington DC for the first time, you would be astonished, and quite amused, at how familiar things looked and sounded, over two thousand years later and across a great ocean.
News
Five Offers for Former Laconia State School Property Mulled by State
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The state has received five offers to purchase the former Laconia State School.