Education
Bill Expanding Parental Rights is Praised and Damned
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A bill to broaden parental rights over school curriculum and to require teachers to answer parents’ questions had mixed reviews at a public hearing Tuesday.
Courts & Corrections
Meehan’s Father Testifies in YDC Case He Never Saw Abuse
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Daniel Meehan never saw any signs that his son, David Meehan, was being abused at home, nor did he ever know his child was getting raped and beaten by state employees.
Courts & Corrections
NH Supreme Court Goes On The Road To Hear Sledding Injury Case Before Students
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A woman who was paralyzed in a sledding accident at an apple orchard in Londonderry had her case argued before the state Supreme Court asking to overturn a lower court ruling Tuesday, but the venue was not the usual one in Concord.
Business & Economy
Dartmouth Grad Students to Go On Strike May 1
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The union representing hundreds of Dartmouth College graduate student-workers says it will go on strike Wednesday, May 1 after eight months of bargaining and what the union calls the college administration’s “grossly inadequate” responses to union proposals.
Courts & Corrections
Former YDC Teacher Says State Ignored Her Abuse Complaints, Meehan Rests His Case
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David Meehan’s lawyers rested their case Monday after calling their final witness in the lawsuit arguing the state is liable for the horrific sexual and physical abuse against him at the Sununu Youth Services Center, then called YDC in Manchester.
Health & Mental Health
Broderick: Changes To YDC Settlement Law Would Mean ‘Considerable’ Savings
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The Settlement Fund for survivors of physical and sexual abuse they suffered as children incarcerated by the state has agreed to pay 134 victims $66.4 million, or about 45 percent less than the $121.8 million they originally sought when filing their claims.
Arts and Entertainment
New Plan for Cannon Tram and Another $15M to be Requested
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The state is looking to a new plan for the future of the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway, with increased funding needed to keep the asset transporting tourists and skiers in Franconia Notch State Park.
Business & Economy
Restaurateurs, Chefs Work With Gather Nonprofit to Tackle Food Waste on the Seacoast
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Gather, a nonprofit that has developed innovative programs to address food insecurity and provide free food to residents in 59 communities in southern New Hampshire, has announced an initiative to utilize excess food from the hospitality industry.
Feature
Polka Dots Ward Off Evil Spirits
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And, dear Musers, if there were a pattern exemplifying this spirit of joy, I’d go with polka dots.