Op-Ed
The Imperial PUC Takes on Net Metering, Again
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Utility regulation in New Hampshire is broken. Exhibit A for that proposition is the endless squabbling at the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) over net metering.
Business & Economy
Executive Council Approves Hampstead Hospital Lease with Dartmouth Health
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A seven-year renewable contract between the state and Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital (Dartmouth Health) to operate the state’s new psychiatric hospital for youths at Hampstead Hospital passed the Executive Council on a vote of 4-1 Wednesday.
Op-Ed
The Supreme Court Argument in ConVal-State Wants to Make Claremont Mythical; Court hints at avoiding Judicial Norms.
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The lawyers made their arguments in the ConVal case to a depleted Supreme Court on December 10th. Chief Justice Gordon MacDonald recused himself from the ConVal case (but not from our Rand case) because he was the Attorney General during the first year or so of ConVal. Justice Hantz Marconi is suspended while she fights criminal charges stemming from her speaking to Governor Sununu about an investigation of her husband.
News
Electoral College Votes Cast in Concord Featured Trans and Ethnically Diverse Women
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Four New Hampshire women: one transgender, an immigrant from Venezuela, an Indian American and an African American pledged the state’s four Electoral College votes for Vice President Kamala Harris to be President of the United States and Tim Walz vice president at a ceremony on Tuesday.
Business & Economy
About 98,000 People Lived in Poverty in New Hampshire During 2023, NHFPI Says
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Coos County residents in northern New Hampshire have a median income that is about half as much as someone living in Rockingham County in the south and they face higher costs of living than their counterparts near the Massachusetts border, according to some statistics gleaned from recently released U.S. Census Bureau data.
Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce Welcomes Chris Proulx as Executive Director
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The Mt. Washington Valley Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the appointment of Chris Proulx as its new Executive Director. With over two decades of experience in media, advertising, marketing, and communications, Proulx brings a wealth of knowledge and a proven track record of success to the organization.
News
Former Landlords Resolve Allegations They Violated the Fair Housing Act
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United States District Judge Steven J. McAuliffe has approved a consent decree resolving allegations that former Manchester landlords Marc Morin and Tracy Stapula Morin violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA), U.S. Attorney Jane Young announces.
Arts and Entertainment
Ho, Ho, Ho – Granite Staters Prefer ‘Merry Christmas’: Survey Says
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Mild weather in the Granite State is dampening expectations for a white Christmas and more people will have artificial than real Christmas trees.
Education
Sunset Heights Elementary School recognized as a Nationally Distinguished School
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This honor, awarded to approximately 100 schools nationwide, recognizes Sunset Heights Elementary for their exceptional student achievement in 2024.