David Mara Named Interim Portsmouth Police Chief
David Mara, who retired as chief of police in Manchester, will take over as interim Portsmouth police chief In January.
Uber Drivers and Portsmouth at Odds on Regulations
About two dozen of the ride-sharing drivers or supporters demonstrated with signs outside New Hampshire City Hall Monday. They were there to demonstrate their belief that drivers with the national organization shouldn’t have to undergo criminal background checks or have other regulations imposed on them.
Environment & Science
Proposed New Fees for Hybrid Vehicles
You may be saving gas by driving that futuristic all-electric or hybrid vehicle. But I bet you didn’t know that you are costing the state money.
Roger Wood InDepth
Rye’s Pulpit Rock ‘Cadillac of Towers’ Gets a Facelift
Friends of Pulpit Rock Towers are lovingly restoring the historic landmark. Roger Wood gets the details from Steve Tobin.
Environment & Science
Roger Wood Podcast: N.H., Maine Join Clean Power Plan Fight
New Hampshire and Maine have now joined with 23 other states in the battle to defend the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan.
author
Moon v. Mars: Brendan Dubois Hangs Out With Roger Wood
This is national novel writing month … with some 300,000 authors taking up the challenge to complete one by the end of November. Not a problem for Brendan Dubois of Exeter. He’s just completed his latest work in progress, which joins 20 other full-length mysteries and suspense books and 150 short stories. Three new works are scheduled to come out in the same year for this award-winning former newspaper reporter.
Government
Portsmouth Folks in Search of Government Transparency
What do these Portsmouth folks want? They tell Roger Wood Indepth the answer is simple — Government Transparency.
Roger Wood InDepth
What’s Happening With the Sarah Long Bridge Project?
Lane closures next week on Sarah Mildred Long Bridge in Portsmouth. Roger Wood Indepth reports.
Education
4th, 8th Graders Score High in Math, Reading: Roger Wood Indepth
4th and 8 th-graders in the Granite state scored very high in math and reading. See how they compare with other New England states.
Exeter
Roger Wood Indepth: Seacoast Real Estate Sales On a Tear
Real estate sales are going through the roof on the Seacoast.