Politics
Roger Wood Gets Former Portsmouth Police Chief’s Take on Scandal
What would former Police Chief William Burke have done?
Podcast: Memorial Bridge Taps Tide To Light, Monitor Itself
Roger Wood Indepth Podcast: Memorial Bridge project
For the first time in history, the Piscataqua River will be harnessed for electrical power generation.
A small-scale turbine will be installed on one of the bridge piers. Its purpose, says Ann Scholtz of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, will be to provide power for sensors and lighting on the two-year-old rebuilt bridge between Portsmouth and Kittery, Maine.
Scholtz told Roger Wood that some 250 sensors will continually monitor traffic, the environment, and the structural condition of the span. It’s called the “Living Bridge Project,” and is now at a preliminary design stage.
money
Roger Wood Indepth: NH Rebellion Founder Wants Money Out of Politics
CNN has labeled him a fringe candidate lumping him in with those who dress up for a spectacle, like one who wears a boot on his head, but Roger Wood finds the real Larry Lessig.
Bank
Podcast: Survey Finds NH Folks Are Financially Savvy
New Hampshire has some of the most financially savvy residents in the nation. In fact, only North Dakota ranks higher in a study conducted by Gobankingrates.com. The Los Angeles-based firm surveyed all 50 states and the District of Columbia to report their findings. Mississippi finished last in the Money-Savvy-States-survey.
Environment & Science
Roger Wood Indepth — Everything You Need to Know About Northern Pass
Roger Wood interviews Martin Murray, communications manager for Eversource, Catherine Corkery, director of the New Hampshire chapter of Sierra Club and Dan Dolan, president of Northeast Power Generators Association.
The ambitious project may be years away, but the battle is already underway over the massive Northern Pass electricity project in New Hampshire.
If ultimately built, a 192-mile transmission line will be constructed — underground and on towers — from Quebec province through New Hampshire. It would provide some 1,000 megawatts of power to the state and New England from Hydro-Quebec’s water driven hydro-electric plants in Canada.
Education
Roger Wood Indepth Speaks With Portsmouth Author Nathaniel Ritzo
Nathaniel Ritzo volunteered to join the U.S. Army. As the lifelong Portsmouth resident puts it, “The Army volunteered me to do everything else.” That everything else included two tours in Iraq. Ritzo signed up because he wanted to serve his country. And, just like every American, he was shocked and horrified by the events of 9/11, 2001. For Ritzo, that ultimately led to two tours in Iraq, a non-commissioned officer serving in the signal corps.
green alliance
Roger Wood Indepth Talks With Gundalow’s Molly Bolster
The Green Alliance salutes businesses that are environmentally friendly and offer sustainability initiatives to the area. Most recently recognized is the Gundalow Company, based in Portsmouth. Roger Wood indepthNH spoke with founder Molly Bolster about the success of the non-profit company’s newest craft, The Piscataqua. She talked about the emphasis on education and its financial accomplishments during his podcast.
Roger Wood Indepth Talks Gundalow with Molly Bolster
Roger Wood Indepth talks with founder Molly Bolster of the Gundalow Company. The Green Alliance salutes businesses that are environmentally friendly and offer sustainability initiatives to the area. Most recently recognized is the Gundalow Company, based in Portsmouth. Roger Wood indepthNH spoke with Bolster about the success of the nonprofit company’s newest craft, The Piscataqua. She talked about the emphasis on education and its financial accomplishments during his podcast.
criminal justice
Roger Wood Indepth: Police Cutting Drivers Slack on Hands-Free Law
It appears that police departments in New Hampshire are cutting motorists some slack over the hands-free driving law. The state statute passed July 1st prohibits all use of hand-held cell phones, GPS units and other devices while driving, except in emergencies. Since the law went into effect, Dover police have stopped 214 cars and given out 25 summonses. That figure is lower in Portsmouth, where police have cited only three drivers from the 93 motorists stopped. State police in Troop A, based in Epping, have summonses over half the 414 drivers stopped.
Roger Wood InDepth
Roger Wood Indepth talks Real I.D. with Rep. Sherm Packard
The state of Montana has said “no thanks,” along with a handful of others, including New Hampshire. State Rep. Sherm Packard, R-Londonderry, who opposed the federal Real I.D. Initiative, now supports it and is bringing up the defeated bill in the 2016 legislative session. I spoke to the 13-term lawmaker about his change of mind, what’s in the Real ID package, and what its enactment would mean to you.