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New EPA PFAS rule goes further than New Hampshire’s standards, setting up new challenge
By LISA SORG and ETHAN DeWITT
A U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rule adding new limits on PFAS chemicals in public water systems announced Wednesday would go further than New Hampshire’s own limits and could have major implications for homeowners and water utilities, state...
State will buy new DOJ building from Duprey for $21 million
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
The state will buy the office building that has housed the Department of Justice since last year after the Executive Council approved $21 million in state money for the purchase Wednesday.The department left its pink granite location on Capitol Street...
Plans for restoration of ‘Flying Yankee’ train move forward
By ARIANNA MACNEILL
The nonprofit Flying Yankee Association will soon own the historic Flying Yankee train with plans to relocate, preserve and restore it with the hope of someday running it again.The group announced Monday that the state had chosen its proposal as the...
MVHS crossword creator puzzles over puzzles
By DAVID BROOKS
Do you know a six-letter word that’s key to the “butterfly effect”? What’s the loneliest number? How do you express excitement in Japanese?If you answered those easily, Natalie DeGreenia has a puzzle for you.The Merrimack Valley High School senior has...
Concord Islamic society celebrates Eid al-Fitr
The IQRA Islamic Society of Greater Concord on North Main Street celebrated Eid al-Fitr on Wednesday, one of the major holidays celebrated by Muslims around the world; it commemorates the end of the holy month of Ramadan, where Muslims fast daily from...
NH senators consider college free speech bill
By RICK GREEN
Backers of N.H. House Bill 1305 say it’s an important piece of legislation that is needed to ensure free speech rights are protected at public colleges.Opponents say those rights are already guaranteed by the First Amendment, and that HB 1305 seeks to...
All N.H. Freihofer’s outlets close
By ARIANNA MACNEILL
Bimbo Bakeries USA has permanently closed 28 of its outlet stores in the East, including all remaining New Hampshire locations.“Company processes have shifted and product will be redistributed to other locations,” the company said in a statement....
Reports show Claremont lawmaker made violent threats following 2006 police probe
By JOSH ROGERS
Newly released investigatory documents show Republican state Rep. Jonathan Stone lost his job as a police officer in 2006 after he made multiple threats of violence against police department colleagues.Stone’s comments — which included claims he would...
Gilford's novel foam recycling program gets funding boost
By GABRIEL PERRY
Congressman Chris Pappas (D-NH) highlighted the importance of supporting sustainable development after touring the state's only polystyrene recycling facility last week. The transfer station recently received a $54,000 grant from the Northern Border...
NH arts organizations ponder an uncertain future: 'We're in a very fragile state right now.'
By OLIVIA RICHARDSON
The Rochester Museum of Fine Arts sits in the old, empty hallways of a former public high school. Other tenants include an alternative education program and organizations that help people through food insecurity, human trafficking and domestic...
One year in, state says paid family leave program is stable and growing
By ETHAN DeWITT
For years, Concord had a less-than-ideal policy for new mothers who were city employees: short-term disability insurance. After giving birth, the moms could use their six to eight weeks of annual disability leave for recovery and newborn bonding.New...
Women lead Bow select board
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
For the first time in Bow’s history, the select board leadership positions are exclusively held by women.After Michael Wayne stepped down as chair and member of the select board, Angela Brennan was appointed to the role, with Eleana Colby serving as...
Since 1958, a hidden piece of the past in Concord has been waiting to be found
By RAY DUCKLER
The jackhammer rattled away for a good 20 minutes Tuesday before a faded copper and lead container was pried from the corner of the Department of Justice building in downtown Concord that had been home to several banks.Dozens of onlookers and state...
22-year-old Concord motorcyclist dead in crash with box truck in Bow
By SRUTHI GOPALAKRISHNAN
A 22-year-old Concord motorcyclist was killed in a fiery crash with a box truck at the intersection of Route 3A and Robinson Road on Tuesday morning, according to Bow police.Carson Hardy was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:30 a.m. by the Hooksett...
Office of Child Advocate looking to add position to address youth homelessness
By MICHAELA TOWFIGHI
Becca Ivancso knows that a teenager in a tent isn’t often what first comes to mind when people think of homelessness. But that’s the reality for a number of young people in New Hampshire.There’s no state oversight of these youth, who typically begin...
Despite ‘sticker shock,’ Concord City Council moves forward on new police station plan
By CATHERINE McLAUGHLIN
Concord City Councilors unanimously voted to follow through on the $4.1 million property purchase for relocating police headquarters Monday, even if the $41.5 million proposal to create the station gave them “sticker shock.”“I was glad that I’m...
Lawyer: NH youth detention center treated teen like sex slave, punching bag, lawyer alleges
By HOLLY RAMER
CONCORD, N.H. — Workers at New Hampshire’s youth detention center treated a teenage boy like a “sex slave and a punching bag,” and the state itself laid the groundwork for the abuse, an attorney argued Tuesday as the first of more than 1,000 lawsuits...
Many eclipse visitors to pulled an all-nighter trying to leave
By NICK PERRY and KATHY McCORMACK
FRANCONIA, N.H. — Thousands of visitors to northern New England communities in the path of the total solar eclipse were told to pack their patience for the trip. In some areas, they needed it for up to 12 hours after the event started, inching their...
New vote on pot legalization slated in NH House this week
By RICK GREEN
The N.H. House of Representatives is scheduled to vote Thursday on a measure to legalize sale and possession of marijuana for recreational uses.This will be the second time for representatives to vote on House Bill 1633.On Feb. 22, the House voted,...
Laconia land deal buyer Robynne Alexander under investigation by state securities bureau
By ANNMARIE TIMMINS
This story was updated April 9, 2024, at 10:05 a.m. after two people Alexander identifies as team members said they consulted for her briefly and have no ongoing role in the project.The state Bureau of Securities Regulation, an agency charged with...
