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N.H. News Roundup: Medical marijuana gets okay, Nashua couple stabbed to death

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

After a lengthy back-and-forth battle, medical marijuana has moved one step closer to becoming legal in the Granite State. Gov. Maggie Hassan has backed a the legislation after the N.H. Senate removed two provisions that would allow qualifying patients to grow their own marijuana and that would permit doctors to prescribe cannabis to treat PTSD. The House agreed with the … 0

UPDATE: Police confirm man arrested at Concord gun rally was restrained with Taser

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

The man arrested at yesterday’s gun control rally outside the State House was hit with a Taser, the Concord police confirmed this morning. Daniel Musso, … 0

Monitor Minute: June 19, 2013

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Monitor Minute Episode 37: June 19, 2013. The Monitor Minute is a daily run down of today’s top stories along with a preview of tomorrow’s … 0

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Ralph Demicco (middle), of Candia, argues with a gun regulation advocate during a gun control rally supported by Mayors Against Illegal Guns in Concord on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff) Man subdued, arrested at dual gun rallies in Concord
Michelle Tanguay, right, teaches a class in her new space at Infinite Health in Boscawen on Monday afternoon, June 17, 2013. Tanguay is recovering from ovarian cancer and growing her fitness business in Boscawen. (ANDREA MORALES / Monitor staff) Our Towns: Fitness lover expands business while recovering from cancer
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Fish have been dying in White Park pond for several days and nobody is sure why; Wednesday, May 29, 2013. ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff

BREAKING: Official says parasite killed fish in Concord’s White Park pond

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A parasite is killing fish at White Park, according to Concord Parks and Recreation Director David Gill. “Basically, there was a parasite killing the fish,” Gill said, which explains why dead fish were found floating around the park’s … 1

UPDATE: Concord police get more than 20 reports of slashed tires

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

11:54 a.m.: A few Concord residents have told the police their tires were slashed as early as Saturday, O’Malley said. Of the 21 incidents reported so far this morning, a handful of the cars were parked on Montgomery Street and a cluster were also parked near the YMCA. … 0

Committee of Conference Watch: State budget, CHINS on today’s agenda

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Lawmakers are approaching the finish line as they continue to hammer out final versions of more than three dozen bills, including the next state budget. Committees of conference face a deadline of tomorrow to finalize their reports — noon for the Senate, 4 p.m. for the House. Final … 0

Ralph Demicco (middle), of Candia, argues with a gun regulation advocate during a gun control rally supported by Mayors Against Illegal Guns in Concord on Tuesday, June 18, 2013. (TAEHOON KIM / Monitor staff)

Man subdued, arrested at dual gun rallies in Concord

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A man was arrested and apparently stun-gunned by the Concord police outside the State House yesterday while demonstrating against a gun regulation rally. Based on video and witness accounts, the man, Daniel Musso, 52, of Brentwood was restrained … 5

Northern Pass eyes underground crossing of protected land

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Faced with a block in their route, Northern Pass officials have asked the state about crossing the protected Connecticut Lakes Headwaters – but doing it underground, the state attorney general’s office said yesterday, confirming what elected officials and … 1

State strikes tentative deals with four unions to grant pay raises

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

State workers would get their first cost-of-living raises in 4½ years under new contracts that have been tentatively worked out with four public employee unions. “After the elimination of 1,100 positions, five straight years without a cost-of-living increase and numerous other sacrifices made by state employees, the tentative … 1

Ray Duckler: Cutting from the New Hampshire Veterans Home means cutting out dignity

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

In this case, the words dignity and respect are always close by. They return, again and again, working their way into conversations, no matter who you talk to. Don’t the residents of the New Hampshire Veterans Home, the politicians say, deserve more respect? Shouldn’t these people, their loved … 3

Compromise N.H. capital budget includes $38 million for new women’s prison

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

House and Senate negotiators reached a tentative agreement yesterday on a state capital budget for the next two years. The single largest expense: $38 million to build a new 224-bed women’s prison, probably in Concord, to replace the overcrowded and obsolete women’s prison in Goffstown. “That wasn’t even … 1

Budget negotiators trade proposals on Medicaid expansion, but no agreement yet

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

State budget negotiators offered competing proposals yesterday on the critical issue of Medicaid expansion, with House Democrats asking to expand the program for at least three years starting in January and Senate Republicans offering to clear the way for a vote next year on whether to expand it. … 1

At Merrimack County Superior Court lawyer Donna Brown speaks with Miranda Fraser after Fraser was sentenced to four concurrent sentences of two to seven years (with one year suspended) for charges of felonious sexual assault on a 15-year old boy; Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Fraser pleaded guilty to the charges. ALEXANDER COHN / Monitor staff

Judge questions availability of sex offender treatment when sentencing woman for assaulting teen

Wednesday, June 19, 2013

A Merrimack County judge yesterday shaved a year off the minimum sentence given to a woman who sexually assaulted a teenage boy because he questioned whether she would get adequate sex offender treatment at the state women’s prison … 0

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