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Annmarie Timmins

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Biography

Annmarie Timmins covers the State House, Northern Pass and mental health issues for the Monitor.

She joined the paper in 1992, and previously covered the Concord police, local courts and the state
prison. She grew up in Loudon, graduated from Merrimack Valley High School and earned a bachelor's degree in English and Journalism from the University of New Hampshire.

She won a Nieman fellowship to the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard in 2010 and spent 10 months in Cambridge taking classes on writing, social media, criminal law and political campaigning via the Internet.

She has been recognized for her work by state and regional press associations. She was the first recipient of the outstanding journalism award given in 2007 by the New Hampshire Writer’s Project, largely for her coverage of criminal cases.

Most recent content by Annmarie Timmins

Gun bills derailed in Senate

Three gun bills that made local and national headlines were quietly and quickly disposed of yesterday by the Senate, which voted 18-5 to send them for further study. Critics have called that a polite way to kill the legislation. The most hotly contested bill would have given the Legislature sole authority to set gun… 0

February 9, 2012

Rock out for research

A CONCORD GYM is handing over its workout space to a band Saturday evening to raise money for juvenile diabetes research. Matt Poirier and Friends, a group of Concord-area musicians, is taking over Fun Intelligent Training on Henniker Street at 7 p.m. for what's being billed as a night of "live music with purpose." Poirier, a Concord native, recently learned his young son, Connor,… 0

February 9, 2012

Company skips hospital hearing

Lawmakers deciding whether to bend state rules and waive Medicaid taxes for a private, out-of-state cancer hospital were left with several unanswered questions yesterday because the hospital sent no one to testify on its behalf at a scheduled public hearing. "Is anyone from the company or the CEO speaking?" asked Rep. Robert Fredette, a Hillsboro Republican. The answer seemed to… 3

February 8, 2012

Bill limits consecutive sentences

A convicted sex offender who has helped rewrite one state sentencing law now has a new bill before lawmakers that would protect defendants from serving multiple back-to-back sentences if their crimes stemmed from one incident. Prosecutors intend to oppose the legislation today at a 1 p.m. hearing before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee. Also speaking will be… 11

February 7, 2012

Cancer centers drive hard bargains

As lawmakers decide whether to bend licensing and Medicaid tax rules for a new, private cancer treatment hospital, they may want to look to Georgia and Arizona, the center's two newest locations. In both states, Cancer Treatment Centers of America negotiated deep local and state tax breaks before building and, in Georgia, succeeded in rewriting a state licensing law, as it hopes… 3

February 5, 2012

Capital Beat

One-man band

It may have recently found its way to your mailbox: "Important News About New Hampshire's Marriage Law," under the House of Representatives letterhead and state seal. "Very soon, the New Hampshire Legislature will vote on legislation I filed last year to restore traditional marriage in our state," writes Rep. David Bates, a Windham Republican. "If you… 36

February 5, 2012

House votes to stand with Arizona law

The House took a stand against illegal immigration yesterday, voting to back Arizona in its immigration fight and demanding that New Hampshire college officials ensure no illegal aliens get in-state tuition. The latter measure passed 250-88 even though opponents said lawmakers have been given no evidence that the state's colleges are granting tuition breaks to students in the country… 3

February 2, 2012

Death penalty expansion D.O.A.

It's unlikely the state's death penalty law will be expanded to include murder during a robbery or murders that are "especially heinous, cruel or depraved." The House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee voted unanimously yesterday to recommend the bill be killed. The recommendation still must go before the full House. Rep. Steve Shurtleff, a Penacook Democrat, said the… 0

February 1, 2012

Capital Beat

New rules for specialty hospital?

As the state's hospitals sue over the Legislature's decision to cut their Medicaid reimbursement by more than $250 million, the Republican leadership is trying to waive federal taxes and bend the rules to bring a for-profit, specialty cancer hospital to the state. A bill sponsored by Rep. Marilinda Garcia, a Salem Republican, would allow the Cancer Treatment Centers of America… 4

January 29, 2012

Gun bills require further study

Two controversial gun bills, including one that would allow guns on campus, could be headed to the "interim study" graveyard. The Senate Judiciary Committee heard four hours of testimony from supporters and critics yesterday then voted 4-0 to recommend the two bills be further studied because members had… 9

January 27, 2012

Most recent comments by Annmarie Timmins

Correction

By Annmarie Timmins - 02/05/2012 - 5:41 pm

This item on Speaker O'Brien's trip to Taiwan does have a careless error.

On the form he submitted, he circled "expense reimbursement," and I understood that to mean he was seeking reimbursement from the state for the trip. In fact, he was disclosing that the Chinese government had reimbursed him for the trip.

A correction will appear tomorrow, and the item is being corrected online. I regret the error.

Annmarie Timmins

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NH or Mass.?

By Annmarie Timmins - 01/08/2012 - 9:19 pm

Hi Hunter Dan,

Thanks for reading the column. I called Thompson/Center Friday and they said they used to be in Rochester NH but moved to Springfield, Mass. On the other hand, several people I know think they are still in NH.
Any suggestions on how I get to the bottom of this? Do they have a NH location other than Rochester?

Thanks,
Annmarie
atimmins@cmonitor.com

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I did not forget

By Annmarie Timmins - 12/29/2011 - 11:46 am

Dear Economist,

Thanks for your careful read. I will address your points in the order you made them:

1. I did not forget the "landowner heroes." This was not a story about the people who have chosen not to sell. This was a story about the route so far and what properties have been bought. I've written about those who refused to sell in other stories and will return to them again.

2. No one told me they were threatened with eminent domain. I asked them specifically if those words were used or implied. The responses are in the story.

3. I did mention the difference in what Mr. Marquis was paid and what NP offered for the Balsams land. Mr. Marquis is quoted as saying he feels he was underpaid.

4. I am not sure I agree with this point. I know some have valued the ROW land that way but I'm still researching that issue to come to my own understanding.

5. Calls to Hydro-Quebec are in process. More than half the calls I put out yesterday on this story were not immediately returned. A single story on NP cannot cover all issues. That's why I've been writing several articles. I hope I do hear from Hydro-Quebec. When I do, you will too.

Annmarie Timmins

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Errors in story?

By Annmarie Timmins - 06/28/2010 - 1:28 pm

Hi Cindy,I have read your posts and Brian's post indicating there were errors in the story. If that is the case, please let me know what they are so I can correct them.You can reach me at 369-3323 or at atimmins@cmonitor.com.Annmarie Timmins

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Cindy Jensen testified she asked for lease to get insurance

By Annmarie Timmins - 06/28/2010 - 7:55 am

I wanted to clarify that there was information in the article regarding the Jensens requesting a signed lease to get insurance on their rental. Cindy Jensen testified at her and her husband's criminal trespassing trial that she needed that lease because she wanted to get insurance on the property.Brian Jensen was questioning her because he was acting as their lawyer. He did not ask Cindy whether she ever got the insurance, so we don't know whether they followed through on that intention.