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By RICK GREEN

N.H. House and Senate Democrats held a news conference Tuesday to discuss their priorities, but they had no answers for solving the education funding problems that could come to dominate this year’s legislative session.Lawmakers will soon begin...

By ABIGAIL HAM

As a kid, Dan Shelley remembers playing hockey on frozen ponds by Thanksgiving and spending Christmas break on the back of a snowmobile. These days, as president of Westmoreland Sno-Belters, a snowmobile club, Shelley is still hoping for enough snow to ride — in mid-January.

By RICK GREEN

Karen Liot Hill, who was sworn in last week as the new member of the N.H. Executive Council representing much of the Monadnock Region, said she will use the position to speak out about public health, housing and property taxes.

By ABIGAIL HAM

"The world is inherently a strange place,” Aleksandar Petakov said, his voice lowered to blend in with the quiet hum of the Peterborough Town Library on a snowy December afternoon.The 31-year-old knows what he’s talking about. Inspired by his lifelong...

By ELIJAH de CASTRO

Several years ago, during the worst of the opioid crisis, the calls would come at any time, from rural areas, small towns or cities. But the urgency would be the same: Someone was overdosing, and local emergency response technician Mark Kraemer was on...

By JAMES RINKER

Donni Webber grew up in South Africa and has traveled around the world. However, she said the way she’s experienced creativity in the Monadnock Region is like no other place she’s seen.“Creativity is a way of life here,” the Dublin resident said....

By RICK GREEN

Proposed legislation would repeal a Republican-backed state law restricting what public school teachers can legally say to their students about discrimination.A federal judge ruled on May 28 that the 2021 statute is unconstitutionally vague and...

By RICK GREEN

 Former Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte leads all New Hampshire gubernatorial candidates in campaign fundraising, taking in $4.2 million to date and spending nearly $890,000, according to a report she filed this past Wednesday.On the Democratic...

By CHRISTOPHER CARTWRIGHT

A local religious organization that the Southern Poverty Law Center deems a hate group runs one of more than 800 educational programs approved for New Hampshire's school voucher program.Among the many debated facets of the state's Education Freedom...

By JAMES RINKER

Approximately 30 Keene State College students gathered on the lawn of the Young Student Center Monday afternoon to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and voice concerns that the college has not done enough to recognize the Israel-Hamas...

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...

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,...

By CHRISTOPHER CARTWRIGHT and RICK GREEN

After dozens of New Hampshire legislators attended conservative conferences at Florida resorts in recent years, the state lacks legally required documents from several of them showing the value of free rooms, meals and air travel, according to public...

By RHIANWEN WATKINS

New Hampshire has remained untouched by the recent measles outbreaks that have struck around the U.S., but doctors are raising concerns over the state’s low vaccination rates for the disease.Since the start of the year, 113 measles cases have been...

By RICK GREEN

The N.H. House Finance Committee on Tuesday recommended, 13-11, that the full House reject a bill that would expand eligibility for free lunches for children in public schools.It was a party-line vote with Republicans against House Bill 1212 and...

By HUNTER OBERST

The Dunkin' Donuts at 410 West St. in Keene temporarily closed "due to extreme filth and lack of cleaning," after the city conducted a routine food inspection Monday and ordered the closure.Ryan Lawliss, a housing inspector with the city, told a...

By CHRISTOPHER CARTWRIGHT

Local and state leaders involved in nonprofit and advocacy work spoke to U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan in Keene Monday about residents' struggles to afford housing and child care, adding that a proposed child tax credit expansion would help the problem.U.S....

By RICK GREEN

A bill pending in the N.H. Legislature began with a constituent asking a lawmaker why the state requires safety inspections on new cars.State Rep. Matthew Coker, D-Meredith, couldn’t find a good answer, so he introduced a measure that would allow...

By JAMIE BROWDER

Christopher Clauss, a Marlborough School science teacher, sets sail this week to aid other researchers in filling existing gaps in maps that trace the Eastern Pacific Ocean within and outside of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.Clauss will be aboard...

By RICK GREEN

A bill headed to the governor’s desk would prohibit retail outlets from selling gummies, vape canisters and other products containing an intoxicating substance similar to the active ingredient in marijuana.These so-called delta-8 THC products are not...

By RICK GREEN

N.H. Gov. Chris Sununu signed legislation Tuesday to expand the state’s school voucher program, saying the move would benefit young people. Republican-backed House Bill 367 will expand eligibility for the Education Freedom Account program to children...